KuroShiro

Thank you, very inspiring! Do you know at which stage - foundation, Jing to Qi ... - one gains the immunity? Also I assume it's the same for pathogenic bacteria, fungi, mold, right? Are you still in HK? If you are in China you might get a drone asking you to wear a mask

I think what you're saying here is incorrect. There is nothing that's left partially developed regarding highest stages of True Daoist Cultivation. The LDT is related to Jing. Daoism works with Jing, Qi and Shen, LDT, MDT, UDT. The Dao De Jing was written from Universal Consciousness, being Universal there is no place in which it's not present, so you could say it's the intelligence of the DT. Can you share more about the other 'dantiens'? thanks. That sounds.. horrible? I thought the Dao was soundless haha. What a bummer thanks for sharing.

Hmm, I don't know, an Ice Age seems to be a different beast than present conditions. I'd think they would have migrated South. So the effortlessly annoying is annoyed? This NHK Doc. seems to be interesting, it talks about how oxytocin levels rise when the children look into the dog's eyes. The levels in the dog also increase (12:10). 24:00: When did the special relationship between humans and dogs begin? The oldest evidence of the 2 species living together was found among ruins in the Paleolithic Era (Eynan ruins - 12,000 years ago) that's around the time when humans began farming. 26:00: Wolves and foxes. Quick search: oxytocin-chemistry-between-people-and-dogs-real the-look-of-love-is-in-the-dogs-eyes

18,000-year-old puppy discovered in Siberia could be missing link between dogs and wolves An 18,000-year-old puppy unearthed in Siberia could prove to be the missing link between dogs and wolves, scientists believe. A 2017 study published in the journal Nature Communications suggested that modern dogs were domesticated from a single wolf population 20,000 to 40,000 years ago but tests on this specimen could offer further clues as to the precise period. "We don't know exactly when dogs were domesticated, but it may have been from about that time. We are interested in whether it is in fact a dog or a wolf, or perhaps it's something halfway between the two," Mr Stanton added. "It seems that dogs were domesticated from a lineage of wolves that went extinct," said Mr Stanton. "So that's why it's such a difficult problem to work on to understand where and when dogs were domesticated." Dogor was discovered in a remote part of north-east Siberia and is so well-preserved because it was found in a tunnel that was dug into the permafrost. He was later sent to Oxford University's Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit for dating, which revealed that the corpse dated back at least 18,000 years, meaning Dogor would have lived during the last Ice Age. Could a dog be living in Siberia during an Ice Age? I didn't know this: "It seems that dogs were domesticated from a lineage of wolves that went extinct,"

Don't know. It can save your life. Just don't wait until you're dehydrated: No bottle? No problem: Interesting, Daoist Masters drinking urine? Have you ever heard about fecal transplant? It's literally saving people's lives.

Don't know about dog pee but human urine does seem to have superpowers. Highly prized in China, especially children's urine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_boy_egg "Drinking one's own urine for healing"(same one as above): I guess you could call it Golden Dan. I thought about start drinking it ever since I watched this documentary, but then it must have slipped my mind.

Well I thought it might be implied but I wanted to make sure . It really deserves to be highlighted especially in the context of magic. thanks Don't ask me. What do the Sumerians tell about agriculture, animal domestication? Did someone teach them? I wonder if we would have had the domestication of the wolf without agriculture/animal domestication, that is what came first. It's interesting that the most intelligent dog breed is the border collie, a herding dog.

My favorite meaning is food. What about food? Thank you. It's interesting that the origin of the word seems to be a mystery, giving rise to theories: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7bxqd4 @Taomeow I have the feeling you'll like this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ8dSGSRppw

The etymology of the English word Dog seems to be very interesting. I know nothing about Sumeria, should I start with the Epic of Gilgamesh? Do you know what's A.I. role in the "Narrative"?

Ming and Xing, Xing and Ming, I remember when I was reading a Daoist Classic every couple of paragraphs I'd thought: wait a min. which one is Xing and Ming again? Isn't Xing related to Yuan Shen? I thought it was rooted in UDT. What is the Chinese word of the spiritual heart you're referring to? I think Ming is also related to Jing. Are you thinking about Yuan Qi when you say Qi? But when you' practicing Qigong you're also working with Xing even if it's indirect work, no? What would you say are the results of Ming Gong? There's the possibility you can "Wu Wei all the way" from start to finish. I think ultimately Xing and Ming might be One.

