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  1. Posted

    .. why is it so important if eventually you merge with the Tao anyway?

     

    Hello all!

     

    I can't really find an answer on the net, I hope somebody could help me clear this up for me. Thank You very much, guys :) !

     

    I do not claim to be a taoist.

     

    Usually, an average taoist believe that in order to reach union with the dao, you need to cultivate immortality first.

     

    The real question is "what is to cultivate immortality?"

    Here, you may receive dozens of answers... :blink:

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    The Dao of increasing sitting time is natural.

    If your body cannot holds that position for any longer, then all you can do is to refine your mind in that amount of time.

    If your mind clears himself, he will clear the body channels too... and you will be able to sit for longer time. Naturally.

     

    I can sit full lotus for 5 hours without pain or discomfort.

    But I can meditate in full lotus for a few minutes. :lol:

     

    P.S. Meditation is Zuowang.

     

    When i first started meditating i found i had difficulty sitting for 10 minutes without feeling sore and uncomfortable. However, over time i increased my sitting periods and have continually been increasing my time for awhile now.

     

    However, recently i have hit a plateau and cannot sit for longer than 1 hr 45 min without a lot of discomfort and pain. I tried to sit through the pain recently and my knees have been hurting for the last 4-5 days rather than just the usual soreness....i have no desire to injure my knees as i know many meditators do....however i would also like to eventually learn to sit for long periods of time like 8 hrs without moving.

     

    Can any experienced meditators give me tips on how to extend my sessions safely?

  3. Posted

    The "Porn-meditation" had equivalents in certain forms of tantric yoga because it increases general vitality.

     

    But you are considered free from lust and attachment to such things only if your practice does not lead to erotic dreams (even without ej). If you watch porn, practice retention... and start to dream sexy women, then the mind is not clean.

  4. Posted

    I think that the concept of Wu Wei could be related to the sadhu's principle of "performing no karma". Karma means action. A yogi should avoid action.

     

    This is a key to understand the ancient principle of wu-wei.

    Because there are certain actions that even a wandering sadhu cannot avoid, the concern is not "the action itself", but the point is to cultivate detachment.

     

    When you act without attachments, without putting the "I" in the actions... you are in wu-wei (no-karma) mode.

     

    Sorry for bad english

  5. Posted

    Cultivating energy in the so-called Dan Tien after a masturbation session... it seems to harm only practitioners who are celibate most of the time ( more than 1 month), and not all of them.

     

    If you are not celibate, you haven't enough energy to harm yourself in any way by cultivating your practice.

     

    My question is

    1. how long do I wait after masturbation before I practice my energy cultivation?

     

    2. And how long do I wait after practicing energy cultivation so that I can masturbate?

     

     

    Here are the methods that I use for energy cultivation:

     

    1. Meditation focusing on the dan tien only, breathing in deeply and holding it for 5 seconds and releasing it fully and holding that for 5 seconds. Stomach expands on inhalation and collapses on exhalation.

     

    2. I also do, meditation focusing on the dan tien only, breathing in deeply and holding it for 5 seconds and releasing it fully and holding that for 5 seconds. BUT this time the Stomach collapses inward on inhalation and expands on exhalation.

  6. Posted

    In the legs we have:

    1)bones, cartilage

    2)muscles

    3)tendon, joints

     

    It would be very funny to see a demonstration of "redirecting" a real blow.

    But if we want to strengthen the legs for real, we should rely on

     

    - iron shirt 3 or equal internal practice(for point 1)

    - training and conditioning the muscles (for point 2)

    - stretching and special training for tendon power (for point 3)

    - centuries in zhang zhuang B) (for 1, 2,3,4,5,6)

     

    You can also visualize rainbows an golden unicorns in your legs, but if you rely on this alone it won't work :lol:

  7. Posted

    However, I did read that Chia's books are actually manuscripts he took from his teacher and published under his own name, and that he doesn't himself have the skills that the books' contents would imply.

     

    If this is true, then I am grateful to Mantak for sharing his materials because I have the impression that some sort of ancient (yet distorted in hundred of years) knowledge was passed trough them.

     

    If Mantak were one of those guys who refuse to share their knowledge by saying that it can be dangerous, then I would be very sorry.

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    Iron shirt 1 is a mean to strengthen internal organs and fill them with Qi.

    Since there aren't vital organs in the legs, you should rely on conditioning (thai style for example) and Iron Shirt 3 which strengthen the skeletal structure and bone marrow.

     

     

    Is Mantak Chia any good for iron shirt? I dont know where else to go. I have some instructors in my area but those are more on the healing side they teach a small bit of nei gong. And obviously no one on amazon has a book on iron shirt. And lastly is there a such thing as iron pants? I want to be able to take leg kicks to the outside and inside thighs without having to check them.

  9. Posted

    I had bad experiences with the so-called Masters and Teachers that spend all their time

    in philosophical talk and explanation of the old scriptures.

    I had bad experiences with masters who claim to have magical power and the highest spiritual path.

    I had bad experiences with masters who claim to be behind this and that and spend their time criticizing others for their faults.

    They tend to became megalomaniac, egocentric and I think that even a saint could became a devil in this role.

     

    Then I asked to myself "What is spiritual growth?" and "Who is the one who grows?"

     

    The real masters teach you a few things... then they go away and you have to struggle to see them again.

  10. Posted

    Yes!

     

    Thank you very much ^_^

     

    《黃庭經》是道教上清派的主要經典，也被內丹家奉為內丹修鍊的主要經典。分為

    《黃庭內景玉經》、

    《黃庭外景玉經》、

    《黃庭中景玉經》。

     

    Is this what you are looking for. I can't find Huang Ting Wei Ching.

    黃庭經(Huang Ting Ching)

     

    黃庭 is a Taoist esoteric term means dan tien.

  15. Posted

    I think that this is an extremely intricate process based on trial & error. :wacko:

    If this way were suitable, than I'll suggest to work on it for physical immortality.

     

    Dao instead is very simple. So simple that Lao Tzu said "Very few could understand".

     

    For meditation improvement, I think it's better to use sounds... traditional, bineural, tri-neural,Iso-chronic ....

    ...as meditators did from time immemorial ^_^

  18. Posted

    Taoist legends are full of incredible stories and miraculous feats of the mighty Immortals.

     

    My question is: do this kind of magic of the immortals comes from cultivation practice alone (meditation, long meditation, t'ai chi, hermitage....) or they were also sorcerers able to perform magical rites as the Celestial Masters.

     

    Do they train in magical rites and sorcery... or they practice intensive meditation like John Chang to develop those skills?

    Or maybe both?

     

    Thank you! ^_^

  21. Posted · Edited by DAO rain TAO

    It is an African rootbark that is used by the Bwiti for spiritual purposes in much the same way Ayahuasca is used in South America although Iboga is much more powerful and effective medicine than Ayahuasca in all respects.

     

    Why do you say that it is more powerful and effective than ayahuasca?

    I'm very curious because I've met a shaman who claims that Natèm is a drink of very very high power.

  22. Posted · Edited by DAO rain TAO

    Test the first urine after your sex practice.

    Urinate in a glass and see if urine appears foamy.

     

    In a normal health state, urine should appear clear. Check urine without sexual practice for comparison.

     

    If it is foamy, your semen go into the bladder instead of go out.

    You have a perfect control of your PC and you can have retrograde ejaculation at will.