Celestial

Figures. Lol. Give people choices and they end up abusing it. Although it seems to work fine over at Reddit which has millions of members I believe. Hrmm... dunno then. Cool, thanks.

Read my post linked in my signature below. This thread is yet another fine example of what I am talking about.

QFI. "Quoted for Immortality" Oh and I agree. You people crack me up with your analogies. Settle down children.

It sounds like you already know what to do then. Move out and move on.

There's a million fish in the sea. If you have a crush on her, I imagine you're really young. No adult says "crush" When you get older you'll realize that losing a friend over a "crush" was the wrong thing to do. Granted this "friend" of yours is someone of a value. How long have you been friends with this guy? Since childhood? The adult thing to do is just to let him know. If he doesn't listen, then he doesn't respect you, therefore he's not a true friend. Move on.

Ugh.

I think you're reading way too much into it, but I respect your opinion.

You don't get it do you? Wow. Just stop man. Seriously.

This is the one and only time I'm going to say this. Perception is everything. To me his posts were timeless. They were a gift. Don't superimpose your perspective onto me. Got it? Thanks. Edit (roflmao): In before it gets thrown into 'The Pit' because yay another thread on TTB where no one agrees or respects the other person's perspective.

His posts were timeless. The concepts could be applied to today, tomorrow, for years to come.

Here's something in favor of this rule: thetaoiseasy has made some epic - life changing - posts over the past year. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, he decided to go back and edit them all. I was looking forward to re-reading some of them the other day and now all I see is: . A rule like this prevents a mass purge of posts. You know what, if you don't like something you said/posted, then don't post it in the first place. Regret isn't a place you should be living in.

Heaven's Gate? Uhh... So when do the mass suicides take place?

http://thetaobums.com/topic/31485-state-of-the-board-september-1-2013/

I didn't like the movie. I still think the original IP Man is the best. Edit: The lead from Crouching Tiger is Zhang Ziyi and she's not a martial artist, she's a trained dancer actually. Zhang was born and raised in Beijing, China, to Zhang Yuanxiao, an accountant and later economist, and Li Zhousheng, a kindergarten teacher.[2][3]She is very close to her older brother, Zhang Zinan (Chinese: 章子男; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐnán; born 1973). Zhang began studying dance when she was 8 years old; subsequently, she joined the Beijing Dance Academy by her parents' suggestion at the age of 11.[4] While at this boarding school, she noticed how mean the other girls were to each other while competing for status amongst the teachers. Zhang disliked the attitudes of her peers and teachers so much that, on one occasion, she ran away from the school.[3] At the age of 15, Zhang won the national youth dance championship and began appearing in television commercials in Hong Kong.[5] In 1996, Zhang entered China's prestigious Central Academy of Drama at the age of 17. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Ziyi#Early_life

Ah, I see now. Clever.

I like your avatar a lot. Would be a cool logo for a video game team. What I don't understand though is the word "Organization" following the word "Anarchy" - isn't that a contradiction/oxymoron? I know it spells T.A.O which is cool, but it really doesn't make any sense. Edit: Oh and my avatar is lifted from the box art of an old school graphics card known as the Voodoo series; specifically the Voodoo 5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Voodoo5-5500-photo.jpg - I used to build my PC's with this card in it for FPS gaming.

Been thinking of checking out Kunlun lately. Cameron and joeblast seem like good people.

It's okay folks, I went ahead and copyrighted this thread. The copyright office insisted on filing it under "stupid threads on the internet"

I don't think starting at Sexual Meditation is the right decision. I'd save that book for later. I don't know much about Dragon and Tiger Medical Qigong; but the word medical in the title suggests it has something to do with self-healing and healing others. Is your intention to heal? If so then perhaps that's a good starting point. The first book I referred you to is a grand history lesson and theories on Qigong. I recommend it to any beginner starting down the path of anything (medical, martial arts, enlightenment).

