mjjbecker

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  1. Small Heavenly Orbit

    I suggest for your own good you get your head out of your books and go back to finish what you started with your teacher. You are clearly an intelligent person, but your analysis here is off. You don't have enough pieces of the jigsaw puzzle and you selectively choose the information to back your own bias and opinion, rather than look at things with an open mind. Edward De Bono comments on exactly this problem with some intelligent people. They let their arrogance and intelligence blind their judgement. Facts are this. You did some training in Spring Forest Qi Gong and Chun Yi Lin opened a point on you. You haven't finished his system nor are you qualified to teach his method. By your own admission you backed away from the training when the energy got too intense. I strongly suggest you go and finish what you started. Until then, you aren't 'qualified' even in his method. You talk of diet problems and your banjo impersonating vagus nerve. Well, John Chang and my teacher eat what they want and don't have such issues or concerns like those you mention. So, perhaps you might have a problem here? I am not disputing the fundamental importance of a good diet-I fully agree with that. By doing qigong your body should be better able to deal with what you eat, not make you more susceptible to bacteria and the like. There are different kinds of qi and your understanding and knowledge of this is really quite limited. Yet, you keep posting what qi is and isn't. Let me be blunt. You don't know enough to give a qualified opinion on this. What you are giving is simply your opinion. Fact is what you say does not tally with John Chang's opinions, nor my own teachers. Both of these men have combined yin and yang in their dantien and represent methods with hundreds of years of knowledge and wisdom. Who am I to believe? Them or you? No contest. Once again, get your head out of your books and get back to your teacher. People are attracted to qi. If a person has qi in their belly then that will get noticed by others. If someone has qi in their belly and is horny, that will certainly get the attention of the ladies. So you sit in McDonald's and get noticed. One of my brothers when he filled his belly with qi, started having ex-girlfriends call him up, women he hadn't seen or talked to in some time. Can you do that? I know its a bit of a personal question...but...have you even lost your virginity yet? You make a lot of comments related to the area of sex, yet I wonder if you've had much-or any-experience in this area. You know, the reason you are getting this attention is because YOU are projecting sexual desire out at people. Yes, its YOU. YOU are the horny pervert my friend, the little sex magnet causing all the furore. I would suggest getting laid would do you the power of good. If you find the idea repugnant, then maybe you need some counselling. All this talk of perverts...my friend...stop being so damn judgemental of others and show a bit of compassion. Get off the pedestal you have placed yourself on. On sexual desire, filling the dantien with qi will magnify this. It is unavoidable. It is part of the process. All your talk of sex fluids, sublimation, magnetic this and that and the rest is piffle and balderdash. I don't give a monkey's chuff what you read. When your sources can do what the likes of John Chang and my teacher can, I will listen to them. Fact is, I'll take the explanation of John Chang and my teacher over what is out there in the published page. No matter what you think, much of it is theory or just plain wrong. The people writing about this stuff don't have the EXPERIENCE of what they are describing. You disagree, (and I realise there may be a few howls of outrage over this observation), but believe me you won't find the Mo Pai manual out there in print, or anything close. And even if you did, the knowledge would not be accessible without the lineage teacher to guide your through it. There is a reason why I keep harping on, 'find a teacher'. Tradition and a continuous lineage is SO important for this stuff. You sit around in lotus all day, and do your 'O's at a D'. Well, in the time I spent around John Chang, he certainly didn't do this. It sure as hell wasn't the way he went about healing people. The same goes for my teacher. I've spent time around people who heal final stage cancer, serious illnesses both physical and mental. They don't spend their time sitting around in lotus all day and they have never mentioned 'O's at a D' as being their method of healing or helping anyone either... No one here is saying lotus position is not important or significant. What seems to be getting lost in all of this word blizzard is that it is PART of the jigsaw, not the whole puzzle. You talk of your teacher and Wang Li Ping and that they give much credit and importance to the lotus position. Yes, they do, but it IS NOT THE ONLY THING THEY TEACH. There is more, different exercises and such like. ALL of it is important, not just the part that gives you your jollies my friend. Sitting around all day is easy. Get off your ass and do some of the hard work as well, sweat a bit, sweat a lot. Sublimate your emotions? Ha! Start doing some of the work that will GET THEM OUT of you, not just leave them sitting in the dantien. Doing what you are isn't working out your karma my friend. Third eye and all that. You think you're clever with your 'tricks'. My gong fu brother can see peoples karma from their past lives and their future. My teacher can see different places and observe what is happening there. These are just examples. Me, my attainment is fairly minor. I've started to 'know' different things before they happen. Its a little amusing, but it just happens. I can 'light up' different points on my body by placing my attention there. I can project qi out of my laogong points, and others. My 'attainment' is fairly low key. I know this and so I am getting on with my training. I make this point so you might understand-YOU HAVE A LONG, LONG WAY TO GO YET. In conclusion, your teacher, Chun Yi Lin, seemed to be of the opinion you have some potential. He might very well be right. It would be a damn shame for you to waste it by just sitting around and wasting your life like you seem to be doing now. All your excuses of being hard up, the training isn't easy to access...Jesus H. Christ, I nearly fell off my chair when I read that. He's moved a few miles away and you're both in the same damn city!!! I've travelled thousands of miles, spent years and years looking. As for money, my name doesn't start with John D. either. Quit making excuses and admit you are putting it off, maybe even scared. It's fine to be scared. It's something to be worked through though, not avoided. Go forth, be all you can be, (cue Tony Robbins bleached teeth smile and pass me a toupe while you're at it). At the very least, stop poncing off your parents, get a life, a proper job, stop making excuses and quit the 'O's at a D' before some gangbanger puts a 9mm slug where your 'love bud' used to be. Best, Mike Man, I have shit loads of work to be getting on with...
  2. Small Heavenly Orbit

