Steven

Brilliant, high-level mathematicians . . . are people
who work on mathematics that only 1/1,000,000 of 1%
of the world’s population can even understand.

Consequently, these people investigate this stuff
because it forms a kind of perverse personal
amusement and self-gratification to understand
something so advanced . . . not because…[Read more]

It is not so much about draining excess energy away,
but redistributing the energy in a healthy way that
you can use throughout your body.

The microcosmic orbit helps to redistribute and
balance the energy flow through the body, and
qigong–in particular, grounding exercises–help
to bring the energy down so that it is more in
your…[Read more]

Nothing is so important
that one should sacrifice
the need for decent rest, in my view.

Life is not a race to the finish line
to see how many activities you can
pack in before you die. In the end,
you are just as dead.

May as well enjoy the time here with
quality not quantity, in my opinion;
and to therefore enjoy less, rather…[Read more]

Obviously one can never know exactly
without asking him. My intuition is
that it probably was kinky sex gone wrong,
and it is simply unfortunate that he
was found in such a compromised state.
S

>>>but somehow I’m now more interested about those Dover books
>>>which I have also ordered or will order in near future
>>>(Undergraduate Topology by Robert Kasriel,
>>>Introduction to Vector and Tensor Analysis by Robert C. Wrede,
>>>Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to
>>>It’s Present Usage by Volker Heine and so…[Read more]

>>>but somehow I’m now more interested about those Dover books
>>>which I have also ordered or will order in near future
>>>(Undergraduate Topology by Robert Kasriel,
>>>Introduction to Vector and Tensor Analysis by Robert C. Wrede,
>>>Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to
>>>It’s Present Usage by Volker Heine and so…[Read more]

>>>but somehow I’m now more interested about those Dover books
>>>which I have also ordered or will order in near future
>>>(Undergraduate Topology by Robert Kasriel,
>>>Introduction to Vector and Tensor Analysis by Robert C. Wrede,
>>>Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to
>>>It’s Present Usage by Volker Heine and so…[Read more]

>>>but somehow I’m now more interested about those Dover books
>>>which I have also ordered or will order in near future
>>>(Undergraduate Topology by Robert Kasriel,
>>>Introduction to Vector and Tensor Analysis by Robert C. Wrede,
>>>Group Theory in Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to
>>>It’s Present Usage by Volker Heine and so…[Read more]

>>>But from the point of practices most important
>>>ones seem to be Iron Shirt, hatha yoga type of
>>>system of stretching & trataka and right kind of energy formulas.

Agreed.
Getting grounded via standing practice, staying flexible via
say Tao Yin, and basic qigong are the most important. Doing
that, and you have 90% of what you…[Read more]

Opening the microcosmic orbit will help
prevent Kundalini syndrome; such training
is fundamental in all Healing Tao practices,
meditations and qigong; it is taught in
Qigong Fundamentals 2

S

this is the result of being really grounded 😉
nice sharing . . . S

>>>Is this Spinning Dragon some kind kind of level
>>>which makes other earlier formulas less important?

It is introduced at all levels, including the basic microcosmic orbit.

The important add-on / contribution to the complete collection
of meditations is the spinning pearl . . . most of the Universal
Healing Tao meditations as taught…[Read more]

Sorry to hear that you won’t be coming,
but I’m glad to hear you’ll be taking some retreats.
Keep us all up-to-date on what you are taking, doing,
and how it is all integrating in.

Qi,
Steven

It will be good to have you again. 🙂
If you enjoyed last year, you will *really* enjoy Lesser Kan and Li.
It is an extremely important and potent course.

Qi,
Steven

It is a mistake to follow the work of only one instructor, in my view.
This is true whether that one instructor is M. Chia, whether
it is Michael Winn, or whether it is someone else. Each instructor
has a unique offering. I can say from my experience that I’ve
learned 10 times what others have, simply by seeing what others
have to…[Read more]

Too many people forcing themselves to stay awake
when they need to sleep, and too many people tossing
and turning trying to go to sleep when they are
in fact, not tired. Both are unhealthy, if you
ask me.

Sleep when tired, and don’t when you are not.
I think this is the best strategy, and extremely simple.

S

You are not alone.
We are all in it together.
S

>>>Both views feel true to me though
>>>they seem to oppose each other.

How they can oppose each other really only
comes about if you let whichever Daoist
cosmological storyline you choose to adopt
pull you out of your full enjoyment of
experiencing life in the Zen sense.

If hope or fear enters into the equation,
your mind can…[Read more]

Hi Adel,

DHQ is a great one, keep it up.
I love DHQ and can’t say enough good about it.

Another is the Belt Channel meditations and qigongs
from Fusion 2. Of course, as you should recognize,
DHQ contains this at several points already, built
right into the form.

In addition to the belt channel work,
the auric meditations of…[Read more]

Hi Adel,

You are opening up a huge can of worms, because
there is no overall agreement in the community.

ON THE ONE HAND:

If you talk to some “Zen Daoists”,
you will hear the refrain that both Zen
and Daoism point to exactly the same thing.

Zen points to the joy of being alive, in
this very moment, and points to the core…[Read more]