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[D Rusak]

Hey guys,

Thanks for some good posts. This really helps clarify for me in words why I'm not sold on all the Taoist meditation stuff. I will try to keep this perspective in my studies, be vigilant as usual! I agree, Taoism/ theory of Jing/Qi/Shen too seems to be affected by pathological thinking. Crazy as one of the main books that Chinese medicine is based on is the aforementioned Yellow Emperor's Classic. I DO think there's a baby or two floating around in that bathwater somewhere though, but that's an entirely different subject.

 

[Piotrek]

[quote author=D Rusak]
I DO think there's a baby or two floating around in that bathwater somewhere though, but that's an entirely different subject.
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I also think that's the case, but it might be that I have to let that cow go grazin'...

Which made me realize why these questions were asked:
[quote author=Perceval]
Let me ask it the other way around. Is there any evidence, scientific or otherwise, to suggest there is any "jing" retention? Has anyone practiced it? What were the results? Did anyone get super-powers? Or even improvements in any area of their lives?
[/quote]

A scientifically-proven and repeatable method is the only way to objectively describe a process.

Simple example:
From the beginning of most Kung Fu/Taoist training a student is told to breath with the lower abdomen. On asking why, he/she is told that that's the way to build Qi -- that's a subjective (as was pointed out) statement.
If that same question is posed to anyone familiar with EE, the person will promptly describe how that type of breathing stimulates the Vagus nerve and the nerve's function within the body.

Thank you to all for your invaluable input.

P

 

[SunEterna]

So true this thread! :)
So, how is your porn addiction going all?
Have you created new neuronal patterns?
Have you reprogrammed yourself from this false vision of reality?
"Reprogrammed"... Being programmed! We can program ourselves positively and negatively! Which one is the truth?
Pornography programmation and evil vision of reality is bad... it takes out the soul and the life of things and create vision of objects instead of living beings...
Well... :)

 

[Gawan]

So true this thread! :)
So, how is your porn addiction going all?
Have you created new neuronal patterns?
Have you reprogrammed yourself from this false vision of reality?
"Reprogrammed"... Being programmed! We can program ourselves positively and negatively! Which one is the truth?
Pornography programmation and evil vision of reality is bad... it takes out the soul and the life of things and create vision of objects instead of living beings...
Well... :)

Hi SunEterna, it may happen that you don't get a response to your questions since this topic is rather old.

Just generally speaking and from a different angle and if you are looking for more information there is this topic here and the following book from Gabor Mate: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction