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  2. Posted

    yes, did you know that the very ancient character for 气 had the meaning of "no fire"?

    According to Huai-Chin Nan fire in the very archaic character for Chi can be associated with the fire of the mind, which stands for a restless mind, wandering thoughts, all kinds of wishful desires. In the absence of that kind of fire the real Chi then could show up.

    In Traditional Chinese Medicine the secondary fire is the fire that is restlessly wandering through the body, while the primary fire is all good as it is in the right place in the right state.

    When no false ideas arise from the 心 （heartmind），then a focused mind would be possible.

    How do you like?

  7. Posted

    Hello Jess,

    thanks from me also,

    real informative , reading your review.

    Sounds like you get a lot of insights into the details of this quan that are rarely taught .

    I wished I could have been there, but America is a long way from here, and this time I couldn`t afford.

     

    I learn Hebei style from a student of Luo De Xiu and Wu Guangxian.

    Also I practice the watermethod.

     

    Until now Bruce holds the HsingYi courses in the US only, so I guess I have to wait.

     

    Would you comment on the way that you practice SanTi ?

    I`d like to add it to my practices, but in my school the Santishi isn`t taught as a standing practice and I never asked my teacher about it.

     

    Keep on the good work.

  8. Posted

    From the internal martial arts ,Baguachang is the one that mostly deals with all the energies inside as well as around you,so that when walking in circles the practitioner really tries to flow with the flux of all of the eight energies of the universe,including trees,sun and stars,buildings ,other beings and so on.This surely goes well into the realms of meditation.

    Concerningthe feeling of being separated,taoists hold the point of view that this feeling of being separated only vanishes after the death of the ego, which fights hard against it,

    Nevertheless the passing through that fear,the fear of the death of the ego,is considered an important alley for those that want to reach the higher levels of taoist meditation.

  17. Posted

    Hi,

     

    before you can do the single palm change you should find someone who teaches you the method of walking the circle.

    The basic methods of bagua have very little formwork,but a deep internal content.

    Only doing the forms without the internals is like eating from a plate with no food on it.

    Therefore to learn the methods to develop your chi you must find a competent internal

    arts teacher.

  18. Posted

    Hello,and thanks for bringin Frank Zappa in!

     

    The best music I like when doing my Qigong is the same kind of music I always like.

     

    After long time practicing in the countryside without sound in stillness I come to the conclusion that silence is the most enlightened music-as anything is contained within it.

     

    I`m also a musician ,and many masters have compared the internal arts training with learning any musical skill,like pianoplaying or something.

     

    But I guess learning one skill must not necessarily help learning anotherone...

     

    otherwise I would be further

     

    Concerning crispness,clarity of expression and power one of my favorites are still the guys from Canada, by the name nomeansno

     

  19. Posted

    Thanks for sharing your experiences,

     

    i`m still asking myself is the mingmen between the first vertebrae and the sacrum or is it between fourth an fifth vertebrae.

     

    Also theres the daimai,so called girdle vessel,which connects these points,in the external aura and to the dantien.

     

    Breathing to the dantien can also be done from the daimai.

     

    Further advice wished!

  21. Posted

    Hi!

     

    I found this very helpful and excellently explained video about zhan zhuang.

     

     

    Now I have this question about the mingmen and the dantien.

    In a chinese sketch I have the dantien is located between the QiHai,which is few fingers under the navel, and

    the first vertebrae above the sacrum.

     

    The mingmen in this sketch is on the same height as the ShenJue,which is the navel.

     

    Now from the explanation in the video the dantien and the mingmen should be on the same height-I'm confused.

     

    Is the sketch wrong,I don`t know

    or does anybody have ideas a/o suggestions

     

     

     

     

    Ha!!

    The best thing happened,I found out that in the sketch the mingmen is indeed on the same level as the dantien and qihai.

    Does anybody know which theXuanShu is?

    Bye,

    Harold

     

    Thanks in advance

  22. Posted

    Hi!

     

    I found this very helpful and excellently explained video about zhan zhuang.

     

     

    Now I have this question about the mingmen and the dantien.

    In a chinese sketch I have the dantien is located between the QiHai,which is few fingers under the navel, and

    the first vertebrae above the sacrum.

     

    The mingmen in this sketch is on the same height as the ShenJue,which is the navel.

     

    Now from the explanation in the video the dantien and the mingmen should be on the same height-I'm confused.

     

    Is the sketch wrong,I don`t know

    or does anybody have ideas a/o suggestions

     

    Thanks in advance

  23. Posted

    The reason you got such a quick and thorough response is because we've seen it before and most of us know the dangers and can see how you might really damage yourself.

     

     

    Hi Christoff,

     

    I totally agree with the above mentioned,

    practicing those techniques can cause damages.

    Why putting force and controll onto something that natural like your sexuality?

    Retention techniques can become an obsession,I say can because I think there maybe ways in which those practices can work,anyway NOT from books and NOT by working pressure and tension/contractions in your body.

    Doesn`t it make more sense to focus on relaxation,using common sense and the feeling for what seems natural?

    Practicing ChiGung a/o internal martial arts will build up your jing in a more harmonious way,which increases your sexual energy as well.

    Damages done can throw you back in your development and take long time to be fixed.

    Just my opinions,I wish you joy and sucess.

  24. Posted

    I think that some people have mentioned not doing anything when lying down because it prevents flow in one of the channels? But I don't know if that's fact or just what people have passed on.

     

    The pulling of gravity helps the sinking of chi in the standing mode,which then makes it also easiyer to dissolve downward.

     

    Anyhow I would think that the downwardflow of chi through the body is maintained while lying (preferably on a not too soft surface.The mind does it then .The difficulty for me is not getting distracted when the mind wanders to the alignments,which always creates a break in the dissolving process.

    When this happens there are two ways to handle it:the first method is by always start again on the crown of the head,or above at the edge of the etheric body.

    the second way is to come back to the spot where you spaced out and continue dissolving downward from that spot.

    Both are possible,the second is necessary for me when I want to arrive the bottom of my energy body,to dissolv right down under my feet,which is important to conclude the process.