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  5. Posted

    I had a wonderful experience at work today (yes I do work, unfortunately this monk needs to work to have a place to sleep and food to eat :( ). I work as a school teacher and did supply work in a different school were I normally work. It happened that these three girls were sitting down on the floor while doing their work instead of their chairs like the rest of the class. This class was in one of the computer rooms. I asked them why were sitting on the floor, one replied: "because we are Buddhists!" They all started laughing. I said, "really? Well I am one as well and don't sit on the floor when I do my work". And from that very moment we ended up talking about Nirvana, anicca (impermanence,) dukkha (suffering), anatta (no self), what really means attaining a Buddha state, rebirth, and so forth.

     

    These girls, especially one of them were so touched by the significance of our little discussion that I realised that higher spiritual teachings are better delivered to young people, especially before they fully become teenagers as in this age they mostly care about what society has on offer: love/flirting, cars, appearance, clothing, etc.

     

    Wasn't Wang Liping a Taoist who started also at a very young age because his masters were also aware of this.

     

    Don't Tibetan Buddists also start at a very young age to get initiated in various tantric initiations?

     

    Today I also had a talk with a professional colleague who seemed interested in spiritual practices but unfortunately she was already too attached to her family and for her spirituality was more a kind of a trendy thing to do than anything else. On the contrary, I felt those students experienced something they never felt before, something that was hidden to them because our society is dormant, too Yang, only focuses on external values.

     

    I told the students: start practicing yoga now, do just a bit every day until it becomes a routine. Do good and avoid doing any kind of harm even if harm is directed towards you.

     

    I enjoy teaching unawakened humans higher spiritual teachings. I wish adults were more open-minded.

     

     

    Note: Yesterday I worked with 7 yr old children and I asked two of the girls that seemed to be very curious about me:

     

    "Do you know there is a spirit inside of us?" They replied: "Yes, we know."

     

    They said it in a such a frank manner that I realised the older humans they get the more they drift apart from their primordial state.

     

     

    :)

  6. Posted

    Of course, I should expect that most of us experience varying Siddhi's resulting from our practices.

    I'd like to hear about them.

     

    I have experiences that I would like to share. -Ever since studying the 'Secret of the Golden Flower' in highschool, I have on-and-off Psychic experiences. It feels as thought I am 'hearing' the internal dialogue of others, in very short bursts.

    It is stronger with some than with others. It is totally random. I have no control.

     

    I feel that sometimes I try to 'control it', or 'focus it', but that what happens most of the time, from this, is that i feel I am projecting what I want'expect to 'hear'. It is difficult for me, then, to really feel whether or not a psychic experience is genuine or not. (usually, I am pretty positive it is genuine when I am being silent, and it surprises me.)

     

    Can anyone relate with this experience? Can someone tell me what it is supposed to be like when you're 'psychic'?

     

    -Or, really, share some of your own Siddhi experiences for a good time!!

     

     

    A friend of mine, also a Taoist but no Buddhist at all :( , also has developed that siddhi.

     

     

    ** have some but don't pay attention to them. No good as ** care about higher goals.

     

     

    ** don't agree with you opening a thread about this subject as it will reinforce our egos. Careful please!!

     

    :)

  7. Posted

    I have no idea whether it is growing or not but what I really know is that is becoming increasingly more Yang and will eventually reach a Yin state (glaciation) to reach the balance again.

     

    The problem is that this growth is not going to really have a healing effect on the damage done by the constant human unawakened activity. It will be the end of it sometimes in the near future.

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    Haha what do you mean NO?

     

    HA is te expel heart issues & also purify anahata winds.

     

    it is used in Bon po & many tibetan trulkhors to purify heart.

     

    Well when I said No is No and period. End of story.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Hahaha. ;)

     

    It looks like in Tibetan health practices the sound used is the one you mentioned but in Chinese Taoist practices the sound is "Kher".

     

     

     

    Take care :)

  10. Posted

    Heart Healing Sound:

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoDyilMA6x8

     

    The sound is "Qher" but without saying the "r".

     

    However you should add the following to that process:

     

    1. While holding your breath, use your mind to lead chi up from your yinbai point on the Spleen Channel, passing through your shangqiu, your sanyinjiao and your yinlingquan points. Then lead the qi up the inside of you thigs and into your abdomen. Continue up into your Heart Channel.

     

    2. During exhalation, lead chi from your Heart Channel through your shaohai point, to your shenmen point, and out through your shaochong point at the tip of your little finger. Exhale out all the impurities in your Heart Channel.

