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browsing this forum I came across two examples of this;horse stance for 2 hours(shaolin)and full lotus for 6 hours, this is daily,to cultivate energy levels and get achivements.

Where should I look for,books,courses,if i want bodily movements that have spiritual implications. just traditional asanas? Qi-gong?

for example i read,that some asanas have to be done 3 hours,a day,for 6 months,for the full benefit.

I found two different and unrelated instances of buddhist monks not-sleeping.According to my info they really didnt sleep,as opposed to being short sleepers.

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Seongcheol was known to have practiced this for eight years after his enlightenment. He reportedly never once laid down and denied sleeping at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seongcheol

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He was reputed to be an arahant (fully enlightened one), and it is said that he never slept.

ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webu_Sayadaw

Is this true/valid? can practioners of yoga or qi-gong subdue the need for sleep(and if so;what do they replace the valuable experience of dreaming with?)

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  Even remote forests have cameras put there by naturalists to collect information.

honestly I dont know if thats part of that netflix movie or real life. this is the point to where things have gotten.

Im researching the spiritual effects of the cold(meaning:im reading but also icying myself with cold water as much as I can),the main line of thought is that it triggers a sort of ancestral memory from the glacial age of hunters.I also try to sleep with the window open, sleep bare-chasted,etc.

id like to know if there are any historical precedents for spirituality of ice, i know some saints prayed while sitting in an icy river,for example.

Are there any immortals roaming around the earth these days,who are 1000+ years old?

What's your opinion on the documented chinese tradition of mercury and sulphur in alchemy?

is it true that to master/complete a mantra,you need to recite it 100 ,000 times pero syllable?

I think this may be the right place to ask this: I once read a buddhist said that in some vajrayana circles,alcohol is known as "wisdom water";is there any truth to this rumour?

hello, I want to  ask /inquiere about the Benefits of 1) medicine guru mantra,whether chanted or heard and 2)tibetan full prostrations.

Even if I know im not supposed to think about it im interested in the Benefits of such a practice and the quantity required for them to appear on one's life(one lakh times? for example)

i read a short pamphlet by a lama/guru who said the medicine mantra was a wish-fulfilling jewel;is this true?

hello(i made account long ago,but this is my first post so I dont know well how this forum works)

Im putting together a comprehensive regime of excercise meditation for youth and longevity.Im only 25 but I want to live to 100. Id like some reccomendation of books or video tutorials,so far I learn 10 asana mudra fro youth,the 5 tibetans, and im interested in the 5 falun-gong excercises.

Anyways,id appreciate reccomendations. i also dad baithak, an hindu wrestling workout. this forum seems to have good scholars so Im glad I can learn here!

hi, Im joining to learn more about personal practices of dharmic religions.

I recently got the encyclopedia of taoism,and william bodri's books,so ill be asking some questions to properly use and understand the reading material I have.

my main interest so far  is Brahmacharya and intermittent fasting.