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  1. Truth and Progress

    I get a disturbing feeling from these posts. Are you suggesting that this evolution isn't really about progressing or getting better by any means? If we are all already complete and all is needed is simple let it be attitude... then really, what are we doing here? My head is often steaming from reading the elaborations of abstract concepts and endless comparsions of different 'levels' and states of being.
  2. Shower

    Hi MTL. I used to take oce cold for few months bout 8 months ago, to save money basically lol, now I take very warm shower and finish with a cold shot. Works well.
  3. 8 Brocades and Burning sensations

    Very interesting. Sounds like something that might work. Ceirtainly I will write about the results in few weeks. Thank you for sharing.
  4. 8 Brocades and Burning sensations

    Do you also apply this rule to recreation and things you do for fun? Thats my problem. Is going 100% an overindgulgance? Besides, how do you go about todays working demands? Competition and bosses who want you to go even beyond what your capable of?
  5. 8 Brocades and Burning sensations

    Well yes, excactly that. I should have pointed out Im still lost about it. Will Taiji classes help?
  6. simplify

    Eagerness
  7. "Excitment, adventure - a Jedi craves not these things."
  8. 8 Brocades and Burning sensations

    I'm so glad that you replied Donald. Well that gives me a lot of hope. As intense as the exercise felt too me, it didn't actually cause fatigue or any lasting pain in the wrists, so I might follow your suggestion. And related to acupuncture and meridians: should I start applying something like this? And by controlling and alleviating the heat do you mean I should do it right after the Baudanjin? Where can I learn more about this peculiar sensations? At first I had a thought it could have been an overflow of chi or something, because I feel it in the same place as when I do some "holding the ball" type of exercises, which cause tingling sensations.
  9. Hi there. It's been suspected by me, my friends, and some doctors that I have celiac disease, which gave numerous symptoms such as muscle pain, weakness and tension, joint, muscle and even tendon inflammation, back stiffness as well as fatigue, concentration problems etc, bad eyesight, light and sound sensitivity, head aches, and so on. I've had it for about 3 years, until recently when I stopped eating gluten and other inflammatory things. After 4-5 months now I feel A LOT better, and most symptoms have diminished by about 80%. I still have stomach pains, problems with elimination and a bloated, swollen belly. I feel very nauseous in the mornings or when I have an empty stomach. I am scheduled for an actual test right now and hence my question: Is it worth it? I would have to eat some gluten produce for about a week and then do a test. I'm afraid it's a bit risky, as even tiny amounts ate recently by accident caused acid reflux, and muscle strain for the next 5 days. I hear that symptoms abide fully after over a year, I don't want to delay the process any further, but I surely would like to know for sure if I have an intolerance, otherwise it could be something more serious. I suspect helicobacter pylori too, but the doctor wasn't very cooperative. He told me to "get a grip" and only scheduled the tTG antibodies for now. What are your thoughts? Will eating some bread or pasta for 1 weak ruin some of the hard earned recovery I'm doing right now?
  10. 20th floor

    Gotta have more outdoor sex!
  11. What do you think about this? https://youtu.be/kOMYESk0ozs?t=31m Is there a definite evidence supporting this guy's claim? I've heard it from various other resources too.
  12. Grounding?

    So what does being "fully" grounded feel like? And is there a limit to it? Can you become too grounded? And how much grounding is necessary?
  13. Does Weightlifting Open Chi Channel?

    Wow this is pretty awesome. Learn to move like a monkey! Too bad I've got carpal tunnel lol.
  14. Can you learn Tai Chi from dvds

    Question is how long it will take you. I learned music from books, but Im sure I would learn quicker and had more confidence had I took some lessons. As a matter of fact I did sometime ago and it was very rewarding.
  15. Who are you?

    I'm sight, smell, touch, heat and cold. Sense of motion, weight. I am fear and joy. Light and shadow. Things like that.
  16. simplify

    Ladybird
  17. simplify

    hyperbolic
  18. simplify

    Stay.
  19. Chinese efficient methods of learning.

    http://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-pinyin-chart Is this a good base for learning the pronunciation? From what I understand, there are only 4 'notes' or 'sound shapes' in mandarin right? So once you get good at few syllables the rest should follow right? And I recognize that to my musically trained ear this is pretty easy actually... much easier than singing melodies, which a lot of people are able to do without any problem, so what's the catch?
  20. So, all the "ungrounding" like trance, astral projection, even rituals are considered 'the dark side of the force?'
  21. What are you watching on Youtube?

    pretty basic yeah
  22. Can qi be felt by anyone?

    Well I may be a noob and all but that is pretty impressive: https://youtu.be/2tb8bWbA678?t=7m20s The bat part looks even cooler
  23. What are you listening to?

    Music from this video: