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Marblehead , Sir, sincerely and with all due respect I look up to you as if you are a grandmaster. You are solid as a rock, that is for sure. All these guys went over my head too. And I liked it.

a little forest house i used to live in a few years ago

this one you will have about a 70% of meeting up with a handfull of other folks during the summer.

not very deep. there are many spots like this one can find and use in solitude. there are also many other natural scenic spots where you can run into other folks at.

magnetic confinement magnetic pressure individual particles spiralling along magnetic field lines

i am starting to think about a solenoid that has been connected at the ends to become the basic torus shape.

your age should factor Taoist Yoga is not poorly written. Your level of understanding has not reached the level of this book. I have a friend who has 30+ years taiji experience. He is studying Taoist Yoga now , but not yet starting to practice much of it. You are at beginner level the book is way advanced level. You learn the alphabet before you read Spinoza for example. You have some good ideas , such as leading a frugal life. You are going to have to put your thoughts into action. Step by Step. My practice is baguazhang , I literally have to practice and learn step by step.

the shape of chaos is my guess. somehow it is relating to chaos. edit> i need to see a model of this torus in 4d just when i thought we were gonna talk about taijiquan and baguazhang this torus693 shows up imo why sentient beings are neccessary to the universe is, it(universe) is so remarkable/spectacular/mysterious that it wants sentient beings admiring it and wondering about it

i will PM you and i am not selling anything either. why dont you continue with longmen pai and make a commitment for personal practice time?

it looks like an interesting book. as i have no idea what cultivation practices you do it is difficult for me to suggest. do you do taiji? have you looked at the nei-yeh or the jade emperor's mind seal?

i thought i did make a suggestion.

why don't you begin to study , then practice taoist yoga?

good call! it is possible to arrive at a complete understanding/realization of our innate capabilities. this unfolding rests on the fact that we have innate capacity that resembles heaven and earth. my IMA is dedicated to the cultivation of wisdom and skill. this is done by continous exploration of principles,characteristics,and transformations of energy. thorough examination of nature, practice of natural movements, and the study of change and subtleties, one begins to see the bridge between philosophy and function.

i didnt notice any baguazhang here. i didnt see any evidence of any bagua training. JessOBrien i am enjoying your thread. thanks for posting. xingyiquan = very cool

there is a new bum who calls himself dagon. his signature is jimi hendrix-When the Power of Love Overcomes the Love of Power the World Will Know Peace myself even, i may openly buy,sell,trade snake oils,myths, and mysticisms. i leave powers the #%^& alone. this thread said "a warning" i think the bigger warning should be about trying to aquire powers , rather than getting scammed trying to aquire powers. i have no respect for scammers and i have sympathy for anyone scammed but you were better off getting nothing than if you had received powers.

can we imagine what the thoughts/emotions of a young dog who has been dropped off,alone, along some dusty trail? all he hoped for was to be a loving pup, maybe with a small child to hang out with. he/she was willing to be the loyal friend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ehc6GJ3R7M&feature=related for Blasto > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atz9vzTAUh0

a couple for marbles well 3 for marblehead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2TADt0y5h8

so, if i answer the question. what is tao? as "the way" which is expressed thru virtue especially in the natural and non-action. this is a plausible answer?

i like to explore. we are not asking what is taoism, or what is lao tzu. what is tao? i am not saying what it is or isn't, just offering ideas to the thread. is tao the 10th or 11th dimension?

good questions is it the mystery of mysteries?

this is where my bagua bro Jaysahn does some of his meditation on his property.

howdy Twinner, i just wanted to throw my 2 cents in that imo as far as western classical thought goes that pantheism would be the closest we have to compare with the tao. of course there are also different branches of pantheism. but most(panteists) do not view a creator god. when they use the term god it means nature/universe and is contained in all things.