Trunk
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Zen emphasizes simplicity, stillness. (and sometimes goes to excess in that way) Daoism emphasizes energetic work. (and sometimes goes to excess in that way) Some people say, ”To strengthen your qigong (Daoism), practice Zen. To strengthen your Zen, practice qigong.” cheers, and welcome.
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I do find that w/ hands' qi sphere, if practiced w/ the right tips, gets to palpable qi quickly. Qi Sphere: Beginning
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I wrote a little free essay, Zhan Zhuang: Getting Started It's a primer, assumes no knowledge, gets you started, familiarizes w/ common terms and includes some key tips that I've picked up over ... several decades. cheers, Trunk
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My attempt at a 'free: getting started' site, https://johndaoproductions.wordpress.com/ especially https://johndaoproductions.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/three-generic-fundamentals/ best of luck, Trunk The deepening of simple fundamentals, consistently over time, is what brings development. Fireworks are misdirection, imho.
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yeah, I dug it too. .. made a few minor adjustments, because I'm just that anal.
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I went to google, searched “zhan zhuang”, and the AI overview was astonishingly good (scary good, actually). I suggest you check that out, as well as the linked article https://balancehealth.com.hk/zhan-zhuang-tai-chi-exercise/
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I've been thinking about you. Some ideas: 1. Look up "zhan zhuang" ("standing post", "still standing", "standing meditation" on youtube. 2. Similarly, "meditation following the breath" Watch a few free videos, then (if you like) perhaps start a thread here on TDBs asking others about it. Others who have some experience will likely dialog and share. That's free fundamental material, and good conversation. best of luck, Trunk
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p.s. I'd say, additionally, that ... the long haul ... the people that enjoy and stick with this, and what provides and leads to development over time ... is that you simply enjoy the process of conscious integration.
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A number of essential foundational practices you can find for free: 0. “Following the Breath” - unifying comfortably deep breathing and attention - this gets applied to *every*thing, *all* internal arts practices - foundational: sitting meditation, and still standing (see next) 1. zhan zhuang, aka “standing post”, aka “still standing” - look it up. it sound like nothing (just standing), but it is foundational in every Daoist system. Super simple. Essential. There are foundational essentials around that are absolutely free .. that any more sophisticated system would assume that you have experience with anyway. best of luck, Trunk
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Soaring, Welcome! I wasn't familiar w/ those terms, looked 'em up. This short essay, internal arts: common fundamentals, gives a brief introduction to bedrock principles common to (nearly) any system. Then follow your own sensitivities, to whichever system/methods resonate for you. You're all set up here at TDBs. Again, welcome. - Trunk
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Hey Dylan! Welcome! that’s relevant, lol Take a look around, lemme know if you need help finding anything. - Keith
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how can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?
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Giacomond, Welcome! - Trunk p.s. - Gurdjieff, serious read. - compact overview. -
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AverageUser1234, Welcome! - Trunk
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Orion99, Welcome! - Trunk
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Klb, Welcome! Apologies for the late approval. - Keith
