River's Chi House

This video is over an hour long and on the esoteric side. I found his information helpful to my spiritual development.

Shiva-Yoga and the Pineal-Gland The Shivagamas and the Vachana literature of the 12th century, which preserve intact the ancient culture of Shiva-yoga, speak of its glory and greatness in eloquent terms. Yoga then signifies a spiritual condition of universal equality and God union. When the individual spirit comes in contact with the universal spirit, then it realizes its ultimate object of repose and all its movements acquire meaning and significance. This union or contact is to be established in consciousness alone. If the union is effected through the concentration on the light reflected in Ishtalinga, it is Shiva-yoga. The whole process of Shiva-yoga is directed to the awakening of the dormant pineal gland. It is a rudimentary organ in most people but it is possible to quicken its evolution into a condition in which it can perform its function of apprehending events comprehensively. In Yoga Shastra this pineal gland is spoken of as the third eye, the function of which takes p...

 My first chi kung teacher, the late Mr. Hilton Tam, gave me a copy of this picture and told me it was a medicine card and to draw on its power when I was troubled. The woman is Kuan Yin, the Chinese Goddess of Mercy. The dark night and the stormy sea represent whatever trouble we are caught up in. The dragon represents our strength and determination. Kuan Yin represents our highest understanding united with the Goddess, guiding us through the dark and stormy night of a painful or scary experience. I try to keep the love and power of this picture in my heart and use it to give me strength and mindfulness when I forget to let go of all my fear and trust the Goddess to see me home. In moments of extreme stress I will sometimes see, in my mind’s eye, Kuan Yin and I riding on the dragon through the situation, and when I do, I am often able to let go of fear and panic and return to calm mindfulness.  Try it for yourself and see what happens.

The following are fairly long videos taken at a three day workshop. The Buddhist nun delivering the message is a English woman who is well versed in the theory and practice of her calling,The videos are useful in  understanding a Buddhist perspective on life and mediation and the art of self-cultivation.

We need to understand that we are dynamic interrelated energy fields not just the body we can see and touch. We must take complete responsibility for our own development and learn how to be good student of many different methods of self-cultivation. This video is helpful in that intention.