Gerard

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  1. Transgender Q&A

    Hi Maddie, Knowing the past history of this forum being populated by really deluded individuals borderline pathological, I thought you were one of them too by posting photos of a friend, girlfriend or relative. Please take no offence, I had no idea you were a transgender. All the best, Gerard
  2. Why am I not Enlightened?

    Irrelevant. Finish all your created at once lifetimes and GAME OVER. How many? As many as you did with the initial *Big Bang (all souls/minds' efforts to create reality). It coukd be 201, 250, 310, who knows. "The Big Bang was the moment 13.8 billion years ago when the universe began as a tiny, dense, fireball that exploded. Most astronomers use the Big Bang theory to explain how the universe began. But *what caused this explosion in the first place is still a mystery." *Refer to the first paragraph. Time is still irrelevant as it's a mind construction to asign a date to an specific event from the space-time continuum. Outside that, it no longer exists.
  3. Year of the Water Rabbit 2023

    Goodbye Water Rabbit. You were such a drag. Glad you are gone now and I was offending the Grand Duke Jupiter (Tai Sui) as a Horse: Few will dare challenge the authority of the Grand Duke, in fear of adversity. I survived for sure.
  4. 2024 - Year of the Green Dragon

    Welcome Wood Dragon. You are in full charge now. What a dynamic change here in Australia. I was moving fast this morning didn't want to stop! Love this new animal/energy.
  5. Tai Chi teachers in Sacramento?

    Glad to read I was helpful.
  6. Why am I not Enlightened?

    The real question is not enlightenment but the ULTIMATE STATE you are in besides this physical experience of you here and now for the time being. The Egg Little good reading.
  7. Tai Chi teachers in Sacramento?

    OK, other legit teachers are based at UC Davis: https://tccatucd.wordpress.com/instructors/ Particularly Daniel Quincy.
  8. Tai Chi teachers in Sacramento?

    Hello, This looks legit: http://sacramentochi.com/testimonials/ But you need to get a real life feeling if you'll be able to connect with the system so it's best to attend a free lesson first and see how it goes from there. Gpod luck!
  9. 2024 - Year of the Green Dragon

    There you go: Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years kills nine, tsunami warnings lifted Japan lifted the tsunami alert following the quake: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/japan/okinawa-tsunami-warning/ Yet more to come. This is only the beginning of a string of similar events.
  10. Why am I not Enlightened?

    I'm a euro too and it would be totally foreign to me hadn't I moved to Australia, where the movement of Wood and Fire are the dominant forces here (South and East). I started Ba Gua Quan/Zhang in 2008 combined with a bit of seated and more moving meditation Vipassana based. The sky is the limit let me tell you that.
  11. Why am I not Enlightened?

    Hard yakka is Australian slang, it means hard work; in this case a lot of daily practice over many years following a strong method not some random Qigong.
  12. Why am I not Enlightened?

    YOU ARE ALREADY ENLIGHTENED AND THE REST OF HUMANITY The question is TO FIND OUT HOW (the hard yakka).
  13. Intra ocular pressure

    I forgot to add the following: 1. Nourish the mother of Wood, which is Water. Peak hours are 3pm to 8pm. 2. Nourish the Wood itself. Peak hours midnight to sunrise. So to benefit from that practice during those hours. Wood is intensified during spring season and full moon period.
  14. Intra ocular pressure

    Street, park, anywhere outdoors. It's what I do. Asians do that too anywhere.
  15. Intra ocular pressure

    Five years ago I was told by optometrist my eyes were starting to get into the condition of ocular hypertension which in the old age could turn into a glaucoma. Mind you back then I wasn't even doing a 1/4 of the grounding I did today. I understood why He Jinghan is a grounding specialist. Today I I 100% backup his entire YT channel. We have become excessively visual and tech obsessed which is all a manifestation of excessive Wood movement. I was born like that, like most of the Western world: study, watch, TV, computers, smartphones, excessive thinking. How to fix it with exercise is my only recommendation tbh: 1. Long walks in nature, the longer the better. 2. Asian squat as often as you like on a daily basis. Do it straight after any computer, smartphone, TV and mental activity like study or academic work, research and the like. Stay low relaxed and breathing moving the Qi down to your feet and deep into the earth starting from the top of the head. Mind leads the Qi. It works wonders. Other than that Ba Gua Zhang. Why? Because it's a very Wood type of internal art. You'll be constantly moving which in turn stimulates the movement of Qi and blood. It will nourish and open your eyes. Also walking meditation many hours a day (Vipassana), but it is tedious and boring unless you practice in the natural environment.