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Was just pointing out the obvious really. Hence the smiley.

I encourage you guys to buy the book if you want to practice, but just for the sake of the biography, check out the last chapter: http://www.scribd.com/doc/97354789/36038463-Qi-Gong-Hunyuan-Qigong-Feng-Zhiqiang

I think i asked Ya Mu previously about any stories on Hu Yaozhen but I don't think he had any beyond what was on the net. In a bio of Feng Zhiqiang is describes how he met Master Hu and some stories of his abilities, he was extraordinary for sure. Tell me if you haven't read it ill try to find a link.

Just cause you're alright doesn't mean everyone is =]

lol.

Great. I would say if you want to describe it in Taoist terms then - you wei (getting the right position and structure, song) --> Wu wei (just being - Zen mind). Indeed i have found myself the powerful energy only appears once you get this formula correct.

I sincerely don't think he's trying to troll anyone but i won't butt in .

Its not yellow bamboo its legit Wuzuquan. Can't speak for this demo however. Go check it out! The master in that clip is the son of the legendary GM Chee Kim Thong so he might have some genuine skills. I'd be interested to hear your report either way.

I assume he is this Sifu ? http://www.houseoftaichi.com/sifu-hoffmann/ Seems like you have a great teacher here, he has studied much of his life with Master Waysun Liao I wonder if there are any teachers of Master Waysun Liao's style based in England?

Haha thats pretty funny, what form of Zhan Zhuang do you practice?

Nice, i've only had some funky energy stuff happening when trying to Stillnessmovement-sleep, haven't actually been able to enter the sleep state just yet. Sounds pretty cool though.

Agreed. As for real empty force, IMO its pointless to base a system around it, you may or may not develop this level of power after decades of dedicated practice.

It's only as good as how well you practice it.

Interesting thanks. That's an indicator that he's beyond yin and yang fusion if this is all legit.

I assume your Shifu Lin is beyond level 4 if he is teaching the Mo Pai system?

Well too bad i'm not a buddhist, looks like you're wrong yet again.

There was a new book brought out recently, i believe the old one isn't on sale anymore. http://www.primordialalchemist.com/publications/ Never been on a course but there are some bums who practice this so they can give you an answer for that.

Nah its not particularly excellent when someone spouts bigoted rubbish.

Cool Congrats and welcome back =]

Actually the only one whinging was your unnecessarily negative posts on Buddhism. But tbh I didn't expect any more from you than what you just posted.

No need, forgetting all the Cult BS (not even worth talking about), none of the things you mentioned strike me as negative or depressing. What strikes me as more negative is you trying to put Taoism on a pedestal above Buddhism based on a few misguided practitioners. Such a huge generalization to condemn the whole of Buddhism is really narrow minded.

I completely agree with you, this is a great way to live. While still enjoying life - in its common definition - due to my personal experience with meditation and practice there is definitely greater freedom that we can return to.

Can you tell me the names of some the "wealth of miserable Buddhist literature", I would be interested to see what you're pointing too.

When i said about ones happiness should not be based on external things - let me explain that a bit more. The important word here is "based", for example, you can still enjoy a hot shower, but even in the lack of it you are still happy. This means by your own nature you can be free and openhearted, not due to external conditions. So for my own personal experience, just BEING in the present and allowing the smile to blossom from the heart causes great happiness whenever, wherever not as a result of anything outside.

I think using the word "suffering" to encompass the whole idea makes it seem very strong. Suffering gives the feel of extreme negative conditions, when its not necessarily that blatant. So in my opinion while you still have this ego and attachments there's at least the potential for "suffering", the things that make up your ego and the things you are attached to are just impermanent and are subject to change. So therefore it doesn't make sense to base happiness on these things. Also we can look at it like someone who has only eaten rice in their whole life, they may be OK with that but would not even have an idea that something can be sweet like honey. So that could be a rough comparison between the limited ego state to nirvana.