A very good read in the way of teaching and teachers for whatever reason the original post didn't pass through https://www.reddit.com/r/Qigong_Neigong/s/IRtHWNjajt
When do we start holding Qigong, Neigong, and/or meditation teachers accountable?
When do we start name-dropping people who lie, cheat, omit information, or make up systems to make money?
I have come across so many so-called "Chinese masters" who are lovely and kind while you are paying them, but catch them doing something dodgy, question them, and the rage comes out.
I know people teaching in the Neigong and Chigong community now who were my students for years, yet they simply leave that out because the truth doesn't fit their specially made-up background.
What about the ones who claim extensive time in China learning from named teachers, yet they can't even pronounce basic Chinese words correctly? Should this not be called out?
Making up credentials, making up systems, lying about the origin of their methods. I mean, I see people claiming Chinese masters taught them methods that I personally taught them, and I know for a fact they never learned a single thing directly from this particular Chinese teacher.
They can delete comments. They can block you from their socials. Other forums protect them because they don't want arguments. How does this help sincere seekers?
What about the ones who visit Chinese teachers for a couple of days and then, the following week, post fake Faqi videos? Do we call them out? The ones who make up stories and tell biased versions of events that omit their own wrongdoing? Should we not call them out?
People who travel to Wudang for 3–6 months, do a short Taiji course, film tons of videos, hit social media hard, then come back and start teaching a supposed complete system of Qigong or Neigong. Why do we let people get away with this? It hurts people wanting to learn more than you realize.
This is how we let misguided people get away with doing bad things. Accountability must matter.
You only have so much time to devote to internal development. Having years wasted by someone purposely lying, or by someone who is teaching what they were taught without realizing they were being scammed, hurts everyone. It wastes valuable time and money.
I say "us" because I have run into so many known teachers who are pulling stunts, sleight of hand, elaborate setups with machines and wiring that you cannot easily spot. I have also met plenty of teachers who I know are lying about much of what they are saying, just to seem special or to have something unique to offer.
This is how I feel about it. How do you guys feel?
Btw, I am a teacher too. Hold me accountable in the same way.
Free book tomorrow (June 19th) which goes over a whole lot of Chinese and practical philosophical stuff that may help with our practice including breathing, stance, health and what it means to be part of an outdoor and indoor student of a family lineage.
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For those interested in a new book, Rudi came out with a new book, From Meditation to Neigong: The Missing Foundations of Qi Cultivation and Daoist Alchemy, is free on Kindle worldwide on June 19 (tomorrow).
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The book covers the breath, posture, dantian, and sensation work, and gets into Neidan, lineage transmission, and indoor-student training in the later chapters. It teaches in detail diaphragmatic breathing, two standing postures, and methods for reaching deeper states of stillness that really do work. It also looks at the main reason people struggle with meditation in general.
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All you have to do is download it on Amazon tomorrow. Here is a link.
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX34KJP4
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To be frank if I had the book twenty years ago I would have made a lot of progress in my own practice. It demystified some extremely difficult concepts and made them easy and approachable.
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Give it a read and try some of the recommendations.