Gerard

It's entirely up to anyone. But helping others in this environment (internet forum) is good because it's a sangha. In real life you talk about this TOPIC to others even your lovely neighbour and let me assure you two things may happen: 1. You'll come across as a loonie, or 2. This is voodoo talk with no scientific basis It does. You want to pass on your knowledge to others BUT it's entirely up to the student to enter the door as the teacher can only show it to you. Most are ego-driven, the quiet ones are generally not but they are very difficult to locate; usually it stems from a past life relationship. In the end you need to realise that the best teacher is YOU but as a beginning student, or someone who has been following the wrong practice for too long with negative effects, it's imperative to find the method that works for you best and for that a real life teacher is required. And there are also clueless teachers or those who want to make a quick earning by passing on rubbish/useless teachings or the cult type to feed their egos. So buyer beware.

Try here too: https://rumsoakedfist.org/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=7b1bae6d1d269229103d538bab201a1a Let's not forget that IMA are complex Qigong forms.

-A balanced lifestyle -Eat really well, chew slowly and focused on your meal and avoid any distractions -Grounding work. Lots of it -Purify Heart & Liver

Compare driving a Ferrari with a Hyundai. Obviously the driver matters too because if you are a poor one and crash your 800hp vehicle... Lay practitioners rely too much on external sources of information; eg. books and other practitioners' experiences. This is a big problem. About the enlightenment thing: There are so many other factors so much more important to tackle and which require decades of practice to address that honestly focusing on chasing dragons will only lead to another massive block. Calming the cravings of the mind is the major root of disease. Good luck with this one before you can even think of 'enlightenment.' Bringing internal chatter to an end is a huge obstacle. Good luck too. I was particularly checked in this one during the 3 week retreat I attended. Obviously it takes a lot more than 3 weeks and a single retreat. Clearing Qi blockages Removing Heat & Dampness even if you aren't aware of them Connecting to the internal organs (physical aspect of the five forces) Living according to your animal Living according to the seasons Living according to the yin & yang charges of the day/night Living according to each animal year (current is Water Rabbit) Eating one meal a day No sexual activity Little to no sleep depending on how much you practice and how far down the track you are Enlightenment? All of the above under one package.

I used the special character ' '. It is not but from the very moment someone states: 1. This particular form will move the Blood, disperse Heat & Stagnation and clear Dampness. But bear in mind that the process may take a long time depending on how long you had them for taking into account your age and lifestyle factors. 2. Practising between midnight and past sunrise will be greatly beneficial to the Wood meridian network. You are teaching already!

To avoid like the plague. Not even monastics dare to touch this highly personal and complex subject, what would you expect from a lay practitioner who spends more time in front of his keyboard than practicing for real.

The 'worst' are the ones that disappear after posting here for years. If you are really accomplished you never give up on guiding others and caring about them unless of course their motivations are purely to satisfy their egos; so I personally ignore them. Even after 60+ years of practice a famous Theravada monastic in northern Thailand never failed to say hello, ask about their backgrounds, countries of origin and show genuine care for the spiritual path they chose to follow. I was told that the Ajahn did this short ceremony of welcome at each Vipassana retreat in his temple. I was part of a group of Westerners who attended in Dec. 2008. He could easily delegate that job to a senior monk but as someone with a good heart and in his late 80s he preferred to to that himself.

Recommended readings: Practicing in the Five Forces: Water/winter. Planet Earth is a huge library and your best teacher. Taoism was born and developed in the mountains, the sea, the desert, the trees, the lakes and the rivers. No books will ever replace that.

Likewise, spring and summer being the best seasons to clear anger from the Liver & Heart organs and associated meridians since both organ networks are dominant in both seasons (Yang).

No difference or whatsoever with any other hours except the specific organs being dominant at that time. I'd personally combine walking + seated meditation; let's say a 1/2 hour walk + 1/2 hour sitting format.

Are you Horse of a Dog? Move and stay away from ZZ. Are you an Ox or a Rooster? ZZ will be of great benefit. Look at practices like walking meditation or Ba Gua Quan as their main idea is constant non-interrupted movement.

Work specifically when Wood & Fire are activated (11am-2pm) and in the wee hours (from midnight to sunrise). Good luck!

