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Acupressure was known as 點穴(dian3 xue2) by touching the acu-point with pressure. At the end of this video, a chicken was paralyzed by 點穴(dian3 xue2) at 5:00; and also unparalyzed. If the chicken was not unparalyzed, then it will die in three hours.

Thanks for the recommendation of the book. As I had learned, acupressure was known by the Chinese long time ago but acupuncture was vast used in TCM. However, acupressure does use in TCM as an anesthesia, anyway, in some fiction stories. Most of the time, acupressure was used by the ancient martial artists to disable his opponent by applying a jing jin(勁) pressure to an acu-point.

Just don't believe everything that you read and filter some out of it.

I am glad that you do allow some infinitesimal room for finding the truth....

You know what I think...??? Pain is just like a light bulb. It can be turned on and off. What cause pain in the body...??? I think it was caused by the nerves. We have sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. They are the complement of each other. One turns the pain on and the other turn it off. IMO Despite to the Chi clog theory, I think that is how it works. I have two examples in my situation to substantiate my claim. 1. I had this neck pain, on the right, for two years from knife throwing. It was very painful when I had a backpack on my back and climbing the Great Wall of China. At the time, on top of the Great Wall, I told myself that I will get rid of this pain when I go back home. When I got back home, I bought some books about Acupuncture, Physiology, Human Anatomy and the Gray's Anatomy. From the books, I had discovered that the nerves on my neck were connected to the brachial plexus. In TCM, it was customary not to treat the area in pain but the reflected acu-point. In my case, I have found the reflected acu-points are around my shoulder blade, scapula, in the back. Since these points are in the back, I need to get a hook-like tool to reach those acu-points. With the aid of this hook to apply some pressure to those points, I felt some small soreness on those acu-points. After a few treatment, my pain was almost gone completely. Of course, the pain cannot be completely gone but at least 95 to 99.99% was gone. The mysterious thing about that was the soreness on the scapula are gone too. 2. Another case, when I was sitting too long, my left leg gets numb or have a little pain sometimes. I had found two acu-points, on my lower and upper leg, to get rid of the pain and numbness.

靈寳通智能內功術 Ling Bao Tong Zhi Neng Nei Gong Shu The internal practice method of the efficacious treasure through mental intelligence. I finally figured out what it says in Chinese....

"The ultimate happiness is no vexation and no happiness; a perfect appraisal is not to be appraised."

I think what he meant was "having your known past going down into history is immortal".

The last two paragraphs of Chapter 18 say..... Come to think of it, is there really any "good"? Nowaday, people reckon the so-called happiness, I don't know is really happiness or not? I'd observed that people reckoned as happiness, they all do not hesitate to pursue this happiness. It seems they were determined and affirmatively cannot stop, thus they thought that was happiness. However, I reckon that there was nothing to be enjoyable. Also, there is nothing that is not enjoyable. Was there really any happiness or not? I reckon that there is no need to verify what is enjoyable, but people in the world think that would be an extreme torment. Thus I would say: "The ultimate happiness is no vexation and no happiness; a perfect appraisal is not to be appraised." The rumors in the world were proven that they are not true. Hence, one can determine what is a rumor does not require any physical strength. The ultimate happiness and survival that almost can be accomplished is only by being Wu Wei(无为). Let's try to analyze it: Heaven can be clear and vacuous was because of Wu Wei, Earth can be in serenity was because of Wu Wei. Therefore, both Heaven and Earth are integrated by Wu Wei. All things become vitalized and existed. It was obscure and didn't know where they came from. It was obscured without a definite image or form. There are reproduction of all things with many kinds; they all came from Wu Wei. Thus it can be said: "Heaven and Earth are Wu Wei and there was nothing that they cannot be accomplished. Who can understand the principles of Wu Wei and follow after it...!!!

It's Sun Conure........

It seems that way for a wild sea bird; but my bird was raised by human from a hatched egg.

Yes, and the bees too...

Both of us. Mainly is for his safety at night and when I have to leave him alone.

This bird has a cage with the door open all the time. His mating box is place on top of the cage. He goes into the box to sleep and goes into the cage for food and water. He is on my shoulder when I take him for walk. I put him on the lemon tree when we were outside. Sometimes, he flies to my shoulder. FYI He is free as a bird. I become the caretaker of the bird because his original owner is ill. Does it seek some conversation? Believe me, he does. @marblehead... You are right about the poop, but my bird stay around the cage most of the time. However, he only flew over the my sofa and did it once and returned back to the cage.

No...!!!

Thank you! I am glad to go over the longevity issue with you scientifically. First of all, what do we need to survive? We need food and breath. Someone can survive more than a month without food. However, anyone will die in few minutes without oxygen. The more oxygen that we can provide to the body, the body will be more healthier. If the body is healthy, then we can prolong our lives. Hence, breathing is very important for longevity. The matter is how well can someone breathe, in order, to provide the oxygen to the fullest capacity for the human lungs. The ability of the body to perform its function depends on how much oxygen that one can be provided. Indeed, the body will perform its function all by itself if there was enough fuels were given to it. Another words, if one only breathes in half the capacity of air into the lungs, then the body will only perform it function to 50% of its full capacity. The ancient Taoist knew that breathing is very important for longevity. So, they learned how to breathe and developed the ultimate method of breathing and called Chi Kung.

When I say "good night, Mango" to my bird, then he says "bye bye, Mango" and went into his mating box.....

I talk to my bird, Mango, all the time. He konws what I am talking about. You don't need any specail lessen to talk to a bird. If you talk long enough, the bird will understand you....

