It is said that “One hour of practicing Kunlun is equal to 100 years of meditation.” This ancient esoteric practice is also referred to as the spontaneous bliss practice as it initiates 5 levels of ecstatic bliss.
In level 1 practice, a person will find a spontaneous movement occurs in which they are releasing impurities and blocks. Sounds, wild laughter, speaking in tongues and shaking are common ways this occurs. In addition, one may see divine beings and have a wisdom eye opening, as well as levitate. It is normal to find oneself producing lots of heat in the body and sweating during this process as well.
The 2nd level involves building magnetic potential and the practicioner becomes more calm. This is where many of the mysteries begin to unfold.
The 3rd level is a balancing, calming and empty state. Sometimes a practioner may undergo a “death experience” in which they merge with the light that they are. It is very peaceful and no different then some aspects of being in a lucid dream state. The heart and breathing does stop, but the practioner is filled with bliss and is smiling. They are merely witnessing their divine nature. It is quite beautiful.
I have heard it quoted many times that 80 percent of the diseases are caused my over selves mainly due to stress. They are psychosomatic in nature; symptoms caused by mental and emotional disturbances.
Disease is disturbance or in ease due to us going against the natural flow or being aware of one law.
What is going with the natural flow?
What is One law?
When we live, work and act in this competitive society, the interactions in daily life with others caus stress. What we have to remind ourselves is on how we can avoid stress and what we can do daily to get rid of it. I dont think the ideas to avoid stress but how to manage stress.
Most of have jumping pulse that are signs of nervousness, anxiety, fear about future, depression. We have never learned how to breath properly. We mostly breath only to our lungs. If you bring notice to your breath and pulse when you are tense you will see that your breathing and pulse is rapid. Similar is true of the breathing of before you start yoga or meditation and the difference when you are done.
Some helpful tips: to balance life that will reduce stress
Phyiscal activity & exercise: Important to dedicated a part of your day to do some kind of physical exercise.
Relaxation and rest: proper rest/sleep with some form of yoga or meditation
Proper nutrition / eating habits
Contentment and be happy: are we happy with what hwe have in present.
1. Physical Activity: Its a struggle, but I make an effort to take few minutes a day in the morning to do few yoga postures or five elements of mao shan tai chi. Even just a little or 1 exercise can get me ready for the day.
2. Relaxation:
Yoga technique:
For me simple yoga technique of breathing in making a sound while stretching and breathing out making a sound while thinking of letting stress go works.
In this technique:
You with control take a deep breath in (optional: making a loud fuuuuu sound)
stop when you reach stomach and its full
take a small pause holding the breath
when control breath fully out
take a pause while your body is empty of air.
Repeat.
This technique can also be combined with every yoga posture to make the yoga more spiritual meditative, to aid one to do the postures from simple mechnical moves to be spiritual.
One Breath or Zen/Buddha breath technique for basic meditation:
sit in a relaxed posture, close your eyes, and bring awareness to your breath. The idea is not to control your breath but to watch it. If you can sense that you are not breathing to your stomach then with intention Guide your breath: by taking a long deep breath all the way to stomach and then without a pause guide it completely coming out. Again without a pause guide it back breathing in.
After few efforts, simply just watch your body breathing one breath (full breathing to stomach and out without a pause)
Difference between Yoga and Buddha is that:
Yoga: is controlled breathing with pauses in between
Zen/Buddha: can begin with intention but never any controling, only watching the natural breath.
Auruvdya herbal remedy: (ancient herbal remedy)
white pumpkin juice + 6 almonds + ginger juice 2 tea spoons, 1/4 spoon black pepper powder , 2 teaspoon basil, jaggery (Brown natural sugar)
drink 2-3 times a day.
Benefit: to feel grounded, emotionally balanced, calm your mind
“You seek knowledge from books. What a shame!… You are an ocean of knowledge hidden in a dew drop…” Rumi
-my grandfather always stressed to me – when we start on spiritual path, we need to forget all we know, we have gained, all the degrees we may have earned, books we have read etc
on spiritual path we again start from 0.
- the person who doesnt know, says he knows.
but the person who knows, knows how little he knows
for me, the more i know, I realize how little I know.
- reminds me of a classic Zen story, where a college professor went to discuss Zen with a Zen master. He said i am phd ….. and want to discuss Zen, why it work etc
Zen master took our tea kettle and started pouring into a cup, and kept pouring and pouring….
until college professor couldnt take it anymore
then zen master said, your mind is like the cup, its full!
what can i show you, if there is no room
-my zen sensei stressed to me, that everything other than zazen is extra. The books, video, dvd etc are all extra. Dont try to be religious, pious, read all the books, sutras. The jewel is within you. Everything else is extra and blah blah blah….
zen even says, take all the books you have and burn them or throw them in garbage – if you meet buddha on the path kill him
KUNLUN – The forgotten practices of Self Awakening – Buy it on Amazon
By Max Christensen
In this simple book, Max Christensen will move step-by-step through an ancient, three-stage bliss practice which originates from the Mountains of Kunlun Shan, the place where the immortals dwell.
These practices have never been written about and have rarely been taught outside of temples. There is nothing on the Internet, and there are no video courses. This book is the only source of knowledge available to the world.
Some of us question the necessity of physical exercises like Yoga/Tai Chi/ Mao Shan Five Elements and others want to practice Meditation and find ourselves with pain in back or neck – unhealthy and falling sleep. Here is a nice section I found while reading book by Master Jou, that reminds of why we should exercise.
From “The Dao of Taijiquan – way to rejuvenation” by Master Jou – Buy it on Amazon
Shaolinquan is an exercise invented in the famous Sholin Buddhist Temple in the Hernan, a northern province of China. The temple was built in Shaoshi mountains during the Wei Dynasty in the third century AD.
