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Just a quick bubble to add an important book that popped up in my mind during the night. - Sexual secrets by Nick Douglas an Penny Slinger.It is interesting because one can find both the Indian and Chinese views in it. I like a lot this book. My teacher says this book was the original source of most of the western literature on the subject. So better having the original.. I don't know if it is a compliment but Michael Winn who was the real writer/ghostwriter of Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy book was a good friend of Douglas and Penny. Some informations must have circulated between them. Bye!

Hi anamatva, Here are some books I would pick info into: 1. from the karezza method : Cupid Poisoned arrow by Marnia Robinson 2. The Tao of Sex by Howard S. Levy, Akira Ishihara and Richard Stodart 3. The art of bedchamber by Douglas Wile 4. Yin Yang Butterfly by Valentin Chu but more than anything else, I would recommend practicing daily Metta Meditation as a fondation and anything that helps dealing with uprooting buried emotions and clearing the Heart. My personal take (2 cents worth) is that sexual energetic methods mean nothing/lead nowhere profound if the emotional ground is not taken care of. Conversely, with a clear/open Heart, one can do without any method, they pop up spontaneously. Since males have more than often atrophic skills when it comes to dealing with their own feelings and those of their partner, I would include some books that invite opening the heart which requires a lot of work in itself and should include our whole relationship to the world/what is. For that part, you need no book recommendation, you seem to have all the info. Enough bubbling for me. Take care.

I can't say about all his books. What I know is that his Cosmic Healing I and II books are said to be plagiarism. A lawsuit has been filled by Choa Kok Sui. For your information : My link As a side note and in case someone has missed it, Trunk's alchemical taoism website is a mandatory ressource for anyone willing to have a informed and at-your-own-risk practice of Mantak Chia's "system". I know it has been repeated ++ times here, but the more, the better.

Just my 2cents worth: Bazi books won't help if your goal is to know yourself. IME, you will find less in Bazi books than in what is published about Western astrology. Since it is quite trendy in the West and few people are mastering the art, it is still a $$ matter so what is published is quite superficial. There are some pricey correspondence courses sold by some 'masters' but it would require some hard work on your part and some luck if you aim at reaching a decent skill in it.

Hello all, Just for the sake of giving to the people who may have some genuine interest in it some basic informations about EB as taught by Yang Jwing Ming: 1.An article about EB: My link 2.A sample pdf file of the EB book: My link Best

A lot of qigong sets and styles include the MCO. You don't need to consciously focus on it and visualize to work on it.

May I had to what joeblast said that apart from reading the right books, real dantian location can be experienced without doubt for eg through consistent daily zhan zhuang practice?

Hi styx_oarsman, Your description makes me think that it may be more a posture thing. When tensions appears while being still it is often the sign of a misalignment.So it may have nothing to do with the meditation per se, but more with the posture (sitting or standing). You mention having tried stretching but I make a difference between active and passive ones, and I believe passive ones are better for tensions. If you are familiar with yoga, have a daily practice to work on aligments and be sure to include various standing postures, plus janu sirsasana, paschimottanasana, sarvangasana and halasana ( especially the last one) for some time. I find halasana very good for all upper back tensions especially if you take the time to stay in the posture and very gently allow (don't do anything, just allow it to occur) your body to passively stretch from toes to neck. You will feel that the stretch is gradually reaching the upper regions of your back and that tensions are dissolving (it really requires to let go and embrace all feelings- you may already know that, but just in case..). So try that for a while and see what happens and please report back so that all bums can benefit from your experience Edited to add: it is very easy to develop back tensions with sitting meditation if your sitting is imbalanced. Your weight has to be evenly distributed on your cushion, the thickness of your cushion plays a great role in the way your torso finds its equilibrium. If all is not OK, one may develop tensions in various parts of the back. Sitting on a solid chair can be of some help at the beginning.

