what is feng shui, really ?
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Not really, nobody REALLY has proven it yet, but Asians truly do believe in it... (Not me, even though I'm Asian...)\n\nSounds fishy.
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Hogen, a Chinese Zen teacher, lived alone in a small temple in the country. One day four traveling monks appeared and asked if they might make a fire in his yard to warm themselves.\n\nWhile they were building the fire, Hogen heard them arguing about subjectivity and objectivity. He joined them and said: "There is a big stone. Do you consider it to be inside or outside your mind?"\n\nOne of the monks replied: "From the Buddhist viewpoint everything is an objectification of mind, so I would say that the stone is inside my mind."\n\n"Your head must feel very heavy," observed Hogen, "if you are carrying around a stone like that in your mind."
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reincarnation is not a buddhist idea...its a hindu idea. buddhist believes in rebirth.\n*****************\n(superstitions,) taoism, confucianism & buddhism will always be in every chinese's psyche. communism will never be able to erase it. \n-ask any 2nd generation ABC (american born chinese/ australian born chinese), we all agree that fillial piety comes 1st. (evidently, fillial piety is a confucian's virtue).\n-folk culture are also running high on every chinese. during chinese new year, the youngs will receive red packet, & pray to gods, with lion/ dragon dance...etc\n(that is evidently taoism & folk culture)\n- folk religion, like praying to ancestors, burning papers,etc are so closely connected to every chinese family.\n- shaolin temples (buddhist)/ wutang (taoist) may see a decline in  monks & disciples, but their temples are always full of visitors for prayers.\n- death is a BIG issue for every chinese...which funeral you see in chinese are simply buried? it has to go thru' taoist/ buddhist rites 1st. \nso, for all the sino- chinese in the mainland, with the relaxation of the religious rules, they may have lost touch with religions, it is never lost. it's gaining momentum...but still, money comes 1st, they are seeking out opportunites to earn money 1st before religions.\nnevertheless, like i mentioned, these 3 doctrines are deeply embedded in every chinese, mainland or overseas.\n***********\nislam came through to china from the silk road, hence you can see that the communities around the silk road routes are converted to muslims (example xinjiang). it has been in china for over 1500years, but its effects are still limited. the famous muslim in china is still: zheng he.\n**********\nchristianity/ catholic faith is slowly gaining in popularity. but presently, it is still having its setbacks. i believe the communist country is wary of it, with its association of its revolutionary past.\nshanghai was once a populous christian/ catholic city, before the 2nd world war. after that, most christians revoutionaries (pro- democracy) lost & retreated to taiwan.
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Just so you know, homeopathy and Chinese medicine are two totally different systems of healing.  TCM is a huge subject that covers herbalism, massage, accupuncture and a lot more but it doesn't involve homeopathy.  Homeopathy is a fairly new-ish European system of medicine that uses extremely dilute preparations (usually botanical but not always) over short periods of time to encourage the body's immune system.
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There is a great site about them:\n\nhttp://www.orbsbybeans.com\n\nThere is a difference between dust particles and actual orbs. Dust particles are irregular in shape. I've taken orbs in motion, with purple auras and geometric shapes. I also have seen pictures of orbs behind an object. I have also seen an orb in motion on video that moves with a consciousness. There's a wealth of info on them on the internet.\n\nIt's really hard to pinpoint exactly what they are. All I can say is that they involve consciousness. We can call them "subtle beings". That is a much better term rather than being more specific because you just cannot know no matter what.
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LOL LOL LOL!!!\n\ngo to www.youtube.com and look up "yellow bamboo"  that is the wisdom you seek spider monkey!  Its the ability to harness chi in to a super magnetic Sharooken!  Have you seen street fighter the game?  Where they throw fireballs from their hands?  same principle!  Its totaly real, another great person to learn from is Dillman.... the coolest guy on this earth!!! its totaly real.  I even saw him fight Gozilla once!
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自由精神\nChinese  zi4 you2 jing1 shen2\nFree spirit\nhttp://chineseculture.about.com/library/symbol/np/nc_freespirit2.htm
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5 years ago i tried buying and reading all the english books i can find to do the fenghui for myself. now after some fengshui seminars, the result from the books i've read is no way near towards my prosperity.\nbasic fengshui: you need your birthdate, and calculate if you're an east person or a west person. basically, you put your door/s, bedroom and office/living at the good location; and kitchen, bathrooms and garage at the bad location. then you also need to calculate for flying star of your house to double check if that particular area has good energy for a bedroom or a kitchen. then more advanced theories include where to put water (running or still) to enhance the energy of the area.\nbooks by lillian too can do the first part until the flying stars. but i don't think that there is a book out there for the water placements/ water dragons.
