The newspaper “The Epoch Times” as many of you may know is run by a “fringe religious group” or “minority oppressed by the CCP” depending on where you get your propaganda. However the group behind The Epoch Times (the Falun Gong) may have been persecuted first for their popularization of ancient traditional knowledge, and in response became the free speech/anti-communist voices they are now.
Thanks to the constant cross-pollinations between the various Asian nations, many of the same ideas have been translated into English in similar but different ways. Learning the nuance of these words and their origins sheds interesting light.
For example:
Qi=Chi
Gong=Kung (think Kung-Fu)
Thus Qi Gong = Chi Kung, more terms to broaden your search
Dao=Tao , (if you’ve ever wondered the difference between Taoism and Daoism)
Read the appendices of the book linked in the OP for an EXTREMELY interesting dissection of these energies from a western or scientific perspective
This energy seemingly specific to conscious beings, or bio-energy, has been noticed by many cultures on earth and been given as many names. What I hope to do is set people on the path of linking the various strands of ancient knowledge so that together we can approach closer to Truth. I do not assert that anything I’ve posted is indisputable fact, but it rises far above what simple minds will instinctively lash out and cry “hoax” to.
Three scholars hear of the Dao. The wisest scholar dedicates every further moment to its study. The wise scholar is intrigued, but unsure of how to proceed.The ordinary scholar bursts out in laughter.
I've been doing taoist standing yoga/meditation for years - 8 piece brocade, ironshirt, and indeed Falun gong - not partularly for spiritual reasons (although the tao te ching is perhaps my favorit book) but as a result of a desire for regular but gentle/non-draining stretching exercise. I also try to do seated meditate but go trhough phases of not being able to. I tried tai-chi before but found it wasn't enough.
Having said that, you've inrtoduced me to some new info here in the comments, so thanks!
Right now I'm reading "the Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life" and the author talks a little about chi, and how the western word for "chi" should be seen simply as "electricity". When you see what could be possible from someone who has mastered their "chi", such as Chang above, it does make sense.
One of the only other widely acknowledged holders of the Tzu honorific is Mo Tzu, who likely predated Lao Tzu, and who’s wisdom was so dangerous to the ruling class that strong evidence suggests they twisted the most liberating parts into bars of a prison cell and rebranded it as “Confucianism” {taking a pure, liberating philosophy and turning it into a prison, sound familiar protestants?}.
The man in the gif/documentary traces a direct lineage to Mo Tzu and his Grand Wisdom.
READ THIS WHOLE COMMENT, READ THE ARTICLES, AND WATCH THE ENTIRE SOURCE VIDEO BEFORE REPLYING -
After seeing it (almost) first hand in this footage, I was forced to re-evaluate my stance on every other reference to magic throughout history.
In addition to the video footage, in the past westerners have been able to seek out Chang and train under him. A Greek engineer did so for years and wrote a book trying to apply a scientific approach to what he witnessed and experienced. This book really shines an interesting light on not just the what observed in the video, but investigates possible answers for the how as well. In addition, it's just a highly engrossing book.
I believe John Chang is by far the most convincing case of human potential exceeding the limits set by our current paradigms. A thorough look into him and the mystery around him is able to shine a light on the many dark and seemingly disconnected areas that conspiracy research takes us.
Note: If your only contribution will be to cry "fake" or bring up some non-sequitur about Randi and his ilk of mental midgets, look up the Neurophysicist, Neurologist, Medical Doctor, Documentarian, and the Mechanical Engineer who helped design the F-18 fighter jet with General Dynamics, and debunk them first. They saw Chang with their own eyes and walked away convinced. Your uninformed opinions and youtube "dEbUnKs" are worth less than the pubes on my toilet bowl rim.
A more well studied practice, known as Tummo and practiced by Tibetan buddhists, is quite similar to the foundations of Chang's practice.
"During visits to remote monasteries in the 1980s, Benson and his team studied monks living in the Himalayan Mountains who could, by g Tum-mo meditation, raise the temperatures of their fingers and toes by as much as 17 degrees. It has yet to be determined how the monks are able to generate such heat."
Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical, also published in the journal nature.
"The researchers collected data during the unique ceremony in Tibet, where nuns were able to raise their core body temperature and dry up wet sheets wrapped around their bodies in the cold Himalayan weather (-25 degree Celsius) while meditating."
Similarly, Wim Hof has demonstrated a Westernized approach to g-Tummo that removes the more spiritual or "traditional" aspects in favor of a pragmatic "just what works" approach. In this study he taught 25 subjects his method, and they were all able to overcome the negative effects of an endotoxin injection, while the control group who didn't receive the training fell ill with flu-like symptoms
Some interesting facts:
The newspaper “The Epoch Times” as many of you may know is run by a “fringe religious group” or “minority oppressed by the CCP” depending on where you get your propaganda. However the group behind The Epoch Times (the Falun Gong) may have been persecuted first for their popularization of ancient traditional knowledge, and in response became the free speech/anti-communist voices they are now.
