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    On 12/7/2023 at 9:22 AM, HumanElectric said:

    My teacher calls it Authentic Neigong. His lineage is unspoken, but this is the name we call our practice. 

     

    To the extent that you feel appropriate to share ...  could you say something about what qualities and/or principles, goals, structural emphasis (any of that, or other, that you might choose) ... that designates a practice as neigong?

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  7. Posted

    On 11/20/2023 at 10:16 AM, NaturaNaturans said:

    Good evening good folks. Id assume you have considered it [an Abrahamic subforum], so what made you decide to not go ahead with it?

     

    [edit: save yourself some frustration and skip to the bottom of this message, to after I’d looked up the word :rolleyes::D ]

     

    my own perspective on the formative arc of this forum ...

    Originally conversation was at Chia's Healing Tao forum, then transitioned to here.  The emphasis was always generically "cultivation methods and results", but initially with strong umbrella of modern Taoist origins, then broadened to include various other eastern religions, and modern eastern influenced schools ... all with an emphasis on cultivation methods, sharing experience, resources and results.

     

    All of this within the context of western culture where varieties of Christianity are predominant and the eastern influenced cultivation scene is slowly establishing a practical foot-hold.  I never saw a need to include a special forum area for traditional western religions, as my view was always that there's already lots of that in current western culture.  However, I have no qualms about someone talking from the perspective of *any* religion and - as I review the topic now - there ought to be at least some area that includes "any religious orientation not already specifically listed".  Honestly, I don't know what "Abrahamic" religion is, specifically.  I'll have to look it up.  (And so I'd not previously considered it as a subforum.)

     

    I still have some orientation of this forum to steer toward

    1. cultivation method/s, results, resources ... and also principles & theory that assist in understanding practices and results.

    2. an emphasis towards methods & schools that are of eastern origin, yet not exclusive

    3. inclusive of some general area/s for religion/s not specifically listed

     

    I'll review #3 to see if adjustments seem in order.

     

    - Trunk

    admin

     

    p.s.

    I am open to fine tuning on this.

    cc:

    @steve, @dwai, @ilumairen, @zerostao

     

     

    ~~~~ EDIT ~~~~

     

    Agggghhhhhh!  Yup, embarrassingly woefully ignorant of a certain term:

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    The term Abrahamic religions refers to the categorization of certain religions; most notably Judaism, Christianity and Islam, centered around the worship of one God (God in Abrahamic religions). Abraham, a Hebrew patriarch and Islamic prophet is extensively mentioned in the religious scriptures of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, and the Quran.

     

    Yep: perfect.

    We oughta have an Abrahamic subforum.

    I was not previously aware that there was that broad category.

    (Also, the whole formation arc that I wrote about previously in this post.)

     

    That setup is good and still can suit the emphasis of TDBs.

     

    A concern that I do have, is that some Abrahamic traditions can be aggressively sectarian in fundamental orientation.  That can lead to all sorts of trouble, at least in this eclectic environment.  Seems to me likely that making that section as broad and inclusive as “Abrahamic” + the TDBs context to begin with … I suspect and hope will neutralize excessive sectarianism.

     

    I’m happy to add that space, and we’ll see how it goes.

    :D

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  12. Posted

    On 9/12/2023 at 11:16 AM, Trunk said:

    One issue of concern has been harmonizing the intensity of results.   … After some experimentation, embarrassingly convenient solution: regular kymq, just the hands.  …

     

    p.s.

    The saying, "with the right lever, I could move anything".

    I'd suggest that, for some people, kymq(cb) may be 'the right lever' ...

    that dramatic improvement of ease

     

    types-of-lever.jpg

     

    I’ve found that both the finger-knitting mudras and kymq are good not only for harmonizing the intensity of kymq(cb) work but also, as a result of the cb work …

     

    ... that both of those methods (kymq + mudras) have gained access (meaning: access, refine, integrate) to *much* heavier layers (tissue, fluid, energy) of deep-core internal work.

    B)

     

    re-visiting various

    jdpmudramindseal-sig.jpg

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  14. Posted

    On 9/30/2023 at 6:50 PM, Qigongjack said:

    ... is there a way to ground myself to make the process more manageable?

     

    Stillness meditation, breathing, centering.

     

    First instruction, "follow your breath".

    2nd instruction, (stuff is going to happen) "keep your cool" and refer to instruction #1.  :D

     

    This sort of thing happens periodically.  You'll find that your tolerance and skill at sitting through this kind of weather increases with experience.

     

    p.s.

    Also, on the other hand: physical exercise, etc

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