Category: Mindset
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The Seven Basic Skills of Dachengquan
1. Jijizhuang (Combat skill pile-stance): Feet assume a Dingbabu shaped step, Arms form a circle like holding a child. Stand upright, feeling light and nimble, Mind is intense but posture easy and comfortable. 2. Trial of Strength: Strike out the hand is like a steel file, Pull back, the hand is like an iron hook.…
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The heart of Tao
The heart of Tao is the heart of peace. It is not disturbed by the mind. The heart is the mind which has no thought. The mind is the heart after it falls into contemplative activity and engages in busy thinking. Chen Tunan Reference: Strength from Movement: Mastering Chi by Hua-Ching Ni ISBN 0937064734 p.…
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Further indications concerning Zhan zhuang
1.Before starting post standing you should have already empty your bowels, avoiding from interrupting your post standing, 2.Before post standing you should loose your tie and belt, take off your watch, open shoelaces so that all limbs feel free to move. 3.For beginner in post standing and convalescent practitioner with weaker body, during your post…
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Guarding the One
Attainment of the Prime of the One Is not a gift from Heaven. Realization of Great Nonbeing Is the state of highest immortality. Light restrained, a hidden brilliance, The body one with nature: There is true peace, won but not pursued. Script kept forever at rest. In serenity and beauty: this is perfection! Body and…
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The concept of Space and Time in Yichuan
Master Master Cheuk Fung talks about Hun Yuan strength, space & time in Yichuan “Hunyuan strength refers to oneness, whole body strength or six surfaces strength. It is different from regular strength. The easiest way would be to show you, but, since you’re writing this down the best we can do is compare it with…
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Masakane Inoue Ki Breathing Method
Allow one’s exhalation to flow out naturally and one’s inhalation to enter the body freely. Exhale so as to reach the far ends of the Universe and inhale so as to concentrate our breath infinitesimally to a point in the lower abdomen. Reference: Ki in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei ISBN 4889960716 p.68
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Three Immortals Cultivation of the Ling Bao Bi Fa
Ling Bao (靈寶) 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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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