Nei Gong systems

[Cobie]

 

On 19/10/2025 at 9:00 AM, ChiDragon said:

道可道，非恆道

Tao can be tao'ed is not the eternal Tao.

 

道可道，非恆道

People may talk about the Dao, but it’s not the Dao that they usually practice. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Cobie

[TomBrad]

On 15/10/2025 at 8:02 PM, Forestgreen said:

I'm curious, who has the time to delve deeply into two systems? 

 

On 15/10/2025 at 9:57 PM, -ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ- said:

 

Check out this video he does three systems! I haven’t watched yet but I do one of the same neigong systems that he does.

 

 

Yes, I've done Stillness Movement.  Reading works by Nathan Brine, Damo Mitchell, hearing about Rudi's system - they all sound good.

Edited Monday at 05:44 PM by TomBrad
Providing more detailed answer.

[Sahaja]

Interesting that he says there is a  the large degree of overlaps/commonalities  of the three systems. I think that is a good thing and not really surprising to me.  I also agree with him that fa qi is a natural outcome of the process - though I’m not sure I view it as being as important as he does. However,  i think the science community may not recognize  his outcome as the experiment design of one person doing all three simultaneously is problematic. . I also think the siddhis  he emotionally refers to including are a bit more advanced than just doing fa qi. Not many people I’ve heard of doing anima (Become smaller than atom) , mahima (become as large as the universe) garima (becoming infinitely heavy) etc. Might  be a big ask for a neigong program to produce these in the timeframe provided. . Not sure I’d want them if they could! Though the siddhi prapti does sound tempting. 

[Sahaja]

Upon reflection I find this whole focus on giving someone an electric shock as the ultimate criterion for measuring the value of a system as problematic.  I do think there is a point where it’s useful for the practitioner to learn to emit qi so they can see its physical effects on something outside of their body but I see this as more of a private affair for them to understand the  process and see a physical external manifestation of what they are experiencing internally. Something to make it more real to the practitioner if they so choose. . Not as something to show the world how smart and talented they are or how wonderful their system is.  Also, for teachers, learning to share their qi with a student to help them develop is also important but again this is better done in a low key fashion so as not to create unnecessary karma.   There are some medical applications as well though there are health risks that accompany them  that shouldn’t be ignored. 
 

When I see all the mania generated by the mo pai madness (or by related things like use of empty force) it doesn’t seem mentally healthy to me. Feels more like an adolescent response to feelings of uncertainty and doubt in themselves than in self cultivation.  I think practices that generate a Mona Lisa smile and a calm abiding are more useful in life and don't carry as much ego baggage .  Traditionally powers were expected to arise more as a test of one’s character and to challenge their focus on their sadhana rather than something that was the primary goal.  I think if we ignore this traditional view there can be unnecessary unhelpful consequences that result in our having to learn this lesson again. 
 

sorry - I guess this makes me sound like someone quite archaic  in their views but just wanted to give another view to this. Thanks for listening to my rant.  

[forestofclarity]

2 hours ago, Sahaja said:

Upon reflection I find this whole focus on giving someone an electric shock as the ultimate criterion for measuring the value of a system as problematic.

 

This is what has never been explained to me. It is an unusual skill, but one that, as far as I know, requires no wisdom or compassion to develop. In fact, every tradition I'm familiar with has warned about getting lost in power-based side paths. Many spiritual seekers have a story about confounding power and wisdom. 

 

But as branding, it is brilliant. Who doesn't want unusual abilities without having to overcome the ego habits of mind? 

[Cobie]

@ChiDragon re my post:

 

On 19/10/2025 at 2:23 PM, Cobie said:

道可道，非恆道 People may talk about the Dao, but it’s not the Dao that they usually practice.

 

Are you sad about the people not following the Dao, or about my translation? 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Cobie

[forestofclarity]

A few takeaways from a partial listen of the video:

 

- 2 hours a day is enough for three systems? I think 2 hours was bare minimum just for Damo, and not even doing all the stuff

 

- no mention of developing morality, compassion, wisdom, spiritual qualities, etc. It's all about cool powers

 

- no ethics required, like running 

 

- masters won't let him test them with proper equipment

 

- "extraordinarily clear" evidence for extraterrestrials visiting us

 

[Master Logray]

15 hours ago, Sahaja said:

Upon reflection I find this whole focus on giving someone an electric shock as the ultimate criterion for measuring the value of a system as problematic

 

 

It is not uncommon to exhibit some "special abilities" to attract students, even though they are not really useful.   If you are going to teach, are you going to tell your prospective students that they would be imprisoned in a dark cell 12 hours a day, eating tasteless little bit of food, being pulled, twisted, bent;  sitting on invisible chair, discomfort and pain magnified; prostrate to higher authority, chanting submission during the remainder of the waking time.   There are many prisons in different countries offer these for free.  There have to be some "incentives".

[Forestgreen]

13 hours ago, forestofclarity said:

 

- 2 hours a day is enough for three systems? I think 2 hours was bare minimum just for Damo, and not even doing all the stuff

This is my experience when training a system. Around two hours a day, not doing all the stuff. That is why the idea of going into several systems parallel seens so far fetched. 

 

So either are people training multiple systems either not actually practicing the system as it is supposed to be practiced ( enoughtime, every day), or they have found very small systems. 

[Antares]

8 hours ago, Master Logray said:

It is not uncommon to exhibit some "special abilities" to attract students,

Then it is all about $$$. But wasting his yuan jing. It is like you have been collecting jing for one year and then you decided to show up with your incredible skills wasting half of what you gained during last year