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Jenny Lamb qigong is weak, but her Yi Gong is very powerful. There is no need to work with her in person, the dvd has the simple Yi Gong method. I have only heard great things about Kwan Yin Magnetic Qigong which I hope to order as soon as my medical clairvoyant tests it to see what it would do for me.

Really enjoyable question and I look forward to the answer from Sifu Terry. I recall more than once on this thread Sifu Terry stating that Flying Phoenix does not follow the precepts of TCM, it works differently.

To astral butterfly, in one of my previous posts months ago I talked about times when I was only able to get a few hours of sleep but had this chi infused tea from a chi kung master calling her system Qinway Qigong. When I drank that tea I did not feel any tiredness during the work day and I felt lots of energy. So in your situation, I would get up earlier to do the FP if I had that tea since I would not be tired at work, so I could afford to give up one hour of sleep. I have also mentioned in previous posts that FP takes more time to do than other methods of chi kung that I have done and therefore I have not had the time to continue with it. There are other chi kung methods that are powerful and healing and take very little time. I suggest this in case anyone would think that if they cannot do FP, then they would not be able to do chi kung at all. The other side of the coin is that with the other chi kung methods I have not felt that unique envelope of chi that surrounds the hands and arms and feels like I am cutting through water on some of the movements, or my hand when moving feels this resistance of a cloud of energy which I have felt regularly from FP. I recently retired from my career and thought I would now have hours a day to devote to chi kung. I was very wrong about that since I now have a family for the first time and therefore my time is not my time due to the demands of a household. Feel free to PM me for details if you so desire.

To Astral Butterfly, I have been instructed in Jenny Lamb's Yi Gong and years later I have been instructed during a Skype session with Max for his Kunlun version of Yi Gong. Max has changed the hand position and thus it is not the same as Yi Gong and I never had any spontaneous movement from his Kunlun method so I gave it up quickly. I also found that Yi Gong worked almost 100 percent of the time when I did it while sitting in my Ken Edwards/Patrick Flanagan Nubian pyramid. But when I would do it over the years without the chi from the pyramid it would be hit and miss. The nice thing about Flying Phoenix Chi Kung is that the strong chi flow can be felt usually each time it is done, no hit and miss with that method.

In my career as a transpersonal type psychotherapist I have treated people with addictions who did have negative energy entities which effected all the areas that Sifu Terry described in a previous post above. The drugs and alcohol create openings in the aura and that is where the entities enter, I have been told. Some of the entities were addicts before they died, so in the astral realm they are seeking to get high again, this time by entering someone else's energy field, once again, this is what I have been taught. I also have first hand experience with this from over 40 years ago when I was just doing Transcendental Meditation for a few days and I ignored the warning from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of TM, when he said never meditate when you have just smoked marijuana. Soon after that one experience of pot plus meditation my thinking changed and there were some things about me that just had not been part of me before. However, at the time I did not recognize this had any connection to entity attachment until 3 years later when some friends told me about this psychic in Nebraska who did Mercy Release to get rid of entities. I mailed my request and the service was done and I experienced all of the changes that she told me would happen. I experienced the positive changes before I read her report on my situation. There is a well known Qigong master, Jenny Lamb, who offers entity removal. The problem is that she is expensive and at times she recommends the person needs to come in person to her home in Colorado for a week of treatment. I just throw this out there. I do not know anyone personally who has tried her service but the testimonials are good. I sporadically have done her Yi Gong method and it is one of the most powerful things my medical intuitive ever tested in his career. A static position that results in so much chi flow that your body parts move on their own. As some readers know, I am not very sensitive to most subtle energies so I do not usually have experiences from energy work. But in the case of Yi Gong, I was shaking and baking!

I want to respond to Sifu Terry's Facebook posting on post 3471 on this Taobums site, I refuse to change over to Daobums nomenclature. This attitude of one for all and all for one really cannot be achieved in the unawakened individual as it would be merely on the level of wanting to be connected to all, or at best, to make a mood of being in this state of not being separate. I have been taught that the world's problems will continue and have continued as long as the populace remains in an unawakened state of consciousness which produces a feeling of being an individual instead of being connected to everyone else. The Vedas describe very accurately this state of connection and it has been called Unity Consciousness or Brahmin Consciousness. It is not experienced on the level of the intellect, it has to do with a major physical change in the brain functioning that used to take literally lifetimes of mediation practices. Now it is said to be achieved eventually thru the Oneness Blessing energy. All relationship problems are caused by this feeling of separation and not being able to recognize the Self in the other person. This is on the level of individuals and nations. That is why the goal of mankind is now called Oneness. Some state that this is the only thing that can save this insane planet as no one who is not Awakened is in their right mind. We spontaneously see everyone and everything in creation as part of our Self when in Unity Consciousness. The ego is pushed to the side when the parietal lobes of the brain are quieted and the frontal lobe is more fully activated. It is that simple. All is takes is the right energy for this to happen. So I applaud all who currently cultivate energy. And seeing blue from doing Flying Phoenix Chi Kung certainly is tangible proof that special energy is being cultivated.

Sifu Terry just answered this same question a few days ago on this thread.

I thought Halloween was over?

We all have heard about the healing effects of Flying Phoenix and most other forms of chi kung, tai chi, etc. But when I notice the ages of some of these masters of these lineages of the healing arts, whether it be chi kung, tai chi or kung fu, I do not see any great longevity with few exceptions, T.T. Liang, for example, lived to be 102. But most of the other known teachers seem to die in their 80's which I don't think is any older than most of the population lately. My grandmother was in her 90's when she died, my mother is 90, her sister died at 95, but none did any exercise or engage in any health promoting activity, nor did they eat in a healthy way. I throw this out there because I would think at least the masters of these energy arts should make it to age 100. I would like to hear from the Flying Phoenix community how FP has noticeably improved or safeguarded your health. We have heard how Sifu Terry has nipped colds in the bud via FP and I would like to hear more people share their experiences. I am wondering where Dr. Oz came up with his quote, "if you want to live to be 100, do qigong."

Most of the books that I have read about qigong consider meditation an essential part of cultivating energy. I recently posted about how doing Transcendental Meditation immediately following qigong has reignited a daily meditation practice that just totally stopped going to states of deep relaxation 4 or 5 years ago. My direct experience is that proper meditation gets you to the wuchi state of emptiness, stillness, the source of thought, the mother of 10,000 things, the Absolute, etc. No method of qigong that I have done has ever come close to taking me to the deep levels of relaxation that I obtain from a typical 20 minute session of TM. One of my qigong teachers has told me that meditation done immediately following qigong stabilizes the Qi. I recall in a post on this thread that Sifu Terry mentioned that GM Doo Wai used to stress the importance of meditation.

I think the environmental concerns about negative energy might be addressed by the oldest system of healthcare on this planet, Ayurveda, the Science of Life, cognized, not invented by the great Rishis of India at the birth of each of the cycles of the Earth. There are certain vibrations in the form of specific Sanskrit hymns intoned in the precise manner to dispel the above mentioned concerns about negative energy. Proper balanced energies in the Vedas is called Vastu. Instead of spending a fortune to have this proper positioning of the rooms of a house, etc., for $5.00 I obtained a Vastu chanting CD which claims to align the household energies to proper balance for 24 hours. So I try to remember to play this each day in my living space and I would guess that this would help to some extent the practice of chi kung. On to a different subject. Have other people noticed that the chi feels stronger when doing chi kung after 11pm?

