atxryan

Thanks for the encouragement, y’all. I have now been doing more active standing qigong and it has helped a lot. I have especially been doing a movement that aids in focusing on the dantien and balancing the energy, which has helped a lot. I also plan to begin practicing Tai Chi Chuan in about three weeks. I now think I’ll be able to start the HT…[Read more]

Dear SnowLion and Swedich Dragon,

Before I even start with the body of the text, I will say it is quite lengthy and you don’t need to read if you’re short on time because you’ve already given my the solution I need, thanks! Too much fire. Not enough active exercises. I shall nourish the yin =). But here it is anyway:

As usual, thank you for…[Read more]

Hello,
Thank you both for responding. Snowlion, the information you provided was very helpful. You do not need to go into more detail unless you feel compelled to. Of course I would like to know the details you have to offer, but please don’t feel any pressure right now.
Thanks
Ryan

Hello,
Although I would like to watch this movie, I don’t have time right now, and probably won’t within the next few days. I can contribute a link though to an article that you might find interesting and that I think could be relevant.
http://download.dailygrail.com/subrosa/SubRosa_Issue2-Single.pdf
The table of contents says page 22, but type…[Read more]

Swedich Dragon,
Thanks for that information. I suppose Jade Lee isn’t the best source, but not the worst either. I looked her up and found this interesting page:
http://www.jadeleeauthor.com/biography.shtml

Peace
Ryan

Bathe in the Balance of the Equinox

Thanks

Thank you for responding =)! I thought that you had intentionally not replied so that I would get some message or point from the earlier posts that did may not have sunk in enough. A Quanzhen temple in California would be incredible! I actually found your site by searching for Taoist temples, particularly monasteries, in America.

I suppose an…[Read more]

Thank you both for replying. Thank you spongebob for your insights on language and about the Tao. A point of clarification that you might value, i think that Ren Fa Rong is actually a contemporary, not an ancient. Thanks for the advice on learning about the Tao through practice. This is something that I do value. I still would like to read Ren Fa…[Read more]