Master Logray
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Why don't people protest for the pursuit of biological immortality, free cryonics, and the acceleration of medical research, even though it would lead to people no longer dying?
Master Logray replied to Alexander1988's topic in Welcome
With the aging population, people tend not to be afraid of death these days. But they are generally having fear towards the last 10 years, seeing plenty of examples on the horrors of sickness and aging. My impression towards your place is full of giant crocodiles, big snakes, spider, great white, mosquitos... Which is the best place in your country to avoid all these? -
He is not. In the old days, earnest learner has to endure such meaningless tasks for years to earn the approval of the master to be accepted as a student. These tasks are also to polish the prospective student's ego and train the mind for actual cultivation.
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Why don't people protest for the pursuit of biological immortality, free cryonics, and the acceleration of medical research, even though it would lead to people no longer dying?
Master Logray replied to Alexander1988's topic in Welcome
It is the same. You don't want to be sick everyday until 120. -
It is not easy to understand what he says.
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Why don't people protest for the pursuit of biological immortality, free cryonics, and the acceleration of medical research, even though it would lead to people no longer dying?
Master Logray replied to Alexander1988's topic in Welcome
This is not big money, there are returns too? But why pressure the government in such an indirect way? Anyway I believe many rich and powerful people all over the world are spending 100 times and probably more per annum to prolong their lives. It would be useful to share their findings and experiences. As to movie and immortality, I think we have watched too many immortals, vampires stories that have very long lives, and the difficulties they encounter in the modern world. -
If you have 20 years experience which is far from WLP/NB lineage, then they may ask you to start from scratch again. It is normal.
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You know that opens you to all kinds of frauds? I searched WLP in Chinese web but found very little info, even less than Google English. One of the major problem for following the more obscure type of teacher or system is the support/continuity issue for long term students (like 20 years). Once that teacher out of business/emigrated/incapacitated/imprisoned/died or become an immortal, you are pretty forever suspended from further improvements. Even his most senior students may not acquired all his skills and levels or willing to take up teaching. There was a group here whose master has passed away. They cannot go nowhere. It is safer to follow general and popular systems, where the masters usually have peers or similar teachings available on the market you can resort to. The second pitfall is that the teacher invented/created a new system, give it a new name etc. Then even peers in his own lineage would not be able to help and may require you start from scratch again. Given the difficulties getting a response even from emails, may be you should look into alternatives, just in case.
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This is of course correct. But cannot explain why the Arabs are not the darkest in the world. Or Central American and South East Asian are even darker and why Africans are much blacker than they.
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200 days is a lot. Singapore, Indonesia are about 150 days, Malaysia, Taiwan 200 days. But all of them have a lot of sun, sometimes perhaps too much. I think Taiwan is as mountainous as Norway. Their highest is 4000 metres, and is a range which is similar to Norway and thus the prolonged rainy days with moisture from the sea.
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Only when the sun hits your back, not the front, otherwise you age fast and little increase in Chi. There is also skin cancer to worry about. BTW I thought England is the worst already, Norway is even more rainy?
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How to know if a practice/path is ultimately beneficial? Can a practice be healing but also harmful?
Master Logray replied to Turnip's topic in General Discussion
If disempowering is what you mainly worry about, then don't do any spiritual practices because they do disempower the person in different areas, albeit for their benefits. Nothing is without side effects in this world. Anyhow Qigong is not really spiritual/soul practices, unless you go very very deep. I think it is better than gym or jogging, but don't expect very "healing, physically, emotionally, generally make one feel better and happier, maybe even bring about seemingly spiritual experiences". You need more than Qigong exercises for that. -
Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Master Logray replied to Thrice Daily's topic in Daoist Discussion
It is common. e.g. the Yellow Emperor Internal Classics, said to be written BC2600, but believed to be written or compiled around BC300. -
Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Master Logray replied to Thrice Daily's topic in Daoist Discussion
It was the lore. Actually the Ji Ying Taoist of Ming Dynasty made YJJ and purported to be from Buddhist origin. It was written around 1600 only. -
Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Master Logray replied to Thrice Daily's topic in Daoist Discussion
Damo's description is not correct according to China research. There are so many different sets that differs from each other so markedly as if they are different Qigongs. Some of them are dangerous. My first time to receive acupuncture in life was due to a set of YJJ allegedly from Putin Shaolin Temple which injures me. -
Is there a "safe" way to contact spirit of recently departed
Master Logray replied to dontknwmucboutanythng's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
If you observe and think carefully, the mandatory system of Karma and reincarnation do not work theoretically. It may be only feasible in a very simplistic world. Once more and more people are involved and complexity of societies increase, these 2 systems would be so complicated that each one has millions of Karma accumulating everyday and from numerous previous lives. Everyone is tangled helpless in this big web. It would be fine if good deeds and wrong deeds can be offset, but it implies someone can be evil if he is doing enough good deeds. If it is not offset then is it possible? I happen to read a very famous Confucian scholar in Ming Dynasty. His opinion was that Lord Buddha observed the phenomenon, but it is far from applicable to everyone as most of the people have weak souls/ingrains that cannot be passed from lives to lives. They are wiped clean. Only the saints and super villains could possibly keep a certain traits from previous lives. @Shadow_self is very right that it would be a very lengthy discussion. -
Leaving a Religion disrupts Qi?
