Trunk

ming lines, plural, actually. any, all (your choice) major pts along the abd midline.  the front ~ back polarity, once the pathway clear enough to resonate~magnetically drives foundational core nourishment.  efficiently activates nourishes a bevy of extraordinary vessels.  one thing does a lot w/ this.

so slow right now,

almost not working at all

... an hour later ...

now: slow again, r e   a l  l  y slow

this morning:

super fast.

Weds Jun 4, 5:14p

... seems to be zippy now.

logging on, everything.

*fingers*crossed*

i've checked several times this morning. All of them slow in every action. Additionally got a bad gateway error at one point totally bombed.

we are in conversations with the powers that be, to fix this thing again.

Welcome!

couple more things

1. the hands' qi sphere (free essay) complements mudras *really* well. 

2. Sifu Matsuo's system has *really* interesting hand work throughout.

two prayers:

1. to know God

2. good will towards *all* beings

something like,

"may all beings be free from suffering

and free from the causes of suffering.

may all beings have happiness

and the causes of happiness."

I've always thought it was tricky (dangerous?, not quite right, at least something that I don't have much experience with) to ask for anything of this world in prayer. 

big disclaimer: almost no experience w/ that latter, just my orientation.

kind of, "you're on your own in this worldly life,

but the spiritual dimensions make it

more bearable, more beautiful".

finger-knitting mudras, pt 1 of 2

finger-knitting mudras, kuji-in

welcome

on-going thread for this issue:

Just logged in: super zippy.

- notifications: fast.

.. betting it was fixed toot suite

is it just me, or is the site slowing down again?

(Unsure if it's my Internet connection that sometimes fluctuates in speed)

On 3/25/2025 at 4:01 PM, Strong&free said:

.. when you bring your hands in front of your abdomen.   I have complete resistance.  It does not feel healthy to me.

My observational is that the excavation of the layers of the abdomen, opening tissues and channels, activating acupoints and alchemy ... is both really foundational + typically overlooked in the western-popularized-Daoist movement ... in past decades.  There's been a lot of improvement.  Anyway, a deep topic and I don't have any single solution ... my main point is that you are in vital worthwhile territory .. that sometimes is a long term project.  Keep a lookout for methods in this topic area, in many of the internal arts.

cheers,

Keith

a couple of threads that cruise around this territory:

On 2/23/2025 at 8:31 AM, Trunk said:

1. More physical.

Touching, pressing with finger to sensitize musculature at a pt. 

It's also self-acupressure.

Touching w/ finger tip is such a simple technique, and so effective.  One of those simple things that, duh!, I should'a could'a done from the very beginning.

 

2. More Energetic.

Gentler touch, or slightly not-touching, = more energetic in through the ren pt.

The two gentler layers (above), so simple and short.

If I do 2-3 breaths at each Ren acupt that I choose, I can easily activate a sampling of acupts along the abdomen.

This is easy enough to do any time.  (the #3 vertebral joint opening much more rarely, and only before bed)

I find that all of my more traditional abdominal practices, as well as standing & practices in general, have benefited.

2 hours ago, Gerard said:

... some users saying the site is owned by someone else, not Sean.

Sean goes by Jules, now.  

Same person site owner, different name.

Oh, and f'in' bravo! that the site is running stable fast & smooth now.

relieved ... was causing me background anxiety, lol

- Keith

Reports of good speed, functionality lately ...

same for everyone?

Holding steady?

Welcome, Yuluka.

- Trunk

Welcome, Shane.

- Trunk

hello, Ian.

Just now, at least,

the site did everything quickly.

My observation is that there has been improvement, but occasional snag at this/that feature (hoping all resolved?) ...

How are the rest of you experiencing TDBs site performance, now and very recently?

- Trunk

We've been having some technical difficulties.

Apologies for the bother,

Thanks for your patience,

Trunk

Hopefully this is my last post on this, get it off my mind ...

REN, exploring some ideas ...

1. I'm cautious about "flowing" energy through channels.  Yeah, I do it some, but also cautious ... do I know which direction? it really goes?, or should go?  Often, "nope".  Specifically regarding ren, some Ch.medical texts say that there's a branch of ren that goes up.  (My experience is that there's flow - at least in the vicinity of ren - that goes up and down)

2. I do like activating points, deepening the alchemy that happens at a point ... and then the energy goes where ever it goes from there.

3. I do find connecting to the center to be reliably refining.

4. The "ming lines", and the general integration of front ~ back I find to be progressive.  Not merely the loop-d'-loop of the orbit.

Consider in regards to the above.