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Hi fajin:

Im assuming your teacher is Hu? Wonderful man. I have done his form for a few years, and have seen almost the same form from a few others from the Shao Lin lineage.

It is my experience that when I discuss Taoist Alchemy with people, we tend to agree on the end realization, but not the in betweens.

I thnk Michael has made some…[Read more]

If Michael is in continue contact with Gunther, why not invite him to offer his current view, so speculation does not rule.

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hi fajin:

I know your master at wudang and know your damo qigong.

I think it is tricky to just quote other people.

I never met White Cloud, so i do not know if he existed.

There are a few more things I will comment on, but need to go work.

later,

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Hello Fajin:

Thanks for your feedback. Where in wudang do you study, as I know of some training places there.

My view is not based soley on HT, I have studied from a variety of sources and people, but becuase this is Michael’s site, I am trying to use the terminoloy he presents.

I will now try a different approach to explain. Daoism…[Read more]

hi sponge:

I like your view and the direct simplicity of your statement.

A few things.

Not sure what you mean “we integrate it”, what integrates it? If you mean the five shen or the unity of the five shen, I disagree, the Five Shen does not integrate the Ego, Unity itself or being in the present moment dissapates it naturally and allows…[Read more]

Hi fajin:

I think some of our interaction is not clear, maybe we can expand on it.

You:
*Most spiritual realized people don’t do anything about tranforming the ego (unique about the daoists) which can then be a tool to see our true nature. From prenatal came postnatal concsiousness and so we must go back to prenatal. Going back to the…[Read more]

Hi Fajin:

Thanks for your response, I would like to slow down and isolate some of your comments.

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. The ego is self-concsiousness. It is the xin (heart mind) that needs yi (wisdom mind. Usually it’s yin and yang with people who are egotistical and not yin-yang. The yuan shen and yuan jing or heart fire and kidney water that…[Read more]

Hi Michael:

Thanks for the info. I still think if someone wants to hear Gunther’s opinion, or anybody’s opinion, they should ask the person. I dont think you want others summing your views, especially some on this site.

regards,

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Hello:

maybe we can ask Gunther to give his ‘current” thoughts on this matter and not rely on others to summarize his opinions, experience and thoughts.

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My two cents on the comments below.

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“To my memory, each time we started talking about emptiness meditation (and buddhism), you refused to elaborate on the subject of whether the spiritual realms from your point of view are dynamic or absolute (frozen), and what exactly is in that ultimate state of emptiness anyway? Is it something…[Read more]

If one reads books on taoist alchemy, most describe the process, not the method, you will see the Kan and Li methods are described, M. Chia did not create these methods. He may have added his own details based on his own intepretation and experience, but the method existed, just read Eva Wong, Cleary,Toaist Yoga book or some of Huang Qi Ni’s…[Read more]

hello Michael:

Thanks for your feedback, based on my research i agree with you.

In the Shang dynasty, the first time we have writing for chinese culture, their cultural interaction was based on the influence of the ancestors or the physical dead, any unfavorable influences were a result of the curse of the ancestors, and the living and dead…[Read more]

hi Snowlion:

I think we should attribute much of this to M. Chia, as he has always been open to all teachings of the truth and encouraged all to learn from any qualified person.

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One of the great Tai Chi practioners was Master Dong, who studied with Yang Cheng Fu for many years, up to his death, he was his close ally and travel companion, Dong wrote a book “The Red Book” on tai chi that his great grandson translated, it talks much about tai chi chuan and the theory behind it, it is like reading a taoist text, a taoist…[Read more]

Hi:

If is it true San Chang Feng created Tai Chi and Wu Ji, do you think he created Tai Chi for martial applications or internal cultivation???

thanks,

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hi:

I think its been many, many decades since Tai Chi classes were primarly a martial art training environment. Tai Chi training in most cases is about promoting health and vitality, building qi, circulating qi and collecting qi. Lets not forget Tai Chi is a form of Qi Gong, and is a powerful healing form, it goes extremely well with standing…[Read more]

Yes, I hope the dialogue is reposted, I engaged in this subject because it is very ambigous and vague within the taoist community. Also, it isolates valuable areas of this important theory.

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Hi:

the questions was for singing ocean. I think this area of shen theory is one of the most important, as it gives meaning to the entire purpose of why to practice taoist alchemy and the meaning to each of the advanced alchemical formulas.

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If the five shen are really one shen, how can they be split apart? What does fragmented mean, not harmonous or actually separate shen?

thanks,

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Hi S.

I think M. Winn has a video presenting something like the 10-best ways to open the orbit, why the need for 10 if there is one best way? Maybe not one best way, each person will respond in different ways.

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