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nothing like party tricks

Lots of Taoists only believe what they have experienced themselves. For instance people who have OOBE's have a much different view of reality than people who never experience that, even living life differently as a result. Check out : http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/index.php Many perspectives presented there on what could be considered "subjective" phenomenon that could be interpreted as multi-dimensional. Spectrum

Yes it is also freedom . . . when the Whole Body Relaxes and Opens the Mind Mirrors Body. When the Whole Mind Relaxes and Opens the Body Mimics Mind. Abakrem Sexaler Evaw. True Form Time Slips Meems Periodically. It's proper to note suggestable phases of consciousness associated w/ mind body states. It's proper to take mind set and physical location/setting into consideration when engaging on any regime of body centered meditations. For instance underneigth a high voltage powerline we may find mr. chi gunging it up. Oh yeah... he's gunged up alright... w/ 60 hz freq's humming through the whole meridian system. On a different page we find the shaman sage next to the mouth of a volcano throwing in a sacrifice; comic book; on the other shelf we find a Chi Gung anectdote which recommends practicing chi gung (a psycho-physiological process) outdoors, preferably next to trees, or fresh water, at dawn and dusk. The gas exchanges associated w/ the transitions adds an ever subtle third element to the simplist breatharian practice. Topological investigation meditations. I Wonder where the Water Goes. Feng Shui for the Soul. Spectrum

+1 for Oregon. It's green and there are plenty to train with. Spectrum

Its a game to play in the most intriguing way. The freeway freespace of expression provides for everyone a somewhat maluable medium in which to move the tongue and mouth. Sometimes if you sing along w/ a song for a while the tempo strides and cadence blend in within akin harmonious layers of multidimensionalhypersonicventrilliquism. Woodsy

I thought I had something to say, today. Spectrum

Thank you MythMaker, Sunshine and TaoMeow for bringing this up, Personal Interpretation Song/Sung: A state of body/mind consciousness which unfolds when other mental fixations (internal dialog) interrupting the mind/body field(s) fall away. This state at first seems psychological but with continued practice coincides with Wu Ji (taiji/qiqong) and provides a medium for which the mind/body communication to flow through unrestricted by thought. SeiGung charactarized this state of being w/ eyes half closed / half opened. Relaxed, but not lax, Ready but not tense. Responsive vs. Reactive. You & Opponent are One. There is no opponent. The opponent is you. On a related topic the squat that we see humans adopt in fight/flight reflex responses is essentially wuji happening spontaneously, without thought. If you pay attention to meems that people create you can see lesser degrees of fight/flight reflexes firing off all the time in people. Most of the time people respond in the "breaking the rules" way like shoulder raising, elbows out, gasping or holding the breath; every once in a while I have the honor to glimpse someone w/ training who responses to stress 'different' then that rest... Spectrum

It's an "Essay" There is no harm in posting the whole thing and linking it's source.

Often times adepts adopt various release valves for invaluable forms of communication/communion. It is not uncommon to find students of the various schools "acting out" in the form of martial or esoteric art because of the boundary provided by being "a student of the Art". It's important not to let emotional outlets get in the way of meditation. Emotions are closely related to the senses. Mental fixation / attachment on the outcome of any sensory engagement prevents the state of Sung from manifesting. As the mind so shall be the body. What pace are you sinking? Engage, to neutralize and harmonize or cremate and be reborn. Personal boundaries defined is really asside ones self. Yes it's ego even to embody the perceptual proportions limit of ma; but its an ever widening event horizon cresting wave 100th monkey consciousness bringing barricades down around ideas claims that drown out dreams. Every time you crest and break it open and close it, leap high or stumble and fall the gathering tides wash the days destiny from your back. The circulation is the days, the water wheels pump, non-action & actions interactions w/ nonesense, move without moving, be still with movement, balance & store/absorb. Tell it to another and gloat it, show it to another and lose it, only to find it on a journey to another land. Sow it and to Save it for later generations of yourself. We need about 300 years to live enough to get it, you need about 300 days to forget it, you need about 300 ways to physically express it, though the days way might say otherwise unworldly wisdom slips in sight unseen, seeming to be the seams of what we really dream as real. Yet emotional engagement is not attachment. Transfiguring the arrangement isnt outside the engagement. Like Bruce Lee said so nicely "Emotional Content; Not Anger!" Intensity of movement is not violence. Responses to Violence need be Precise, no need for violence in kind. Violence exists in a dimension outside of Conscious Movement. The ability to remain clear minded when single pointed consiousness is triggered spontaneously ensures a safe passage friends. Dont look into the water Frodo! Michi. Practice to fuse split mindedness. What is practice in something like Chan? Something like Taoism? Break for a story: 'Of course, of course' said the unicorn, with good humor. It is a convention to call it "love". What word would you prefer?' "Unicity", said the owl, 'not accurate - no word could be, in relativtity -- but that at least does not confuse the issue.' 'Certainly' said the unicorn, 'if you prefer "God is Unicity". 'I have no preferences' replied the owl 'but unicity makes sense at least.' Indeed some sacred Scripture did say "The only proof of His existance is Union with Him" the unicorn agreed. 'An Upanishad, if I am not mistaken?' the owl suggested. 'No doubt, no doubt,' said the unicorn, 'or as a Christan sage put it "God is nearer to me than I am to myself". 'I am indeed,' the owl agreed. ------ To guide in act and action, word and deed, are the signs. The watercourse way never misleads, although subtle, she mysteriously guides her pilgrims progress. The dragons tail whiping where it will. Better to be in Form then to flail aimlessly at Formless internet airespace. Spectrum

