ChiDragon

If A is a sage.... Then, why would he....??? It contradicts the title of the OP. Isn't it....??? Now, A being a sage, well, if he IS a sage, he should be calm, breathe and just let them carry on in this same way for the rest of their lives; or A may leave the scene completely.

Hi, Daeluin.... What you have given here was a metaphor by saying: If one wants to accomplish a goal, then one must begin with the correct procedures to set everything right. Please remember, at the ancient time, the people did not have the scientific mind like us. Thus they had to use some imaginations for explaining the unfathomable mysteries; and came up with their own fictional ideas.

That is the exactly description originated the notion about Neidan(內丹, internal alchemy) from the ancient Chinese Taoists. The "cauldron and allowing the furnace to work its magic" is the external alchemy(外丹, Waidan) in making pills for longevity. The ancient Chinese Taoists took the Waidan(外丹) idea and applied internally to the LDT and came up with the idea about Neidan(內丹).

Thanks for your honest opinion. Well, I wouldn't say it is useless in that sense. The reason that I have asked the question was because I have been practice the Yang style Taiji. This particular style is having the legs bend or stand on one leg, most of the time, while holding the body weight and moving slowly. IMO That is almost equivalent to Zhan Zhuang or have the same effect anyway. However, sometimes, when I don't feel like doing Taiji, I do Zhan Zhang instead for the compromise.

Since when do we have to wait for all members to be online to post....???

You don't need a teacher, from any place, to tell you that your dan tian is torn or damaged. I can tell you it is not if you cant tell me what is happening with your dan tian....???

Don't forget to breath deep, slow and long(the ultimate method of breathing(UMB)).

FYI Bruce Lee had been practiced Wingchun. It is a special trick to Fajin at a short distance without having the opponent being aware of it.

The funny part is that the guy with a cigarette in his mouth......

FYI In general, fast frame or fast Taiji is the next level of the slow taiji(the fundamental level) to issue higher body strength like Fajin(發勁). Hence, one must practice the slow Taiji for sometime to develop the jin in the muscles, in order, to practice fast Taiji.

That is exactly what the guru wants you to do........ PS.... You'd just failed the guru's visiting test because you were not trying hard enough.

You were only speaking from your own point of view. Why don't you try to wear the shoes of the guru.....!!! Did you neglect the philosophy that was suggested in manitou's post #23....???

Sorry, that was obvious not enough to a guru.

However, he is not obligated to feed them. The thing that is how can you convince him that you are spiritually hungry....!!!

Question: Why would one expect a guru should see all his unwelcome visitors.....??? Don't you think that a guru should have some personal privacy....???

I agree with all what is in red. The practice of nei gong(internal) is before wai gong(external). Tai ji quan meets this requirement.

Wu Wei (無為) by itself is not emotionless. It is the result of its application was. For example, a cultivated person or Taoist may tolerate a great deal of insults by doing nothing to cause any mental distress. The words can be ignored as soon trouble was sensed by the receiving party with no counteraction. Even though there may be a little emotion initially, however, by taken no action to cause harm at the end seems emotionless. I guess that is what "mastering the emotions" is all about in the OP.....!!!

Well, loosing a piece of skin should have no physiological effect on one's body. Circumcision has nothing to do with Chi Kung. One can live a normal sex life as the same without circumcision.

.......Nor it can be stored anywhere.

I think if one has to make time for practice is lack of devotion for the art.

I believe that the "pain" related to Zen is emphasized more on mental than physical.

I am not getting the email for my suspension notice like I suppose to.

IMHO Mastering emotions is in both Buddhism and Taoism. One of the canons is not to be easily getting upset from a Buddhist point of view. In Taoism, it is to be in a state of stillness(靜) which is emotionless(Wu Wei).

Energy is the final product or end result of my practice. Energy does not enter my body but only more source of energy enters my body during practice. The energy was generated within the body by chemical reaction during cell respiration. Cell respiration accelerate the rate of metabolism to produce more body energy than normal. The "energy" in the OP was referred is the extra energy that was generated than normal within the body.