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spongebob replied to the topic The Big Secret About Spiritual Lineages in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
life is suffering, for those who havent learned not to. taoism, the effortless way, frees you from that while youre still here. i can t begin to say how much suffering had been eliminated from my life since taking up taoism, as well as some other teachings tha have helped me tremendously. i mean, i could begin to say, but it’s beyond the scope…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Michael Winn and the whole neo-taoist possee… in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
sorry, plato, but this hasnt been my experience with michael. he’s done many good turns toward me that indicate generosity and good will, not greed and a selfish pursuit of immortality. it also indicates care and respect for the nurtutring of a student. i’m not going to get into details about what he’s done because those are private between him…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Michael Winn and the whole neo-taoist possee… in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
sorry, plato, but this hasnt been my experience with michael. he’s done many good turns toward me that indicate generosity and good will, not greed and a selfish pursuit of immortality. it also indicates care and respect for the nurtutring of a student. i’m not going to get into details about what he’s done because those are private between him…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Energy Problems in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
a cupla years ago i had the same problem and standing practice did wonders. 30 minutes a day. followed it with 8 extra vessels qigong to circulate qi and ensure it didnt stagnate.
the other thing to bear in mind is that qigong can often release deep seated, hidden fatigue. you just have to work thru it.
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spongebob replied to the topic Energy Problems in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
a cupla years ago i had the same problem and standing practice did wonders. 30 minutes a day. followed it with 8 extra vessels qigong to circulate qi and ensure it didnt stagnate.
the other thing to bear in mind is that qigong can often release deep seated, hidden fatigue. you just have to work thru it.
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spongebob replied to the topic The Big Secret About Spiritual Lineages in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
awesome post! thanks! it explains something i’ve been wondering about for a long time.
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spongebob replied to the topic The Big Secret About Spiritual Lineages in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
awesome post! thanks! it explains something i’ve been wondering about for a long time.
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
also here in china there have been a lot of suicides and murders associated with falun gong. this doesn’t come from the gov’t, but from ordinary citizens i have spoken with. often times the cult just dumps the bodies in roadside ditches. i have to agree with the communist party on this one: falun gong is bad. they have a different approach to…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
also here in china there have been a lot of suicides and murders associated with falun gong. this doesn’t come from the gov’t, but from ordinary citizens i have spoken with. often times the cult just dumps the bodies in roadside ditches. i have to agree with the communist party on this one: falun gong is bad. they have a different approach to…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
“surfing is my meditation.”
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
“surfing is my meditation.”
–a surfer i know -
spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
send me a private email at thorny@zensearch.com.
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
send me a private email at thorny@zensearch.com.
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
yeah, i think there are such groups. i’m not sure if they’re lineages or just associations. every culture has a tradition of these, including china. baird t. spalding’s book “life and teachings of the masters of the far east” deals with his encoutner with this remarkable group of beings.
michael winn’s china trip was somewhat reminescent…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
yeah, i think there are such groups. i’m not sure if they’re lineages or just associations. every culture has a tradition of these, including china. baird t. spalding’s book “life and teachings of the masters of the far east” deals with his encoutner with this remarkable group of beings.
michael winn’s china trip was somewhat reminescent…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
here in china, lineage is everything. even to the point that taoist practice by westerners is widely scorned and derided. foreigners simply can’t be as good at it as chinese. if a foreigner mentions a lineage or that a certain teacher was directed to go abroad to teach foreigners, it is viewed with incredulity, at best. this is a point of…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Difference between Achievement and Transmission in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
here in china, lineage is everything. even to the point that taoist practice by westerners is widely scorned and derided. foreigners simply can’t be as good at it as chinese. if a foreigner mentions a lineage or that a certain teacher was directed to go abroad to teach foreigners, it is viewed with incredulity, at best. this is a point of…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Taoist Immortals & their health??? in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
let me share with you some info about another immortal of the lipan apache of sw u.s. and nw mexico. his name is stalking wolf and referred to affectionatelya dn respectfully as grandfather by his students. he ended up settling inthe east and training one tom brown, jr. who now runs the tracker school which teaches wilderness survival, tracking,…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic Taoist Immortals & their health??? in the forum General 19 years, 9 months ago
let me share with you some info about another immortal of the lipan apache of sw u.s. and nw mexico. his name is stalking wolf and referred to affectionatelya dn respectfully as grandfather by his students. he ended up settling inthe east and training one tom brown, jr. who now runs the tracker school which teaches wilderness survival, tracking,…[Read more]
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spongebob replied to the topic the classics in the forum General 19 years, 11 months ago
that was a different episode with different aliens, ho ultimately communicated in one word also, “Moo.” during which they apologized to all the cows for the cattle mutilations and left them with a device that caused people to turn into one of those cheesey cartoon characters from the 30’s and sing “i love to singa, bout the moona in the junea and…[Read more]
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