Immortal4life

Yeah, I am also quite interested in the connection between astrology, specific constellations, and Taoist qigong exercises.

I agree there is truth to this. Females can be very petty. They can be so concerned with power and controlling men. Often petty squabbles are more important to them than living as productive of a life as possible, and achieving as much as you can. Women will spend all their time trying to "change" a man, and it's just a power game to them. Once the man has changed for them, they are no longer attracted to him, because she sees him as a "wussy" for letting her change him. Another problem.....I'm sure this is a common story we have all heard.....The classic story of the woman who is attracted to "bad boys", "cocky humor", and guys who are aggressive or considered "cool" or "edgy". For some reason women just get turned on by negative personality traits. Then, and this is the worst part, they also like to have guys they see as "weak" or "nerdy" as friends. But of course "just friends". I personally think this is a type of stereotyping, and it is awful. It hurts a lot of men. Now the man who is her "friend", of course, actually likes her and wants to be with her. It should be obvious. Men are not as silly about putting people in categories or stereo typing them. So what does the woman do? Well, she spends hours, wasting his time, talking to him about what a jerk her "cool" and "edgy" boyfriend is to her. How he is mean to her, doesn't treat her well, cheats on her, etc. The "friend" guy hears this and keeps thinking, "oh, I have a chance with her, she will eventually realize this guy is wrong for her, doesn't deserve her, and that I'm actually a nice guy who cares about people". So he keeps wasting hours on hours talking to her on the phone, consoling her, giving her the attention she wants. The problem is, that's ALL she wants from him. To waste his time and get attention from him. The problem is, she sees him as lame, uncool, unaggressive.....she can't be attracted to someone she has all these preconceptions about. Then just when he thinks she has seen the light, she goes back with her "cool" jerk boyfriend, and then afterwards goes and cries about it to her "lame just a friend" guy. Another thing, is that women always make judgements in an instant. I've had so many women I go up and talk to, and maybe they think I'm cool....but sometime they are like, "who is this guy? why does he want to talk to me, is he desperate or something". I just try to be interesting on my own, then she goes off and forgets about me. Then another time, maybe I see her when i'm with another hot chick, or she finds out something about me she thinks is cool that I never told her about.....and she will be like "how come you didn't tell me you did this or that, or how come you didn't tell me lots of hotties want you? that's not fair!" and I'm like, it shouldn't matter, I don't want girls liking me for what I've done, for what I have, or because they just want to compete with other girls. I never tell anyone everything about myself, I don't need to.

Also, never underestimate the energy a male can develop, or the endurance they can have. Most people in general don't have a lot of energy or endurance, but this can be overcome, and energy can be developed. Especially if you develop Kidney energy

The Male polarity corresponds to the principle of Mind, where the female polarity corresponds to Compassion or Love principle. One is not superior to the other, you need both. Mind must be tempred with Love, and Love must be put to good use through intelligence and Mind. What is going on here is something a little different than exactly how it is explained in the OP I believe. For many years men held women down. This was made able by the women themselves, in a sense. They did not develop the more masculine qualities in themselves. Qualities like leadership, strength, drive, activity, intelligence, creativity, these are the great traits of the male. Only when women began to develop these masculine qualities were they able to free themselves from bondage and slavery to men. Now in the modern age, where women are becoming much more powerful than they were in the past, men may be left behind. If men do not develop the great feminine qualities, like love, gentleness, kindness, understanding, forgiveness, appreciation of beuaty and art, then the Males will end up in a position similar to that held by women in the past in history. This will be just as bad of an imbalance as when women were considered below men in the world.

In modern times, more and more, we are finding that the practice of meditation has considerable benefits. As a result, interest in meditation has grown. 2 of the most fundamental and important skills to achieve in the practice of meditation are Relaxation and Silence. Here is a site explaning these 2 states- http://www.scienceofbeing.net/Relaxation_Silence.html I will talk a little bit about it, and try to add my own personal view on these 2 practices. My words may not be "ultimately correct" or "correct for you", but I will try to give some bonus pointers in addition to the description on the site linked above based on what I have found works for me. The first pointer is I will say that this must be a meditation where the mind is used gently and passively, where strong use of the will is not used. The point of Relaxation is to enter a state of receptivity. Only when you are fully relaxed physically, mentally, and emotionally can you truly be in a state of rest. When you are relaxed you are in a state of being that is receptive to the universe and it's energies. All your energy centers and cells are in a state of receptivity. As I mentioned in my pointer earlier, to enter a state of Relaxation, you again can not use strong will power. The mind is a very tricky thing. If you try to use the will to relax tension in your body or mind, it will not work. You will end up strengthening the blockage or tense area. The mind will create tension, when you want the opposite effect. Instead the mind must be used to sort of allow the Relaxation to come, and penetrate tension. Allow any tense parts of the body to let go, but do not use the mind to make them let go. Ultimately feel a general relaxation of the whole body and every cell of the body. Feel comfortable, physically at ease, and mentally and emotionally feel a sense of peace, rest, and calm. When you have relaxed and opened your body, mind, and emotions, and feel you can sustain that, you have entered a state of Relaxation. From there you can enter the state of Silence. A state where there are no impulses, no desires, and no thoughts. But again, my pointer is that you must use the mind passively, to allow this state to come, you can not force it through will power. Use the mind to let it come gently. When you have attained Relaxation and Silence, you can move on to establishing Mental Contact with Universal Life Energy- http://www.scienceofbeing.net/The_Mental_Contact.html

Ok guys, Lama Thunderbolt is so behind the times. It's like.... Radki. Remember "Radical Ki" practices? It was insanely popular with 8-13 year olds 5 years ago. Energy techniques, meditations, and visualisations based on the cartoon Dragon BallZ, popularized as an alternative to traditional ki practices, or "Tradki". But....just like all the others, it got exposed in "The Radki Challenge"- But don't worry, I have found the cool new in thing to practice. It's called "Airbending". I'm not even kidding- Learn to Bend- http://www.freewebs.com/tidalchaos/index.htm

But this man may be the all time king of empty force- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVG1x-rh6FE

Anyone remember "Yellow Bamboo"? lol- But in reality they failed and got choked- and then there was this poor deluded man- and of course this guy, who used to make tons of money on no-touch videos and seminars-

I just don't buy these "empty force" or "yellow bamboo" no-touch videos. I don't believe them. So many peaople that made these claims have been exposed when confronted by someone who is not their student.

Cool. I think it is powerful so you may see some results quickly, but of course like any physical exercise, 5 days will just be scratching the surface.

Yes I believe that might be helpful if you are stuck or having trouble relaxing. To break through troubles quickly. More methods I think are effective are these ones- http://www.atlantis.to/music2/sound-therapy-music-therapy.htm

This is correct

Info concerning the Big Dipper constellation- http://modernconstellations.com/allerleiumasvast.html http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/omkar.html

more explanation from an historical perspective- The Official Graham Hancock Website Fu Xi and Nu Wa Hermes Adam and Eve

Related subject- http://www.atlantis.to/reiki.htm

Yes, I have heard about the Aryan/Indian connection to Zoroastrianism and Ahura Mazda. Got any links or resources?

Yeah thank you for contributing. I wasn't really that aware of any other lineages except for through Grandmaster Pei Xirong.

Exactly, understanding the context of writings, especially the historical context, can change the meaning greatly. Check this out- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VzDZ6eySVA Bonus-

Anyone who was interested in the Star Exercise, I would also recommend practicing Relaxation and Silence as explained in the links in the OP of this thread.