Chang

You should market your system as it will undoubtably make you a fortune.

My suggestion is that you wait until you become enlightened and see what happens. You will then be able to post back here answering your own question.

An interesting point. I am no longer in the first flush of youth and whilst the hair on my head has thinned with age so my body hair has increased - leaving me resembling an aging mountain gorilla. I now cut whats left of my head hair right down to the canvas as it looks less sad that way than if I effected the dreaded comb over. These studies regarding long hair and special abilities fall down when the question of baldness arises. Some racial groups are more prone to male pattern baldness than others. This also goes for body hair. White and black races tend towards baldness whilst Asian and Oriental races do not seem to lose head hair to male pattern baldness in the same way. The same can be said of body hair with the Asian and Oriental races having far less than those of Northern European descent. Now nature is not concerned with fairness but are we really saying that a person would lose psychic or sensory abilities if the hair on their head thinned or fell out? I have now practiced the Taoist Arts for twenty two years and when I started I had a full head of thick hair. As it has gradually thinned my abilities of sensing chi have gradually increased. This has nothing to do with my head hair but rather more to do with the practice of my art over a long period of time. The same can be said of my strength and athletic abilities as these have also grown as my hair lessened. Again this is due to my lifestyle and exercise regimen rather than my visits to the barber. To sum up it may well be true that our hair does effect the energy body in subtle ways but let us not think for one moment that hair or lack of it will hold us back from development in the energetic arts. My tuppence worth.

Hello and welcome to the forum. We have all in the past been younger, dumber and scattier. Unfortunately some never get beyond that state. Enjoy the forum and best wishes, Chang

Hello and welcome to the forum. I am sure that you will find much to interest you here. Good luck and best wishes, Chang

No this particular line of nonsense has not come into my head but I have had my share of other rubbish. I doubt that you were communicating with God/Higher Self as it sounds more like the monkey mind. These thoughts come into our consciousness and it is just a matter of letting them go and not dwelling on them.

Kundabuffer was a term coined by Gurdjieff but as happens has been picked up and put to use in other traditions. Take a look here:- http://gurdjieffmeetings.blogspot.co.uk/p/kunderbuffer.html And remember. You can trust a man with a huge moustache and a bald head.

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"That the birds of worry and care fly above your head, this you cannot change. But that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent."

Language can indeed be a great barrier to understanding. Yin and Yang can be described as positive and negative, good and bad, but then Yin and Yang can be used to describe everything. We can end up playing with words and that is shallow. Observe the Tai Chi symbol and see the perfect balance portrayed there. Constant motion and change held in perfect balance. Negative feelings come and go but we need not be swayed by them.

Speculation on the enlightened state is just that - speculation. The enlightened person knows and can describe the unenlightened state because they have been unenlightened. The unenlightened person however cannot describe the enlightened state because they have yet to experience it.

This depends very much on what you mean by Tai Chi. Are talking about Tai Chi Chuan and the form in particular? If that is the case then practice of the Tai Chi Form does the following. 1. It allows us to practice stance, posture and correct movement. 2. It shows us a series of possibilities as regards martial applications. The form alone was ever only one part of a complete system of mental, spiritual and physical developement and we should take care not to mistake a single part for the whole.

Hello and welcome. Like Soaring Crane I cannot recall mention of Yan Xin on the forum though if you follow S.A.'s suggestion with a post in the Taoist Discussion section I am sure something will come up. Good luck and best wishes, Chang

A seeker in this context is simply one who sees that there are higher states of consciousness and who therefor seeks them out. We can only do our best and work on ourselves. It does not pay to be too judgemental of others and you may also find that advice should be given sparingly and only when asked for; pointing out to someone that there actions or lifestyle will lead to disaster will seldom gain you their thanks. If we can do this then our relationships with others can run more smoothly.

The original question could be described as the the ultimate question for the seeker. The person who can answer it and put that answer into successful practice has indeed reached a very high state of being. Some good advice has already been given and all that I would add is that we are all in the same boat and can simply do the best we can, in the place and situation in which we find ouselves. These few words may help in moments of stress. "Grant yourself a moment of peace and you will realise how foolishly you have scurried about. Learn to be silent and you will notice that you have talked much too much. Be kind and you will realise that your judgement of others was too severe." Tschen Tschi Ju

He toured Europe with a one man stage show in which he pranced about in costumes of his own design. They were so costly that he bankrupted himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paget,_5th_Marquess_of_Anglesey A ridiculous man who squandered money that could have been well put to better use. Sounds familiar.

When we finally settle on a name we will have to edit the top pinned post which talks of "the Lobby."

I doubt that you will find humility in a particular style. You may find it in a teacher. Ultimately you will have to find it in yourself.

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eclectic ɪˈklɛktɪk/ adjective adjective: eclectic; adjective: Eclectic 1. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. "universities offering an eclectic mix of courses" 2. Philosophy denoting or belonging to a class of ancient philosophers who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought. noun noun: eclectic; plural noun: eclectics 1. a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Hello and welcome to theTao Bums. Unfortunately your introductory question is unlikely to be answered to your satisfaction as the origin of these arts is obscured in the mists of time. There are those who will tell you tales regarding the "Sons of Reflected Light" who allegedly taught these arts to the ancient Chinese and who knows, there could be truth in these tales. One thing is certain though and that is the fact that we all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us and practices have changed and evolved over the ages and will continue so to do. Enjoy the forum, the differing opinions of its members and keep practising the Taoist Arts. Best wishes, Chang

This may help.

Tai Chi is performed slowly so that the practitioner can perfect stance, posture and correct movement whilst in a state of sung. When moving slowly one can become aware of muscle changes and weight distribution and corrections can be made to perfect our form. With repetition this becomes habitual so that when we move at speed we show the same perfection.

Well observed 3bob. "When you see an unworthy person examine yourself closely."