A lot of assemmetry there.

btt for the response

Nothing random about DunHuang. Compass Center Directions Source. Depository of Widsom for Centuries. Hopefully I get there before McDonalds does. Spectrum

Ironically who talks and who walks. Taoist Art is defensive. The nature of dialog is multidimensional. Thoughts so easily become/are actions. To heal and hurt is a serious responsibility, leave your ego at the gate of emptiness, balance requires clarity. Challenges reveal & conceal. Touching hands should be enough for seekers. Spectrum

The tail of the dragon reaches beyond chinas walls.

The usual feeding frenzy. Cult iva ti on

Seek and you shall find. You'll probably find some others in your journey waiting with arms wide open. When it gets dark you'll need your own light to find the way out. Rainbows happen. Spectrum

If only this dialog could be going round a standing meditation circle of like 30 of us.... ... Go Practice... Riding the Tiger Spectrum

In the terms of the body as a house, and the earth being a rather large body in which we rest, the geometry of the houses of suburban america are probably not representitive of the possibilities of "green architecture" or various topographical / environmental considerations. I suppose the point of "green" being to build around naturally strong attributes. Look at the foundations. Even bridges are simply a series of repeated 45's and 90's in tetrahedral chains. In consideration of Yi I quietly observe greater knowledge through stillness; natural logic is the language of lines, the most efficient lines w/ the least effort, the water coarse way, follow it and see where it goes. Inauspiciousness only exists in tandom w/ auspiciousness; no? Yet every shadow has the potential to suggest unknown terrors to the student of allegoric circumstance. [ Nature has a way of organizing things. Some of the most memorable times I have w/ Seigung are exploring various avenues of standing meditation while walking in a rain forest. Sometimes picking up trash at that perfect spot turns an air of sacredness to the fresh sceneries breath. Live With. Be. The language of nature is wise. The pace is subtle. I'll check it out.

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Your so right that not all the answers are found in one "religion" or external system of percieving and catagorizing lifes spiritual dimensions. Perhaps through pilgrimage you may have your questions filled w/ eternal answers. Spectrum

Parlor tricks are useless in mastering the Arts of Health & War. I can levitate and disapear too when your 45 or 60 deg off my centerline. Generating heat and cold w/ the hands / body is more interesting than visual illusions at least. At least it can be used for healing. Show me a "healing" illusionist... even if it's placebo, it reinforces the power of suggestion and the effect belief and intent has on the body. Spectrum

I'm in a position in which traveling through an area to train for a period of 1-3 months would be an option regardless of fellow TB "support" funding. I am currently using skills cultivated for teaching at the local parks and rec. I am proud to say that a recent student and friend who has been training his grappling w/ me just had his first nhb bout winning in 40 sec. by knockout after reversing his opponent successfully from a bottom position against the cage wall. I believe in the power of transformative experience when people travel. Relocating for the express purpose of transformative journey and change... Let me know if I may be of assistance. Spectrum

It amazes me that there is someone making this much money from sharing the Art. 2 years "foundation" sounds about right. The closed school/system shifus I have encountered in which a certain "quality" resonated all said two years to make your intent/body one. These sifu's students engaged in hours of standing and neutralizing practices for the benifit of clearing and harmonizing the meridians. 5 element arm positions were also used. In the Taoist system I was introduced to the breakin period was the same 2 years. Things change after that. You just don't move the same ways again. I have found shifus using the traditional 100 day standing regime for the beggining of the 2 years. You can have a lot if major postural adjustments and mind/body break through sessions in something as simple as that "method"; something that I don't think you can put a price on. Reminds me of Gary Clymans 600$ pricetags a number of years ago for taichi/chigung "knowledge". Real teachers know that the real coins of learning are more valuable than a pricetag on their karmic bonds. I would be extremely cautious. Perhaps requesting a weeks stay w/ associated cost before laying down the whole sum if I was remotely close to serious about recieving said training. I've witnessed to many monsters in the making to take anything on faith alone. Investigate, ask questions, seek answers, inquire. Spectrum