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Not to ruin the fun or anything, but consciousness is energy; energy is consciousness, they couldn't exist without the other, except in your illusion of duality. Information, also consciousness, also energy. All different sides of the same multidimensional coin.

If there are techniques to do this, they aren't Taoist. Taoist arts don't cater to the insecure, self-conscious, to ego. Acceptance, surrender... Not desire to reinforce the illusion of separation.

There is no spoon. Oh, and the answer is 42. Oh, and existance doesn't exist because existance isn't a word. Sorry, couldn't resist

You seek power, not spiritual evolution; this is your first mistake. Second, you make the false assumption that mo pai has more potential than any other practice.

Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.

How many Taoists are out there.....? Truly only One.

John Chang did not go out of his way to 'prove' anything to anyone, he was not trying to prove the existence of powers, he was simply demonstrating for a documentary, he was approached by them, not the other way around. "The one question I would like to put forward is what is he getting from this?" What is he getting from what? His alleged powers? Demonstrating them on video? He regrets doing the documentary, if that implies anything... and many people don't understand, Mo Pai is a MARTIAL ART, not a spiritual path per se, the cultivation of yin/yang energies are in this path are utilitarian, Mo Pai is a "power path" not "wisdom path" so some may argue that it is irrelevant whether wise or not to display martial potential.. the perpetuation of misguided, cult-nature ideas could be a much more dangerous demonstration of 'power'... "Personally I think there are people who can do this sort of thing, but I don't think we will see them demonstrate it without a very serious purpose for doing so." What exactly/examples would be a very serious purpose for demonstrating such type of power?

"and proxy servers" lol...

Strong enough beliefs are self-fulfilling prophecies; therein lies the downfall. Nice IP address. The only good belief is the great One "belief" paradox that is neither good nor bad.. hint: there are no universal beliefs (except for the belief that there are no universal beliefs)... a belief isn't always true... but is the truth always a 'belief'?

Do interests include "satire"?

Inappropriate to post Jim's personal correspondence details with you on a public forum. And no, I don't mean his email address. You also already neglected one of said 'requirements' by posting this thread. Good luck in your desire to become Goku.

Ah, the assumption that if it cannot be explained in science, it is not valid. Because science has already progressed to where all and everything in reality has been formulated/documented, right?

Well, either you're talking to "ego/(phantom/stranger/illusory self/shadow)" or "Higher Self/(Tao, The Universe, Godhead, Brahman, the One, the Force, the All, Universal/Infinite Intelligence)" or a distortion between the two. Emptiness will bring you the truth of fullness.

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No amount of inspirational words or external incluence can induce true willingness unto you. It can only can from you. You're willing, you say then? If you're truly willing, you already know what you need to do... Get a sponsor immediately, work the steps, attend 90 meetings in 90 days, take up commitments/service work... Get a phone list, call your sponsor/3 other alcoholics every day to check in..you know what you need to do, and it's not inquiring about a life-threatening disease on a web forum frequented mostly by teenagers who don't know what they're talking about and have no experience. The answer has already been within you the whole time, yet its so simple you may not want to hear it, but its waiting for you to surrender... If you're unwilling to work those fundamental aforementioned steps, you do not truly yet have the desire to end the insanity. I pray you are willing.

Haha.. in Las Vegas we have "Tao Nightclub" furnished with "Buddha" fixtures and..get drunk and have a one night stand. and as for Avatar.... I think it does a lot more good than bad, if it does any bad... introducing little kids to spiritual ideas versus some adult armchair scholar basing his ideas of internal MA/eastern spirituality on a cartoon show....hmmm

Do you mean "satirical"? Lol

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Double post

His negative energy is only bringing your own karmic negative energy to the surface unless you lock your aura... So your own negative energy is transmuted to positive energ/chi she you dissolve the neg through emptiness... Meaning do not react, do not attach yourself to the energy, detach yourself from it, observe and smiling/compassion for the lower energy person stuck in neg karmic cycle always help. in a way he's helping you. It is a spiritual challenge to cleanse your own multidimensional energy body... If you react with hate you are further cultivating the original karmic seed of negative reaction.. Eventually you will be immune to others negativE energy as you will have cultivated so much shen/spirit from healthy chi energy it will simply bounce off your aura laughably, no effort required, just have to clean your own house first.

Not as cryptic as your introduction led me to believe it would be, but very nice poem on nei-dan foundation.

I wouldn't recommend 'forcing' energy anywhere...I was taught to maintain a 'passive awareness' on the dan-tian and energy would naturally distribute through the meridians/chakras from there once it is ready...and I've yet to encounter any problems with this method.

Yes I see your point, but would you condone giving psychedelics to a willing 10 year old? Semantics of 'prematurely' are in play here I know, but I'm curious about answer, even if it's not what you meant by prematurely