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  2. Posted

    8 hours ago, dmattwads said:

     

    It has been a while since I read it, I'll have to go back and take another look. 

     

    I would like to know what the common narrative is. How Dan Tien breathing, MCO, YYJ, all tie in together. 

     

    My main approach had been mainly just a mind only approach until I began to experience all sorts of physical affects from it that no one told me about, which caused me to refocus on the physical cultivation side again. 

     

     

    It's been my understanding and limited experience that one can embody or express many intellectual theories physically. Like Yin/Yang, Emptiness, Stillness, and so on. That many of the alchemies and exercises are suggesting you do just that. 

     

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    13 hours ago, Sketch said:

    My current understanding is that the goal is getting past your own purpose 

    And becoming  "one with the Dao". Merging with of the forces of nature and physics and inevitable change, without your self getting in the way. 

     

    This makes sense in light of my last comment. This is in that same direction. 

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    16 hours ago, -_sometimes said:

    I do wonder what the end goal to daoism actually is. I was reading white moon on the mountain peak by Damo Mitchell, and it seems, at least according to him, that even becoming a heavenly immortal doesn't necessarily mean that the path is over, the end has been reached, we just don't know what comes next, I assume because there has been no teaching beyond that point.

     

    I wonder if according to the lifeways and theories of Daoism, one can achieve or strive towards an end goal, or if there can be an end goal at all in the sense of the Dao or the Void or Emptiness. 

     

  5. Posted · Edited by el_tortugo

    2 hours ago, dmattwads said:

    *edit: Also what exactly is the point of the MCO?

     

    My head explodes as I ponder the answer. I  think it could have as much a diverse response as your original questions here. Would it be worthy of a separate thread? 

     

    *edit: I don't know, maybe not. That is just my initial reaction. 

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    1 hour ago, dmattwads said:

    This still begs the question of what Daoism is, what is the goal in Daoism, and what the techniques are for practicing it.

     

    This is likely not so simple to answer, but I look forward to what will be shared here. It's my understanding that there are multiple understandings and practices of Daosim. It strikes me as a highly systematized universe of practices and life ways that emerged out of China's shamanic history. 

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    On 9/23/2021 at 12:59 PM, Apech said:

    "Analysis of clothing traces of Stone Age Europeans showed that they dressed in a complex,colorful manner,exactly like Native North Americans.For example,9000-year-old shaman woman of Bad Dürrenberg(Germany).This is the reconstruction of her clothes based on remains found in tomb."

     

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    B. Wen has this great Metaphysician’s Day Planner that I bought one year. It was great, but way too much for my style. She shares great info. There is something I don't like about it, but that shouldn't stop anyone from learning from her work. 

     

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    2 hours ago, thelerner said:

    There's an Aikido warm up that is very similar and I've felt better doing it.  Just swinging hands up and down repetitively, though in this case they 'cup' a bit together at the top. 

     

    My mind went straight to Aikido when I saw these. I also enjoy the arm swings that happen side to side when you twist your torso. 

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    9 minutes ago, Nungali said:

    It depends what is in their database , yes .

     

    We had some confused scandal here a while back ; a few obviously  aboriginal people got one of these 'public' genetic tests and they came back with  a variety of ancestry but no indications of Aboriginal ancestry .

     

    https://www.abc.net.au/radio/kimberley/programs/mornings/dna-tests/10904796

     

    I've seen some good videos on how general these tests are. I'll share here if I can find it. They are not very specific. Neanderthal seems general and safe enough. My percentage was just below 2%if I remember right.

     

     

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    1 minute ago, oak said:

     

    I like the simplicity of this one and the immediate effect on blood circulation. Been practicing for the last few days and want to keep on doing it for a few months and wait for further results.

     

    I've not heard of this but I like that it's something my body craves. It's like a confirmation to go for it.

     

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  25. Posted

    On 9/30/2021 at 11:13 AM, freest tramp said:

    El Tortugo said "inner organ smile practice is a small part of the Small Heavenly Cycle"

    Dear El Tortugo, have you seen this in any book? A part of a book describing the Small Heavenly Cycle practice which also contain the inner smile practice as a part of it. I'll be very happy if you can give me a reference. Just the name of the book is enough, if you don't remember the details like chapter, page, and so on.

     

    I'm sorry, no book. My understanding comes from learning a few different versions. The smiling to organs is a smaller part of meditations leading to the cycle or circuit.

     

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