    Seated meditation-take your pick-will pretty much do the trick for filling the dantien, be it Zen, Mo Pai or whatever, (yes, Zen monks fill their dantien with qi). Quieting the mind is important. Yes, the importance and efficiency of the lotus position is well recognised among teachers of neigong. However, let me be clear, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SIT IN THE FULL LOTUS POSITION TO FILL YOUR DANTIEN. Is it quicker? Yes. Do you have to be able to do it? No. I know that for a fact In fact, you can fill your dantien without ever using seated meditation. I also know this for a fact. On the matter of sexual restraint, complete abstinence is not required with training at this level. Some restraint is. Depending upon the school, there can be different periods of celibacy required. Depends on the level of your training also. In summation, if you can't do full lotus, it won't stop you from making progress, but it may slow it down. DON'T FORCE IT AND DAMAGE YOUR JOINTS! Life is meant to have some enjoyment. Sex is part of that. It is part of a loving relationship. Its perfectly natural. If you want to abstain, fine, do what is right for you. However, if that is not your way, go and make love and don't feel in the least bit guilty about it. Remember, Taoists are supposed to follow nature. Be happy.
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  4. Secret of Sexual Energy

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  8. Just Be Happy

    Marvellous, great stuff! Sean, that is a great article. Thank you very much for sharing-and everyone else. This IS a special forum. I do believe we all have our 'stuff' we have to do and go through. Part of the learning, part of the path. Sometimes we have to experience the unhappiness, know both sides of the coin. If everything is 'one' then you can't separate, can you? What is happiness? For me, what David said here. Compassion, non-judgement, contentment, happy for no reason other than just 'being'. I suppose in one word, peace.
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  12. Spiritual Guides

    Spirits prefer dark places, even powerful ones. On a couple of occasions that I witnessed John Chang summon spirits he either put out the lights in the room or relocated to a darkened place. Lots of good points have been made here. You are indeed embarking on an interesting journey. Having some guidance and help from a teacher is very very important. Hundun makes some very good points. Energy work brings up a lot of stuff. Its certainly not always fun. WYG, hard to say what happened to you. I do know that mixing different practices can be unwise simply because of the different kinds of energies and different ways to cultivate them. I understand Max has cautioned against mixing Kunlun with other practices. John Chang once advised a prospective student not to practice his method for several months so that the chi from the students previous practices could run down and leave the body. The kind of chi they had previously cultivated was different and therefore not compatible with the stuff he was now learning. It was causing some physical discomfort as a result. I can't say for sure, but maybe this was what you experienced.
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  15. Spiritual Guides

    I've been present when John Chang-and others-have summoned spirits. Even high level masters can't be sure 'who' will turn up. If you are going to summon and 'play' with spirits, you'd better be in a tradition that knows what the hell it is doing in that regard. Energy work will make you stand out like a beacon to spirits. Said it before, but it is worth repeating. A GOOD teacher is VERY important. Might add, I don't practice in darkened rooms...
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  17. Spiritual Guides

    Spirits like to come and watch while we practice. It can be a little surprising, especially if you happen to be doing your neigong in the nude at the time ,(hey, it was hot and I wasn't expecting company ). As in all things, go with your gut feelings, rather than your emotional ones. You should have no doubts if the presence is malevolent, believe me. Any problems, you teacher or senior students should be available to help you with questions. Otherwise, I'm sure some people here can chip in with some help and advice. Yoda's advice regarding the prayer is good. Saying thank you never goes amiss.
  18. Sexual teachings of the White Tigress

    Never read the book so can't comment on whether the techniques will work or not. However, 'stealing' energy from someone via sexual practices is bad karma. You choose whether you want to do this or not, but don't say you haven't been warned. Oh yes, and curiosity or, 'done in the name of investigation and science', is no excuse either.
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