LaoTzu21

just thought the lyrics superstition aint the way. basically my message to you is relax give your mind a rest and things will be your version of normal once again.

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i really think u should listen to that song i suggested

My link here is a song that may help

is there such thing as the super ego too i had a girlfriend who wanted to be a profiler she was explaining this at some point about there being the ego and the super ego. and id. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego,_and_super-ego

i like what you have to say jetsun keep it coming im starting to recognise this daily.

[quote If I accept you as you are I will make you worse, however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming then I help you become that. J.W. von Goethe become something that von goheo wants you to be? and i knew that would be the response you would give me. i just dont trust someone who insults someone for a direction towards progression. instead of beating around the bush and giving critique you could help by just coming out with the information that you have that would be beneficial for me. i think its egotistical to get a laugh on someone elses problems. when you know the answer.

i dont agree. im just asking for guidance and direction and not slander and spitefulness. there's a big difference in help and just looking to pick fights. if you have a problem with me asking for help dont post your negative responses its simple as that. the others seem to be helping with advice and kindness. where as paul is just venting his frustration which helps noone but himself. i appreciate the comments from the others and have taken them on board. paul in future if youve got nothing nice to say don't say it at all. i just don't have a good feeling about you. even if you think you are dishing out your own version of the truth. id rather have it from someone who cares sincerely.

am i right to think that ego causes problems between communication? there is also something else that un nerves me is that everyone has there own idea of what is right and what is wrong and there own values of the truth. how does one know what the universal truth is without the conflict of other peoples perceptions?

sometimes i dont know what my strengths are because all i see are weaknesses most of the time and im trying to improve

i get the impression you like to troll

you are correct in one aspect i do take in alot of what other people say and feel like i dont have a voice of my own. this is a big issue for me. but from what some people say who are advanced meditators they say to be neutral. being neutral seems to feel cold to me. i have too much of a big heart to be neutral. i would say im a very good listener. its my job to listen and i did so even before i became a musciain. im constantly listening to things around me i cant switch it off. nor do i want to either it keeps me on my toes. one problem i have is when i want to prgoress i have to fight through all these egos around me and i find it hard to react to them in the proper manner being calm and collected. in a more taoist manner too. im learning this through meditating and ZZ. but i still want to obtain the correct attitude. i know qi gung and ZZ and all that can change a person dramatically but i want to change the core of my being to accommodate a new attitude. this i think is something no matter how much ZZ or qi gung you do can change. id just like some suggestions. and some voices from there experience with this kind of life blockage.

its mainly progression with confidence. i want to feel good about myself and know that what im doing is right. without bolstering my ego. as ive said before. my ego also effects my music practice and i use the guitar as a way of truth with myself. it helps me understand where im at with my personality with every note i play. but at the same time my ego likes to come and and tell me where i think i am rather than where i actually am. i want to grow in confidence as to regards in working as for jobs. and my abilities as am musician. and i want to have the right to express myself freely but i dont want to offend anyone. i seem to offend almost everyone when i express my own viewpoint. even tho its not my intention. i have a problem where my speech doesn't correlate to what im thinking about and typing comes second nature to me because its like an accesses to my subconscious thought. anyway thats another topic in itself. my main point is i just ant to remain natural but feel confident and good with it. the only thing i seem to do is get confident and a ego boost then get deflated and start again. its really unhealthy. i wnt to start seeing some true progression. and break out of the cycle.

thats what i confuse confidence for sometimes after i feel confident about soemthing

i had my first ZZ lesson with a student of master lam kam cheun he said the most common mistake that people make is to assume its a standing meditation because it is not. he said you can watch t.v or listen to music talk whilst u do it. i cant beleive i did a whole hour of zz it was intense at first you get a huge amount of body shakes to clear the energy channels. and i would get periods of clarity and then shaking. after a while i was told that this would go away if i practised 10 minutes a day. he also said the most common mistake people make is to try and do is to fill the dan tien with meditation. but hes seen it countless times because of the zz that the bodies of the people who try this form of meditation dont have the physical strength or all there energy channels open he said he doesn't recommend doing such meditation until the person is comfortable with ZZ.

theres no cant in cultivation you just accept your current level and progress from there plus we dont have to be talking about purely energy terms either. for instance cultivation good mean getting better at your job or work. or creativity such as an artform. all these will generate better energy qi gung is a way of life and not just the energy training itself. its a principle and attitude towards everything. "cultivating a better life for yourself" this will give you energy naturally. the more you practice that the more energy you will have.its a big thing alot of energy practitioners miss and a good foundation to start with. then when you have the correct attitude that is when you should start the energy training.

