Dissolving and energy questions

[Oogway]

Hi,

 

I'm a bit cautious of posting here for fear of asking questions that have been asked a million times.  But please just point me in the direction of a good thread or good link or book and I'll read up,

 

As I briefly mentioned in the intro post I've been meditating for about 5 years now and been doing Tai Chi for just over a year.  Discovered chi and moving it around well actually before I started doing Tai Chi, but that certainly boosted it.  Now can move things around with will and in all sorts of directions and getting good practice with dan tian work.  (it's like discovering another leg at the age of 42 that I never realised was there all along..)

 

Over the last 5 years I've been doing a lot of reading through all sorts of philosophy ending up all the way from Stoicism through Zen to Taoism.  Along the way reading lots of Alan Watts, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu etc etc.

 

I've been doing a bit of further work on chi while meditating (with some knowledge built up reading Damo Mitchell and Bruce Frantzis and others) - I guess it would fall under the banner of Neidan.  

 

I have a couple of questions based on the above:

 

1) Reading around a bit it appears Frantzis isn't that well regarded (certainly my Tai Chi teacher doesn't rate him) but I liked his concept about Water Meditation and dissolving areas that feel blocked.  I can understand dissolving outwards and also (his water approach) dissolving inwards.  Are there any other resources around that I could read about this?  I find it really interesting as a concept and finding good early stage results.

 

2) Off the back of the above I've found when meditating if I focus on my lower dan tian I can feel a flow of energy moving upwards through my whole body (like a waterfall moving up, or that I'm sat in a funky sci-fi type of flame...),  What is this and does anyone know of anything similar?  I'm thinking it's just another flow of energy in the body that my brain has tuned into and can now feel.

 

Last question - I'm in the UK - anyone know of any good teachers here for meditation? My Tai Chi Teacher is awesome for martial arts but meditation isn't his thing.

 

Thanks

[mindtooloud]

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Edited January 11, 2017 by mindtooloud

[Kar3n]

The Sedona Method of dissolving blocks is a big one that one of the guys here recommends often. I have not, personally, tried it, but I have done some reading on it, and it sounds like it might be worth giving a shot.

http://www.sedona.com/What-Is-The-Sedona-Method.asp?aff=SHWFM1

There are some DVD rips on youtube you can look up to find the practical methods.

 

The energy you are feeling in your back, does it pool in the lower dantian or lower and then rise ?

 

It is likely kundalini energy rising in the central channel. Kundalini energy is good at dissolving blocks if allowed to flow naturally during mediation. It will eventually make its way up your back/spine area and out of the top of your head. It is pretty cool when you know what it is.

 

Drink plenty of water and do something physical in the days after and you should do just fine with it.

 

Good luck & welcome to the bums

[Papayapple]

Hi Oogway.

Check out this thread:
http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/14901-water-method-vs-vipassana/page-2?hl=%2Brelax+%2Btense+%2Babdomen#entry198283

Somebody took time to write a lot of useful tips.

I too am interested in the subject and would like to hear even more about it.

[Spotless]

Take the time to look about in some of the latest posts here today. Several have posted the disasterous results of their efforts in controlling the very types of energy you are just now becoming aware of.

 

Look for solid practices that do not have you "handling the merchandise" but ones that simply unfold them into your awareness.

 

Good practice is out of trance, in your body and not a doing but a happening. If you want the absolutely astonishing results simply let it unfold naturally in a solid practice. Mixed practices tend to be poor practices.

[sillybearhappyhoneyeater]

http://anniepecheva.blogspot.ca/

 

Contact Annie Pecheva, she knows many people in the European Daoist scene and is a tremendous scholar on Daoist practices.

 

 

edit:

and please have a look at my blog,  http://daoistmeditation.com/blog/

which although perhaps not as good as Annie's, also has considerable translation and discussion of practice.

Edited January 11, 2017 by sillybearhappyhoneyeater