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Four Symbols (Chinese constellation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Symbols_%28Chinese_constellation%29 I am White Tiger

I wanted to post something clever but I won't.

Destiny is "ming" in Taoism. Only nourishing ming Taoists change destiny. The point of one has the method or not. All other is BS imho. And western and Chinese astrology are different. Why not to stick with Book Of Changes? I think it very much depends on which conceptions we stick with. There is Fenshui with diff theories. So if we follow Chinese spiritual path we should stick with Chinese doctrine I think.

I think I was wrong I added some another qigong and yoga. Body does not need so much energy. It made me more agitated. Not clear intent. And may be it was too much for me. Wanting much having less. I talked to someone recently who is indoor student of GMDW. He said in my case better to balance body and mind by only sitting in SYG1. And I was said it is good to ad little of FP as it is light healing energy. But only little. I did 3 hours of FP + another qigong + SYG . Wrong. And as I said I feel SYG1 is very grounding for me. That's what I need and think to continue with.

Physics trains and strengthens your body. Med quiets mind and nourishes energy. What does psych. do? Training your mind? Yes, it might be good same as chess playing, crosswords, soccer... that's good stuff. Nothing wrong or bad with it.

Your right. It was discussed few times already. This is just my karmic nature. All people are different. I just used to mix diff stuff. Thus I need something one. I wanted few at the same time. Just wanted to share this

Sounds interesting to me. Honestly. But yes this is f... psychology! What a reason to stuff up your mind? How does it really helps? On some psychologiacal level all this is true but psychology is mind. I have found some info on my sign and 95 % are true. But what is the benefit of this knowledge? Only meditation can help.

Thanks for this post. I seem to begin my practice wrong. I read that it is advisable to practice all vol. at once for best benefits. Then that one can choose only three meds from vol. 1 and 2 from vol.2. Now this is different. It turned out it should be done one med after another. Adding only one after one has been established. I did all vol.1 and 2 sometimes in the beginning. And another mistake was I mixed with another qigongs. What I was not supposed to do. This is regarding mixing with another stuff. WTF man, you want to mix with vipassana or anything else? Vipassana is part of another tradition, not just sitting. FP meds subsume vipassana. Do you want to be member of 2 traditions at the same time? I was thinking to practice FP and SYG for 2 hours each and even this approach I think wrong. But if you want to practice vipassana I would advise to do med from same lineage. You can do seated meds longer. Now I think not to mix anything else. Thinking to do 3 standing ones in the morning and 2 MSW. Vols 3 and 4 during day and finish a day with seated from vol.1 and vol.2.

Friend, how it helps to expand the mind, can you elaborate it? I know there is some homeopathic stuff which is based on some astrology knowledge but it is imho very subjective.

Friend, Happy Birthday! The main question, lads, why to believe all THIS STUFF? Is not it only MIND?

I do level 1 seated for 20-30 following by standing level 1. Sometime only seated. I think it's important in the beginning to start with to rewire energy circulation. It's good for grounding and balancing

Hi. Thanks for commentary. But I mentioned that I have experience in Aikido and I used to practice weapon and I still have couple of Japanese long wooden swords at home. So I was trained how to release someone's spirit cutting the person from baihuei point down to navel. What I was saying and you don't seem to understand me that that practice has few goals. It was not actual skill how to kill but how to HEAL. Do you get me now? Heal yourself first of all. This practice was to help to enhance ones skills of: patience, it was form of meditation, feel the distance and skill how to relax and thus train alignment and how to extent your mind, training of the maintaining central line and it was extantion of empty hands techniques. And it was practiced with partners for attaining all these benefits. Only working with someone else you can see where you are wrong when teacher points out to you your mistakes. But if one does it on his own one can make mistakes not even noticing what one is doing wrong. Then it only can nourish Ego and ignorance. You seem to miss all my points and talking only how to kill skills. And IF WE REGARD FP Healing Heavenly Meditation Chikung I wondered what is goal of this sword form. You say of balance. Ok, can you elaborate it further please? If find the info about Chinese Fenghuang you will see that thT was only symbol of virtue, prosperity and peace. It has slightly different symbolism than in western mythology which I cited above. So how it helps to enhance or balance FPHHCM?

Different schools have diff theories. I recently read Ya Mu's article on this subj and opened thread on it. According to Ya Mu's perception all MA forms have attached karma to it. Because it is designed for killing. And regarding my recent query on benefits of FP sword form it turned out that benefits are to know how to kill and cut others. I do not know if it is useful in our time. Self defence is good skill but as I was taught in my Aikido training for over 3 years the martial art is not for killing but for giving a gift of life to others even if they attack you. And as I was taught internal MA are designed for cultivation of spirit and health. Martial aspect was secondary. If we regard other internal MA like taichi or bagua we will see it is designed for health and spirit benefits first of all. And I personally would not commit in practice how to kill others. Hope it makes sense

That's interesting thing. Just was reading thread on astrology signs. I myself am scorpio. I knew that there are few types of scorpio but I have never looked into details of it. So there are three types of scorpio: scorpio, eagle and phoenix. As far as I know there are two aspects of Flying Phoenix Heaven Chikung. One is healing and this is Level 1 which is disclosed on DVD's and there is Level 2 which is... destroying.

I can't agree. There are few types of Scorpio! Scorpio is one of the most mystic and spiritual signs but attached to sexual desires, not arrogance. Your wrong

Hi. Questions here: 1) Are there correlations between time and face directions 2) Can I eat 10 minutes after I have finished the med? I do early morning and very hungry after, my appetite seems to grow up

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Wow. I too have noticed it. Now I know why Garry, just wonder how many levels have been released on these 3 DVDs. I believe 6 levels on 2 DVDs and plus another ??? on the 3d one?

Since you did flying phoenix for a long time it just may take longer for you to feel the effects. Why? Sifu Terry says FP facilitates progress in other BFP arts

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Pure evil!

Thanks. I have wooden boken (sword) which I have had from my aikido training. Will it work with this form or I will have to get another one? Which one you would recommend?

But this is much more external than FP meds I believe. It's may be like in taichi. Form is more for maintaining the body and martial in application, and working with "external" meridians, but there is nreikung in taichi wich is different and more internal. So sword form is more external than FP meds?

Garry, could you elaborate what are the benefits of this form please? Is it internal?

Garry you look evil with this sword!