Master Logray replied to tianzhang's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
Leaving a religion disrupts Chi. But leaving the loved ones, leaving a country, leaving money, leaving a career all disrupt Chi. I think telling a person his past life is bad is not right. Real or not, you are a new person, which is why death is for, it gives you a clean slate. -
Where are the High Level Martial Artists/Fighters at?
Master Logray replied to Goden's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I don't believe that. Both Chen Style and WC (esp WC) are not battlefield combat skills, but personal protection skills. Those northern martial arts are. But the 1/3 training speed is true. The major weakness of Taichi is the much longer training time. Although it is considered the most sophisticated martial arts, but it takes ages to train and be proficient. WC could be quite useful after 6 months. Taichi needs few years. While WC can be trained solo for most of the time, Taichi needs quite a few comparable opponents in simple skill like push hand, not to mention more realistic training. Taichi is very inefficient in learning.- 137 replies
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There is a famous Chinese saying that has Taoist connotation, "A Big Tree attracts the Wind" - a famous person draws criticism. If you are small and insignificant, sometimes you may be bullied, but most of time, you are being insignificant and always ignored. Once you grow in size and power and fame, it would attract all sorts of attentions, from love to hatred, but no longer being forgotten. Another point is about your friends and allies. With the "T" included in the LGB..., your people will receive all the supports and love the others are having. But the downside is all the negativity against the others will be affecting you too. So it is not exist all along. Situation has changed.
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Recently I come across an old age centre which offers courses for old people. Not Taichi, not Qigong, but Wing Chun. Poor Wing Chun.
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Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Master Logray replied to Thrice Daily's topic in Daoist Discussion
You are looking for the translation of the text (theory etc) or translation of the movements? For movements, I think there are some English versions, even in Kindle. -
Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Master Logray replied to Thrice Daily's topic in Daoist Discussion
Your info is very useful. Zi Ning YJJ could be the more "original" one. This one has full English explanation and results expected. It is the most common set nowadays. -
There are still people who train very hard. But the training is in wrong direction. They train hard for performance, competition, medals. No one train in fighting. Martial training needs actual experience, need to face fear, need to stand pain, need to respond in split second, need to see blood... Nowadays even the teacher themselves never fight (may be in their early days). There are many legitimate reasons, but the result is Taichi is no longer a fighting skill. China's videos often show Taichi "masters" totally at a lost on stage, they don't know what to do and are knocked down in seconds. You see there are people who practise Taichi for decades, can they fight a teenager who has no training? Do students practise flipping, rolling on mat? Push hand is uncommon, loose hands (freer fight between students) is almost non-existence. The long form of 100+ moves is reduced to 48, 24, 12 or even 4 moves. If everyone is happy using Taichi boxing for something else, so be it. But there are better systems around.
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You heard of this Muslim Saint in Singapore, his mausoleum is rather near in Palmer Road. I have never been there. Any idea? Maqam Habib Noh Maqam Habib Noh is the mausoleum of Sayyid Noh bin Sayyid Mohamad bin Sayyid Ahmad Al-Habsyi (1788 β 1866), a saint whose lineage traces back to Prophet Muhammad SAW. He was well-known for his widely reported miracles and his immense compassion for people in his times. The mausoleum also houses the tomb of another saint, Habib Abdurrahman, a relative of Habib Noh.
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Yi Jin Jing/ Tendon-Muscle Strengthening Exercises
Master Logray replied to Thrice Daily's topic in Daoist Discussion
Bodhidharma used to be credited as the writer of Yijin Jing. This subject has been widely researched and found not to be the truth. First, to quality as Jing (Sutra), a certain format must be adhered to in Chinese Buddhism. YJJ doesn't Secondly, YJJ is full of Taoist jardons. Thirdly, some of the teachings are impossible for monks in a monastery. e.g. hiring young boys and girls to do massage, offering different ways to exercise the male organ. It is generally believed the book was written by ζζ«ιζ倩ε°ε±±η΄«ειδΊΊ, of late Ming Dynasty, around 1624. -
I know this temple. But it is a bit dark and deserted. The small garden next door is more refreshing.