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On 5/24/2024 at 10:53 AM, Maddie said:

 

 

In my experience since this is such a powerful mantra I get almost the same effect listening as I do actually chanting it. 

I found a file on Bodri's site where he gives a pronunciation of the Chundi mantra (or Zhunti as he calls it). I extracted it, and looped it and have the mantra on a loop for about 14 minutes.

If anyone is interested in using it, let me know and I will see if I can share it. People have had issues with files on this site before.

8 hours ago, Taoist Texts said:

on the positive side  naked in public dreams stopped. almost.

 

I once had a dream where I went to work naked, and in the dream everybody was annoyed with me. Not because I was naked at the office, but I was naked at the office on the wrong day. Apparently if someone came in naked on the wrong day, it could jeopardize the chances of an office vacation to Cancun.

My real life is far less interesting.

On 5/24/2024 at 10:53 AM, Maddie said:

In my experience since this is such a powerful mantra I get almost the same effect listening as I do actually chanting it. 

Maybe you have been over this, but: how did you come across the Chundi mantra? And what other mantras did you try? Give us your testa-chundi.

I have never tried it. I first read about it on Bill Bodri's site.

11 hours ago, Sahaja said:

If I recall correctly there is an action that should be taken if the wrong image is seen in the mirror. seeing images in a mirror that you didn’t intend  to see seems a bit spooky to me. Forewarned is forearmed. 

"wrong image" meaning you are making the wrong gesture? Or do you mean something more supernatural/sinister, like seeing someone other than yourself in the mirror?

On 5/23/2024 at 9:52 AM, Maddie said:

 

All I do is say the mantra. Sometimes I just listen to it. 

Are there any recordings you recommend? Or YouTube videos?

And does listening have the same effect as actually saying it?

17 hours ago, Maddie said:

 

I'm honestly not sure which version I do. 

 

I do not do mudras.

Per http://www.meditationexpert.com/meditation-techniques/m_zhunti_mantra_cultivation_technique.htm:

The mantra phonetically runs as follows:

Namo Sadoh Nah
Samyak Sampo Doh
Jee-tzu Nah
Dah Zah Toh
Ohm Zhurli Zhuli Zhunti Soha
Ohm Brin

After 1,000,000 repetitions, the mantra recitation can be shortened to:

Ohm Zhurli Zhuli Zhunti Soha.
Ohm Brin.

I assume the "zhunti" mantra is the same as the "chundi" mantra.

4 hours ago, Kojiro said:

Feel free to read my thread about fasting:

Regarding your specific question about cravings, it must be said that there is no easy way nor shortcut to overcome food cravings or addictions, but fasting can help to strengthen the will, that is for sure. Anyway, it is no magic, and you will need self-discipline and will. Good luck!

Thanks. I will look this over.

1 hour ago, Maddie said:

Interestingly enough about a month ago we thought we were going to have to close the clinic and then I started doing lot of Zhunti mantra and now things are picking up a bit.

I may have asked you this, but: Do you do the long version? Or the short version?

And do you do the mudras? Or just chant?

Does anyone have any experience with fasting? I have heard that it can reset your cravings.

I need to lose weight, and I am trying to change my diet. Someone told me I should listen to my body. I did, and it told me to give it chocolate and pizza. And here we are.

Someone told me that a fast of a few days will help reset/change what my body craves. This guy was as overweight as I am, so either the effect is temporary or he has never fasted.

If I did fast, I would not go for a few days. Maybe just a day to start.

53 minutes ago, Apech said:

Did someone open the fortune cookie jar?

I think the jar fell on his head.

6 hours ago, Taoist Texts said:

yes definetely before because it is so simple yet comprehensive

then you can read this one of Luk which is more complicated:  The Secrets of Chinese Meditation.

finally this one of his which is horribly complicated and badly translated, yet very valuable: Taoist Yoga, Alchemy, and Immortality.

Thanks for the info.

On 4/26/2024 at 5:14 AM, Taoist Texts said:

This exceptional book explains " LDT meditation technique" for  virtue, health, power and wisdom in complete detail.

Who could  get these results from this book will be able to advance to neidan. 

I think you have also said good things about a couple of books by Charles Luk. Should this book be read before or after the Luk books?

On 4/30/2024 at 9:57 AM, Taomeow said:

According to the canon, exorcism is the lowest stage of taoist cultivation, but there's no moving on to the intermediate (ritual) and highest (meditation) for anyone skipping this stage.  

 

Which may explain why modern meditators generally accomplish nothing in particular beyond maybe some sedating effect on their nerves -- if they're lucky.  If they are less lucky, their demons (with which civilized humanity is infested beyond belief) that have successfully escaped the exorcism stage get a preferential chance to flourish.  In a demon-infested meditator, the demons are given a favorable environment for projecting their power of delusion onto a mind which has been quieted just enough for them to come to the fore and set up shop, uninterrupted by the mind's usual everyday distractions.     

Interestingly, this seems consistent with Nuralshamal's post about black magic. He found that the Taoist people he met could not help him with some issues, and he had to look elsewhere.

https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/55681-my-experience-with-black-magic/

12 hours ago, liminal_luke said:

 

My impression from reading Catholic stuff is that there´s lots of room for dissenting opinions in Catholicism, that each person has to consult her own conscience about matters.  So perhaps the Catholic mystics you find interesting aren´t always in agreement with the official Vatican statements?  

A few thoughts on this:

When Benedict was pope (he was the one who looked like Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars), conservative Catholics said that what the pope said was the final word, and we should all be quiet and do what he says.

