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Re: Attn: Rares/ On Extreme Yang practicesFrom: Michael Winn
Subject: General
Date/Time 2006-11-06 06:55:01
Remote IP: 66.32.24.245
MessageThanks rares for your even-handed sharing, it promotes real investigation.
Because there was such a hyped up initial presentation on this topic, now that things have settled down I will be making further comments on what I term "extreme yang practices" that result in manifestation of very yang energy and phenomena.
For the moment, I will just say that I think this path, at its higher level, is suitable for very few people. The romance of tangible "real power" is not what it appears to be. Most of the seekers after these powers are trying to fill the vacuum of powerlessness they feel in themselves. Like all paths, it has it rewards. But the more extreme the energy, the more extreme the danger.
I base this on my own investigation into the yang/fire path, as well as on extensive conversations with my webmaster, James, who is the ONLY western inner door student of the mysteriously named "Sherfu L-" in Thailand. James had Sifu L-- live in his home in Canada last year for a month and a half. So I have been hearing about "L--" for quite a while.
James is the only Westerner that was invited into L--'s Grandmaster's circle in China, a traditional Taoist bagua- cell of eight adepts and the Grandmaster, who are engaged in these extreme yang practices. Since David was explicitly NOT invited into the higher level/inner door group in China, I trust james' take on this over David's promotions.
I am sure David Verdesi's forthcoming book, whose manuscript he has been dragging around for years, will be fascinating, informative, and a great entertaining read, and I will be one of the first buyers. I totally support his investigations and adventures. But the reality on the ground of what path is suitable and effective for each seeker in developing "te" (as in Tao Te Ching) - spiritual power/virtue - is a different matter. The subject of a future essay.
peace,
michael
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