if your intentions are true and you are in need of help eventually you will find one, as for me and my teacher i found him in the local chinese resteraunt he knew to talk to me because possibly of a premonition in his meditation. my point is if you really want something wait for it and keep an open mind your teacher will find you. id say dont buy into online tuition for taoism. you really need it face to face. you can however learn about meditation techniques here which would be a good start some teachers dont take lower level students because they havnt got enough grounding and good enough foundations. i dont mind having a chat with you sometime i know what its like to be confused amongst learning the grand scale of taoism. [email protected] ill send a few books etc to get you started. if your interested that is.

alot of people go on about john chang and mo pai on this forum is it overrated or is there truth to mo pai? from what i understand it can be seriously dangerous to people who misinterpret the teachings.

10 minutes a day is enough sctotty for a begginer id say only go fopr longer if you have a teacher. this is what my zz teacher from master lam says . i mean when im with the teacher we go for a whole hour its ball breaking.

Buddhism from my understanding is like wicca changing the world inside to create a better one on the outside. toaism is very similar but you start to learn about the rules of heaven and earth. and the rules of right and wrong on a universal level. then you can understand what your path is like. for example doing something like robbing a bank. is only a bad thing if you get caught. but the repercussions of stealing from all the hard working citizens is obviously a bad thing and therefor one of the universal rules that will go against you. my advice would be to start understanding what is right and wrong in your reality. then start following the middle road of being impartial and neutral. anything with feelings of desire towards something will always send you on the wrong path. abstain from desire and you will find peace. there are also two schools of taoism lao tzu which is to abstain from desire and let go through meditation and there is a second school of taoist thought and that is to be spontaneous. and to be spontaneous you need to let go of something in order to be that way. as for me im leaning towards lao tzu more and more and putting my chaung tzu school of thought to when i play my instruments. as for being in harmony with nature its more important to be in harmony with your own nature. and to find out what your nature is. and how that will correspond with being in harmony with tao te jing. (the way of virtue). of course it doesn't have to be as there are many ways to live ones life. but the taoist way is the way of virtue and the tao te jing is the guide and riddles to understand yourself. as for the meaning of life watch monty pythons meaning of life:D. the meaning of life is not important compared to what you do with it and what you want to acheive it took me alot of years to realise this. its helpful to know the meaning of life because it will give you insight to things but its far more important to know what your doing with yourself. hope this helps

im completley being abstract about this topic as im only curious. and its way out of my reach for now

just think as a child or a baby do babies smoke marawana? answer no they dont. sex is just one sect of taoism. and if you want a bit more normality and grounding stop the weed. yes weed enchances what you already have inside 10 fold but what its great at is delusion. making you think your acheiving when actually you are going backwards. mental clarity can only be achived via natural methods. meditation, excersize and eating healthily. you marawan eates away at the jing or sexual/creative life force while keeps your delusion going that your making progress. here is a list of foundations as a taoist/ good person 1. stop the weed. 2. take up the mantra that everything you do has its consequences. by saying that everything is your fault. 3. make peace with your family. 4. show love to others. 5. healthy diet 6.correct attitude this i cannot stress to be the most important. watch the kung fu kid the new karate kid film to understand exactly what i mean that film explained alot for me of what i was missing in my practice. epiphany's happen in the strangest moments. 7. look into esoteric practices such as lower dan tien meditation and zhuang zhang as a good foundation to understanding natural energy and your body. 8. work out your spiritual goals and understand yourself more day by day. these steps should correct your current path

wow guru grimmer that really spoke volumes to me. i do believe jimi hendrix is inside me as a part of my connection to music its like i can feel him sometimes. i have the innate ability to think about the person i want to emulate and then it just comes out. like playing a game of which person am i now within my music. its good fun. i also saw something that inspired me too a video posted about the difference in lao tzu and chaung tzu. chaung tzu let go by doing things spontaneously which appeals to my nature. so i came to the conclusion that by writing songs = the art of letting go of something. which in-turn will help others let go of there daily stresses and there worries and woes. i think i need to start writing ive always had this fear that what if im not good enough to produce anything remarkable. im quite a perfectionist when it comes to things i care about. sometimes its more unhealthy than good. i will definitely look into writing more but i dont know when the best time to start is.

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