This is how it works: 1, Qi blockages at all various levels. 2. Imbalances in the Five Forces/Elements creation cycle which is happening constantly within you even though you aren't aware of the process. When you physically move on to the next incarnation you'll piggyback the above unless it has all been cleared out. This is the cause & effect according to Taoism even though it isn't approached like that as opposed to the Hindu view of karma.

Just like their domesticated counterparts, it turns out feral cats can’t resist playing with a dangling feather boa. Feather boas lure feral cats, study finds But the wedge-tailed eagle, unreal. He is boss and smart as just by the way he looks at the camera.

And that is what makes us HUMAN right here right now, not in the fictitious la-la land. Mindfulness, middle way, the present moment. Chop wood, carry water before and practice. It's paramount being grounded. The OP will benefit from the following reading: https://www.lionsroar.com/forum-do-you-believe-in-miracles/ Btw, you are already in that other reality but let's not forget about this other one either.

Your question has been answered already in your quote. Add full time meditation practice as well which I missed to mention. A good practice would be Vipassana. 50/50 walking/seated meditation in a 24/7 practice setting. You would need a teacher in any of the methods including the full time meditation/retreat.

1. Do a bit of circle walking every day or every other day. One needs to have practiced continuously for at least a decade (or more) of consistent and dedicated practice. 2. Go with the flow as every year is so different. Next is the Wood Dragon. Big change from the Water Rabbit. 3. The rest find out for yourself.

And so Taoism started to become intellectual overtime...and endless books written and people going further away from natural laws due to their egos and intellect. Same happened to Buddhism. The birth of RELIGION and DIVISION.

Double thread: https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/55035-one-for-the-daoist/

5E are always within you and that's how reality is created by your own Mind interacting with the 5 Forces. It is a constant, non-stop mechanism similar to the inner workings of a clock. 8 Mother Palms are specific hand postures which stimulate certain organ-meridian pathways. You can find more detailed information here. https://www.internalartsinternational.com/free/mother-palms-of-ba-gua-zhang-part-1/ https://www.internalartsinternational.com/news/mother-palms-of-ba-gua-zhang-part-2/ The author is not providing specific details about the link between Palms and internal organ theory since he has published a book about it; hence you need pay if you really want to know. Ba Gua Quan schools will differ with the Palms; eg. Cheng style has different Palms compared to the ones linked above likewise with Gong Baotian or Liang styles. A Ba Gua teacher will provide with further instruction in this regard, but there are teachers out there who don't really emphasise on the finer TCM/medical theory details as they are more focused on the combat aspect of the art.

Cool. Pretty much what ancient Taoists in China saw within themselves happening while in a state of deep meditation. Human = a miniature representation of the entire reality Heaven (yang) ↓ Human (yang-yin) ↑ Earth (yin)

Flawed forum system that doesn't let you copy-paste poster's comments. Because of the FLAW I have to reply like that, so sorry for excessive and UNNECESSARY posts on my behalf. Fairy-tales: 1. Irrelevant stories that only entertain the child and immature. 2. Made-up stories that have zero factual basis. Let's start with the list: 1. Ability to see Qi? And who cares. Irrelevant. Directly related to Star Wars pop culture. 2. Ability to interact with the spirit world. Brother, make sure you fix this very world of yours you created with your OWN MIND than worrying about others! 3. Guide, teacher transmission. Basically, a gateway to the cults that plague religion and spiritual groups. Buyer beware of the bullshit that has been going on for millennia! Now let's stick to the reality of spiritual development: 1. Grounding, grounding and more grounding work. 2. Yin & yang, two phases, four seasons, five forces, 8 trigrams, Qi or the force that binds material reality and interacts with the yin & yang forces within you following an exact organ-meridian pathway which shifts on a daily basis according to the 'time' of the day & night. 3. Your astrological profile (yang-heaven-Babylonian system & yin-earth-Taoist) and Ba Zi (four pillars of destiny) make-up which will determine WHO you are now in this current cycle of your spiritual evolution (incarnation). 4. Hard work and practice in nature. You seldom here this on internet forums. Endless reading of books, microcosmic orbit and filling up the lower tantien? Seriously a waste of time that leads to nowhere. 5. Ah! The ENLIGHTENMENT stuff. Pretty amusing. It deserves a good bag of popcorn or chicharrones.

100% accurate: Our favourite books for an introduction of Chinese Medicine The rest (most) written by ungrounded, delusional and ego-driven individuals. Edit: BASICALLY A BUNCH OF FAIRY TALES!