resonance Posted July 22, 2009 Hi everyone ...a little about myself... I came to oriental thought a short while after I starting to practice chinese martial arts [ like a of people ] and wanted to know more about the culture these arts originated from. My first intro to Daoism was the DaoDeJing which was baffling but compelling at the same time! I continued wth the Zhuangzu and Liehzu [ im sure this route will be familiar to many ] My interests expanded to Buddhism particularly Zen and also to other forms of Mystic stuff ie Sufi and esoteric Christianity, as a youngster I had flirted with paganism and was always interested in the 'meaning' of life etc. Up until 8 or so years ago all those were things I read about but not in any way actually practiced, but around this time I started to sit on my own couting the breath etc and shortly after a friend who had experience began regular meditation with me, this was in the Buddhist tradition...Sammattha and Bodhichitta practices. I had also been reading the books of Ken Wilber and got into his 'view' of Integral Practice as it was then up until a few years ago. [in my mind at the time it seemed like a modern or western version of the Qhaunzhen 'view'at least my interpretation of it!] A few years after I began the 8 brocade practice with a few people associated with the LungMen sect which I continue to do though that group no longer meet. Over the last 6 years or so my 'cultivation' has been 8 Brocade with 'dissolving' meditation, Zuowang [ had some exposure to the Zhengyi sect through a priest who was a friend though sadly am out of touch with at the moment] the same priest was into Dzogchen also so have had some exposure to that... Anyhow have gone on to long suffice to say am happy to be here and look forward to being a part of this community ...peace all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2009 Hi Resonance, Welcome! May you enjoy your time here. Be well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
