EmeraldHead Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) . Edited August 27, 2018 by EmeraldHead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
senseless virtue Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) I know nothing and have no personal experience but Daoist arts seem to make a big deal out of energy varieties. Odd stuff. Edited December 30, 2023 by senseless virtue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sagebrush Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) scholarly learning is deficient>? I would have to question that. I could easily begin typing and stir the pot. but I will suffice to say that if you sat around chit chat with folks over in Geneva Switzerland and topic is CERN particle... maybe you will fall short of conversation. not that I intuitively feel that any one particular person can't hold a conversation such as these that take place at the dao bums/forum and when I mean YOU" I mean you understood. no one scrutinizes some of the writings here ENOUGH. where is Top Dog today? Edited July 11, 2018 by sagebrush Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starjumper Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Arramu said: - Post-natal --- jing --- chi --- shen - Pre-natal --- jing --- chi --- shen People, particularly those who write about 'spiritual' things use the term energy incorrectly all the time, it simply means they don't have a clue concerning what they are talking about but wish to appear that they do. Emotions are not energy Jing is not energy Shen is not energy Magnetism is not energy There is no Astral energy Chi is energy Electromagnetism (light, radar, Xrays, etc) is energy Momentum contains energy but of a different kind than the above. That is all. Edited July 11, 2018 by Starjumper 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sagebrush Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) scholarly learning still has certain deficits basically the book everything I need to know I learned in kindergarten encompasses pragmatic wisdom and I still struggle with the basics. like I want to scream out who gives a flying fuck about not chewing gum in the class? what kind of rule is that? I am in the middle of an argument. not a crisis oh yeah the conduct.... pain and injury are in the eye of the beholder. Edited July 11, 2018 by sagebrush Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted July 11, 2018 The conventional definition of energy in physics is "the ability to do work". This means that energy absent movement is potential. Potential can become (transform into) energy once it starts doing something, but until then it remains just potential. Perhaps it would be helpful to review the types of energies listed in light of this (specific) definition? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonesboy Posted July 11, 2018 There is only one. All others are more levels/layers of refinement or else it would be dualistic. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, Starjumper said: People, particularly those who write about 'spiritual' things use the term energy incorrectly all the time, it simply means they don't have a clue concerning what they are talking about but wish to appear that they do. Emotions are not energy Jing is not energy Shen is not energy Magnetism is not energy There is no Astral energy Chi is energy Electromagnetism (light, radar, Xrays, etc) is energy Momentum contains energy but of a different kind than the above. That is all. 'astral ' ... 'without going into detail ' <sigh> .... again Edited July 11, 2018 by Nungali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starjumper Posted July 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Nungali said: 'astral ' ... 'without going into detail ' <sigh> .... again From OP: Quote * I have also been part of astral houses that claim to wield special astral energies. Basically, like an astral wind that comes from various galaxies and flow in parts of our world, related to the magnetism of the planet. Without going into detail, these astral winds are very powerful energies that can be acquired in ones astral vessel and be used to blast astral beings of any kind, be it 'low astral beings' ("parasites") or more powerful like another cultivator projecting. And they're quite potent! Gigantic clock of clap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starjumper Posted July 12, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Nungali said: 'astral ' ... 'without going into detail ' <sigh> .... again So, how do you define astral energies? YAhahaha. Sorry the term astral energies is funny, but how would you relate it to something this Taoist can relate to? Never mind the OP. I have a way I would define it, but it may not be what you have in mind, so you go first. Edited July 12, 2018 by Starjumper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
