--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Close, Curtis. But in the practice I've done for a year, neither pretzel legs nor thinking is involved (-: > Emily, think energy circulation, culminating in...the lower dantien. Perhaps Mr. Google can be of further assistance? > Second only to, the practice silly not Mr. Google! Second only to making love with a loving, beloved partner. > As Mariko the heroine in Sho-gun explains, it's important that the female remain in harmony even when her mate is away or non existent. Neh?
I think I saw an ad for this Taoist technique in the window of a shop in the Chinatown near Butte aux Cailles: > ________________________________ > From: curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:52 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: "Ignorance so thick you could cut it with a knife", Jerrry Jarvis > > > Â > I'm pretty sure the "Taoist practice" is a martini variation where Chinese shaojiu is substituted for the gin. It is not violently shaken, as per Taoist principles, but is gently poured into a glass at room temperature as the preparer merely THINKS of dry vermouth. > > Or it could be that thing where you learn how to put your legs around the back of your head and walk on your hands. I mix those two up sometimes which is a real ice breaker at parties. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ wrote: > > > > Can you share it? ÃÂ Or, is it too personal. ÃÂ > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: Share Long sharelong60@ > > >To: "FairfieldLife@...@yahoogroups.com> > > >Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 9:18 AM > > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] "Ignorance so thick you could cut it with a knife", Jerrry Jarvis > > > > > > > > >ÃÂ > > >Emily I have a wonderful daily Taoist practice so am quite happy in that department.ÃÂ Wishing you the same (-: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > From: Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ > > >To: "FairfieldLife@...@yahoogroups.com> > > >Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:11 AM > > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] "Ignorance so thick you could cut it with a knife", Jerrry Jarvis > > > > > > > > >ÃÂ > > >Dear Share, it might be time for you to get laid or lay yourself - for your physical health, that is. ÃÂ There are mental benefits as well (my brain tells me this.) Whether it translates as a spiritual experience or forwards your spiritual progress - well, that's up to you. ÃÂ Personal experience is the best teacher - lets hope David is talking from experience as well. ÃÂ Smiley face. ÃÂ > > > > > > > > > > > >>________________________________ > > >> From: Share Long sharelong60@ > > >>To: "FairfieldLife@...@yahoogroups.com> > > >>Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:02 AM > > >>Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] "Ignorance so thick you could cut it with a knife", Jerrry Jarvis > > >> > > >> > > >>ÃÂ > > >>David Deida, the tantric teacher with whose teaching I'm most familiar, explains that sex can be used not only to improve physical health, an idea Taoists also espouse, but can also be used for progressing on a spiritual path.ÃÂ Perhaps these fall into the category called Regenerate below? > > >>And of course anything, not only sex, can be used for progress or stagnation or degeneration.ÃÂ More than likely everyone here realizes that the different er avenues involved in coitus are not equal in their er significance.ÃÂ But probably in outcome?ÃÂ Yikes the Gods of Pun are having their revenge on me for all my bad puns (-: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>________________________________ > > >> From: wgm4u no_re...@yahoogroups.com > > >>To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > >>Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:43 PM > > >>Subject: [FairfieldLife] "Ignorance so thick you could cut it with a knife", Jerrry Jarvis > > >> > > >>Nations operating under the influence of complete ignorance of Natural Law! Don't know the deference between the significance of anal, oral or vagina sex, as if they were all equal in their significance and outcome. > > >> > > >>Ignorance of the purpose of life itself; and the sacred, holy power of shakti (the sex power) to either elevate or degrade man. > > >> > > >>To Regenerate the (Creative powers), Generate (Offspring), or De-generate (gratuitous sex), as the case maybe . > > >> > > >>Thus has Religion been the harbinger of behavior (karma).