04-10-2021, 10:42 PM
(04-10-2021, 08:12 AM)Indiken Wrote:(04-10-2021, 07:49 AM)Dtris Wrote: There is direct work with these centers in Daoist alchemy they are just referred to in different ways. When you practice the microcosmic orbit you are working on balancing the energy centers. There is also indirect work such as affirmations and other practices.
Thank You.
Could you elaborate more? Please, say all the things You know, if they are shareable. I think You only scratched the surface.
I too think, that balance is what is needed more now.
Yet the balance is not a goal.
One moves higher and higher.
The balance means the adjustment to different.
When balance is achieved, time to move forward.
Hence a new disbalance occurs.
I did only scratch the surface. There are many different types of Qigong or Daoist Alchemy. The two are related. While qigong is broader in application Daoist alchemy specifically refers to the exercises of making the Golden Elixir in the Dantien from transforming Breath inti Qi, Qi into Jing, Jing into Shen.
To provide a bit more information. Qi is energy, Jing is Essence, and Shen is Spirit. These correspond to the Mind/Body/Spirit complex. When working with these energies you are also working with the energy centers. While Chinese philosophy and practictices tend to look more toward the five elements and the three dan tien, this also affects the chakra. The clearest example is with the 7 emotions and the organs which also correspond with the chakra. The acceptance and control of the emotions has a direct impact on the chakras.
As you progress in your practice you will reach a new balance. Most people never really question why they feel what they feel, or why they think what they think. Part of balancing is the examination of your own reactions, actions, emotions, thoughts, and beliefs for how they reflect your own self. During meditation, daoist or not, you will have to face the things you repressed. Acceptance and love are the answer. The process will change you. The changes will manifest in your everyday life as a new set of emotions, reactions, actions, thoughts, and beliefs. If these do not change, then I would say you are going thru the motions, and not connecting on a deep level.
Indiken Wrote:Ok, I will say this.
I do have a desire to hurt others and myself. A huge desire. (Interestingly as I said this, I felt energy pressure in the sacrum).
And eccentric thoughts. Ra talks about this as orange blockage, if I understand correctly.
The more I try to put this away, the more it returns back.
It is very deep, but I repress this.
When I have these thoughts, my third eye area feels strange.
I can handle this.
This continues many years.
If it continues forever I am ok with that.
This is a perfect example. As you learn to balance yourself, and find your own path, you will gradually lose the desire to hurt yourself. You will begin to enjoy life more.
Let us look closer at the desire to hurt others. There is absolutely nothing "wrong" with that desire. The only question is whether you want to feel that way or not. If the desire to hurt others is not helpful to you, then it should be gradually discarded. This is not easy. It is a slow process of accepting the desire, and replacing it in your mind with how you would rather think of others. Eventually you will make a new habit and those thoughts will become rare.
There are a multitude of methods. These include direct and indirect as stated before. The end result is similar but the process is different. Although working with the emotions in IMO more difficult but more immediately rewarding.