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Welcome to the Tao Bums Sifu Steve.

He is well named with that fine set of whiskers.

Many of our practices have an expansive effect on the physical body as joints loosen and muscles relax. This can also effect our confidence so that overall we can appear larger and even have an "air" about us.

We practice because we believe that there is more to this life and we are striving to find it.

My first tai chi teacher had a student whose ambition was to become a "breatharian". He got down to the stage where he was subsisting on one apple per day and I have never beheld a man who looked so weak and ill. He really was a sight to behold. He emmigrated to Crete to open his own tai chi centre and I have not heard of him since. Many people get the idea into their heads that to be able to live without food and even water is a sign of high spiritual attainment. I can see that the idea is an attractive one (to gain your sustenance from air and sunlight) but I also feel that it is somewhat akin to wanting to able to lie on a bed of nails. There are enough people on this site involved in practices that probably do them more harm than good. Starving yourself to death will be a useful addition to the list

Chewing parsley is an old country remedy for garlic/onion breath. Mint leaves have also been used fore the same purpose.

The Zen of Magic Squares Those interested in the more esoteric study of magic squares may find the above book a useful starting point.

Hmmmmm. I am still scratching my head I am afraid. It is true what they say. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing". I have met one or two practitioners who have become seriously deranged as a result of delving into practices of which they had very little understanding. Perhaps this post should act as something of a warning.

A lot of Taobums have a lot to say on this post but so far as I can tell we are discussing a problem that has yet to be identified. I for one am not sure what is meant by a cracked and leaking lower dantien and it has yet to be explained how this "injury" came about. Unless MooNiNite is going to provide us with some more information then we are all simply wallowing in a sea of conjecture.

Thats what I thought. We will need some more information.

What exactly is an LTD?

All that we can do is rid ourselves of the competitive element in our personalities. I suppose that it is a case of reaching a stage where it really does not matter whether we win or lose but just let whatever happens be OK. Once we have rid ourselves of the desire to win the next step is to not mind who else wins but to let that be OK too. This is much harder. Somewhere along the line you may reach the stage where you no longer mind the savage dogs

Welcome Practitioner. It is good that the lurker has put their head above the parapet.

And hello to you Casablanca. Welcome to the Tao Bums.

The question as to whether progress made using entrainment is permanent is a good one. Unfortunately there is no simple answer as first we must decide what manner of practice we are engaged in using the entrainment. Then there is the type of entrainment involved; what manner of tones are we using and at which level – alpha, beta, theta, delta, gamma. On top of all this there is the question as to whether we simply listen to the entrainment to re-programme our brain or do we engage in a meditative practice, breath watching, mantra etc, whilst using the entrainment. My own use of entrainment is aimed at stilling the mind and I use a mantra in my practice. I meditate for one hour per day and since adding the entrainment I have reached far deeper levels of meditation on every occasion. As a result my mind has grown quieter and I feel that I am a much calmer person, less prone to anger and irritation, more laid back. These results will I feel be permanent. The entrainment system I use is My linkTransparent Corp and the product is Neuro-Programmer 3 My entrainment itself is based on the Holosync system of deep delta entrainment where the carrier frequency or pitch is slowly lowered as you progress. Neuro Programmer allows you to produce your own entrainment and I use a tenplate provided on their site called "Deeper than a Zen Monk" I find that this works for me but the only way to find out if entrainment will work for you is to try it. It is simply a case of the proof of the pudding being in the eating. It will certainly be worth taking a look at the links above which will provide a lot of useful info. Good luck and best wishes with whatever you may decide upon.

In what way and whom exactly are you cheating? I use brain wave entrainment to assist in my meditation. I use a mantra to still the mind and since adding entrainment my meditations have never been deeper nor my progress so great. Entrainment is a tool that we can use should we so wish. You can obtain masses of information about it from a simple google search but you will never know its effects unless you try it yourself. You could start by taking a look at this site:- Brainwave Entrainment

Hello Basher, Hope you are getting good weather in the gin and jaguar belt of Surrey. I have studied the Li Style of Taoist health and martial arts since 1997, also with the Taoist Arts Organisation. Welcome to the Tao Bums.

I have never experienced the effect of Kong Jin (Empty Force) and unfortunately seeing its supposed application on a video really proves nothing.

I have seen this fellows work before and it is amazing. I wonder if he carves anything larger?

Welcome. I hope that you find what you are looking for.

Yes. Let us do so. Welcome.

Hello and welcome.

You could have a look at Taoist Forum or this The Tea House