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  9. Posted · Edited by bindo

    It's good stuff!

     

    I was just listening to a podcast of Ron Teeguarden last night.

     

    http://www.naturalnews.com/podcasts/DragonHerbsPodcast2008.mp3

     

    I used to use Dragon Herbs quite a bit, but I usually use Long Hay Flat from East Earth Trade or Sanjiu concentrated granules to make my own combinations (tea - also from East Earth Trade), or Four Seasons Herbs (Ron Teeguarden's old company). They have some excellent products and are more affordable than Dragon Herbs.

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    Yes, Fu_dog! "Music to Disappear in" is awesome! "Disappearing into you" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. "Spirit Guides" and " Serpent" are great too.

     

    This cassette mysteriously appeared in my car way back in the summer of '93.

  18. Posted · Edited by bindo

    Thank you so much, you actually just reminded me of a question I was looking to asking. Can you help me with the three different "versions" of Taoism? In one of the books I read it said that theythere is Philosophical Taoism, Religious Taoism, and Practicing Taoism. The book didn't really go into any more detail than just naming them. I looked into it a bit but I got some mixed answers and was wondering if anyone here had any ideas on it?

    I usually categorize them like this;

    Religious Taoism is just that... a religion, with specific beliefs about the heavens, gods and deities, occult practices, etc.

     

    Philosophical Taoism might be practiced by those interested more in the quality of life, and make the various Taoist principles and practices in to a complete way of life. It is their full time "occupation", and is often practiced away from society, in nature. They might live in a temple with others, or alone in a cave. Self sufficient. Not depending on the outside world, or very little anyway. Not entirely different than Religious Taoism, but not limited by it and it's man made belief systems and practices. More concerned with tapping in to the unlimited potential of the individual, physically, mentally, and spiritually.

     

    It's difficult to define Philosophical Taoism because it's definition is very broad and may be practiced in various ways.

     

    Living Taoism is what many of us on this forum do. We try to incorporate Taoist principles and practices into our everyday lives while fully interacting with society.

    We have regular jobs, spouses, children, etc.

     

    I am anything but an expert on Taoism and I'm sure others here will have different ideas or at least be able to define them better than I have.

  21. Posted · Edited by bindo

    Makyea,

    If you are interested in qigong, Master Chunyi Lin, creator of Spring Forest Qigong, is located in Eden Prairie, MN., and a lot of the classes are held at Normandale Community College in Bloomington.

    Spring Forest Qigong

     

    (thought I would add that since Drew hasn't been around in a while) :)

  22. Posted

    You're definitely on the right track. But, how will you cultivate peace? A Hindu may ask the Divine directly for peace, and a Taoist may cultivate silence, stillness, and equanimity/equality to help them achieve peace.

     

    Chuang Tzu did not fear death because he was already "dead" to the world. Free of outer appearances and external stimuli.

     

    The state between sleeping and being awake can be a powerful place of expanded awareness where any number of experiences can occur. Yoga Nidra can help you enter that state.

     

    I would recommend Chronicles of Tao, by Deng Ming-Dao as a good starting point. It's a fictional work, but a very entertaining read that covers all the basics. I read the first book, "The Wandering Taoist", 25 years ago and still enjoy picking it up from time to time.

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    Hey Bindo, would you mind talking more about what the practice has done for you? Also, do you do the Chu Meditation as well? And what kind of time requirement do both the practices need? Thank you!

     

    BLESSINGS!!!

    Massive chi flow and everything that goes with it. Way more energy, greater flexibility, etc. I feel like my feet grip the earth more firmly. If I do it at night, I feel like I don't need to sleep.

     

    I used to do the Chu meditation quite a bit, but now I may do the Spring Forest Meditation instead.

     

    If you do the 20 minutes of standing in Nei Kung, you can finish the rest in about 15 minutes or so. It depends on how much time you want to put in to it. Same with meditation.

     

    You can get some excellent results by doing 20 minutes nei kung and 20 minutes meditation.

  24. Posted

    Bad Feng shui lol! After the upgrade, both quality and quantity of posts seem to have taken a big hit. Hope that's just a passing phase.

    I agree. It's not the same here. Not exactly sure why, but there's definitely a different vibe.