Aeran's questions and Sifu Terry's replies remind me of traditional master-disciple discourses that are recorded in ancient Buddist and Taoist texts. Profound wisdom has been extolled. Sifu Terry has provided a nice summary of the Oneness Blessing energy which does not include any exercises, it just involves a passive reception from a Blessing Giver whose brain has been rewired to carry and transmit this unique transformational energy to promote Awakening and/or Enlightenment. The suspension of perceiving/reacting thru the ego, or as Sifu Terry aptly referenced back to Castenada's term, "stopping the world", is Awakening. This cannot be understood on the level of the intellect without the actual experience. I was blessed to have been in this state temporarily at least in 1977 while on an experimental meditation course created by Transcendental Meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. This is what allows me to understand the teachings of Sri Bhagavan and other enlightened sages to some degree. The really good news is that this Awakening state of Consciousness produced by the PHYSICAL rewiring of the brain is permanent and "easily" obtainable within 4 weeks! What seekers have spent lifetimes working for can now be had in a matter of weeks. That is the astonishing good news. The bad news is that for this to happen one must go to the Oneness University in India to attend the course where it is claimed that 100% of the people of every one of these courses now leaves with some degree of permanent Awakening. I was privileged to hear first hand what it is like before and after Awakening when my best friend took the course a few years ago. His experiences have been confirmed by other people that I have met in the Oneness movement. Awakening or no Awakening, I still plan to do chi kung for the rest of my life to safeguard my health and to experience whatever spiritual benefits come with this energy cultivation. One of the first Americans to become Awakened is Michael Milner of Tampa, Florida. He is one of those seekers who has great spiritual experiences from whatever energy method he tries. His biography is amazing to read. In spite of being highly Awakened he continues to do a chi kung method that he learned at the age of 18, Tao Tan Pai, which Sifu Terry has practiced for 42 years. So in spite of reaching the elusive human goal of Awakening, people still crave the experiences and benefits from chi kung. I think that says it all.

For those of you Bums who like to find some of your own direct experiences from chi kung and deep meditation chronicled in ancient Taoist texts, I have recently stumbled upon a section from one such text called Kuan Tzu which has a chapter called, Nei-yeh, which translates as Inward Training. Twenty six verses which are similar to the Tao Te Ching, yet more detailed, lucid and less symbolic. As if Lao Tzu was expounding on his own work. In a nutshell it is about vital energy, vital essence, and Oneness. Or in modern day terms, getting to the state of Pure Consciousness/Oneness/the Tao beyond thinking and beyond the 5 senses where the source of Harmony and inner Vital Essence/Chi can be found. There are descriptions of the methods to achieve this which sound like chi kung and deep meditation. Harold Roth's book, The Original Tao, is all about this Inward Training chapter. These ancient Taoist verses are particularly of interest to me at this time since I only recently found a way to finally have my practice of Transcendental Meditation once again work for me after a completely dry spell of at least four years where it just stopped going to deep levels. I recently began doing TM immediately after doing a certain chi kung method and as soon as I did that I was able to spontaneously reach the deep levels of relaxation and consciousness that TM is known for taking people beyond thoughts to the source of thought, the transcendent. Before this I spent 4 years trying energy healers, herbs, subtle energy instruments, Oneness Blessing, Reiki, many different chi kung methods, none of which improved my meditation one iota. So the truth of Nature's secrets remain the eternal truth, chi kung plus meditation is a proven path. And so fulfilling to see this verified in ancient Taoist texts.

Thank you Sifu Terry for as always, your kind words, compassion and consideration. I have seen the first few episodes of the Wire and I have been on the west side of Baltimore where most of the episodes take place. I have the first 2 seasons on dvds but have not had the time to watch them yet. Those neighborhoods and karmic lifestyles makes me so grateful for the blessings I have had this lifetime allowing me to be initiated into the lineage of Transcendental Meditation, Oneness Blessing from an avatar, and what I am most passionate about, chi kung. Baltimore looks like it could be my last destination for this time around so I will be mindful of what comes my way. Here I am practicing daily the energy arts alongside my wife while just two row homes away is a very busy drug dealer. The irony of it all. Such is life. I am hoping that the good chi being generated will someday drive him out of the neighborhood and back into his home away from home, Baltimore County Prison. LOL

