Applying for Heavenly Pension

[forestofemptiness]

I highly recommend it, on one condition: actually following the meditation instructions. I believe a lot of people go on retreats and spend the entire time thinking about other things.

 

I typically try to go on a week long retreat once a year with that type of schedule (although it doesn't always work out). I have found it to be very helpful.

 

Would you recommend people go intense (5 -8 hours a day) for a period of time? Just to try it, hammer out some consciousness issues.

[z00se]

Hmmm yes, definately no books

[Marblehead]

Hmmm yes, definately no books

That was funny for me as it fit very well into a period of time of my life way back when.

[GrandmasterP]

I could not imagine a day without a book to read even on a retreat.

Not that I've done many of those.

Edited January 10, 2015 by GrandmasterP

[Marblehead]

I could not imagine a day without a book to read even on a retreat.

Not that I've done many of those.

Be ashamed!!! Hehehe.

[SecretGrotto]

I'm currently exploring the following combination:

 

Yan Xin Nine-step child longevity (main meditation)

+ Qianfeng Daoism (dealing with morning wood and sublimation)

 

+ Gift of Tao 1 (prolific qigong)

+ Four dragons (purging qigong of Damo Mitchell)

+ Spring Forest Movement of Yin and Yang with pauses for Zhan Zhuang

 

+ Aetherius Society Twelve blessings (virtue cultivation)

 

+ Rereading:

Mysteries of the Life Force

Taoist Yoga

The secret of the golden flower

Opening the dragon gate

Life and teachings of the masters of the Far East

Beyond the Himalayas

Yoga of the Christ

Secrets and benefits of internal qigong cultivation - Yan Xin

The second coming of the Christ - Yogananda

Edited January 10, 2015 by SecretGrotto

[thelerner]

I'm currently exploring the following combination:

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+ Four dragons (purging qigong of Damo Mitchell)

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Question, did you learn the Four dragons from Damo Mitchell at a retreat or from a video? Also what can you tell us about it. His site describes them as 4 short spinal 'awakening' sequences.

 

<I always like short and easy anything>

Edited January 10, 2015 by thelerner

[SecretGrotto]

Question, did you learn the Four dragons from Damo Mitchell at a retreat or from a video? Also what can you tell us about it. His site describes them as 4 short spinal 'awakening' sequences.

 

<I always like short and easy anything>

 

I bought Damo Mitchells 'Four dragons' book and DVD. There are a couple of short clips on youtube showing Damo and his students performing the sequences.

 

The four dragons are very old and primitive qigong movements.

 

It is pretty basic, but precision is required to some degree. The same benefit would probably be derived from any other similar qigong that involve more spinal movements. Damo goes and writes a whole book about very simple sequences, mainly dealing with how the movements can help purge and align the body.

 

I'm doing the four dragons now instead of Ji Ben Gong and Wu Xing Gong, because I like the spinal involvement more and it feels less static.