Then Francis came along, said that Catholics should be Catholics, just not be jerks about it, and the same conservatives who said we should follow the pope decided that Francis was not a real Catholic and should be replaced. Even though he was chosen via the same process and probably most of the same cardinals.

If you think "the Holy Spirit is correct when we say it is", do you really believe in the Holy Spirit?

On 4/24/2024 at 8:48 PM, Maddie said:

My original interest at the beginning of my journey was Qigong which led to an interest in Taoism. Although I found Taoism confusing and I had a hard time getting explanations to my questions so I eventually turned to Buddhism. As most people know Buddhism emphasizes the mind. It cultivates the mind through the mind primarily. 

 If I understand correct there is an aspect of Taoism that accesses the mind through the body? Lately I find this concept interesting and would like to know more about this and how it works.

Cultivating the mind through the body sounds like what the style I am in does. I wrote about it here recently:

16 hours ago, Maddie said:

 

I know I know I probably post too many selfies. I'll try to slow down LOL

You could request a PPD, and tell everyone that yours is not a "Personal Practice Discussion", but a "Perpetual Photo Discussion".

12 hours ago, Maddie said:

 

I find this interesting because back when I was doing these kinds of practices I thought the LDT was relatively simple to access and activate but I always have had a lot of issue with the MDT but I had never heard anyone articulate this and it's interesting to think about now.

A bit OT: I think I read somewhere that in (at least some) Indian systems a lot of people have an easier time opening up the higher chakras (like the head) and a harder time near the bottom; some gurus have a hard time getting people to go bottom up because a lot of people want to go for the quick success.

8 hours ago, Maddie said:

It's important to remember that with the far right loosing their minds over the trans issue, that there are a lot of strawmen out there right now. 

The far right people are always losing their minds over something. It's like they want to be angry.

Ah, to be back in the sweet, innocent days of Jade Helm.

9 hours ago, blue eyed snake said:

I will not go further into it, it's deranging the thread

Usually people refer to going off-topic as "derailing a thread" (like derailing a train), but "deranging" might be a more accurate phrase.

On 4/4/2024 at 8:04 PM, majoranxietycase said:

Hi all. I've seen several posts from this forum come up on google in the past, but they are always quite old posts. It's good to see that the forum is still up and running! I've joined because I have an interest in Qigong and meditation. There is a meditation practice I learned from the book "The Secret of the Golden Flower," which I found quite interesting but, after reading several cautions, I decided to hold off on practicing that any further until I have some experience working with energy. My immediate goal is to learn Tai Chi (hopefully I can find something in Sacramento, because I don't want to drive to the bay area for several years straight) and then I am interested in learning the Energy Arts system, including the meditation practice therein. Anyway that's all, and I hope to be able to interact with you all in the future.

Welcome to the board.

Just out of curiosity: Aside from the state government, what other industries/employers are there in Sacramento?

On 3/27/2024 at 3:00 AM, Gerard said:

Street, park, anywhere outdoors. It's what I do. Asians do that too anywhere.

 

Just Asian squat? What about horse stance?

39 minutes ago, Gerard said:

Stay low relaxed and breathing moving the Qi down to your feet and deep into the earth starting from the top of the head.

 

What if someone does not live on the ground floor?

On 3/11/2024 at 8:05 PM, idiot_stimpy said:

Its interesting I have heard stories of people being in the presence of great masters who induce an elevated consciousness and then people have trouble speaking.

Here are two comments on the /r/Buddhism subreddit about someone's experience with both a Theravada master and some Tibetan masters that you might find interesting. They mention being "downloaded" here:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/6j7d2b/reflections_after_serving_3_months_at_a_vipassana/djcjgef/

and then in a reply they explain what they meant by that:

https://old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/6j7d2b/reflections_after_serving_3_months_at_a_vipassana/djcrc6o/

There was a post on this forum about a Westerner (John Blofeld, I think) meeting a Daoist master before WWII, and having a similar experience.

19 hours ago, Chang dao ling said:

Hi, Anyone send 20 dollars to him and received answers lol. Is he a instructor in SFQ? I recently reading his threads why he so obsessed with sitting in lotus posture? Anyone know him personally?

If I remember correctly, he did not promise an answer for $20. Just that he would "meditate" on it.

Maybe you would get a magic 8 ball response like: "answer unclear".

On 3/2/2024 at 3:40 AM, idiot_stimpy said:

Wondering if anyone would enjoy sharing their alien encounters during the dream state here?

 

I had an encounter with telepathic Nordic like humanoids who called themselves the blues. 

 

What was peculiar about the encounter was they were giving certain problem solving exercises and then observing, almost like scientists would design an experiment and record the results.

 

I was not meant to see them and they were somewhat surprised when I firstly discovered their presence watching and then was able to interact with them. Conversation was telepathic. They could hear my thoughts and I could hear theirs. My visual picture of what they looked like was an energetic interpretation through my mind. 

 

At no stage did I feel any ill intent or malice on their behalf. I actually felt that they had a genuine caring attitude towards humans. I felt that they were many times more advanced than us.

 

I ended the dream on their ship. The interior reminded me of a hotel with no windows. I understood the intelligence gathering of human beings for them was more of a commercial agreement with whom shall remain a mystery.

 

I tried searching for anyone else who had encounter beings that called themselves the blues but haven't found anything yet. 

 

I hope others can share their experiences no matter how weird. After all it was only a dream but an extremely vivid one at that.

Do people here think they are actually encountering aliens while asleep? Or just having dreams about alien-like beings?

My dreams tend to be about realistic situations. I had a dream recently that I was offered a job, although none of the people I spoke to in the dream was anyone I recognized. I do not remember dreams too often. And I only remember a few small snippets of dreams when I wake up.