Hello Sifu Terry, Whenever someone with a medical degree is an advocate of the energy arts it is a great boon for society. This afternoon as I was on my way to Johns Hopkins Hospital to visit my terminally ill 5 year old daughter I had to drive past blocks of deplorable looking row homes in Baltimore where I now live since a few weeks ago. Some of my reflections about that neighborhood and similar ones throughout Baltimore were that not many have a chance to get out of that lifestyle of poverty, crime and violence. Then while stopped at a red light I spot a corner lot where a row home obviously had been demolished and it contained an Asian looking trellis with garden and there was a center spot that I thought would be a great place to practice chi kung. I then began daydreaming about just doing chi kung there regularly to get the interest of people in the neighborhood to ask what I was doing and then invite them to join me in the hopes that somehow it would elevate their state of consciousness and lead to something better than the ghetto choices. So I read with interest that Dr. Jamie was working on a documentary set in Baltimore. I think the research coming out of the Transcendental Meditation university in Fairfield, Iowa would have interested her. At one time that fully accredited institution offered a Ph.D. in the neurophysiology of consciousness.

As always, buyer beware! We are still in Kali Yuga according to Vedic Science. Falsehood abounds in the age of darkness before there is Light. So this is typical for people lacking the state of Consciousness that these energy arts are derived from to be claiming to be teachers of the art. The blind shall not lead the blind. Dorian David Ross has branched out to the Netherlands?

I would have to disagree with Desert Eagle's statement that Zhineng Qigong is similar to Spring Forest Qigong and Falun Dafa. I did Spring Forest Qigong and taught it for 8 years on an inpatient unit for the severely mentally ill and I was taught in person by Chun Yi Lin. I also did Falun Dafa. I find no similarities between any of these three methods of qigong. My own opinion based on my experience is that Spring Forest is fantastic for beginners who want to feel chi so they can realize there really is some kind of energy going on. Falun Dafa and Zhineng Qigong are great as medical qigong, as is Pangu Mystical Qigong.

The above 2 replies suggest that Terry Dunn's intentions were not understood. This does not seem to be to be a personal vendetta on behalf of Terry Dunn. Rather it sounds to me that this is coming from a passion for the martial arts from someone dedicated to preserving the purity of the art and therefore he probably feels a need to defend the treasure against thieves. I call that living by Te, virtue, a code of honor. Someone who cares enough to not let it go. The other attitude is that of, who cares if some people new to the marital arts get ripped off? Who cares if one tai chi teacher steals another teacher's routine? That's not my problem. I would like to think that chivalry is not dead. David Dorian Ross is not the first person to steal material from Terry Dunn.

Dorian David Ross indeed has a website! Need I say more?

A rose is a rose is a rose, by any other name is a rose! But in this case, the Dorian Ross species of rose stinks like - - - -! Does this thief have a website so we can directly express our reaction to the above posted testimony? Hey Dorian, look I am waving a middle finger, does this mean I too am doing tai chi?. You told the TV audience on your PBS dog and pony show that anyone who can wave can also do tai chi. Put me on your show so I can wave my middle finger directly at you and we will call it tai chi.

I just emailed my medical intuitive to test Zhineng Qigong to see how it stacks about against 3 other qigong methods that I am considering adding to the main one I am now doing which is Simon Blow's Longevity Qigong which tested as fantastic recently.

One of my spiritual teachers stated it this way: knowledge plus direct experience is wisdom. The meaning is this: We could be walking on the path one day and spot something on the ground shining. One man picks it up and it is a necklace. He puts it on and later decides those rocks are too heavy so he casts it off. Another man comes down the path later and spots the same necklace on the ground. He picks it up and he is ecstatic since he realizes he has just found a valuable diamond necklace! We need intellectual understanding of the spiritual experiences to know the value of them. The Vedas provide descriptions of the 7 states of consciousness so that we can recognize the signposts along the Way. But knowing the descriptions of the experiences is no substitute for the direct experience of each state. That is why I do not look to scholars to interpret ancient texts.

