Steven

This feels pretty accurate to me . . .

Even though this was written in August, it feels relevant now.
For some reason, many loved ones near to me are going through a
lot of stress at the moment.

Ironically, the more stressed they feel and the more overwhelmed
they feel, the more calm and centered I feel . . . which ends
up being a…[Read more]

sounds interesting;
may have to get a copy when it comes out

S

This is why I said “if you get grounded enough” 😉

Being grounded isn’t a yes-or-no question;
i.e. after getting grounded, you can always get *more* grounded. 😉
This latter part comes from doing a lot of practice, doing it regularly
each day, and having the effects become cumulative over time.

Hard to explain; you just have to…[Read more]

Chi Self-Massage is the natural “next book”, but it is
a book of supplementary miscellaneous exercises that you
can really learn at any time.

There is no reason why you can’t begin Tao Yin now (you have
enough background), and since it is more fun, why not do both?

I recommend doing a little of each, working through each…[Read more]

There is definitely a nontrivial similarity between
Daoist alchemy and Satanism.

Both involve empowering the individual, seeking answers
for oneself, and transcending unquestioning authority.
Both involve embracing the dark as well as the light, to
use the dynamic interplay of extremes to promote growth.
Both involve fantastical…[Read more]

There is definitely a nontrivial similarity between
Daoist alchemy and Satanism.

Both involve empowering the individual, seeking answers
for oneself, and transcending unquestioning authority.
Both involve embracing the dark as well as the light, to
use the dynamic interplay of extremes to promote growth.
Both involve fantastical…[Read more]

There is definitely a nontrivial similarity between
Daoist alchemy and Satanism.

Both involve empowering the individual, seeking answers
for oneself, and transcending unquestioning authority.
Both involve embracing the dark as well as the light, to
use the dynamic interplay of extremes to promote growth.
Both involve fantastical…[Read more]

There is definitely a nontrivial similarity between
Daoist alchemy and Satanism.

Both involve empowering the individual, seeking answers
for oneself, and transcending unquestioning authority.
Both involve embracing the dark as well as the light, to
use the dynamic interplay of extremes to promote growth.
Both involve fantastical…[Read more]

While I have the utmost respect for M. Chia, and
don’t want to discourage you from solely following
materials put out by him, one of the flaws in his system
is the relative lack of moving qigong.

Yes, Tai Chi Qigong is movement, and the Iron Shirt practices
are very physical, but there really isn’t enough in the
way of moving qigong…[Read more]

Governmental leaders and other notable figures
are all playing an insidious game of power, each
with their own “justified” reasons for doing so.

Pay not attention to these fools.
They will fall away in the new age of mankind.

Worry only about what you yourself do;
that is difficult enough; consider the rest to be irrelevant.

If the…[Read more]

From Buddhist teachings given to me by a Zen temple,
the interpretation I was given as to the Buddhist
idea of “no self” is this.

“No self” is a shorthand way of saying that there is
no permanent independent autonomous existence.

BUT TO ME, this is completely consonant with Daoism,
and the Healing Dao in particular. Nothing is…[Read more]

From Buddhist teachings given to me by a Zen temple,
the interpretation I was given as to the Buddhist
idea of “no self” is this.

“No self” is a shorthand way of saying that there is
no permanent independent autonomous existence.

BUT TO ME, this is completely consonant with Daoism,
and the Healing Dao in particular. Nothing is…[Read more]

From Buddhist teachings given to me by a Zen temple,
the interpretation I was given as to the Buddhist
idea of “no self” is this.

“No self” is a shorthand way of saying that there is
no permanent independent autonomous existence.

BUT TO ME, this is completely consonant with Daoism,
and the Healing Dao in particular. Nothing is…[Read more]

From Buddhist teachings given to me by a Zen temple,
the interpretation I was given as to the Buddhist
idea of “no self” is this.

“No self” is a shorthand way of saying that there is
no permanent independent autonomous existence.

BUT TO ME, this is completely consonant with Daoism,
and the Healing Dao in particular. Nothing is…[Read more]

You are part of the Dao, and inseparable from it.
That is all you really need know.

Let the experience teach you directly, rather than
trying to fit some academic theory to your direct
experience. Your experience will always be more accurate
than someone’s words that express their ideas of what
they have never directly…[Read more]