You mean you began with the Taoist Sexual Meditation book of his? Or did you do something else that wasn't mentioned in your original post?

Do yourself a favor. Go to the doctor and get a food sensitivity test done. You may be allergic to certain foods. For instance, whenever I eat chocolate I break out in acne. Now you may be thinking, "but I haven't changed my diet in years!" - Well, my friend, as we age our bodies change. I never used to break out after eating chocolate just like I never used to have horrible stomach pains after ingesting food that contains wheat/gluten - but now I do. I always point to diet first because we are what we eat... literally.

This. Quick, you better rush out and copyright this immediately!!! LOLOLOL /facepalm @ OP

Yeah, no shit sherlock. By the time he responded (which took months btw) I had already moved on to a system that was better. See this is why I ignore kids like you. The original question was "does anyone know if jim is alive" which to then I post an email that I got back in March that could lead to a clue as to if he was still alive or not. Then you come in and have to say some dumb shit about why he didn't respond to me afterwards. Now do you guys understand why I don't want to see these kind of pointless remarks in threads? It's not that hard to comprehend folks. /ignored This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by KenBrace. View it anyway? No thanks! Good luck!

This is the email he sent me back in March: Hello, Please forgive me for responding so late. I've been suffering from prostate cancer and just recently have been defeating it...and feeling much better, enough in fact to begin trying to catch up with all my late emails to everyone. You have to understand that the books were written about John were basically about our "adventures" with him, not instructional books. I teach Mo Pai's nai gong and have many students...if you are interested. I will give you my 3 requirements at the end of the email. In our system of nai gong you will receive "2" sensations (that everyone has) during the 1st level. The second level lets me know that you are ready for the 2nd level. But both signs/sensations will confirm that you are in fact accumulating yin and yang energy. About the pebble. If it only happened once, and you can't do it again, then there is a good chance you didn't do it. When I hear of these things there may be something that I need to "gently" discuss with you and try and not alarm you at the same time. Usually, things like this are the result of a spirit. This type of behavior is something that is somewhat common with people generating yin energy. Spirits are attracted to yin energy. What I try and do to offset this is have the practitioner say a prayer before they begin their daily training to God...for protection. Using his son's name is more powerful than just using God's name if that matters to you and don't want the spirit to return again. I can tell you this, when an event like something being thrown as it did in your house, usually it only happens once. There may be something else that may occur sometime, but it normally won't be the same thing happen twice...unless of course there is a very powerful spirit in your house. But that doesn't seem to be the case with you. Also, when people seek to find out about spirits and want things to occur over and over, it is like an invitation to them and you don't want that. Here are my three requirements for those who wish to learn Mo Pai's nai gong: 1st, I ask for a short bio on your life, I want to know who you are. This helps me get to know you more quickly...it also helps me when working with your training. 2nd, I require $300. I had to institute this because people have taken the ancient and privileged knowledge/training of the Mo Pai from me and then disappeared. This fee seems to work safeguarding, to some degree, the Mo Pai's training system. Those that want to "steal" this knowledge usually don't want to spend any money so they don't get involved at this point. And plus, I didn't want to make the amount too much, but just enough to foil thieves. It is the best I can come up with to keep Mo Pai's training in the control of my responsibility. This is a one-time fee, I ask for nothing more. 3rd, I ask for a promise from you that you will NOT speak/talk/communicate anything concerning me or the Mo Pai or Mo Pai's training on the Internet. I don’t want to burn any bridges with my teacher. That is basically all there is. Should you decide to continue...I will give you my phone number in case you would want to talk to me directly: (removed his number)...I am two hours behind East Coast time. I am finding that helping people train has become almost a burden at this point, as more and more people seek me for training. It will not be too long before I discontinue allowing other people to become students; I will however continue training those I am currently working with. Again, thank you for contacting me. I know how you must feel...I was there once myself, which is why I want to help others find their path/dream. Jim -------- That's the last I heard from him. I never sent him the money, that's probably why.