"Making the inside like the outside and the outside like the inside" I have also had a direct experience of that and those are the words I used to describe that state of consciousness when it happened 2 years ago after I was invited to a workshop teaching the use of Sound Massage from Germany where specially made Tibetan Bowls are placed on energy centers on the body and then tapped to make a frequency which travels thru the meridians and chakras, nadis, etc. The teacher demonstrated the bowls on me and I got up from the table experiencing total peace of mind and total peace from whatever environment I was in for the rest of the day. So once again, these descriptions of higher states of consciousness are not understandable by the thinking mind, they can only be understood by being in those higher states. There is no digging for the meaning, no trying to intellectually figure out what those words in those spiritual books symbolize. You are having the experience, so you know. And it seems from what some have described about their experiences from Flying Phoenix, that they are "knowing" what qigong is about.

Sifu Terry, Chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching is a perfect picture of not only Oneness Blessing mechanics, but it also portrays the mechanics of Transcendental Meditation. In TM one uses the vibration of a silently repeated mantra to activate specific brain centers which result in going beyond thought to the source of thought ("mother of 10,000 things"). This is the stillness that is described in all spiritual literature/experiences of mystics, Awakened/Enlightened Beings. It is pure Consciousness or the Absolute, the vacuum state or quantum state of the Unmanifest aspect of life which has no physical form but contains the potential for all manifestations, in other words, the Absolute gives rise to the changing relative aspects of life, material objects spring forth first from Consciousness. In TM one transcends the changing relative to reach the unchanging Absolute, this is the ground state of life where all is in harmony and everything at this quantum level is connected to everything else in life, hence the literal experience of being One with All. That is true Oneness produced by a physiological change in the wiring of the brain. TM eventually does this as is shown in many EEG studies since the 1970's and currently. Oneness Blessing of Sri Bhagavan makes this happen much faster. But brilliant to find the most corresponding description in chapter 16 of the Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu's lesser known work, "Hua Hu Ching", describes Oneness in almost exactly the same way as Bhagavan does. It is mind blowing to read this. The truth is universal. This knowledge comes from direct experience of higher states of consciousness from purifying the nervous system. There is no dogma or philosophy to this, just correct mechanics of working the human nervous system. Your blissful reaction says it all.

Hello Sifu Terry, I enjoyed your shared experiences with Oneness/Deeksha/Energy. If you have made some readers curious about that energy, the best way to experience is to go online to Oneness University and get the schedule of live worldwide Oneness Meditations called OMs conducted by selected Oneness trainers who transmit the healing energy thru their eyes. The viewer just looks in the trainer's eyes, that is all that is needed and that energy then PHYSICALLY and LITERALLY rewires the brain to advance toward Awakening of consciousness which is the goal of human life. However, not everyone experiences this Oneness energy the same. The same as experience of Flying Phoenix energy. It all depends on the condition of the individual nervous system and the energy channels that are open or blocked. It is said that regardless of what one experiences from the OMs, even if it is just boredom, it is still working on the brain. And I again second your statement that the experience of chi from Flying Phoenix is unique. By now I have tried probably 30 different chi kung methods and only Flying Phoenix has produced this tangible cloud of energy that my hands cut through while doing some of the movements. At times doing Monk Serves Wine meditations it has felt as if my hand was resting on this cloud/pillow of energy which effortlessly supported the hand and I would actually have to softly push thru it to finish the movement. And I am generally very insensitive to subtle energies so this feels like a big deal to me when it happens and it only happens during Flying Phoenix Chi Kung. One other interesting observation. The correlation of descriptions of Oneness found in the Tao Te Ching and from the Avatar Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, and the current avatar, Sri Bhagavan in southern India are so beautifully and precisely also described in another book attributed to the writer of Tao Te Ching, Lao Tse. It is called Hau He Ching and is translated by Master Hau Ching-Ni. The book is a dialogue of questions and answers between a sage who is Awakened and a highly evolved prince from ancient China. The questions and answers reveal the differences between an Awakened man and the general populace of the unawakened. Mind blowing how similar the descriptions are to that of Bhagavan's teachings. Quite a blessing to have an avatar on this planet once again.