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  1. Posted

    5 hours ago, liminal_luke said:

    I haven´t tried this yet but I think I´ll give it a go.  Sounds very much like Chi Nei Tsang.  A variation that occurs to me: breathing into points just outside the circumference of the navel.  There´s an idea in Chi Nei Tsang that these points correspond to a conical area that expands outward from the point.  Hmmm...hard to explain with words.  So the point right above the navel would reflect to the solar plexus and heart.  The point above the navel to the right would reflect to the upper right side of the abdomen and liver, etc. 

     

    I sometimes work my way around the navel holding a finger steady at each of 8 points and making small circles, a move known in Chi Nei Tsang as "opening the wind gates." 

     

    Your post reminds me of the points in this paper. The exercise goes around the points near the navel and pulled in a certain direction. Are they similar points?

     

    https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/download/4704/3861/18775

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    7 hours ago, Taoist Texts said:

    because its one shingle body of bodily qi behind them. its like a sea tide, when the tide rises it is anger; when the tide ebbs it is sadness. but it is the same seawater, the same qi

    lots of ways: exercise, diet, fasting, massage

    you know ppl talk about doing qigong all the time but when asked whats the point of doing it -  all you get is a blank stare. and some anger hehe;)

    Off-topic

    Doing qigong, I was in my best health. I never knew I could be so healthy, everything was in balance, in a snap the pain I never knew disappeared, it was like all the irregularities in my physical body just vanished. Maybe some people haven't experienced a healthier aspect or it takes time or nothing happens, maybe it was not for them,  does not mean qigong is a placebo.

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  5. Posted · Edited by Bhathen
    added my thoughts on observing emotions

    10 hours ago, Taoist Texts said:

    since the commenters miss the point by a mile, i will explain. yours is a typical case of liver stagnation whereas an inborn energetic defect in the liver causes the qi to accumulate in the liver. When the liver is filled to capacity, the stagnant qi bursts forth in the moment of calm, causing an emotional-looking reaction which is not a real emotion. Instead it is a physiological reaction caused by the stagnated liver qi bursting to the surface. It is a symptom of a liver energy issue. It has nothing to do with meditation, repressed emotions, rage, past-life traumas etc yada yada

    Can be rectified by a number of modalities of which tcm drugs / acupuncture are the least effective

     

    Why does it feel like emotions are just transformed from one to another.? When the breathing is hard or forceful and from the lower part of the body, the emotion seems to be more of anger. When the breathing is more softer and calmer it seems to transform to sadness or sobbing.

    How best to deal with stagnant qi, if TCM and acupuncture are least effective? Qigong seems to cycle the excessive energy to bring about a balance, but I maybe wrong about it in the long run.

     

    About observing the emotions, during meditation or moments of silence it is easier for thought and emotions to arise and pass, thus being a neutral observer. But during day to day activities, observing them just makes the thought disappear and the only thing remaining is watching the breathing pattern and the happenings between inhalation and exhalation. Maybe there are better ways to observe.

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    55 minutes ago, Pak_Satrio said:

    Ok I texted on an Android phone and my pc and both work. Can confirm that it works on iPhone, macOS, Android and Windows. Maybe you need to upgrade your browser @Bhathen

    Upgraded the Chrome browser, still the same. The Chrome browser in my laptop, Firefox and Fire OS seem to display it with variations.

     

    What language is the name in and how do you pronounce it? 

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    5 hours ago, Pak_Satrio said:

    Ah that might be a problem.

     

    How about I add a “-“ in front of my name since that’s easily tagable?

     

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    So could I please change my name to:

     

    -ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ-

     

     

     The hyphen might work too.

    The problem is your name is displayed in my mobile like this:

     

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    1 hour ago, Pak_Satrio said:


    That’s a shame. How come the names with Chinese characters work?

     

    Edit: I tried making a thread with it in title and comments in my PPD and it worked. Shows up both on mobile and computer.

     

     

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    I was trying to tag Rudi to ask something and could not figure out how because of the non-English characters. There must be a way but just left trying. 

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  11. Posted · Edited by Bhathen

    Have been wondering why Buddhists practice Qigong after watching the staff and qigong exercises in the Plum village app, aren't they two different processes? Maybe one goes through the states of jhana and the other through neidan or do they culminate in the same end point?

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    16 hours ago, ChiDragon said:


    Based on what I have read the definitions online, I disagree with the former but agree with the latter. The latter is more like acupressure.

