justjoseph

I haven't seen the state of my own.

Good man for being honest. Use your brain Apech lest you lose it.

You don't visualise anything, it is physical, if you visualise then you use the mind and you don't achieve song. The body should be put in the correct position then constantly released within that position. That is what song is.

I'm not really interested in a tit for tat kind of thing Neirong, let's be friends, i'd be happy to learn from you.

Mostly being ungrounded means having too much qi in the head. This happens because qi goes where it is needed. So one can increase the amount of qi in the head by doing tasks that involve a heavy mental focus such as studying, reading, thinking, visualising etc. Qi in the head isn't necessarily a bad thing on its own. A person's well being will dictate how the qi in their body behaves. For example, say you have a lot of qi in your head but you sleep well, eat well and generally live a largely stress free life; then the qi in your head will most likely benefit you with increased intelligence, creativity and understanding. There will still be downsides, just as with any set position in life, there is opposition. Negative side effects of large amounts of qi in the head can be quite detrimental so if you don't have the type of ideal life i described above then it is usually best to limit the amount that can go to the head. As always, a balanced life is the best and most sustainable one. Sinking the qi is my most preferred method as one can still get qi in the head even if they do all these other things to counteract it, but it is difficult to do and not many people can teach it very well. So one should focus on being physically fit, eating well, sleeping well and living a wholesome life, then if the qi in the head is still there, it will hinder you less. Once that is done finding a proper energetic teacher that can help you sink the qi would be ideal but less desperate. The feeling of sinking the qi is unmistakable, it is like a warm stream of air/water flowing down your body to your belly or lower. It is not like anything but THAT. Your head should feel empty and light, not full. You should be less reactive and more joyful. There should be less thinking but that won't be intentional just a byproduct of proper practice.

Enlightenment, the end of the spiritual path. I also want to live a skilful life that helps make the lives of others easier as opposed to being a burden.

@小梦想 I will link a person who has experience healing people with qi, he may be able to give a good explanation. It's not linking for some reason, but if you search his name AuthenticNeigong in youtube it will come up with some things that you might be interested in.

That cat in you pfp looks like it has a good head to pat.

haha indeed i am, it would be odd if he spent all this time talking about these things and not be able to do them himself. He also does say things from time to time that are in line with what i think. The observer could lie, or be biased in some way, we still wouldn't know the truth. Probably we can't ever know the truth through anyone but ourselves.......What do you think Nungali ?

If a practice leads to feeling ungrounded despite doing grounding exercises then the grounded exercises don't work or you're doing them wrong. When energy rises to the head then it means you are in fight or flight or are you too much mental focus. Practices should NOT interfere with sleep. That is bad, as you yourself have seen. With regards to energetic phenomena there can be positive and negative experiences, it is best to ask your teacher. Always be mindful of your own health as well, not all teachers are wise, kind or helpful. Too much chi in the head is usually a bad thing unless it is a specific lineage that works with it. Here is a copy of a message i sent to someone else with grounding issues: Because of this i have a good amount of ways to bring the energy down which you could try. 1. Food, lack of food causes a stress state, a stress state influences any chi that is in the system negatively; so making sure you are eating enough is important. Red meat, potatoes, rice, bread, lots of good vegetables, heavy food is better as it directs chi down to the stomach. 2. Chi goes where it is required, meaning if you spend 8hrs a day on a computer your chi will rise to your head due to the activity of the brain. With this in mind it is better to do activities that are more physical, i know you said in your post that you get pains in your joints, so you should tailor the physical exercise to meet your needs. Maybe swimming or low impact walking, even cycling if that doesn't cause any issues. Could you do deep earth pulsing in a stream or lake ? to mitigate the friction build up. 3. Some other things that might be worthwhile would be: learning how to sink the chi (hard but probably the most useful), walking barefoot on grass, doing prostrations on the earth without a mat (forehead to the earth) preferably someplace private, Hakuin's butter meditation, not sitting for too long, sleeping before 10pm if possible, waking up naturally with the sun, sitting in a deep squat for extended periods of time, minimal intellectual activities, gardening.

Imagine saying the man with no dust in his eyes, a teacher of gods and men, a perfected one with perfect wisdom would have "missed the mark" and that you, an unperfected one, a man with much dust in his eyes is able to discern something he was not. The level of arrogance this comment shows. What attainment have you reached in your vipassana training ? Arahantship ? surely it must be the highest level to think you know better than the perfected one.

Ok fine, tell me one to do and i will give it a sincere try and report back.

I gave what i think to be reasonable criticisms of his approach. Denying his belief would be different i think. I believe that Lairg believes what he's saying. Thank you for apologising, no worries , i could probably have been clearer myself. Yes, seemed logical, but i thought there were issues with it, as if he has another person like himself then he would get an echo chamber. @Lairg Surely.

The problem is Lairg, you expect others have the same capabilities as you. You ask things of others like "see where the white light goes" or "go back on the timeline" not realising that just because you can do these meta-physical experiments doesn't mean everyone else can, so your method becomes less like a helpful person saying things and more like a guy just saying odd things.

Ah, i see. Is that true though ?