>>5180
>Could you please elaborate on what that is?
I will try. But it's complex. Taoism is a "completed" but not yet "fully discovered" system. There are celestial realms aka "Heavens" in the western understanding where the greater beings of Dao reside and can grant you understanding and the "perfection" of that science. If it's autism will "click" in your mind then you can advance with it and I recommend it deeply. Ofc there is that saying that
>those who speak of the dao do not understand the dao
which kinda means that you cannot explain this "Perfectly" because you are a fallible human and imperfection cannot explain perfection
also imperfection is perfection on it's own regard etc which means most sources you will find will be either godsent knowledge or useless autistic schizo retardation. Wish I could give you more sources but sadly I couldn't find a single one that I agreed 100%. Mostly because even older daoist text and imagery that they had were made in "symbolic way" before western scientific mindset warped their expression because symbolic representation of the anatomy and the world helps your mind "get it" better than perfect anatomical reconstructions and once your internal eye activates you will have the ability see how it works and once you see it it might be different from most texts you read so far. There is 2 main reason for that. First we are all different and people with different soul and genetic composition require different methods and second there are many layers within the body and you might never know which one you are seeing and how "good" is your sight.
The main problem with Taoism that it's not perfectly understood and translated especially in the western world. But the Dao is everywhere and everything. If you get it intuitively or find entities that can guide you then you are golden.
>compared to "muh abrahamicks,"
The methods of the abrahamic religions are... borrowed from Egyptian and Babylonian traditions and forced into Jewish Narratives then with Christianity they went further and forced it into Roman narratives while integrating as much pagan and eastern traditions as they could. Oh and gnostics were also influencing Christianity then they were exiled from the main branch several times. Then we have the current "modernist" angle where science and jewish tricks constantly mess with the perception of the whole thing.
>even though there's just as much fail & aids in the slant-eye community.
Yes... I talked to entities about the current state of them and it was a mess. Chinks went through an extreme level of degeneracy in the past centuries (they had their own weimar and blood sacrifice cults and still have we just don't know of them that well) then they had commies that culled most then made them discard everything that is not "fitting" into their "communist science". And their clear-sighted and clear-minded mentality that they were supposed to teach vanished from the mainstream
because it is real hard to be clear minded in a degenerated and hostile society so they usually keep it to themselves in their circles and now their entire faith and science is more akin to "flavor" and propaganda if the CCP considers them a benefit otherwise they are destroyed. But this is politics and it's not pretty and true mastery comes when you can discard politics and drama while connecting to the main teaching as much as possible.
>Almost every mention of him I've ever seen came with a melodramatic warning label
You are right... I was not really part of communities on the level /x/ tier neophyte sites in the past 7 years. Especially not in those that favor drama over actual discussion. Occult communities reek from drama 90% of the times.
Also about pic all I can say is that
<tantra without a master being present is the same as having sex with a poisonous snake
It's internal alchemy and if you move and merge the wrong energies shit happens and those with 0 energetic awareness will bitch and moan how they fucked themselves forever instead of realizing the way their energies should move. I too fumbled my energy work many times and yes it's not pretty and when you blindly follow instructions without understanding what they are about you can fuck it up. Not all people are the same and that makes them misuse and misinterpret guidebooks many times. This is why most traditions were strictly personal and oral in the past and even nowadays because books are unreliable. Ultimately it depends your own ability how well you can utilize the information. Also I like how these scaremonegers say
>entire forums sprang up to help
then not even willing to link or post any examples so others can learn from the mistakes. This is why sorcery and magic is banned in many religions because retards just fuck it up then the leaders decide it's better to stay as ignorant than mess with the wrong forces. These guys do the same and I don't know if they do it because they are scared or they have other intentions with this.
>>5182
>taoism >qi gong Yeah it's fake. Taoism when practiced is called tai chi
This is semantics because most philosophies merged and borrowed many practices in the eastern parts. Hindu Buddhist Taoist Shamanist/Shintoist they blended and separated constantly. Easterners are usually annoyed by this western mentality how if you are doing X then it cannot be Y and in most cases they are using terms or "buzzwords" they can sell the simpleminded and ignorant because if they try to explain the deeper nuances or use more complicated terms then everyone gets confused by it.
Like I heard Buddhists talk about how in the 70s there was a great effort to rebrand Buddhism and it's techniques because if they told the mundanes that it is to "overcome suffering" then they would say lmao but if they said it is to "overcome stress" then everyone went their and tried to learn the techniques as fast as they could. All they had to do is to rebrand "suffering" as "stress" and there are other conceptual switches in many teachings and traditions because otherwise the people were not willing to accept it.
Whatever to tell you the "truth" I would need to seriously reread the books and do the practice from the get go to give you a proper take on my current level. The last time I skimmed the books was like 8 years ago and I only have 5 books from him. On my current level I probably would be able to have a better judgement but currently my practice is not really coming from books anymore and I am busy with other projects.
And yes everything that messes with sexual energy can be dangerous but whenever some just disregards something without giving context why or giving a better alternative I get suspicious of their intentions and practices.
And never forget. Whoever speaks of the Dao does not understand the Dao. You can apply it to everything. But you might never know what you learn from others so always stay open minded and experiment until finding your way