johndoe2012

Bak fu Sunn yee gung complete level 1 is doable without a teacher. Not sure if it is available online anymore. Only a breathing sequence is needed then the rest is automatic.

I tested just sitting with some tension in the stomach area. It didn't move at all. When I asked 'is this the self?' then the mind recognized it as tension and not self and then the tension disappeared.

Try this

Lack of sleep result in low energy and a general more primitive view of life and negative emotions, like depression, anxiety etc. Awakening to Reality starts with self inquiry and a doubtless sense of being as the first stage. Getting there requires lots of work.

From Daoist Meditation by Si Ma Cheng Zhen

Depressing news from the Buddhists lately: There is no self Global nuclear war in the future Etc etc.

Not only therapy, but many other methods, eg Energy healing Kiloby inquiries Methods like Core Transformation, Sedona Method, Release Technique Etc etc. Just sitting is not enough to release unconscious stuff. Scott Kiloby mentioned in one of his talks that the reason people fail to recognize the nature of mind is due to trauma which fires automatic reactions that cloud the system.

From Original Perfection by Keith Dowman

I like this one better, more accurate description of what is happening. The reason no one can predict what is happening, is because what is taking place is a dance of probabilities.

If what you are saying is true, we could predict the future with 100% accuracy. Since we cannot do that, what you are saying must be false. Everything hasn't already happened. It just happens one event after another. https://sravastiabbey.org/karma-predestination/

My experience is there is good and and bad in the world, and it is foolish to abandon those ideas. Some non-dualists go too far. From "Approaching the Great Perfection" by Sam van Schaik. Likely some non-dualists read such texts, misunderstand them and then spread misinformation on the internet.

From 'Eye of the storm' by Keith Dowman

My experience is you can get it from youtube recordings (eg Garchen Buddhist Institute) but maybe better live from a lama.

The light gets attacked by the dark all the time. There is no choice involved. If one has the awareness one can stop the attack and progress to a higher level of peace.