    I should have been more clear with my statement since the art involves a broader array of practices. During a recent workshop, my Varma master was explaining a vivid and detailed description from older texts of the tradition. Interestingly, he was reading the exact description of a portion of this image.

  13. Posted · Edited by Bhathen
    Corrected my mistake from acupuncture to acupressure

    3 hours ago, ChiDragon said:

    Qigong is the derivative of Yoga.

    It might be that Qigong is related more to Kalari / Kalaripayattu (Defence aspect of the art) and Acupressure has some similarities with Varma or Marma.(Medical aspect of the art). 

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    8 minutes ago, Taomeow said:

    Latest installment: a documentary about the superb intelligence of cuttlefish, right next to a crunchy cuttlefish pancakes lesson.  That pairing in my feed was not enough to make a vegetarian out of me but just for this morning I had to change my breakfast plan (which was cassava flour pancakes) so as to give myself some time to process the trauma.   

     

    Have you been near a cassava flour factory? :)

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  17. Posted · Edited by Bhathen

    @Nuralshamal do you know the origin or time period in history of these practices? Not a history person, but curious to know if the worship of female gods was predominant for a certain period of time before Adi Shankaracharya.

     

    Interested to know what aspects of the self these Gods represent? Or are they something else entirely?

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  19. Posted · Edited by Bhathen

    17 hours ago, Maddie said:

     

    Ok two questions....

     

    1. What could he do?

     

    2. Would it still work if he tried it on a non-believer / MMA fighter? 

    1. If you had read freeform's experience with his master, that is the kind of teacher am talking about. It is more of a master disciple relationship where I was taught everything I needed to know to lead my life well. Everything was taken care of and the path for my journey was shown.

     

    Even if something was shown or skills exhibited, belief and trust are different. I don't have the words to explain the nonphysical action which is not perceivable by the five senses. 

     

    2. What others understood, I don't know.

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  20. Posted

    On 11/10/2023 at 8:40 AM, Maddie said:

     

    So here's my question about these mystical teachers that are hidden from society, much like Santa Claus and God if no one's ever seen them how do we know they exist?

    My teacher was living in the midst of society, yet 95% of people living in his street never saw him. Even if they had it was another old man for them. Neighbors were searching for teachers all over when he was right beside them.

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    19 hours ago, Learner said:

    https://youtu.be/rrIHto7V8Sc?si=lCQnsY-n7_LiyvK7

     

    Can this video be followed to practice SKY yoga?

    Yes, it's a full body exercise routine for anyone, effective for vitality and the first thing taught in their classes. It's designed to aid their meditation system. If you are into other internal arts, you might need to reconsider doing the Kapalabathi exercise at 29 minutes.

  24. Posted · Edited by Bhathen

    On 10/3/2023 at 10:56 AM, thelerner said:

    Anger is a tough nut.  A fire that consumes us before we even recognize it.  

    There are people and situations that are matchsticks.  Avoid them if you can but that's not always possible.  Don't rub against them more than you need.  

     

    What's helped me a bit, starting with low anger situations, asking myself, 'How long will I be angry?  How long will I allow myself to be angry?'  This kinda puts anger in a box.  It gives some perspective,  separating the emotion from yourself.  Doesn't always work for the big things but practicing on the smaller ones makes easier to defuse anger.  

     

    The anger isn't you, though it can feel that way.  It's an emotion/thought you're tangled up in, one that will go away eventually.  Looking it in the face, giving it a timeline can help.  

     

    A few years back I was reading a book by Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He spoke of the practice of observing the breath anytime strong emotions arose akin to boiling a potato. Observe the breath till the potato is cooked well.

     

    This practice was a constant mantra and what took days to diffuse became minutes, minutes became seconds. A gradual and steady shift in reactivity and perspective occurred but something has altered this.

     

    You are right, anger is just an emotion, just a thought and I have given enough fuel to it. Time to change.

     

    After the replies from Daniel and Michael it hit me that I was not willing to let go of my anger. And that has led me to make changes.

     

    What is working for me now is a reminder of the empty boat by Zhuangzi. My anger seems to be directed at the Great wall of China. The reminder of the folly makes me smile inwardly and outside. A simple practice but nevertheless working well.  Just being fully aware of the activity at hand and not letting my thoughts wander is something am practicing more often.

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  25. Posted · Edited by Bhathen

    Thank you @designAlignment, It's a solution, but not one that I would like to practice. Instead I am trying to transform the energy towards exercise, creative work or some useful activities. 

     

    After months of struggle, I posted here ...but now I am just letting it be.

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