DAMO, an Indian Bodhidharma master who came to China in 527 AD, lectured there for many years during the Liang Dynasty sixth century AD. Finding many of the monks weak, unhealthy and even prone to fall asleep during sermons and meditation, Damo pointed out the importance of having a sound body in the effort to develop a strong inner spirit.
Before Damo emphasized the need for strength, physical energy and proper body posture in effective concentration, Buddhist theory stressed development of the soul and neglected that of the body. Damo, who encouraged the monks to exercise in the early morning for their health, created several systems of exercise:
The change of tendons or Yijinjing
The marrow washing or Xisuijing
The eighteen Buddha’s hands – Shaolin boxing.
From “The Dao of Taijiquan – way to rejuvenation” by Master Jou
Author’s dream:
“It has long been my dream that one day Americans of all ages, creeds and colors will practicing taijiquan in the parks of this nation as they do in China. Few places in the world have such beautiful open spaces which can and should be used productively at no expense. The result would be tremendous improvement in mental and physical well being.
Now after more than 30 years of researching taijiquan, I understand that it is becoming a lost art. It is my hope that through this book we can work together to revive taijiquan”
Max gives advanced teaching and people that have attended and approved by him, are certified by him to as instructors / facilitators to lead kunlun seminars / classes/ seminars.
“Kunlun Nei Gung should only be taught by certified facilitators!
While Kunlun is a fairly safe practice to do independent of a teacher it is important that if you have a facilitator instructing you that they be approved and certified by Max himself. They can then provide transmissions as needed when you are ready to transition to a higher level. ” From kunlunbliss.com
For a complete of certified teachers please visit Kunlun teachers
Message from Max:
“A certified Kunlun facilitator is the type of person who gives a seeker the way and a “taste” of the “un-manifest” state known as the Dao. This type of person teaches Kunlun in its pure form, and generates a transmission power that is very specific. The power and purity is gained from awakening the red phoenix combined with the spontaneous method. The transmission has a specific route and frequency of the original light wisdom that has been passed from master to student through the many generations.
All forms of transmission are originated from the source. Some connect to the source via, meditation, breath or another method. Also, remember there are different levels and intensities of transmission, the highest form being “mind to mind.”
Our tradition has a very specific transmission. It is the sharing of the “living” pearl of the ancient Wu dragons, or gold dragon body masters, who received their awakening through what I have taught you. This pearl, held by my teachers, was given to me and then from me to facilitators. This living pearl has passed through many generations of “achieved” masters. It is a precious gift.”
“Its the Foolish one that knows the Tao
Remember to Surrender & Smile … (key to raising Kunlun)
its the foolish one that knows Kunlun – as said by Max.
“The wise one hears of the Tao
and practices it diligently.
The average student hears of the Tao
and gives it thought every now and then.
The foolish student hears of the Tao
and laughs aloud.
If there were no laughter
the Tao would not be what it is.
Hence it is said:
The bright path seems dim.
Going forward seems like retreat;
The easy way seems hard:
The highest Virtue seems empty;
Great purity seems sullied;
A wealth of Virtue seems inadequate;
The strength of Virtue seems frail:
Real Virtue seems unreal;
The perfect square has no corners:
Great talents ripen late;
The highest notes are hard to hear:
The greatest form has no shape:
The Tao is hidden and without name.
The Tao alone nourishes and brings everything to fulfillment.”
Maoshan 5 Elements Chi Gung – this breathing and standing Chi Gung will allow one to balance the five main organs of the body.There are 5 postures that one stands and holds. One for each element and an part of the body.
1. Wood: stand with hands straight to sides
2. Fire: stand with hands in front of you with thumbs at eye brow level.
3. Earth: stand with hands in front of stomach area.
4. Metal: stand with hands straight up, shoulder level.
5. Water: stand with hands on side of body shoulders and elbows tucked.
This practice was taught to me in 2 variations:
Martial arts style: you do each posture for 7 or more First time you try and do it within 1 minute or so you will have a hard time keeping the posture. It sound simple and easy, but since body is not used to it, mind and start complaning. In old days, a student would be asked to hold one of the postures for 2 days before being accepted into a monastery.
Tai chi, you do 5 postures in a flow. You do the same excercises but in a flow slowly moving from one posture to another. A much easier way fo doing it
Its supposed to be a Grounding practice, If your mind is all over, it bring you back to ground and you become aware of your body, chi. It strengthens your body internally.
When you start out, always bend you knees enough that you cant see your toes. It’s a relaxed position that you can hold for longer period. The more bent you can handle as more advanced you are. Its like the Chinese martial arts horse stance.
Then you put one hand on the other in front of shoulders – crossing your hands.
Bend slightly to front, push hips back slightly – correcting your posture
And from this you move hands out to sides – wood.
He said the following as doing the tai chi form:
Wood (Liver) is consumed by Fire
Fire (heart) creates ash (earth)
Earth (spleen) creates metal
Metal (lungs) is tonified by
Water (kidneys).
Wood – liver, gall bladder
Fire – heart, small intestine
Earth – stomach, spleen
Metal – lungs, large intestine
Water – kidneys, bladder
Focus
Start with “I-Jong” – focus at the lower dan tien.
Wood-Liver: the eyes focus forward.
Fire-Heart: the eyes look upward and focus between the hands.
Earth-Stomach: the eyes look downward at a 45-degree angle over the nose. The focus is on the belly button.
Metal-Lungs: the eyes look forward with the intent between the hands.
Water-Kidneys: the eyes look downward at a 45-degree angle over the nose. The focus is in the center of the palms.
Do I-Jong before 5 elements and after, or do it alone. The longer the better.
Maintain relaxation and belly breathing throughout and Smile
