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Thankyou for your great politeness, wdq. I appreciate it.

heh heh, I'm going to have some popcorn and watch some of the Original Star Trek! Have a great chill out. xxxx

WDQ, yes, they are different! Tantrism is not Taoism. I was answering to Spirit Ape's OP. I am very happy to have the differences outlined, I find it fascinating. What do you mean about the use of male and female beings in Tantrism? I'd be grateful if you could clarify. What I should more clearly have said is "radiant energy is RECEIVED as transmission to initiates' in that it furthers, fosters and promotes their level of practice. So the distinction is about 'intent'.

What lineage is that, autopoetic? In my experience of watching people receive transmissions, they only 'pick up' what they are capable of receiving. Yet I do feel that it is wise to be cautious with this kind of thing. Definitely.

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'Radiant Energy' is a transmission to initiates.

In my experience good teachers can if they wish give you a burst of energy and allow it to do it's thing in healing you, or moving you on to the next level which is appropriate to you. It is also my experience that in a lineage transmission the recipient may well pick up parts of the transmision that the person transmitting it is unaware of. The intelligence in the qi transmitted interacts with the intelligence of the qi inside the recipient, and an individual alchemy is formed. The more you are in resonance with your teacher, the more you will be aware of what you are receiving, and the more responsive you will be. If you are in resonance, then just thinking of your teacher will harmonise your qi, and their presence will induce deep states, no transmission required. I am reading Lama Zopa Rinpoche's book on Inner Fire right now, and he says that you need to go get a teacher to get the 'initiation; into the practice. You can get the teachings from his book, he says, but for the initiation you need the real live human being. So I would say that is a Tibetan Transmission. If you read autobiography of a yogi, by paramahansa yogananda , which I strongly recommend, you will understand a lot more vividly about tranmission and possibly receive transmission from the book, if you are open to it. The point about them 'not giving you cultivation energy that you havent cultivated yourself' is an interesting point.. how can a teacher transmit higher teachings, non - verbally, if s/he is not doing precisely this very thing?

Hi Spirit Ape. Ken Cohen is the one for breathing methods. He is accurate. Embryonic breathing connects you to the primordial. It will lead to blissful stillness. It is a wonderful practice and you will find that you can slow your breath down, habitually. Become like Turtle! Good luck with it, it really is a good thing to do for yourself and your practice. really important, I think.

Hold on, d, let me find it.. .broken. gave a perfect link for it here somewhere the other day.. here we are, in this thread.. http://www.thetaobums.com/qigong-and-emotions-t6945.html

The Inner smile meditation is so easy, and step by step generates positive energy, and that includes in the heart. I guess it is a very Taoist approach, working from the organs first!

If you do a wee search, you can find out a lot about LiJiong.

Bingo, dude. That is your answer, in toto. Focus on that, from your heart, and the rest will fall into place. Do the Smile practice every day and focus on giving. Cant go wrong.

freshly cooked brown basmati, so soothing and warming, like sitting with an old friend in the sunshine spinach! tasting the earth and thinking of popeye. sheeps milk wensleydale, with smoked oatcakes and lime and chilli chutney. YOWSER. wash it down with hot genmaicha... total mouth happiness.

aieeeee! I was so happy to find myself singing in the street to my son "zip - a dee- doo - dah, zip - a dee - ay" and 'ooh', I thought, 'what is going on with me, this new energy is grrrreat.' and now I find it was you!!! t h a n k y o u I feel great, very clear and clean and energised. Fantastic, Santi. *wanders off singing and smiling *

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You are living a life full of magic, Santiago. Thankyou for sharing those stories, I loved reading them, they made me smile and be happy. I fully know what you say is true about immortality.. all of it. The wonder of life! Peace & Love. cat. xx

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