Taiji Bum

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  1. Daoism: The Oral Tradition

    So is Saso back in the Jesuits or back married?
  2. Mmmmm... bacon...

    Bacon is the holy and sacred food of all the gods, everyone knows this....... Bacon lovers should all try a Quiznos Bacon, Egg and Cheddar breakfast sandwich, it has a ton of bacon on it! Ahhhh..... bacon......
  3. no fajin no taiji

    How many taiji players does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Ten, one to screw it in and 9 others to say we do it differently in our school. Knowledge is gained with experience. I think if a person goes to a crappy teacher because thats all there is in the area and studies theory from books and joins a forum like this to talk about taiji then thats all that can really be done. Just learn the form as best you can, study theory from books and take a seminar or two. That is really all that is available to most people. I consider myself an "authentic taijiquan teacher" and can teach health, self-defense and alchemy but in my classes I mostly had people interested in only the health side or taking the class because a pottery class got cancelled. I saw a karate teacher learning taijiquan from a video and having huge taiji classes with people wanting to learn the self-defense side.... only to learn karate and being told its taijiquan. Why? No reason, its just the way things are.... They just dont know. When their teacher is the only one for several hundred miles what is one to expect? They study for years with the wrong guy and then when they are exposed to real taijiquan they realize they have been studying crap for 10 years and quit... feeling very bitter. Thats my sisters story. She studied with a karate guy who made up his own taiji forms and set karate/jujitsu applications to them combined that with kriya yoga and called himself a taijiquan master....
  4. greetings to the bums

    Welcome to da Bums.
  5. Hello!

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  6. salutations

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  7. Hello

    Welcome to da Bums. I hope you find what your looking for and that you have a nice stay.
  8. A BIG HELLO

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  9. he who touches the ground lightly...

    Welcome to da Bums.
  10. "true" Daoism, teacher or lineage - is it true?

    Great essay, daoseeker.
  11. Hello

    Oh! I love Wayne Dyer! Welcome to da Bums!
  12. hi

    Welcome to da Bums.
  13. Nine steps to spiritual immortal

    Could you please explain the confirmatory sign of these?
  14. Hi from Germany

    Welcome to da Bums.
  15. Happy Birthday Father Paul

    Awww.... Happy Birthday my fellow Michigander!
  16. Secrets of Universe

    Do the Chinese have an Atlantis or Genesis story of extremely long lived supermen?
  17. How can we survive the coming disasters?

    I see humanity entering a golden age of civilization. We might have few bumps but here and there but I think in our life time we will see world peace and a near ineffectual one world government..... not the evil Alex Jones new world order but your regular beaurocratic mess.
  18. introduction

    Welcome to da Bums.
  19. Hi all,

    Welcome to da Bums.
  20. Introduction

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  21. hello!

    Welcome to the Tao Bums.
  22. Powering down

    SG.... dude.... you seem like a nice person but this seriously sounds like you made a pass and she shot you down. Now dont go posting more PM's or anything... but like Cameron says.... lower your power level and stop going super sayan on pretty ladies.
  23. Hello All

    My background is Catholic too and you'd be suprised at the similarities between Catholic mystical theology and Taoist mysticism. Welcome to da Bums.
  24. Powering down

    Rain is a female?