Is there an ultimate happiness...??? Is there a complete method to kept one alive...??? Now, what should we do...??? What are we depending on...??? What are we evading...??? Where do we settle at...??? What are we pursuing...??? What are we discarding...??? What do we like....??? What do we disdain...??? The most adorable things are: rich, prestige, longevity, and fame. Hence, the most things we like would be a healthy body, good foods, nice clothes, attractive colors, and nice musics. The most despicable things are: poverty, low-level, death and a bad reputation. The most torments are when one is comfortable but without the gourmet foods, not wearing beautiful clothes, the eyes cannot see the beautiful colors, and the ears cannot hear the melodious music. If one cannot have all things, then one is perturbed. However, having this kind of method for cultivation, isn't that a little ignorant...??? Those who are rich labored their bodies to accelerate the accomplishment of their affairs. Thus they gain lots of wealth but cannot use them all. That was placing oneself outside of the self-cultivation. The noble ones are mentally too busy distinguishing the good from the bad daily; wasn't that too remote from self-cultivation...??? People are born with troubles, those who lived long become muddled and living in worries but not passed away; how sad? Hence, that was definitely too remote from self-cultivation and preserving one's life. Giving up the fame was considered to be good by the people but it cannot sustain life. I don't know this kind of goodness is really good or not? If I reckon it was good, then it cannot keep me alive. If I reckon it was not good, then it can keep others alive. Therefore, it can be said: "With a sincere heart to advise someone to correct and cease a mistake but rejected, then, stepped back with no rigorous quarrel." In the past, Wu Zi Xu(伍子胥), was persisted to advise his ruler and brought harm to himself. If he did not persist to advise the ruler, then, he won't become famous. Come to think of it, is there really any "good"? Nowaday, people reckon the so-called happiness, I don't know is really happiness or not? I'd observed that people reckoned as happiness, they all do not hesitate to pursue this happiness. It seems they were determined and affirmatively cannot stop, thus they thought that was happiness. However, I reckon that there was nothing to be enjoyable. Also, there is nothing that is not enjoyable. Was there really any happiness or not? I reckon that there is no need to verify what is enjoyable, but people in the world think that would be an extreme torment. Thus I would say: "The ultimate happiness is no vexation and no happiness; a perfect appraisal is not to be appraised." The rumors in the world were proven that they are not true. Hence, one can determine what is a rumor does not require any physical strength. The ultimate happiness and survival that almost can be accomplished is only by being Wu Wei(无为). Let's try to analyze it: Heaven can be clear and vacuous was because of Wu Wei, Earth can be in serenity was because of Wu Wei. Therefore, both Heaven and Earth are integrated by Wu Wei. All things become vitalized and existed. It was obscure and didn't know where they came from. It was obscured without a definite image or form. There are reproduction of all things with many kinds; they all came from Wu Wei. Thus it can be said: "Heaven and Earth are Wu Wei and there was nothing that they cannot be accomplished. Who can understand the principles of Wu Wei and follow after it...!!!

Ahhhh.... You'd jumped the gun. The answer is in the last two paragraphs...

Important points: 1. The first line he wrote: 內練一口氣 Internal practice is a mouthful of breath. 2. At 2:50, he says: "When you practice Chi Kung(練氣) and NeiGong(內功), actually, you are practicing breathing." When the Chinese talk about Chi Kung, the emphasis is on "breathing". When translated to another language, it was treated as Energy Work which put them on the wrong track and looses the Chi flavor.

ZhuangZi was telling us do not apply our own standard into another system. It may not be suitable and may cause a disaster; such as serving the sea bird with human foods and wine. Anyway, the lessen here was suggesting that not to be blinded yourself with a standard that was best for you; but maybe the worse for others. If a standard was not applied adequately, then the outcome maybe unpredictable.

Yu Hui(颜回) is travelling to the east to visit the State of Qi2 (齐国), Confucius has a worried look on his face. Zi Gong(子贡) stepped away from his seat and asked: "May I ask you, teacher? Yu Hui(颜回) is leaving to the State of Qi2, you look worried, but why? Confucius said: "Good question. In the past, Guan Zi(管子) had a saying; 'I reckon it was very nicely said. He said: "A small bag cannot be hold big items, a short rope cannot suck up the water of a well.' Hence, it was because of this, our lives are fixed individually, the physical shapes are made to fit each individually, they cannot be added nor subtracted. I am afraid that the stories from the past examples that he is going to present to the ruler of Qi may not be very convincing. The ruler will be resented and perplexed. If he cannot understand then he will become perplexed. If one has worry and perplexed will be worried to death. Besides, haven't you heard? In the past, there was a sea bird flew over to the outskirt of the State of Ru. Lord Ru took it the Great Temple, and held a banquet and play music to entertain it. Gave it the best food there is. However, the bird was faint, irritated, and sad. It was afraid to eat a piece of meat or drink a cup of wine. After three days, the sea bird died. That was a human self-raising method to raise a bird, instead of a bird raise method. The method used to raise a bird is suppose to have it live in the frost, loiter in an deserved island, float on a lake or a river catching fishes, follow a flock of birds flying and make stops and live freely as they can be. Birds are disdain to hear human voices. Especially, attending this kind of noisy party. If this kind of human music was played in a vast desert, all the birds will be flying away; and the animals will be running away. Even fishes will sunk to the bottom of the water. There must be some differences among them. Thus, what is best or worse for them are very different. That was the reason why in the past sages handle affairs using different methods in accordance with the ability of each individual. Nomenclatures are only limited to what it is with reality. The reasons are designed to fit the characteristics of different category. Hence, this was said to be the basic reasoning in reaching all the directions and also maintain the virtue of happiness."