Excerpts from Discussion Forum
During his recent talk at Yo San, Omni mentioned that the practice of self-inspection is the most effective way to help one’s self-cultivation and self-refinement. We have compiled a basic Self-inspection practice from several his books on the website under Discussion Forum “Chi Movement and Spiritual Self-Cultivation Practices” section. 

“… Sometimes things happen that are related to the more subtle sphere of your mind, such as subconscious images, projections, or unconscious self-suggestions. These things may strongly influence you without actually coming to the surface of your knowing. This is why it is good practice to take sometime every seven days to establish a self-inspection to figure out what subtle things are bothering you…  You examine the issues and conflicts in yourself and in your life to see what you can improve...”

Excerpts from “Highlights from Omni’s published and unpublished works”
“All people are born into the world with the possibility or potential to attain spiritual achievement if they keep their way straight and live a fundamentally upright life. I am not talking about just being fascinated by spiritual experiences, but true achievement. It is the foundation that people lay in their lives which is more important than any spiritual discipline done apart from regular, daily living…

The most important practice of everyday life is to maintain a good heart and an upright mind. Besides being the cultivation itself, these things are the reward of your life. The true meaning of life is not social glory, good fortune, a long and happy life, or immortality. These things are not even very important. The most important thing in life is being good spirited." --- from “Mysticism," by Hua-Ching Ni, posted by Vlasta. 

“Long ago, a developed teacher asked Yao, ‘As a man of authority, how do you use your mind?’
‘I have sympathy for the defenseless,’ replied Yao. ‘I help the poor. I grieve for those who die and comfort the widows. I have compassion for the orphans. Beyond this,  nothing.’
‘That is good!’ cried the teacher, ‘but it is not yet of greatness.’
‘In that case, what should I do?’ inquired Yao.
‘Be receptive’ said the teacher, ‘like the virtue of the universe. The sun and moon shine; the four seasons change; day and night interchange; clouds come and rain falls. All follow what is nature.’
‘Oh my!’ cried Yao, ‘what disarray I have been causing. You move in harmony with nature; I move in harmony with man.’
It was in nature that the ancients found their greatness. The Yellow Emperor, Yao and the developed teachers are unified in their respect and exaltation of it. So how did the ancients care for the world? By acting like all of nature.’ --- “Attaining Unlimited Life, The Teachings of Chuang Tzu,” by Hua-Ching Ni, posted by Vlasta.

Some tips for website
1/. If you have not explored the website much, we want to let you know that under “Resources”, you can download Omni and Dr. Mao’s talks, Dr. Dao’s meditation video tape or watch some chi movement video clips. There is also a list of the books from Omni, Dr. Mao and Dr. Dao, as well as our past newsletters and our long distance learning courses. 

2/. You can edit your profile to change your request for email notification, username, password as well as selecting an image for your profile. We have limited images on the website, but you can easily choose a picture you like from your computer. To do so, go to “Resources” after you sign in to the community site and select “My Profile”.  There under “Edit”, you can chose update your profile or update your image. 

3/. If you want to post a question or share your insight, click the section of your interest, such as “Questions about the Integral Way” or “Book Reading and Discussion”, then click “New Thread”. There you can write or paste your post.

Happy Spring!