RiverSnake

Chi Kung is a great way to maintain and enhance ones health. Welcome to TTB. Enjoy your stay. My 2 cents, Peace

Some pretty crazy stuff SOTG. Thanks for posting it. My 2 cents, Peace

Martial Arts emerged out of necessity....if your countries at war, is unstable or perhaps a neighboring village is trying to conquer your territory and steal your women and food then you are naturally gonna say to yourself....."Shit i need to learn how to defend myself and my terf....and i better learn fast or i am gonna die." The Spiritual and Self-Development aspect of it came after the fact or a byproduct of its invention......IMO. If for example the United States were to economically collapse right now you would likely see people devolve into a state of savagery very quickly. You would likely need a way of defending yourself and all of your cunning to survive. My 2 cents, Peace

Finished my last book and am now reading "Mermaids, Slyphs, Gnomes and Salamanders: Dialogues with the Kings and Queens of Nature" Its basically a Bardonian magicians interactions with various elemental spirits. It records his conversations and insights into the elements and the Beings themselves. I am hoping it will help me better understand each element in nature and in my divination practice. Cheers. http://www.amazon.com/Mermaids-Sylphs-Gnomes-Salamanders-Dialogues-ebook/dp/B007WL3CDC/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

Had another person recommend this journal to read. Yet to read it, but it looks interesting. My 2 cents, Peace

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Holding the million dollar point will seriously hurt you. Also i recommend you find an experienced teacher and stop doing forced practices like holding ones breath. Zhang Zhuang is a great practice by the way. My 2 cents, Peace

Yeah. I guess a good question would be what does he feel the relationship between spiritual attainment and Sindhis are and what he feels is more Important and why. My 2 cents, Peace

From my perspective at least….showing powers does not necessarily make that person a spiritual master. It doesn't prove anything to me regarding someones spiritual standing. My 2 cents, Peace

Welcome to the forum. Lots of Qi Gong happening here. My 2 cents, Peace

I would ask him why does he find it of value to show people these "abilities"? Also what kind of response does he get from people. My 2 cents, Peace

Go to the beginning of this thread and read though it. Lots shared. My 2 cents, Peace

Welcome to TTB. My 2 cents, Peace

Looking forward to it. My 2 cents, Peace

It's the only place I can really share/talk about this stuff. My 2 cents, Peace

Thanks Bagua. I am finding it to be a very deeply rewarding practice even though I am doing it in a very gradual approach. The more aligned you are with your WILL the more the bliss mobile seems to kick into gear. My 2 cents, Peace

IME as of late....one thing I have found which is a major misconception regarding th HGA is that you need to do a giant ceremony or retreat in order to develop a relationship with it. It seems that K&C can be a very gradual process that doesn't have to require a lot of pomp and circumstances and it can be integrated into our daily affairs and the time frame can be extended ad infinitum. One needn't do a 30 day or 1 year retreat. All it seems to take is a sincere prayer. There seems to be an idea that you have to achieve K&C before you can actually work with the spirit. IME as of late this is not true. I have integrated working with my HGA into almost every aspect of my practice and even ask my HGA for assistance with mundane things if it relates to my higher purpose. It is a gradual and gentler integration rather than being compressed into one big hiatus....there's not neccesarily this big forced rush like the abramelin right makes it out to be. I worked regularly in this area but I have not achieved K&C. Anyways.....that's my rant for the day. My 2 cents, Peace

Sometimes spontaneous movements happen when we meditate. Usually body just needs to move In a certain way to flush out some blockages or physical tension. My 2 cents, Peace

Currently reading Fortune Stellar by Christiana Gaudet. It's good so far, basically about the business and ethical side of tarot and doing it professionally. http://www.amazon.com/Fortune-Stellar-Every-Professional-Reader/dp/0983090440/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391949549&sr=8-1&keywords=Fortune+stellar My 2 cents, Peace

Creation is a slow turning wheel. My 2 cents, Peace

Life purpose......it's just a fancy way of saying follow your bliss. Look inward and find what lights you up like a Christmas tree.....then you can turn that into a living. Wish you the best and hope you find more clarity in your life. Keep cultivating. My 2 cents, Peace

I tend to write a lot about my experiences via blogging....but still generally speaking it is quite difficult to convey specific experiences of an esoteric nature because they are outside the experience of others.....thus most people don't have the experiential context for understanding what your talking about. Much if not all is lost in translation. You will see this more and more as you continue to practice. My 2 cents, Peace

I apologize. I did not see the very end of your post and didn't realize you were living in such a situation. I understand where your coming from. Sometimes I feel frustrated by society and its tendency toward parasitism. At one point I contemplated asceticism very seriously and was on the verge of doing what you do. But in the end i decided to approach it in a more moderate way. I got rid of almost all of my clothes and only kept what i needed for work and day to day living. Got rid of almost all my books and all of my miscellaneous possessions. Got rid of my bed and i sleep on the floor. I now live in an empty room with a closet of clothes and thats about it. I didn't have many possessions to begin with. There are pros and cons to each approach to living. When you approach your life-style as you do it does tend to force you into a dis-empowered situation where you have to ask others for whatever you need to survive so by pursuing absolute freedom from the social structures of man you at the same time become dependent on the system for charity..and you lose a lot of your power to pursue your own dreams, passions and life purpose. My more moderate approach that i have decided to take for my own life is to rid myself of all unnecessary possessions and cultivate intensely in a state of quasi monk-hood...yet at the same time work diligently so i can pursue my own dreams. Rather than being mastered by the "Game" and being drawn into the parasitism of our polluted and consumeristic society I decided to take full Mastery of my living situation and my finances just as a Buddha takes full mastery of his mind, body and emotions. Its a choice to play both sides of the fence and make society work for your spirituality. Carefully and finely crafting your life and space within the social structure so that it sustains and nourishes your life and higher purpose. Mastering society rather than letting it master you. Using the heavy to reach the light. Jing to Shen as it were. There are pros and cons to each approach and either way is a delicate balancing act both internally and externally. I hope my sharing was of use to you as i do not know the answer to your predicament. Blessings to you on your path. My 2 cents, Peace

Oildrops….you may find it of great value to study a bit of feng shui. We may not be able to change society as a whole….but we can at least change the "space" that we live in and still have an enjoyable and fulfilling life. A desire to want to shift our surroundings and living space is IME a symptom of growing spiritually and a natural part of living healthy. When shifts occur internally we naturally want to see them expressed externally. My 2 cents, Peace

Welcome to TTB. I wish you the best of luck in your journey. My 2 cents, Peace