Category: Mindset

  • The Classic of Purity

    The venerable Master said: The Supreme Tao is formless,yet it produces Heaven and Earth. The Supreme Tao has no desires, yet by Its power the Sun and the Moon revolve in their orbits. The supreme Tao is nameless,yet It ever supports all things. I do not know its namebut for title call it Tao The…

  • The Heat of Movement the coldness of stillness

    by Liu I-Ming Generally speaking, when people are active, this gives rise to heat; when people sit quietly, this gives rise to cold. When one is cold, if one moves about this will again produce heat. When one is hot, if one sits still this will again produce coldness. In other words, cold and heat…

  • Mind Exercising of the Health Qigong

    The Health Qigong is one kind of Qigong exercise combining the mind, Qi and body exercise rather than the single muscle exercise. Regulating the mind, breath and body, called as three regulations in the following, are three basic elements of practicing the Health Qigong. The key word for three regulations is to regulate and adjust…

  • Theory of essence Qi and spirit

    Basic contents of theory of essence, Qi and spirit Essence, Qi and spirit is substance basis and basic elements consisting and sustaining life activity. It is commonly said that there is three kinds of treasure in the heaven, which is sun, moon and star, three kinds of treasure in the earth, which is water, fire…

  • Three Immortals Cultivation of the Ling Bao Bi Fa

    Ling Bao (灵宝) translates as “Spiritual Treasure.” The Ling Bao Bi Fa outlines the San Xian Gong, “Three Immortals Cultivation,” for completing the Ling Bao and thus becoming a Zhen Ren (真人) or Real Human Being. San Xian Gong consists of thee stages: Ren Xian Gong (人仙功) Human Immortal Cultivation, Di Xian Gong (地仙功) Earthly…

  • The Twelve Methods of Yin Xian Fa

    The main purpose of Yin Xian Fa is to repair the body, regulate the mind, restore the original breath and ultimately reverse and replenish the slow expenditure of pre-natal through the aging process.  还原法 Huan Yuan Fa  Restoring Methods Huan Yuan literal translates as “Returning to the Origin.” These are methods to quiet and collect…

  • The Inner Smile

    One of the most well-known of Taoist neidan (Inner Alchemy) practices is the “Inner Smile” – in which we smile inwardly to each of the major organs of our body, activating within us the energy of loving-kindness, and waking up the Five-Element associational network. Here we will learn a variation on this classic practice, which…

  • What is the 10 essentials of tai chi chuan?

    Following are the Ten Essentials of Tai Chi Chuan Orally transmitted by Yang Chengfu Recorded by Chen Weiming Translated by Jerry Karin Empty, lively, pushing up and energetic ‘Pushing up and energetic’ means the posture of the head is upright and straight and the spirit is infused into its apex. You may not use strength.…

  • The Mindfulness of Thich Nhat Hanh

    Thich Nhat Hanh, Plum Village plumvillage.org mindfulness is awareness of one’s thoughts, actions or motivations. wikipedia.org Reference: The clip is from the DVD accompanying the book “Walking Meditation ” (sep 2006) Thich Nhat Hanh, Anh-Huong Nguyen, ISBN 1591794730 Books: The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation (dec 1999) Thich Nhat Hanh ISBN 9780807012390 The Blooming of a…

  • Smiling keeps me always young

    Tranquility of mind makes me live long, Smiling keeps me always young. I am air, I am light, And I am water, With the breeze I dirft, Far and Wide. Reference: Prenatal Energy Mobilizing Qigong: China Taoist Ancient Qigong by Cheng Yan Feng ISBN 9787535907561 p. 24

  • Guolin Qigong

    The Guo Lin Story Ms. Guo Lin was a teacher of traditional Chinese painting and was diagnosed with uterine cancer at age 43 and had her uterus removed in 1949 while she was in Shanghai, China. In 1960, the cancer was found to have spread to her bladder, so her doctors removed half her bladder.…

  • Wudang Gong Fu

    More links: Wudang Wushu 武当山 武術 (part 1) youtube.com Wudang Wushu 武当山 武術 (part 2) youtube.com Wudang Wushu 武当山 武術 (part 3) youtube.com Wudang Wushu 武当山 武術 (part 4) youtube.com Wudang Wushu 武当山 武術 (part 5) youtube.com Wudang Gong Fu 武当 功夫 (part 1) youtube.com Wudang Gong Fu 武当 功夫 (part 2) youtube.com Wudang Gong…

  • The Beginning of the Universe

    This exercise helps bring your focus back into your body and wake up your internal energy. When doing this exercise while sitting, try to sit up and keep the spine straight. When doing this exercise while lying down, lie on your back and keep your spine as straight as possible. When doing this exercise while…

  • Peter Ralston – Honesty

    The Cheng Hsin Body Principles 1. Being Calm 2. Relaxing 3. Centering 4. Grounding 5. Being Whole and Total Reference: Cheng Hsin The Principels of Effortless Power ISBN 1556433026 p. 4 Links: www.chenghsin.com

  • Koichi Tohei Unify Mind and Body

    The Four Basic Principles to Unify Mind and Body 1 Keep One Point 2 Relax Completely 3 Keep Weight Underside 4 Extend Ki Reference: Ki in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei ISBN 4889960716 p. 27 ff Links: Aikido Koichi Tohei sensei part 2 youtube.com Koichi Tohei at 9th Dan (Part 1/5) youtube.com Koichi Tohei at…