     

    Here's a page that will help you locate both meridians and the aforementioned points:

     

    http://www.acupuncture.com.au/education/me.../meridians.html

     

    This Gong should be repeated 3 times.

     

     

    Good luck :)

  11. Posted

    In order to purify your mind and strengthen your spirit, I recommend you reading this book instead:

     

    http://www.amazon.com/Food-Bodhisattvas-Bu...g/dp/1590301161

     

     

    Better than giving advice to women on how to suck men's vital force, which in turn is bad karma. Taking without giving is a selfish act and will in turn be detrimental to your spiritual development.

     

     

    Namo Amitabha Buddha.

  13. Posted · Edited by durkhrod chogori

    When the materialism and ego-centrism of the world gets me down, I often pick out just any easy reading book on Buddhism from a bookstore, or nowadays watch youtube videos of articulate western buddhist teachers...

     

    :)

     

     

    Here's a good free source:

     

     

    http://www.buddhanet.net/

     

     

    Meditation advice, philosophical concepts, chanting, songs, Dharma talks.

     

     

    Free Sutras:

     

    http://www.zhaxizhuoma.net/DHARMA/Tripitak...exTripitaka.htm

     

     

    Free, free, free!!! :)

     

     

    Nurture the Buddha within you by reading and listening to as many as Dharmic vehicles as you can.

     

    Yoga and Martial Arts practice that place emphasis in nurturing your chi & shen are very beneficial.

     

     

    One last thing, watch this video:

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2NLQGrbf5U

     

     

    Good luck.

     

     

    Namo Amitabha Buddha.

     

     

     

    Edited: wrong word use.

  16. Posted · Edited by durkhrod chogori

    Thanks for the comment. I read that info about qingong kung fu in the past. He Jinghan is capable of very high leaps but he never shows you that stuff. I came across two of his photos doing that leap and posted over at Dragon's list forum which depicted him performing a leap of well above 2 m on the spot without running or the use of an external aid. Imagine what masters of old would have been capable of, lol! He told me this skill is almost lost, no one has the time and patience to train it in this busy world.

     

    Imperial bagua masters all were qingong kf experts. That was when China was still an empire. ;)

     

     

    Namo Amitabha Buddha.

  20. Posted

    Bagua work is an excellent cure. Channel that qi to earth, mix it up down there and send it back to lower tantien.

     

    This society is responsible for sending excess chi to our heads for many reasons you already know.

     

    Lying down on the bare earth is also a good idea.

  21. Posted · Edited by durkhrod chogori

    Angels, Devas, Unicorns, Dragons, inhabitants of various astral planes in the constellations of Cassiopeia, Hercules, Lupus or Ursa Major, inhabitants of other Universes, all of them move around in Samsara in constant, eternal rebirths according to their karmic actions. And many many Buddhas teach the Dharma to the awakened ones in all those realities.

     

    :)

     

     

    Namo Amitanha Buddha.

     

     

    Edited: karmic actions instead of Karma.

  23. Posted

    Please feel free to discuss your style and lineage whether it is more external or internal oriented.

     

    Let's make it a lively discussion.

     

     

    About me: Practised Chen style Taijiquan for few years here where I live in Brisbane. Then moved to Taiwan to learn Yin Fu Baguazhang with He Jinghan. I decided to go back to Australia because I found Taipei way too hectic. It was a unfortunate move because He Jinghan is a top Bagua master.

     

    Anyway, I just took up Bagua again and this time the Liang style as there are no Yin teachers in this city. Anyway Bagua is Bagua, however there is more emphasis on walking the circle in this style than in Yin Fu.

  25. Posted · Edited by durkhrod chogori

    Just watch them come and go.

     

    Listen to Buddhist chanting like this to get inspiration and good vibrations that will stimulate your spiritual energy:

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzYIk9DFVfU...feature=related

     

     

    You can recite your own Buddhist mantras as well (do a google search for them).They are very energising. Visualise the Buddha within you which is radiating love and compassion to the whole world and all its sentient beings in this reality and all others.

     

    Thinking and visualising the wellbeing of others instead of yours will get rid of emotions. Remember what the Christ and Buddha did: they spent their last part of their lives to the unconditional service of humanity.

     

    Recipe to achieve this state:

     

    Daily Yoga. Practice at least twice a day.

     

     

    The best of luck :)

     

     

    Namo Amithaba Buddha.

     

     

     

    *Edited: two links added.