Fajin

Bagua,

If a Daoist attempts to balance something, it was previously imbalanced. That’s what I meant by them being polarized.

The state of awareness I meant is wu-hsin, no mind. You cannot experience something if you are one with the experience. Hence, I do not experience, it is experienced. That’s what I mean by the experience being…[Read more]

Thank goodness for those power naps, otherwise I would be sleeping (3:30 am) during this lovely discussion.

Michael,

My main point for ming and xing is that they are dualities and that there is something between the dualities. When we live in that between, ming and xing do their stuff, ie. mutually nourish each other.

It is not that I…[Read more]

Hi Bagua,

You said things nicely. Except, I wouldn’t say that they polarize because things are already polarized. Buddhists just view things in a certain way to help them to see the isness, or the oneness. This kind of view is required if your intent is on the beyond. That’s why the sutras are transcendent wisdom. It is beyond the polarities,…[Read more]

Hi Bagua,

I will drop by from time to time to the forum and would love to meet you in person one day, wether in China or the States.

Michael is making a nice implication with 5 shen’s destiny, but my point is that yuan shen is Wu Ji, the root, and the five shen’s destiny is to go back to the root as with all of the 10, 000 things and that’s…[Read more]

Hi Michael,

>>I think it’s best not to think of this as “sides”, but as ongoing explorationof truth.<>Unless you find a way to share that purificationand self-realization that occurs with this plane, your destiny (ming) will be incomplete even though your xing (essence) is more refined.<<

*Through Zen, I found that we have 2 selves. One…[Read more]

Hi Michael,

I meant when cultivating a golden ball in the dantian, would it be OK to also add fire and water (I meant the body’s inner sulfur and mercury) to the inner conconction, or would that yield disastrous effects. Because it may not be a golden elixer pellet anymore but something else? Just wondering if you have any idea what might…[Read more]

>>As for the, ounce you clean the pot it will start to cook on its own. I would like to know more of your thought on this. Just to see if we are even playing in the same field.<<

*There's a good article on Mantak's site, read it. First, the qi channels and vessels open and then alchemy occurs. The alchemical laboratory or pot must first be…[Read more]

Hi Dog,

I was not speaking directly to you, but to anyone that wanted to head down Zhang, Sanfeng’s path. I was not supposed to enter discussions because I said I wanted some time by myself to practice more meditation and alchemy and then come back after some more years.

And I have entered this discussion because I just wanted to emphasize…[Read more]

Hi Bagua,

I’m on your side this time!!!

Smiles,
Fajin

>>Do you know why they did that?<>But if you want to speed up the process you use Inner Alchemy.<>You have to show your intent you have to be present shining your acceptance.<<

*You don't show your intent, YOU ARE INTENT.

Smiles from Wudangshan, it's a lovely morning here,
Fajin

>>I mean just because you clean a pot, does not mean your cooking.<>Just wanted to know if you know why they did that.<<

*I have seen ones where metal is on top!

>>Learning Inner Alchemy from a book or web site seems to be hard if not impossible.<<

*Yes but cultivating stillness is safe, just takes longer to get it by oneself.

>>Which we can`t know about, unless we know them.<<

*They don't want to make us their responsibility so they don't interfere.

Guarding the thoughts is a way of stopping them. Be like the moon’s reflection which rides the waves as they go on rolling and rocking. Thoughts are swept when they are forgotten. Go to this address if you are interested in cultivating golden elixer, start with step 2. Shikantaza is a good one too.
http://www.damo-qigong.net

Hi Michael,

The alchemy taught at Wudangshan where I am is derived from Zhang, Sanfeng. I am going to begin practicing it soon and will post updates on my experiences next year so you guys can get a general overview on it.

Chang Sanfeng believed that Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism all head towards the same goal but take different…[Read more]

I’m going today but here’s my solution. Just report it to Michael when he gets back and he’ll kick out Paulino and in exchange Wendy will return. Good idea?

It’s nice you showed this the last day I was here.

I can’t understand the chinese text so I don’t know if they teach what I learned. If it has roots from Grand Master Zhong Yun Long, then it is.

Anyway, I’ll demonstrate my Wudang forms to you and Farooq one day, and show you around with Wudang push hands and hunyuan qigong and other nifty…[Read more]

Thanks Bagua,

My program is kind of similar to yours in that I do nei dan in the morning, but my iron wire set combines the sounds. And I do yogasanas (you do Chia’s Daoyin?) right after nei dan in the morning just like you, What a coincidence!

I also practice Wudang style Ba Duan Jin every once in a while. Don’t know if you know this…[Read more]

Hi Farooq,

I might drop in once a while, but I kind of wanted to get away from discussion for a while and be with myself. You are very friendly and kind, I would appreciate getting together with you and singing ocean one day. In the meantime, you guys can get together.

Our discussion in the practice forum was very nice, I am grateful to…[Read more]