ChiDragon

-K- You are not sure that you are one or not and neither do I.....

Very good. I grant you that... Don't you think that "someone was sage like" was cultivated oneself by "not fearing for their own well being", In order, to get to that stage...??? Hence, "they would not be subject to the stress in the first second place."

I am glad it was only a movie....:

What is Chi...??? Scientifically: Based on the Cellular Respiration theory, a simple formula was derived as: Glucose + Oxygen => H2O + CO2 + heat + energy(ATP) Now, the problem we are having is what is Chi in the formula. Is Chi Oxygen or ATP....??? If we define Chi as a gas, then, Chi is oxygen. If we define Chi as energy, then, Chi is ATP. Based on mythical beliefs: Most people have this in mind that... Breathing => Air + Chi Chi is energy from thin air. This is where I stand right now....!!!

What I meant by "temperament" is self discipline in mental control under the worse adversity to keep one's cool. I think that is the primary requirement for a cultivated Taoist. What do you think...???

Thanks again. Sitting down is good for your present physical condition. It would be more effective for you if you can do some breathing exercise because most people with a stomach problem were cured by this exercise. It is good to massage your abdomen by expand and contract while you were breathing slowly. However, if you cannot do abdominal breathing, then please don't force yourself. What you should do is just breathe in as deep as possible then exhale. Do this while your are sitting at a comfortable position with the eyes closed and concentrate on your breathing. The "hear/feel liquids dropping down numb feeling" that you are having, it was called the "Chi sensation" by the Chinese Chi Kung practitioners. What that means is you were doing something right to cause the Chi sensation. Thus you should continue with whatever you were doing. Eventually, the problem will go away after the healing process is complete. Good luck.

Thanks for telling me. The reason I ask you this question was because I knew you have some kind of symptom in your stomach based on your OP. Okay, what is happening to you right now, physically, you are going through a healing process since your are doing Chi Kung. My next question is how are you doing your Chi Kung. Can you give me a good description. It sounds like it is working for you but I want to verify it. Thanks....

astralc... Welcome back...!!! Have you read this: Scientific approach in Chi Kung Please read and give me some feedback. Thanks.....

Hi, Flolfolil... DO you have any illnesses or abnormal symptom initially...??? Can you describe what is your physical health condition at the moment...???

Yes, that is a Taoist in the philosophy category. May I ask..??? Do you consider to look for the first quality of a Taoist is a good temperament.....???

It is not that you don't agree. Perhaps, you were not in the Buddhist mood....

I am curious about that too but I still haven't figured this out yet. "So south is actually the "abode of the sun"" is the basic rule of thumb in feng shui. The front door of the house should be facing the sun for most of the day which is facing South. That was how the Forbidden City was constructed. The sun is the brightest at high noon at the main entrance of the Forbidden City. Thus that is why the main entrance was called the 午門(Wu3 Men2), "Noon Gate".

That's too Buddhist for me. Hehehe. In Buddhism, non-existence does exist. There was nothing but the State of Wu(無) ever existed; there was no self or ego ever existed.

Yes, I think that is what you meant. Allowance: tolerance; endurance; forgiveness; let go; for Wu Wei...etc.

What are the Chinese characters for Jin Dan Jiao(教).....???? Can anyone help me to translate them...??? If the this character was used Jiao(教), then it is definitely a Taoist sect.

What is your definition of Taoist...???

I hope no one has to pay for this trivia......

In that case, you are not a Taoist....

For an experienced Tai Ji practitioner, the most obvious was to observe that the hands of opponents are stay in contact. The timing of each opponent was in sync with no delay which shows good body coordination. It was the most basic concept of Tai Ji. I believe someone had mentioned it was the method of "stick-adhere-follow". In this video, the hands of opponents do not stay in contact with each other because it was not a Tai Ji style.

How about temperament....???

Horse communication...

The purpose of the Circulatory System(CS) is to circulate blood, in the blood vessels, both the arteries and veins. The heart is the most important organ in the Circulatory System; it pumps blood to bring nourishment and oxygen to the body cells. The blood also remove waste products from the cells such as CO2 and the parts of the dead cells. The cells need oxygen to produce body energy and perform other functions. Literally, the cells are breathing oxygen. Hence, it was called the Internal Breathing or Cellular Respiration. The heart is the most important organ in the Circulatory System. It pumps blood into the lungs to collect oxygen. The amount depends how much oxygen was available in the lung. The availability of oxygen can be control by the Respiratory System externally. If there are more oxygen in the lung, then the blood can collect more. How can we control the amount of oxygen in the lungs directly....??? That is where Chi Kung comes into the picture....!!! How I had taught from whoever, a teacher or book, that breathing should be done as slow as possible in Chi Kung. The abdomen should expand while inhale; and compress while exhale. The ideal breathing rate is four times per minute. The reason for slow breathing was to give ample of time for the red blood cells to collect more oxygen molecules from the lungs for circulation. The heart is the second organ to use the oxygen for cardiac muscle contraction. BTW The lung was the first organ to use the oxygen because it was the first organ come in contact with oxygen. If there was no oxygen provided for the production of ATP in the cardiac muscles, then the cardiac muscles will not and cannot contract to pump blood. As a result, the body cells are suffocated and the body ceases to function completely. Needless to say, according to the Cellular Respiration Theory, each molecule of glucose will produce a maximum number of 36 molecules of ATP for the body to function at its peak. Can you imaging if all the cells produce the maximum number of ATP, do you see how strong your Jin(勁) is or can be...??? Doesn't that encourage us to practice abdominal breathing as a basic requirement for Chi Kung. Is it too shameful to say that Chi Kung is the ultimate method of breathing....???

The percentages were not the actual numbers, they were used in my scenario for easy understanding. Instead of using numbers to avoid confusion for argument sake, let's say we want to fill the lungs with air to its full capacity when possible. PS... I don't think that you have followed my concepts from the beginning. Otherwise, you wouldn't be presenting your arguments in such fashion as you are now. Anyway, I haven't gone into the internal breathing yet. Do you think you can hold off your comments before it was done....???