Essential oils might be your best bet. To minimize those mistakes always review what you've done (writing again) on a separate paper (if you have time after finishing the test). + 1, + he would have less time to study.

Did you naturally open the mco? If not it's probably best to not engage in any mco practices.

What you're saying here is very interesting, could you please elaborate about this relation between the Acupuncture Points and the Universe?

Are you saying that the path Jing to Qi, Qi to Shen, Shen to Void is not Daoist proper? What do you mean by "jing to qi to shen transformations will happen anyway"? Also you say that you want to uncook the cooked rice, does this mean you must go through the "jing to qi to shen transformations" before you start the "opposite process"? Ling is related to Yin, right? thanks

I'm reading Reconstructing the Confucian Dao: "The Xici 繫辭 (Appended remarks) appendix of the Yijing contains the following lines: In change there is taiji, which generates the Two Modes. The Two Modes generate the Four Images, and the Four Images generate the Eight Trigrams.*" *"Yijing, Xici A.11.5 (Zhu, Zhouyi benyi 3:14b). This is the first occurrence of taiji in extant Chinese literature." I had no idea and thought it was interesting to share. Also found this after a quick google search: The Writing of the Xici Zhuan an the Making of the Yijing by Ed Shaughnessy: "The discovery and publication of the Mawangdui manuscript of the Yijing including, a text of its most famous canonical commentary, the Xici zhuan or Tradition of the Appended Statements, has reopened in China an old debate over the authorship and philosophical orientation of the Xici: whether it is Confucian (whether written by Confucius himself or not), or whether – and to what extent – it preserves elements more properly called Daoist."

Ha, you're guessing! That's what I thought. I don't think you need words to have thoughts and don't forget the baby language:

155lbs to 5'10" is good.

Thanks for confirming this. Also Yoga? The hard Qi Gong I'm referring to is about Qi, Nei Gong not body conditioning. I understand what you're saying here but I think you might be underestimating the ability to direct Qi into one's hands and fingers. I'm not saying it should be an end goal but it seems to be a good signpost along the way. It's not all about breaking rocks, it's very important for the healing arts. I don't know about spiritual cultivation but I suspect it might be important too. Here's what @MIchael80 said in another thread: Yes, of course, the true masters are the ones I'm interested in. I have another question (probably not easy to answer) for you (sorry ): Master Peng is a true master from the Chinese Buddhist Tradition and his teacher, Master Xiao Yao, was from a different temple than Shaolin. Does this mean that what he was taught regarding internal practices can be considered to be Shaolin (regarding origin and type of practices/methods) or there might not be any direct connection between what is taught in different Buddhist temples in China? (I now know that "Yi Jin Jing is the basis of all the internal arts" but I think I don't believe its origin is Shaolin Monastery) Can you tell us your height? Eating a lot of bread, rice and potatoes is probably not good for you (everyone). The best way to gain weight is to build muscle mass and for this you need an emphasis on protein, you need to eat a lot - several meals/snacks + protein shakes. Check out the diet of weightlifters/strongmen/some actors, I believe this type of diet is not healthy. For someone practicing Qi Gong or Nei Gong gaining muscle mass should not be on the menu, when you see a Daoist Master they're not bulky and are usually quite thin.

We can learn a lot from babies. @manitou how do you know babies have no thoughts? Regarding the smile it might not be that simple: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3105580.stm

Feeform, do you know if the Shaolin-based Qigong masters also rely on the Yi Jin Jing, dantien? If they do there really is no major difference between internal Shaolin - “hard qigong” - and Daoist methods? I believe Master Hai Teng achieved a very high level in the internal arts:

The quality of fuel also. And the best walking is uphill as it engages the 2nd heart(s).

This is an interesting subject dwai. Since you've already achieved a high level in your taijiquan why throw it away with that kind of training? As you say you can loose weight by making changes to your diet. One way might be keeping the rice and exclude all the other grains. By the way I've stopped eating rice about 2 months ago and did not notice the addiction I'm doing this because I need to gain weight

You also have to say what kind of food, right? Meat or no meat? What about grains? Classical Chinese Medicine is applied Classical Chinese Philosophy.

Are you saying that all the books about Neidan are watered down because the authors, such as Masters Wang Liping and Damo Mitchell, don't know the real thing? What about the Daoist Classics? Do you know anyone that teaches the full alchemical method? thanks.