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What if we had a TV drama but with Vedanta?

Interesting that in his current site, he states: Whereas his uncle played a "supporting" role. But he previously stated here, when confronted by a student of Shen's that: and

I think there's a lot of difference. Mark uses visualization, Damo is the opposite. His own admission on this forum is that his initial book was based on teachings from his uncle via Shen Hongxun's lineage. Of course, that thread also devolved intro controversy. He also is now revealing his alchemy comes from Wang Haitao. https://lotusneigong.com/systems/ https://www.lotusneigongcardiff.com/copy-of-home-1

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Great point. Maybe several, but I can offer one having done some of the academy. First, there is no ongoing, in person support. I think with physical arts, you need constant adjustments and fixes that can only be done in person. And if you see your teacher annually, this will be difficult. Another issue is the commitment. If you wanted to do his basics, it would take at least 4-6 hours per day, which does not leave time for much else. In other words, it is not a householder path. It also seems to me that it is primarily a power path as opposed to a wisdom path, which in my experience doesn't typically attract the best people. From what it is, it does appear to be authentic as far as I can tell. I would also say there is a bit of a lack of clarity with many teachers who obscure the difference between qi emission and physical mechanics, but that is something I've seen from Adam Mizner rather than Damo.

"The secondary meaning of the word sansanga is the company of holy people, sadhus, who constantly meditate on the Supreme Self, whose essential nature is Truth. The studying of books written by the great souls who are the Knowers of Truth, and the reading of their instructions, which are illuminated by their experiences, is also called satsangha. This is because through those instructions there occurs a union between the aspirant and the Supreme Self, whose very nature is truth. Therefore, the spiritual aspirant should use his time to receive the best benefit, by studying and reflecting on the scriptures penned by the great souls, even if direct contract with them is not available." Swami Dhiresananda, Nectar of Supreme Knowledge (commentary on Yoga Vasistha Sarah)

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Damo stopping his Youtube is not the same as it being shut down.

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Timeless awareness.

I'm not really an energy type but I do feel certain centers tend to activate based on simple finger mudras.

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You need the oral explanation in my mind.

Well, it is not anything goes. The Middle Way is tricky. There are the four dharma seals, for example. Depends on what interpretation one is taking. Arguably, the closest would be Advaita as opposed to Vishishtadvaita or Dvaita schools. Swami S has one of the better presentations/arguments here by approaching Buddhism more or less on its terms:

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There is no inherent Buddhism-- no abiding, permanent, unchanging teaching. IMO, stirling, doc, and Keith are all expressing the dharma in particular ways, from different traditions learned from living masters, but it isn't really three different dharmas. There's a certain family resemblance. All exists’: this is one extreme.‘ Sabbamatthī’ti kho, kaccāna, ayameko anto. ‘All does not exist’: this is the second extreme. ‘Sabbaṁ natthī’ti ayaṁ dutiyo anto. Avoiding these two extremes, Ete te, kaccāna, ubho ante anupagamma the Realized One teaches by the middle way: majjhena tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti You can see here the Buddha is using atthi (the same as in the Nibbana quote) and natthi (nonexistence) is an explicit way.

So you didn't bother to read any of the Buddhist's posts in this thread? And your revolutionary (non-Buddhist) reinterpretation of Buddhism comes down to "there is"?

Not really. Ajatam, abhutam, akatam, asankhatam. It does not say "asunnatam."

Emptiness is a subtle topic that can take a long time working with a teacher and one's own practice to understand and then hopefully experience. It also has different meanings depending on which tradition and which level you are dealing with. In the Tibetan world, for instance, Madhyamaka, Tantra, and Dzogchen all have different meanings to terms. Ultimately, the traditions tend to come together, but they often have different starting points depending on what you are dealing with. Often it starts intellectually, wth an inference, but with the right guidance it should eventually become experiential. The "sutra" definition generally means that nothing (meaning neither the self nor phenomenon) has a permanent, independent nature (sometimes called true existence or inherent existence, svabhava). Everything has parts, and these parts are dependently originated. For instance, a tree is not self produced, it comes about due to a number of causes and conditions like the sun, soil, waters, etc. When these causes and conditions cease, the tree ceases. In addition, there is nothing "substantial" to the tree--- there is no single, indivisible entity you can point at an label "tree."