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I have been working on my flexibility, but I still cannot get into lotus position. Has anyone followed any programs online for getting into lotus that have worked for them?

So is there no interaction with Damo or any instructors at all? No Zoom call, no Skype, nothing?

I may be just some random cultivator on the web, but I do not put too much stock into this stuff. It's just another example of pareidolia. Crazy people see what they want to see. Some Christians think that any mention of wood or a tree in the Old Testament is a prophecy of Jesus. Then they say that there are SO MANY prophecies in the Old Testament that it cannot possibly be a coincidence. I am waiting for the day that they start saying right angles are a sign of Jesus, because it's part of a cross, amirite?

Belly took about a year and a half. The instructor said that if COVID had not happened we would have been done sooner. Next I did legs, and that also took a year and a half.

Could someone do his system without being on retreat?

I was thinking about asking the forum if anyone knows what Nathan Brine has been up to, so thanks for posting (I assume this was posted on Facebook; I have not logged into that site for a year, and would prefer to never log in again). Cinna.bar looks just like it has for the past year.

How are you looking at his body? Was there a picture attached to this thread that has since been removed?

I do not know what characters are used to write "Golden Shield" in Chinese. WRT didajow: there is a different herb used for all the physical levels. Some you rub onto your body, some you soak your feet or hands in, others you add to water. I do not think any of them are didajow in particular. The head master is also a Chinese herbalist. I have only done two levels and I am not an instructor, so there are a lot of questions I do not know the answer to.

My instructor actually mentioned a couple of times there was someone in Brazil who tried to join but could not get the herbs. Small world. I don't know if any other systems require herbs.

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Small update: Earlier today I ordered the first DVD of Flying Phoenix. It should get here in about a week.

Now for a more serious answer. I heard from my qigong instructor that BF seriously injured a few people's knees at some tai chi groups in Taiwan. BF's response was that if they are martial artists they should expect that sort of thing. Okay, maybe you should be aware of somebody kicking you, but you can kick someone in the legs hard enough so they feel it without seriously injuring them. Then after he got back to the US, the masters in Taiwan called up someone in the US (I think it was Waysun Liao) and told him to teach BF a lesson. I guess it didn't stick. My instructor said he can only listen to BF for a few minutes before he has had enough.

A big, burly monk came up to me, with tears in his eyes, he had never cried before in his life. "Sir", he said - he had never called anybody "Sir" before. "Sir, there are a bunch of Buddhist dropouts on the Dao Bums bad-mouthing the amazing Bruce Frantzis." I logged into the Dao Bums, and I asked my beautiful daughter to read the posts to me. The things people had written. It was a travesty, let me tell you. Sad! I turned to masters who had been meditating for decades. I said, "Kundalini, seeker, monk, nun, enlightenment". They were amazed. They asked me, "How did you do that? Nobody has ever done that before." I told them how smart I was. You see, my uncle was a master in Seattle. He pleased a woman in a diner once. He was Bruce Lee's real teacher, not that loser Yip Girl, most people do not know that. Bruce is a wonderful friend of mine. He and I have a great time with the ladies, believe me. Many people are saying it, and they are saying it very strongly.

Something about reiki always seemed off to me. I can't say what it is. It's just a feeling. I can't really put my finger on it.

I have looked at a few of FK's videos, and he has some interesting things to say. My question is: How much of what he says applicable to someone on a more Daoist path? He talks a lot about the third eye, and Daoists seem to be against that. Daoists want to bring energy down, and focusing on the third eye brings energy up.

Thanks for the response. I have a few more questions: Why is there no volume 6 for Flying Phoenix? Also: I saw on the newsletter (https://terencedunn.substack.com) that Sifu Dunn offers "QIGONG FOR HEALTH FOR 1st RESPONDERS: FLYING PHOENIX QIGONG ON SUNDAYS". Is this only for first responders, or can anyone join? And if anyone can join, are there any recommended prerequisites, like going through the first Flying Phoenix DVD?

Any chance this translation will be available to the public?

I have a question for Sifu Dunn: Where/when do you teach Tao Tan Pai? I do not see any reference to it on your site.

Thanks for the response.

I would be interested to know what your recommendations are. Asking for a friend, of course.

Could this have been the result of a meteor hitting the earth, or above it, like the Tunguska event?

Women say that to me all the time. :PPP

Does karma mean anything in a Daoist context? Most Daoists do not talk about it much, although Hindus and Buddhists do.

Just an FYI: You also then have to click the gear symbol under their name to select which content you ignore. I thought simply adding them to the list was enough.

I am on the fence about doing the special seminar. I was thinking about going for a one-on-one. I know the upcoming one is half-price, but I also know that the odds that I will wake up that early both days on a weekend are pretty low. I think for me these happen at 9 AM.