Bubbles

It is sad to see that Jetsun genuine approach is spoiled by another bickering. Paying just a little more attention and respect is always possible. We are supposed to be spirituallly oriented people, right? Will we do that and think twice before clicking "Post" button? I, myself, promise here that I will try that from now on. Hope other bums will join me. Peace

Thank you Jetsun. I appreciate that you dare posting something about your inner struggles. This takes courage. I can see myself in what you are living, but you can see that I choose the easiest role in the play/this thread. This also make TTB a better place to be and give us a break from all the bickering happening here about worthless things. I bow to you

I don't know how much of help it can be. But my master insisted that we can't let things go. He thought this was a misleading way to put what the internal work was about. Things come to us because we are attuned to them in a way or another. So they tell us something about us we need to see, recognize and learn from so that we can access to another level. He was saying that we had to digest them totally (kind of making love to them..), fully to nourish ourselves from them because they are disconnected part of ourselves we are meeting externally (events) and internally (suffering etc). So unless you make this work of fully recognizing, acknowledging, tasting, understanding, transforming and integrating them into your being, you won't be able to let them go anyway. But as soon as you do that, these things will let you go because they have reached their purpose and you have done your work with them. Life is information, and we have listen to it etc.. to go higher ( grow) in our internal unification. My two cents.

This is very important. What you make of your heart/spirit during your life determines the way you die. What kind of life ( I mean spiritually) do we want to live in order to die lightly (pun intended)? I find it is a powerful reminder of how short is our life. Time is ticking,Jetsun, and we don't know when death will occur. It is up to ourselves to know what to do with what we have. No?

I am quite sure you don't really believe to this. Without your sufferings and dramas, your life won't be a boring void or meaningless but just constant newness. What is boring is the repetitive suffering that plagues your life. Take the time to see and recognize that your old wounds are boring to death. Actually, you may already know it intuitively because you are already seeking a way out. You can choose the consequences of their actions. You can choose to show how they destroyed your life, or you can choose to show how their actions brought you to awaken to a spiritual life that allows you to grow better. This might be unsual or surprising to them, but suffering can be the raw material of your internal growth. There is suffering, but there is also something you can make out of it if you use it the proper way. Suffering can be the cause but not the fatal effect of it self. This is your freedom and power, your dignity as a human being. Can you see that?

My master's master would have said: make love to that because making love unites jing, qi and shen. To me it makes a world of difference: this F** it thing seems a little short. That been said..

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/arts/music/ravi-shankar-indian-sitarist-dies-at-92.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fS%2fShankar%2c%20Ravi&_r=0

Hi MithShrike, I am not a MD but I've been in contact on several occasions with people taking the medicines you mentioned mainly for depression and recently for anorexia (sertraline). Suicidal thoughts did surface each time. Actually the risk of having suicidal tendancies is mentioned as a possible side effect of these drugs.

Hi Lloyd, Congrats for your allergy healing results! I had to stop my beginner practice for nearly 5 weeks or so but I have resumed my practice yesterday and was very pleased to feel again the specific taste of FP energy. I concur with Man of Taichi on the gratefulness FP practitionners can have towards Sifu Terry and you for this amazing thread. Best regards, bubbles

Good idea

You can contact Garry Hearfield.Just google_warrior body buddha mind_ High level neigong and kung fu . Good luck

I hear you, and my feet too but too late!

I wish you a Merry Christmas

Oh, I see

What would be the _absolute present_ you are hoping for GrandmasterP ?

Thanks. I have bought this book a few years ago and was wondering if this food combining thing was working and practicable. It looks like it is based on your experience. This is good to know.

Well, the content of the DVD is more a set of exercises to condition the body (massages, slapping parts of the body). I wouldn't call this neigong.Don't buy it.

Hi Oldgreen, Master Lam has moved to the US, Piedmont,CA. Have you tried to contact him through the phone numbers and email adress given on the following webpage? http://www.lamkamchu...s_&_Events.html It looks like he is holding classes every saturday when he is in the US: http://www.lamkamchuen.org/News_%26_Events/Entries/2012/2/25_Public_Zhan_Zhuang_Chi_Kung_Class.html He comes back to Europe from time to time to hold seminars. Best,

To me, this is a tragedy, this is pure violence, cat. And it just happens everywhere, anytime between the husband and the wife, the parents and the child, the soldier and the women he rapes and then destroy her genitals by inserting liquid lead in her vagina etc.. I am just internally crushed by all I can see, hear that happens now and every minute in this fucked up world. And no amount of talk about love and good feelings, high spirituality will change that. I am sorry if my post is not relevant to the current discussion. I have only read part of the thread and felt I would take this off my chest.

Hello thetaoiseasy, Actually, What I liked in your last post was that you insisted on the importance of virtue (upper dantien) because I don't really care about the techniques to open this and that, makes circulate this and that. I know techniques might be important to a certain extent, but..techniques without virtue won't lead anyone very far in their spiritual journey. But that's just my opinion. Thanks

Hello thetaoiseasy, Just a quick post to say it is good to have you on board. You seem to have a very healthy and genuine approach. I like a lot your last post. Take care

Ended into the Pit ? or deleted?

I have seen him around yesterday/today (depending on the time zone) but he didn't post. Even if a bum doesn't have a send message button on his page, you can send her/him a PM. You just have to use your personal messenger/compose new/write_GrandmasterP_in the recipient's area/write your message/send it/done.

I am happy to say that I am not "professional" enough to sustain a high level discussion with people here. I am also very happy that Celestial has posted a video of Chen Xiaowang. I am learning Chen Style and he is my model. Zhan Zhuang is not just about the legs, it works towards a perfect integration of body and mind. Without this, there is no Taijiquan, no Fa Jin, nothing. Having strong legs is not enough. I am done here (and there) and I ask permission to retire.