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I believe the term is not so much qi gong massage, but external qi gong, where the practitioner emits and channels qi from his hand in order to promote healing in the patient.\n\nThe principles and system of external qi gong is similar to acupuncture.  External qi gong healing is based on the principle that there are 12 meridians or channels from which energy flows.  While acupuncture needles can direct energy into the meridians for therapeutic purposes, a more powerful way is to channel chi (qi) at a distance (without touching the patient), to remove blackages and to facilitate the movement of chi in the patient.  The channeling of chi from the practitioner into the patient is carried out through the intention, or the thought processes of the practitioner.\n\nSince chi is available in abundance in the universe, the practitioner would harness this energy, and use their body as a conduit in order to convey it into the patient.  In most external qi gong disciplines, the practitioner must practice for about an hour to replenish their own chi, as it had been depleted through the healing of patients.
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The secret to a tidy and therefore calm ambience around the home is to have a place for everything and everything in its place.  Out of sight for utensils, clothing and paperwork is a very good start.  However, don't just push everything into cupboards, go buy some storage boxes etc so you can access things when you need them quickly. Go on to websites that explain how to get the minimalist look and good feng shui ideas.  Less really is more for a peaceful atmosphere.  You may have to change your habits if you are to maintain a tidy calm looking home, but give it a go and see if it makes you feel better :)
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Yes, Feng Shui is definately very very effective. You cannot find any changes coz you must have just bought the articles and placed them here, there, anywhere. In Feng Shui, placement of coins, chimes, crystal, jade items, laughing Buddha etc. has to be right. Buy a good book on Feng Shui and place them exactly the way it says and see how your life changes. My friend has kept a live turtle in her house and I have seen her life change miraculously. Good Luck!!!
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Taoism (what you call "Daoism", though the pronounciation is the same) in its purest form is a philosophy of life.  One of its central ideas is Yin/Yang, the idea that everything in life has an opposite (hot/cold, light/dark, etc).  Another is Wei Wu Wei--literally "doing without doing".  This is the idea that one should flow with life rather than against it.  By so doing, all things are finished seemingly without effort.\n\nBuddhists believe in enlightenment.  Zen is a form of Buddhism which incorporates some ideas from Taoism.  One of its beliefs is that man cannot by logical thinking understand the nature of reality.  Only by giving up your desires and attachment to your beliefs can you reach this understanding, which is enlightenment.\n\nHinduism I know less about, but I read once that although is seems as though Hinduists believe in many gods, really they are all reflections of the one god, like light separating in a prism.\n\nConfucianism I know the least about, but I understand that Confucius was a very logical fellow who set down a large number of rules for how one should live one's life.\n\nThis doesn't do them justice by a long shot, but it's a decent start.  Hope that helps.
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In a very real sense one can consider Tai Chi Chuan to be a physical expression and manifestation of the principles and philosophy of Taoism\nhttp://www.taopage.org/\nhttp://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/taoism.html\nhttp://www.taoism.net/
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I know mine (Goat/ Sheep/ Ram) and where I come from, most people believe in it even though it may not be one's actual tradition/ culture.\n\nLong story short, take a look at this page and judge for yourself if it's described characteristics are spot-on with your's :\n\nhttp://www.rainfall.com/horoscop/chinese.htm\n\n;-)\n\nPlenty of other websites available, of course, but you need to have a little bit of the chinese zodiac background so that you'd know if the pages are authentic or not.\n\np/s: 2006 is the year of the Dog and it happens to bring you loads of luck (as your zodiac ranks #2 among the 12 animals! Yaay!)
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iv got sum books on spells and feng shui and angels my email is maritia8772@yahoo.com
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my master is master peter leung. he lives in toronto, and go to other cities to teach fengshui. you can either contact him at www.fengshuisos.com or attend his courses.
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Actually to answer peace, it is perhaps the most translated book in history next to the bible and is known by the whole of china which makes up a 1/5 of the world's population, + lots of scholars and philosophy interested people, + taoists of course.  As one of the main 3 texts of taoism it is indeed an important book (Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu)\n\nYes I was aware of this, did you know the I-Ching is even older still!  And perhaps contains some really startling information.\n\nA lot of what would have gone into the Tao Te Ching would also have survived in other texts or by oral tradition before becoming the works we know today as the Tao Te Ching.  The Hua Hu Ching is a good read too, again with some interesting thoughts on the nature of things. (i think they pioneered quantum physics millenia ago!)\n\nIt is a wonderful book that everyone should have a look at!\nYou can get it off the internet easy enough.