Trunk

Well, first of all, the basic purpose of the 3 amigos is to warm up all of the joints, and major muscle groups in the legs and then connect through the warmed-up layers energetically. It’s a good basic idea; however you find to accomplish it that works best for you..

> his legs out to the side at maybe a 15 degree angle? >

i have each foot…[Read more]

Well, first of all, the basic purpose of the 3 amigos is to warm up all of the joints, and major muscle groups in the legs and then connect through the warmed-up layers energetically. It’s a good basic idea; however you find to accomplish it that works best for you..

> his legs out to the side at maybe a 15 degree angle? >

i have each foot…[Read more]

> I couldn’t agree with you more >

Excellent!, now i get to take the complete opposite view. 😀

To me, the classics point to the essentials that’ve always been true. Are we still physical~spiritual beings?: yup. Full of desire, distraction, confusion?: yup. Is the basic path to work the physical, blend the energies, and resolve into…[Read more]

> I couldn’t agree with you more >

Excellent!, now i get to take the complete opposite view. 😀

To me, the classics point to the essentials that’ve always been true. Are we still physical~spiritual beings?: yup. Full of desire, distraction, confusion?: yup. Is the basic path to work the physical, blend the energies, and resolve into…[Read more]

j> k1 breathing is good, but what about heel breathing? >

my experience that all kinds of stuff opens up about the foot and the earth. just so that you start somewhere on the foot, and get the ball rolling, and it cascades to other nearby foot acupoints etc opening. (Pretty much the whole foot is nearby any other pt on the foot.) k1 is one…[Read more]

j> k1 breathing is good, but what about heel breathing? >

my experience that all kinds of stuff opens up about the foot and the earth. just so that you start somewhere on the foot, and get the ball rolling, and it cascades to other nearby foot acupoints etc opening. (Pretty much the whole foot is nearby any other pt on the foot.) k1 is one…[Read more]

Ian,
Have always loved your posts, humor.
Best to you on your path.
Keith

Ian,
Have always loved your posts, humor.
Best to you on your path.
Keith

Trip,

One last post, and thanks for the dialogue.
Although i disagree with you on most of your points, the seriousness of your path really comes through… i feel there is the context of heart and dharma-brotherhood to our aggressive debate. This whole thread reminds me of debate as part of monastic training in Tibet. Basically healthy.…[Read more]

Trip,

One last post, and thanks for the dialogue.
Although i disagree with you on most of your points, the seriousness of your path really comes through… i feel there is the context of heart and dharma-brotherhood to our aggressive debate. This whole thread reminds me of debate as part of monastic training in Tibet. Basically healthy.…[Read more]

Its so good to have 5 or 6 people say their piece in a thread.

Its so good to have 5 or 6 people say their piece in a thread.

dao-dao-dao

dao-dao-dao

> (And happily!!! mistaken.) >

Oops. Meaning, i’ll happily!!! admit that i was mistaken. Really happily.

Could you provide page references to your quotes; i’d go out and buy the book and follow along, be glad to get clear past my issue with the initial poor writing on the first few pages. (If you can show me that such teachings are…[Read more]

> (And happily!!! mistaken.) >

Oops. Meaning, i’ll happily!!! admit that i was mistaken. Really happily.

Could you provide page references to your quotes; i’d go out and buy the book and follow along, be glad to get clear past my issue with the initial poor writing on the first few pages. (If you can show me that such teachings are…[Read more]

Perhaps you could quote a few wisdom-teaching passages from the “Tan Tien Chi Kung” book that address:
No-self. How the deep-center of the tan tien relates to Emptiness, Light. Specifics of how that is applied in practice.

It was my basic contention in my original post that the essential wisdom-teachings are of very minor emphasis (some…[Read more]

Perhaps you could quote a few wisdom-teaching passages from the “Tan Tien Chi Kung” book that address:
No-self. How the deep-center of the tan tien relates to Emptiness, Light. Specifics of how that is applied in practice.

It was my basic contention in my original post that the essential wisdom-teachings are of very minor emphasis (some…[Read more]