George Live Daoism Q&A + film update!

[@Tomas33392]

Despite having watched every single one of your videos, I am super stoked to watch this documentary, because I will be able to share it with family and friends and relive the journey once more :) ❤️

[@karunamayiful]

Hello, George from Mauritius. I am learning with Master Gu online...Thank you for all you are doing for the world. YOU ARE AMAZING....

[@sharonbrisbane3747]

I love listening to you and I always do the movement Greetings from Australia 😊

[@williamnellis3305]

Thank's so much for answering my question I was really worried about the job interview I had that day and your input helped me relax tremendously beforehand. Then the interview was put off to a different day. So just like you said the world was more complex than I could comprehend and the worry was only hurting me, for something that didn’t even happen. When the interview came round again I was prepared because of this video and I got the job. Thank you so much your videos have meant a lot to me and a lot of other people.

[@ER-kr2nu]

What a grand adventure you have been on. You are such an amazing writer and storyteller. I can't wait to see your film! :)

[@TheWorldTeacher]

Are you VEGAN? 🌱

[@samsworld1770]

@@TheWorldTeacher nO

[@EB-fs1jy]

That which is best is like water✌🏼 Thank you for this George. great as always!

[@Tinatime532]

Thanks George... nice to hear your journey... lovely to see you how it's helped you through.. like a great song... wisdom never dies 🌟💜🌟✨🌕✨ love and hugs to you and all who watch ☯️🥳

[@persistentviolinnoob126]

Thanks for all yoir hard work George! Can't wait to watch the film.

[@aeortiz2004]

Great job...Already share it in FB, Twitter and in a private chat with my Tai Chi students....looking forward for your next one!

[@olivierstoehr8889]

je vous ai découvert sur youtube et j'ai vraiment beaucoup aimé ce que vous faites. Vous parler simplement avec des mts modernes de cet magnifique art de vie le taoïsme. Je suis professeur de qi gong et j'avais des difficultés a parler du taoisme simplement de de facon moderne. Maintenant je m'inspire de vous Un grand merci a vous

[@donaldsimons6055]

I have been doing qi gung on and off for years. I also have knee problems. Thank you for your reminder about staying active and how we are part of nature.

[@hardridgeofficial1890]

Hello, knee problems are common with practitioners. Maybe this book can help you: www.amazon.com/Tai-Chi-Knee-Health-Eliminating/dp/1734336919

[@mecsp]

FYI, I’m using your videos as a jump off point for a discussion group I run. Some in the group have really taken to your easy nanner of explanation - so thank you.

[@George-Thompson]

You're very welcome!

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Can’t wait to see movie, man! Taoism journey rocks! Great advice on middle way.

[@annelittlebird8282]

I can’t wait to see it George. I have followed and supported your Patreon since almost day one and I have loved to see your transformation from a cool dude to an amazing individual. Thank you for bringing this to the world.

[@George-Thompson]

Thanks for the support over this time!

[@fabulousmsthang]

I missed the live stream but wanted to say you look so tan, healthy & happy which is fabulous!

[@JujuWils]

Your plant is looking for light during the day, it comes from the forest floor where it has to find and compete for light. Plants are great! Thank you for your work.

[@cassandraarnold]

Can't wait to see it!

[@rogerunderhill4267]

Sounds like you found your way home 🙂 found meaning and found your truth to see you free. Nice 👍

[@candidagomes2774]

I wait for your film with anxiety, it is a big adventure!!💐🌺🌺😊 I wish the best for you!! 🙏💐🌺🌺

[@pillarheights1130]

practice and the anxiety will go away

[@lisakantor9669]

Love you George. Love the chi gong.

[@YPY832]

I enjoyed the film. Ironically I was raised in a daoist household but never grasped the principles. In fact I even mistakenly thought I was Buddhist and raised my daughters under this impression!

[@pillarheights1130]

you can see this alll play out here in Vancouver Canada on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations who we give thank for the elements of nature and it's many host

[@tmurray2335]

I am a member of your wellness academy and I do so enjoy your videos and your ability to share your sense of awe in a way that we can all participate and learn. I have a question... As you mentioned in an introduction to Eastern religions, Buddhists seek Nirvana and attempt to liberate themselves from all attachments that lead to the next life, seeking Nirvana ultimately. Is that also the goal of the Taoist? Or is it simply the liberation of negative vasanas, while embracing the positive so that our next lives are lived in a positive way? I am confused about our ultimate existence. Thank you George. Tom Murray

[@George-Thompson]

No the Daoists see this life as something to enjoy rather than escape. Something I can talk about on a future live session!

[@awakestrong3210]

Yeah interesting topic for a yt video. Liberation or nirvana in Buddhism doesn't imply any "escape" as far as I understand it. Unless you mean 'escaping' the suffering/samsara then yeah. Also interested in knowing what's your take on the differences here.

[@andreaml2005]

I would love to start the way of tao but just don’t know how.

[@Mntair]

are you thinking about offering qigong online?

[@skemsen]

Thank you - looking so much forward to the movie. I will say though that the 16 ad breaks made this video hard to watch. Kind of ruined the flow.

[@George-Thompson]

sorry didn't realise that was on. will switch off :)

[@AnAdequateViolinist]

@@George-Thompson Much thanks, very helpful while changing diapers and giving bed baths, when I have gloves on and can’t hit “skip ad”

[@George-Thompson]

@@AnAdequateViolinist haha sticky situation!

[@skemsen]

@@George-Thompson No worries - I just thought you had them on to be able to make get some income but just wanted to mention that it could be distracting for certain kinds of videos.

[@donaldsimons6055]

Nice music.

[@mkulikowski]

Could you talk about the I Ching some time?

[@George-Thompson]

Yes should do at some point!

[@melissabogolubov6248]

I am curious where you got your Neijing Tu banner....

[@George-Thompson]

I got it in Purple Cloud Temple in Wudang!

[@jaynejones5735]

I practice Chinese Medicine and my practice is based on yin yang philosophy. Diet should also follow this philosophy. We eat too much meat and in particular mass produced, factory farmed meat. If meat and animal products are removed from the diet then it is important to to do targeted supplementation to replace what is lost from animal products and in particular meat. Iron and B12 need cofactors to be properly converted and used by the body and meat does this in an entourage way much like cannabis. The other vitamins and minerals found in the meat work like an orchestra and just supplementing with random things isn’t as powerful as eating meat. It is important to pay attention to this. I see much Blood deficiency in my clinic which causes insomnia, anxiety, tics, tremors, cramps, hair loss, blurred eyes, dry skin, tiredness…it can take a while for these things to happen after not consuming enough blood forming foods. This is more common too in menstruating females.

[@anweshakar146]

How can you let go of deep pain and trauma that never seem to leave you no matter how much you try to relax? 😭

[@paulbateman858]

Perhaps begin with an acknowledgment and awareness that the human body and mind slowly sheds cells and renews it'self over time? Over the course of about 7 years every cell that makes us up has been completely replaced. The comfort to be found from having an awareness and understanding of this, is that whatever personal traumas we have experienced are eventually but memories that happened to an earlier version of ourselves. Hope this knowledge brings you some comfort and helps free you on some level. You could also meditate on the interconnectivity of the universe, not purely as a philosophical notion, but also as a scientific fact in many quantifiable ways. It can help diminish our personal suffering when you entertain the idea that many of the boundaries between ourselves and all other life in the universe are illusory. We are more than we seem.

[@ridethecurrent-r2m]

道可道，非常道。

[@paulbateman858]

Though I agree with almost every word your saying - if I was to nitpick about semantics for a moment: equating a biological mechanism to 'intelligence' is a false equivalency George, it's close, but it's different. There are many parts of the human body/nature that function independently and not as a result of 'intelligence'. If anything you could label it as a pattern/energy, the 'intelligence' thing feels like a left over from a world-view that's perhaps more Christian in origin. Re diet: you should of course be free to draw the line where you choose George, but until you lose the eggs maybe don't refer to yourself as Vegan? It's a quick way to explain your position, but for a vegan it's akin to hearing 'I'm not a killer, but I'm fine with bashing the odd squirrel' :) . Though I understand and personally agree with your distinction re: milk, the common vegan position is that farming chickens is problematic, period. Therefore, when we eat any eggs, even ethically farmed ones we're encouraging the world to think this is fine. You undoubtedly buy free-range eggs bought from a source you can trust, but many people will just buy factory farmed eggs, and not give it a second thought, in part as a result of public acceptance of this as a norm. I appreciate this stuff is a process, and only you have the right to choose what's right for you. Just giving you my perspective to add to your own - all the best from a 50+ Taoist, Kung Fu, Vegan. Keep going George, you're making a difference. ;)

[@George-Thompson]

thanks Paul for your thoughts! In my view, the DNA that forms a plant or our body is still a form of intelligence, it self-replicates and creates an organism that is conscious. And yes I hear that. I do indeed buy local and factory farmed eggs are abhorrent. Cheers!

[@pillarheights1130]

Pita, You can been exposed! disguised as a 50+ Taoist, It is eye, Pillar Heights who is here to expose your lack of will in the Tao. Pass my test and ascend to the next degree!

[@charleseade2209]

The difference between a vegetarian and a vegan is that vegans don't consume eggs, dairy, or fish because f their concern for animals, although animals in the wild eat animals, and fish and animals eat fish, and all Asians eat fish, and so did Jesus. I could be a vegetarian, although I enjoy chicken, hamburgers, and steak, but our society isn't organized for vegetarians. I don't cook and there aren't many vegetarian restaurants, let alone fast food restaurants geared toward vegans or vegetarians. There are hardly any healthy options at these places. A grilled chicken salad, a plain salad, or a grilled chicken wrap, and a grilled chicken sandwich. How do you do it? Are there more options outside to eat where you live or do you cook or make your own food?

[@shakeonthemove]

You thru me off completely with this Atheist tirade. Of course I feel the magical mystery of the universe. I dont claim superiority over others. I just don’t claim to have the answers. I think you got some thoughts mixed up there. Ok

[@dannejoon]

Isn’t it beautiful that there’s a philosophy like Daoism that works both for atheists and belivers. I am an atheist but I’ve always believed in the good in other people working togheter and finding balance in my life to help a lot more than believing that the universe will do it for me.

[@George-Thompson]

I appreciate your thoughts. I was more speaking to the atheism that makes one feel like a meaningless fluke in the world. Rather than coming out of the world, being one part of it, as one manifestation of the laws of nature. I am an atheist in the traditional sense. And Indeed as Dan said Daoism can be integrated into many world views. Thanks again for your thoughts!

[@dannejoon]

@@George-Thompson I’m honored to be in your mentions! I also firmly believe in Daoism as a sort of guide to living a balanced life. As a martial artist myself of Budo; Balance is everything. Not just in the Dojo, but in every aspect of life and in yourself 🌳