Hi Zheng Tzu, If you are serious about breathing work, and if you can afford it, you can buy Longevity Breathing DVD by BK Frantzis (www.energyarts.com). I would work with that DVD for a while before dealing with reverse breathing etc.. It seems to me that it is important to have a good sensitivity to the process of physical breathing and to develop a whole body breathing ( as snowmonki underlines it) before playing with other tools. We are free from what we come to know. If you don't know your nerves, fasciae, etc.. you will be limited by them and will reinforce bad unconscious breathing habits and end up with imbalances. My 2cents Take care

Yes! I saw it before it disappeared and you did wrote that you had found holes in Yang's EB method. So you too find that this word is very intriguing.. you are right,let your mind at rest with it, some rabbit may loom up from the hole in the end, Be well, Edit: I suspect that when people hit "preview" before posting, the message actually appears in the board.That may explain why I saw your long post.

Thank you for your answer. I have no problem with verbose people, in my own native language, I am one of those. I have no specific questions because I have only vague ideas about these two systems,although I have bought some material from both systems but they appear quite different as far as their respective flavor can be perceived from an exterior view. But I will ponder over it, and if I find myself with more specific questions, I will post them here. All the best,

Thanks for your answer. You will find me fussy, but you wrote "holes" regarding Yang's EB method. I understood that there were, in your opinion, some lacks in his method,and not just a presentation problem or it being an overely sophisticated path. So I was curious about what you had in mind. Perhaps I put in the the "holes" more than they could contain Thanks anyway

Hi again snowmonki, I have read the long post before it disappeared and it would be very interesting to know what "holes" have you found in Yang's EB? Thanks,

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You can have a look into this website advocating retention of orgasms for both men and women. It is a continuation of the karezza method. I think it has been discussed in athread a while ago. My link

I hope I did not sound condesceding,it was not my intention I appreciated your effort to speak french.. Thanks for correcting me, I need to brush up my english... Be well!

"Jouir" is the infinitive, it is the same as writing 'to enjoy' You may rather write " jouis" (imperative form). But "jouir" has some sexual connotation also... The appropriate verb would be "profiter" which, in this case, you would conjugate as "profite" Thanks a lot Muito obrigado! I am in a hurry now, but I would to say that I have visited Portugal and encountered a lot a very nice people there. I love this country!

Hi Apech, Guess what? I am very impressed by Dainin journal, I would like the same If you can't replicate it exactly, a blank one would do the trick.. Thanks a lot for your overall work!

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What you write is pure BS and reveal the depth of your bad faith. Fortunately, the difference between cow shit and bull shit is that the latter releases an hilarating gas. Your case is without hope.

Not so wise, eh? The book I am referring to has been witten by Chen Xin long before Taijiquan was taught in the West with the changes you deplore. The informations contained in this book can't be the fruit of any change from adaptation to the West. Here are some informations about Chen Xin based on "Chen Family Taijiquan - Ancient and Present" and "Research on Taijiquan" (by Tang Hao and Gu Liuxin); translated from Chinese and edited by Jarek Szymanski as found in this website "Chen Xin (1849-1929), also called Pinsan, 16th generation descendant of Chen clan, was born in Henan Province Wen County Chenjiagou village. (...) Chen Xin's most famous book on boxing is "Illustrated Explanations of Chen Family Taijiquan" (Chen Shi Taijiquan Tushuo). Chen Xin was writing it by hand for 12 years, from the 34th year of emperor Guangxu's reign (1908) until 8th year of the Republic (1919). There were together four volumes containing 200-300 thousand characters. Based on profound principles of Yijing (Book of Changes), the books were expounding changes between Yin and Yang; the meridian theory was confirmed using physiological points and veins; the applications of all postures were explained, indicating the key points for beginners. The results of many generations of Chen clan Taijiquan masters were written down without keeping anything secret. Silk reeling and neijin (internal strength) are the core ideas of the book. Chen Xin wrote many books that were never published, "Illustrated Explanations of Chen Family Taijiquan" was the fruit of many years' of his painstaking work and the most systematic and complete summary of Chen style Taijiquan." So ChiDragon, if you can show how wrong the Chen Family is about Taijiquan, then go ahead.

Thank you for summing it up so clearly Gerard! This is SO TRUE! You are one of those who make TTB a valuable place to browse