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  1. Posted

    5 hours ago, dawei said:

     

    Phone pictures are notoriously big.  I would move it to a computer and resize it.   A software that is simple to use is irfanview.   Once open, Image / Resize Resample.  Keep aspect ratio.   Save as new name and compare sizes.

     

    Will try that. Thanks again for your patience and good will @dawei

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    It is good to be alone. To be far away from the world and yet walk its streets is to be alone. To be alone walking up the path beside the rushing, noisy mountain stream full of spring water and melting snows is to be aware of that solitary tree, alone in its beauty. The loneliness of the man in the street is the pain of life; he is never alone. Sorrow is the movement of that loneliness.

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    On 18/04/2020 at 12:58 PM, dawei said:

    There are a few limits.  Under Account is My Attachments where you can manage your uploads.  Confirm you have not used up your allotment.

     

    I also recall a size limit ( and a file type) so try to upload something small, 100 k.  You can then delete it in My Attachments.
     

    @Trunk

     

    My account quota is only 8% of total. I was just trying to upload a photo taken with my phone which I presume can't be that big in size (?)

    If you think of anything that may help...

    Thanks a lot @dawei

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  6. Posted

    59 minutes ago, awayfarer said:

    I appreciate the responses. Almost all were very thoughtful and helpful. 

    Also, theres a Facebook group: "Bagua Zhang the arts of circle walking" worth to check.

    Happy training

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    On 10/02/2020 at 8:52 PM, idiot_stimpy said:

    To answer your question for myself, esoterically, it's the worship of any object whether physical or mentally created.

     

    When you take all objects out of the equation including mentally created objects, all that is left is yourself existing now. Some would call it the 'I AM' presence. 

     

     

    I like this quote by Krishnamurti:

     

    Do human beings not radically transform themselves because they are really frightened not to belong to a group, to something definite? Are they afraid to stand completely alone?

    To be alone implies not to carry the burden of tradition with you. Tradition being knowledge. To be alone implies total freedom.

    Alone is all one, when there is no fragmentation. That is total order.

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  20. Posted

    The important point to me regarding location is that the text informs us that something is going to manifest there. The text doesn't say that some work has to be done or even the attention needs to be placed in the chest/heart area.

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    You can learn the basics anywhere. There are books. As to learning the inner secrets, when your practice reaches a certain level, you'll meet a teacher. But you can't be in a hurry. You have to be prepared to devote your whole life to your practice. This is what's meant by religion. It's not a matter of spending money. You have to spend your life. Not many people are willing to do this. If you're ready to learn, you don't have to look for a teacher. A teacher will find you.

     

    - (Taoist) Master Hsueh in Road to Heaven by Bill Porter

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