ChiDragon
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Does inflatable one give you a good balance of the body weight....??? Doesn't it tend to shift the weight as you move...??? Just couple of curious questions.
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The Dao as a deistic, rather than pantheistic concept?
ChiDragon replied to Phi92's topic in Daoist Discussion
It sounds like something was said in Chapters 16 and 25. -
These articles are very thorough, thanks. Yes, "that might be your definitions of Jin etc" but it is within the Tai Ji definition in the cited articles. The articles talk about Wai Jin was in the external martial arts more than Tai Ji. The article did specified that Tai Ji Quan has more distinctive definition about Nei Jin which I was referring to as I speak. Like the articles said, in Tai Ji, the definitions are more refine and not to be confused with other types of martial arts. The Jin I was referring to is the nurtured Jin from the practice of Tai Ji. In general, any internal strength used by Tai Ji practitioners was considered as Jin. However, different names had given to them was due to the different applications of Jin. Even though with movements, Jin was applied in all cases as far as Tai Ji was concerned. For my personal understanding as a Tai Ji practitioner, I would like to keep it simple by only using the Li and Jin for the distinction in my explanation to avoid any confusion.
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Storm is part of Nature. Yes, you are being paranoid because you did not recognize that you are dealing with Nature as a natural thing.
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Stigwear... Based on your movements in the video, I do see some Jin in you. Are you still in doubt about Jin from the practice of Tai Ji...???
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@sinansencer................. @taijistudent....I am a Libra too.....
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I don't quite agree with the two definitions above. This is the best to my knowledge.... 1. Jin(勁) is always internal and Li(力) is somewhat external but still has to be come from internal. Li(力) is the normal human strength without practicing any martial arts at all. I would not use "Wai Jin(外勁)" in relationship with Li(力). I believe the proper term should be "Wai Li(外力)". 2. Nei means inside or internal. To be inside means it is something that cannot be seen, only felt. The external movement is so minimal and subtle that it escapes the eye. So Nei Jin is internal or hidden power. Things like sensitivity, adhering, sinking, following are pragmatic examples of Nei Jin. Nei Jin(內勁) does not restrict to the movement to a minimal and subtle that it escapes the eye. It only depends on the magnitude of the Jin that was being generated by the practitioner. What I am saying is, for the purpose of distinction, that Jin(勁) always understood as internal and Li(力) is always external. Jin(勁) is much more power than Li(力) due to the extensive practice of Tai Ji. The more practice in time, the more Jin are developed in the muscles.
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sinansencer.... Wu Wei is the way to go as the Tao Te Ching suggested. Not doing anything to interfere someone's thinking. Perhaps, keep yourself neutral.
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So, by the "practice of listening" which is the intuition to monitor your body, in order, to take action to maintain yourself in the state of homeostasis. Practice of listening is only a procedural action, but performing different methods to maintaining the state of homeostasis is the actual practice. No.....???
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Yes, "respect" is there to start with. However, at the end, it maybe ended up with like taijistudent says. That would be the full extent in regard with this respect.
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You had mentioned your own value system; what is your own value system then....???
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If your instructors are really good, then it would be self explanatory. Is there really a need to defend them....???
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Yes, that was the end of that and it was a Taoist approach. Nice...!!! Now, let me ask you this. Based on your own value system, what do you find in an individual that will gain your respect....???
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The Dao as a deistic, rather than pantheistic concept?
ChiDragon replied to Phi92's topic in Daoist Discussion
Yes, good idea. I think the OP is indicating that the author is not familiar with the DDJ yet. -
What kind of practice can you do to find oneself....???
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If a person insisted upon one's own value system is the best and yours is the worse by attacking you with disparaging remarks, how would you respond to that....???
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Back to the OP... How does a Taoist should behave....??? May be this will have to define what a Taoist is....!!!
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connection between semen and the brain ?
ChiDragon replied to mike 134's topic in General Discussion
Free testosterone what-are-the-functions-of-free-testosterone More magnesium, more free testosterone FYI This might be helpful for this thread. -
Thou shalt not commit suicide....???
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I would have a blood test before go on any further. I under that if the blood types are too closely related in the family; the offspring are most lightly deformed and retarded.
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Can there be such a thing as a Nazi Dao?
ChiDragon replied to Mark Saltveit's topic in Daoist Discussion
If people really spend more time to comprehend the Tao Te Ching, then, I don't see why that the question would have arose in the OP....!!! The claim, in post #97, was written by a group of people who like to claim lots of fallacies and has a tendency to change the facts of history. Thus I'll not consider to take any part in their beliefs. -
Yes, please don't forget about the decrement of the angle between the upper and lower legs. From the Wu Ji position(180 degrees), perhaps, do it at a decrement of 5 to 10 degree at a time and do it progressively. Do it without having the knees pass the toes.
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Tao engenders One. One engenders Two. Two engender Three. Three engender all things. Chapter 42 indicates that Tao(道) is invisible and formless before anything else. Then, Tao made itself visible becomes the One. One splits into Two become yin and yang. The combination of yin and yang to form chi. Chi is the primordial natural force. Chi has a tremendous potential power to create and vitalize all things. All things comprise of the Three which are the yin/yang and chi, in order, to be vitalized.