Thanks to the constant cross-pollinations between the various Asian nations, many of the same ideas have been translated into English in similar but different ways. Learning the nuance of these words and their origins sheds interesting light.
For example:
Qi=Chi
Gong=Kung (think Kung-Fu)
Thus Qi Gong = Chi Kung, more terms to broaden your search
Dao=Tao , (if you’ve ever wondered the difference between Taoism and Daoism)
Read the appendices of the book linked in the OP for an EXTREMELY interesting dissection of these energies from a western or scientific perspective
This energy seemingly specific to conscious beings, or bio-energy, has been noticed by many cultures on earth and been given as many names. What I hope to do is set people on the path of linking the various strands of ancient knowledge so that together we can approach closer to Truth. I do not assert that anything I’ve posted is indisputable fact, but it rises far above what simple minds will instinctively lash out and cry “hoax” to.
Three scholars hear of the Dao. The wisest scholar dedicates every further moment to its study. The wise scholar is intrigued, but unsure of how to proceed. The ordinary scholar bursts out in laughter.
I've been doing taoist standing yoga/meditation for years - 8 piece brocade, ironshirt, and indeed Falun gong - not partularly for spiritual reasons (although the tao te ching is perhaps my favorit book) but as a result of a desire for regular but gentle/non-draining stretching exercise. I also try to do seated meditate but go trhough phases of not being able to. I tried tai-chi before but found it wasn't enough.
Having said that, you've inrtoduced me to some new info here in the comments, so thanks!
Right now I'm reading "the Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life" and the author talks a little about chi, and how the western word for "chi" should be seen simply as "electricity". When you see what could be possible from someone who has mastered their "chi", such as Chang above, it does make sense.
One of the only other widely acknowledged holders of the Tzu honorific is Mo Tzu, who likely predated Lao Tzu, and who’s wisdom was so dangerous to the ruling class that strong evidence suggests they twisted the most liberating parts into bars of a prison cell and rebranded it as “Confucianism” {taking a pure, liberating philosophy and turning it into a prison, sound familiar protestants?}.
The man in the gif/documentary traces a direct lineage to Mo Tzu and his Grand Wisdom.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozi
Source video: https://youtu.be/TdYM0vNufwc
HD version of the LED demo: https://vimeo.com/269359104
READ THIS WHOLE COMMENT, READ THE ARTICLES, AND WATCH THE ENTIRE SOURCE VIDEO BEFORE REPLYING -
After seeing it (almost) first hand in this footage, I was forced to re-evaluate my stance on every other reference to magic throughout history.
In addition to the video footage, in the past westerners have been able to seek out Chang and train under him. A Greek engineer did so for years and wrote a book trying to apply a scientific approach to what he witnessed and experienced. This book really shines an interesting light on not just the what observed in the video, but investigates possible answers for the how as well. In addition, it's just a highly engrossing book.
PDF of the book: https://www.sacred-magick.com/free/files/The%20Magus%20of%20Java.pdf
I believe John Chang is by far the most convincing case of human potential exceeding the limits set by our current paradigms. A thorough look into him and the mystery around him is able to shine a light on the many dark and seemingly disconnected areas that conspiracy research takes us.
Note: If your only contribution will be to cry "fake" or bring up some non-sequitur about Randi and his ilk of mental midgets, look up the Neurophysicist, Neurologist, Medical Doctor, Documentarian, and the Mechanical Engineer who helped design the F-18 fighter jet with General Dynamics, and debunk them first. They saw Chang with their own eyes and walked away convinced. Your uninformed opinions and youtube "dEbUnKs" are worth less than the pubes on my toilet bowl rim.
A more well studied practice, known as Tummo and practiced by Tibetan buddhists, is quite similar to the foundations of Chang's practice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WajTafbG7II
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/04/meditation-changes-temperatures/
https://www.nature.com/articles/295234a0
"During visits to remote monasteries in the 1980s, Benson and his team studied monks living in the Himalayan Mountains who could, by g Tum-mo meditation, raise the temperatures of their fingers and toes by as much as 17 degrees. It has yet to be determined how the monks are able to generate such heat."
Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical, also published in the journal nature.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130408084858.htm
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0058244
"The researchers collected data during the unique ceremony in Tibet, where nuns were able to raise their core body temperature and dry up wet sheets wrapped around their bodies in the cold Himalayan weather (-25 degree Celsius) while meditating."
Similarly, Wim Hof has demonstrated a Westernized approach to g-Tummo that removes the more spiritual or "traditional" aspects in favor of a pragmatic "just what works" approach. In this study he taught 25 subjects his method, and they were all able to overcome the negative effects of an endotoxin injection, while the control group who didn't receive the training fell ill with flu-like symptoms
https://www.radboudumc.nl/nieuws/2014/oefeningen-beinvloeden-het-autonome-zenuwstelsel-en-immuunsysteem
(use google translate, they haven't made the article available in English)