DeusTrismegistus wrote:Qi follows Yi. So this simply means that the awareness or intent must be within the body at the Dantien or center of balance. Qi also means air, so the breath should be abdominal breathing and not chest breathing. Breath like a baby. There is no need to make it complicated. Qi will then sink to the lower dantien.
Whatever you feel is not Qi. Qi feels like Qi. There are different kinds, but a table I grab with my hands, is not Qi.
The breaking down, or dissolution of the ego is not necessary or wanted. I assume that is what you mean. The ego is always present and necessary. What is desired is to allow the ego to operate within where it is necessary, but not operate where it is not necessary.
You seem to be attached to a lot of the spiritual aspects of meditation practice. These are ok, but keeping things simple is much better in the long run. If you think you know something, you probably don't know what you think you know.
Qi follows Yi, correct. What is Yi?
Have fun always actively gazing into your Lower Dantian, in everyday life, 24/7. You can't function like that. Also, this is forceful use of Yi (as in striving), especially when done too long... and especially when one focues only on one point or area. Actively gazing at Lower Dantian is at the very beginning.....
Didn't you write in a thread about Tummo/bumpachen, where you said that it releases gases inside you? This kind of stagnation happens when one practices wrong for too long. No offense. Stagnating Qi in the bowels.
Breaking the ego down, dissolution, is absolutely wanted and needed. You need to do it at least once to get it. The ego is not always present and neccessary. Why would people want to lose themselves in fulfilling activities, watching a movie, having sex, fighting...? To get this small release from their ego always saying that it actually exists and defines their lives. Cultivation is every day life.
The ego operation is neccessary for staying sane in modern society, at least for some time... But you can learn to let go. Plus, people tend to think you're insane or psychotic when you confront them with unfiltered cultivation. So yeah, the ego is absoooolutely neccessary
I won't comment on your last paragraph
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