virtuous pig

Inappropriate to post Jim's personal correspondence details with you on a public forum. And no, I don't mean his email address. You also already neglected one of said 'requirements' by posting this thread. Good luck in your desire to become Goku.

forgive me, i guess because I got the email from this forum and I didn't mention training methods I thought it was ok, but now that you mention it, it was a little thoughtless, humble apologies, i have asked mod to remove thread, VP.

any update on this topic? I notice having read through the entire thread that Sean D has edited some post 4 odd years later

thxs for the responses so far, don't be afraid to feed the pig

dvd's do provided a pathway to get too more advanced practices later on and generate interest to westerners in general, so I think they are important and am grateful for those who bother to put the teaching out there for us

Hi fellow taobums

I been studying and practice qigong going on seven odd years now, i read a book years back on empty force by Paul Dong, not really a great book, but interesting nonetheless on developing empty force, that is to project energy from the body to stop an opponent, heal etc.

Was wondering if any of you more advanced bums had any experience with this kind of training and could give me any advice on training techniques and length of practice? Any input is welcome,

yours humbly,

The virtuous Pig

I have actually done the healing sound practice extensively for a few years now and love it! :-). As has already been mentioned here Chia did not invent the healing sounds, they have been around a long time. And yes they do remove excess heat from the organs very well as I can attest from a lot of personal experience. I've also noticed that if you do the movements that Chia prescribes that the effect is even enhanced more. I realize that there is controversy surrounding Chia, but I've found doing what he teaches to work quite well.

I've been doing the healing sounds for about 4 years now; intially I only did about three of each sound; now I do about six; sometimes more if the organ is particulary blocked (usually my liver or lungs). It is a foundation exercise and one of the best; It gets better and better the more you practise; the best time is before bed; you sleep so much better.

M Chia didn't invent the sounds they were created by daoist thousands of years ago and are still as useful and wonderful today

Inner Smile can be a pretty advanced practice, depending on how you do it. Sometimes I even have a feeling that all practices in the system are just manifestations of just one practice which could be Inner Smile. They just address different angles/facets of the same basic meditation.

 

I'm not sure I would like to "blind" experiment with higher practices. Eva Wong puts it quite seriously about dangers for those who start that stage of cultivation.

Hi; have just joined and am please to be a part of this taoist forum;

I agree on the inner smile; I blew it off intially as a 'basic' technique that I would rush through to get to the more 'advanced' techniques. I have been following and practices MC's system for about 4 years now after having three year with another master; I don't even care about immortality and 'powers' anymore; these just seem to like egoic empowerment. The inner smile is so amazing; and its scope seems endless; being virtuous is my goal; i was such a selfish person before I started the path of the tao ... I am grateful to be a part of it

greetings fellow taohards;

I came across this website out of interest on mantak chia threads; i have been following UHT for a number of years and found it has helped me heal a lot from severe intestinal traumas I have suffered through my twenties. I was shocked to find out that some people consider him a fraud; I don't know the full story of him; but have followed a lot of his teachings and have made a lot of healing progress; i'm not closed minded into learning about the dark side of UHT; but I am grafeful to the man who helped me heal; when doctors could do nothing; cheers; Vpig.

if anyone would be so kind to steer me in write direction of threads I should read plz let me know.