what changes in health have you noticed after starting to practice this? Even changes that seemingly have no connection with practicing these techniques
I’m not sure I have an answer to this, mostly because my amount of practice has been quite inadequate, and sporadic. Only within the last year or so have I come to realize that despite being aware of these things, and their importance, I was using excuses or “obligations” to avoid doing what I needed to be doing (diligent practice)...my drive is... lacking I suppose. It’s too easy for me to not practice? This seems to be my biggest hurdle to overcome...
Can you describe the results the exercises are supposed to have? I want to compare them with Daoist methods since the lineage is said to include Zhang Sanfeng.
Only secondhand, from what I’ve read (mainly in the Magus of Java) :
Level 1) learn how to draw in yang chi, and bring with it yin chi
Level 2) learn how to compress/condense this qi in the LDT
Level 3) learn how to move this condensed (but unmerged, still separately yin and yang) chi
Level 4) learn how to fuse yin and yang chi
Levels 5-72 I’ve not seen discussed before, beyond their acknowledgement and the claim that John Chang had a book that contained them, which had been passed down through his school. I’ve been meaning to reread the magus of java actually, as you can likely tell by my descriptions I’m far from knowledgeable and some key details have slipped my mind. Also, there is an air of secrecy surrounding Mo Pai, with various people claiming the practices are one way, and others claiming those practices to be faulty, and can lead to dis-ease, so I’m not really sure about much more than the first level’s seated meditation technique, of which there is a fair few sources to go by and cross-reference (kosta’s book, some of Jim’s students who’ve shared what he conveyed about the topic, forum posts from supposed chinese/indonesian students, those kinds of things).
Here is the copy of the Magus of Java that I refer to:
Also, how is it going with Baopuzi and the foreword and afterword of Wuzhenpian?
I apologize (even though I’ve only harmed myself through inaction), I’m only now looking up those texts (excuses excuses). I’ll start with the versions you linked and use google to work through them.
I’m not sure I have an answer to this, mostly because my amount of practice has been quite inadequate, and sporadic. Only within the last year or so have I come to realize that despite being aware of these things, and their importance, I was using excuses or “obligations” to avoid doing what I needed to be doing (diligent practice)...my drive is... lacking I suppose. It’s too easy for me to not practice? This seems to be my biggest hurdle to overcome...
Only secondhand, from what I’ve read (mainly in the Magus of Java) :
Level 1) learn how to draw in yang chi, and bring with it yin chi
Level 2) learn how to compress/condense this qi in the LDT
Level 3) learn how to move this condensed (but unmerged, still separately yin and yang) chi
Level 4) learn how to fuse yin and yang chi
Levels 5-72 I’ve not seen discussed before, beyond their acknowledgement and the claim that John Chang had a book that contained them, which had been passed down through his school. I’ve been meaning to reread the magus of java actually, as you can likely tell by my descriptions I’m far from knowledgeable and some key details have slipped my mind. Also, there is an air of secrecy surrounding Mo Pai, with various people claiming the practices are one way, and others claiming those practices to be faulty, and can lead to dis-ease, so I’m not really sure about much more than the first level’s seated meditation technique, of which there is a fair few sources to go by and cross-reference (kosta’s book, some of Jim’s students who’ve shared what he conveyed about the topic, forum posts from supposed chinese/indonesian students, those kinds of things).
Here is the copy of the Magus of Java that I refer to:
https://www.sacred-magick.com/free/files/The%20Magus%20of%20Java.pdf
I apologize (even though I’ve only harmed myself through inaction), I’m only now looking up those texts (excuses excuses). I’ll start with the versions you linked and use google to work through them.
Thanks
:)