king

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  1. What websites do visit often?

    Google.com YouTube.com Wikipedia.org TheTaoBums.com I don't think there are any other sites which I visit often.
  2. I don't see why all this hate for More_Pie_Guy. He is just saying what he is thinking, it's up to you to decide whether you take it or not- If you know you are beautiful and some dude says you are ugly, you won't be affected. You will only get mad if you are insecure about your looks. "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
  3. Any other Anime fans out there?

    Add me to the list too P.S. If you are planning on "watching" Shaman King, don't! The anime has it's own ending, which is very disappointing and also it's not that deep. If you want to see why Shaman King is so good read the manga, you won't be disappointed!
  4. Some Beginner Cultivation Tips

    Why has hetaoiseasy removed all of his posts?
  5. Edit: Obviously there is already a post about this (http://thetaobums.com/topic/31093-tao-bums-why-subscribe/). I don't know why I wasn't able to find it till now. Sorry for the spam. Is there a way to dellete this post by myself?
  6. Practice challenge! :)

    Hmm, this sounds really interesting. I'll try it for the next week and see whether I have the will to do it 1 Edit: What about sending a PM and chatting in the chat?
  7. Meditation Inquiries

    Where should the awarenes be during meditation and should the hands be in some mudra?
  8. I'd start traveling around the world slowly on foot, not hurrying for anything, enjoying the freedom of being no longer chained by things as food, sleep, money, sex, fear of death or anything.
  9. Hi

    Hi and I am not a bot. Now for the little introduction: I am a human. My sign is capricorn. I am currently vegetarian (for almost 2 years now). English is not my native language, so forgive me if I make mistakes. Don't judge that I am arrogant because of my username, there are a few reason why I chose it (one of them is that it has something to do with my name). I have been practicing all kinds of sports and I have notcied that the methot of just physical training is not enough. You can train running for years and some dog that has never came out of it's owners house can still outrun you. Plus there is this moment of physical training were you come to the limits of what you can achieve with this training and what follows is only decline in your power... P.S. A bot wouldn't write a PS, would it ~Human
  10. Hello Trollo and welcome to TTBs. Here is my theory about your side effects: During a good meditation you gather increased amounts of energy into your body, which is not necessarily a good thing. Especially if your body is not ready for it. Imagine using a lightning to power a lamp, the lamp simply can't handle that amouont of energy. Do some asanas or a horse stance in the morning for 20minutes. Drink a lot of water. Try eating vegetarian food at least untill the side effects are gone. And do pranayama (once a day is enough, though three times is preferable) for opening the nadis (this is probably the most important part). Start with an easier pranayama like laying on your back in savasana (the head should be on a higher ground, use a pillow or something else). And breathe in the ratio 1:2 with no pause between the breaths. For example breathe in for 7 seconds, breathe out for 14 seconds. Do around 20 breaths like that. You should not feel exhaustion during this, if you do you should lower the time for inhaling and exhaling. Go slowly. When you can inhale for 15 seconds and exhale for 30, it's time to go on to the second pranayama. Second pranayama: This time your spine should be vertical to the ground. You can sit in any posture that you feel comfortable, you can even sit on a chair (without a back). The only requirement is that your spine is straight. Breathe out slowly and fully from the both nostrils. Inhale from the left nostril-> exhale from the right nostril-> inhale from the right nostril-> exhale from the left nostril. This is one cycle, you should do around 10 cycles 2 times a day. The breathing should be slow with no noise. The inhale : exhale ratio is again 1:2. Use the your right hand's thumb to block your right nostril when breathing from the left and your pinky and ring fingers to block the left nostril when breathing through the right like in this link "goo.gl/kPQbVF". This is called Nadi Shodhana. When you can inhale for 15 and exhale for 30 you can move on the the next pranayama. The third pranayama is called Anuloma Viloma and is basically Nadi Shodhana with a breath retention after inhalation. The ration of inhalation : retention : exhalation should be 1:4:2, but you can start with a ratio of 1:1:2 and slowly increase the ration of the retention. This pranayama should be dealt with care. If you try to do it forcefully you can harm your nervous system, brain and basically all of your body. This is why it's important to do it after you can do the previous two. If you feel exhaustion while doing it, decrease the time for inhaling, exhaling and retention. During the retention your heart rate should be slow (it can increase for the first few seconds, but after that it should calm down), it shouldn't increase and stay high during the whole breath retention! If you listen to your body it won't harm you, so listen to it. During the retention you should do mula bandha. This will open the nadis in your body normally for 3 months if done 3 times a day. P.S. In every pranayama exercise your mind should be concentrated on the breath/air. P.S.S. During the breath retention you should have your nostils closed by your thumb and ring+pinky fingers. P.S.S.S. You can use a loud watch and listen to the seconds, it's better to have your eyes closed especially when you do pranayama with breath retention. P.S.S.S.S Oh, and instead of counting the seconds, you can count your heart beats, but this is not easy for everyone as it requiers a higher sensitivity. At most it will take you a few day to learn... Man there are so many P.S.s P.S.S.S.S... You should do pranayama at least 3 hours after eating, 30 minutes after drinking water and 30 minutes before eating. I must warn you that most of this knowledge that I am giving you is not something I've recieved from experience, it's learned from books. I hope you get well