Qigong Quotes

Body practice is the root of spiritual practice. When we calm the body, the mind can expand without limit.

We could simply have used any of a number of reasonably priced handheld devices that train people to slow their breathing and synchronize it with their heart rate, resulting in a state of “cardiac coherence” like the pattern shown in the first illustration above.9 Today there are a variety of apps that can help improve HRV with the aid of a smartphone.10 In our clinic we have workstations where patients can train their HRV, and I urge all my patients who, for one reason or another, cannot practice yoga, martial arts, or qigong to train themselves at home. (See Resources for more information.)

The real person's breathing reaches down to their heels. The normal person's breathing in the throat

With therapeutic Qigong when there is no cure, there is palliation.

Yet others may benefit more from taking up a qigong practice or another body-oriented therapy or practice. There’s really no one-size-fits-all approach.

As a result, we have developed numerous methods of practice to explore this movement of energy through our bodies, such as the Chinese arts of qigong and t’ai chi, the Indian practice of hatha yoga, and the modern movement culture spreading across the globe. The problem with practical movement methods such as these is they can delay our quest for a liberated mind (enlightenment) if the practice becomes a habitual crutch.

Expectation is the worst emotional disturbance. What will happen will happen, what won’t happen, won’t.

For a student of life, there is perhaps no single better text—certainly of its length—than the Dao De Jing.

To be in the Qi flow is the key to return to oneness with the Tao.

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Sometimes we learn the lessons we most desperately need in the form of illness." - Larry Dossey

Aborigines, like other indian tribes, believe that people today have less of this life energy than in the past. Because life energy is the common source between human beings and nature, the loss of it parallels the loss of connection between human beings and their relations: the plants, animals, stones, water, sky, the Earth, and all of creation. Restoring life energy to its original condition of fullness may be the key to recovering lost potentials and realizing that "the Kingdom of Heaven is in our midst.

However, if the patient is tense, it is not enough for the doctor to say, “Relax.” That’s like telling someone to float when he’s sinking in panic. Rather, relaxation is contagious. The patient will catch it if the healer is relaxed, centered, and calm and

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” —Wang Fu[10]

What you need is some time and effort to work on your remedies and the problems will be overcome as a matter of course. Our chi kung training gives us the mental clarity and a lot of energy to perform the remedies well. The same principles apply to countless people who remain miserable because of their problems. They remain miserable because of the following three reasons: 1. They do not have solutions to their problems. 2. They do not believe the solutions will solve their problems. 3. They do not have the abilities to carry out the solutions. If they can overcome the above three factors, they will find their problems are actually opportunities for improvement

Qigong Interpretation This chapter has pointed out a few important things about qigong practice. First, it has again emphasized the accumulation of good deeds and virtues. This will create in you a righteous, generous, peaceful, harmonious, and benevolent mind. Second, it mentions that the key of keeping the qi at its residence (or center) is embracing singularity. This means to keep your mind at the lower real dan tian (center of gravity). When keeping the mind at the center, your mind is not actively leading the qi out of its residence. This practice is called “keep at singularity” (shou yi, 守一), “embracing singularity” (bao yi, 抱一), or “hold and firm” (wo gu, 握固).

When filled with qi, the body is like a tree branch filled with sap; it can bend and flow with the breeze, but it does not snap or lose its connection with the root. On the other hand, a stiff, dead branch is easily broken. Thus the adage of Lao Zi, "Concentrate the qi and you will achieve the utmost suppleness... Suppleness is the essence of life.

Qi is the Chinese word for "life energy". According to Chinese medicine, qi is the animating power that flows through all living things. A living being is filled with it. A dead person has no more qi. A healthy individual has more qi than one who is ill. However health is more than an abundance of qi. Health implies that the qi in our bodies is clear, rather than polluted and turbid, and flowing smoothly, liek a stream, not blocked or stagnant.

The Great Nature has countless cyclic patterns. Some of the patterns are near us and we can see or even experience them; for example, yearly, monthly, and daily cyclic changes due to the positions of the sun, earth, and the moon. All these changes are near us and immediately influence our body’s energy and activities. All these are considered as the De, the manifestation of the Dao. Then, what is the Dao? Is the Dao the spirit or God of nature? Since we don’t know too much about the Dao, it is still a huge mystery for us.

Why two (or whole groups) of people can come up with the same story or idea at the same time, even when across the world from each-other: "A field is a region of influence, where a force will influence objects at a distance with nothing in between. We and our universe live in a Quantum sea of light. Scientists have found that the real currency of the universe is an exchange of energy. Life radiates light, even when grown in the dark. Creation takes place amidst a background sea of energy, which metaphysics might call the Force, and scientists call the "Field." (Officially the Zero Point Field) There is no empty space, even the darkest empty space is actually a cauldron of energies. Matter is simply concentrations of this energy (particles are just little knots of energy.) All life is energy (light) interacting. The universe is self-regenreating and eternal, constantly refreshing itself and in touch with every other part of itself instantaneously. Everything in it is giving, exchanging and interacting with energy, coming in and out of existence at every level. The self has a field of influence on the world and visa versa based on this energy. Biology has more and more been determined a quantum process, and consciousness as well, functions at the quantum level (connected to a universe of energy that underlies and connects everything). Scientist Walter Schempp's showed that long and short term memory is stored not in our brain but in this "Field" of energy or light that pervades and creates the universe and world we live in. A number of scientists since him would go on to argue that the brain is simply the retrieval and read-out mechanism of the ultimate storage medium - the Field. Associates from Japan would hypothesize that what we think of as memory is simply a coherent emission of signals from the "Field," and that longer memories are a structured grouping of this wave information. If this were true, it would explain why one tiny association often triggers a riot of sights, sounds and smells. It would also explain why, with long-term memory in particular, recall is instantaneous and doesn't require any scanning mechanism to sift through years and years of memory. If they are correct, our brain is not a storage medium but a receiving mechanism in every sense, and memory is simply a distant cousin of perception. Some scientists went as far as to suggest that all of our higher cognitive processes result from an interaction with the Field. This kind of constant interaction might account for intuition or creativity - and how ideas come to us in bursts of insight, sometimes in fragments but often as a miraculous whole. An intuitive leap might simply be a sudden coalescence of coherence in the Field. The fact that the human body was exchanging information with a mutable field of quantum fluctuation suggested something profound about the world. It hinted at human capabilities for knowledge and communication far deeper and more extended than we presently understand. It also blurred the boundary lines of our individuality - our very sense of separateness. If living things boil down to charged particles interacting with a Field and sending out and receiving quantum information, where did we end and the rest of the world began? Where was consciousness-encased inside our bodies or out there in the Field? Indeed, there was no more 'out there' if we and the rest of the world were so intrinsically interconnected. In ignoring the effect of the "Field" modern physicists set mankind back, by eliminating the possibility of interconnectedness and obscuring a scientific explanation for many kinds of miracles. In re-normalizing their equations (to leave this part out) what they'd been doing was a little like subtracting God.

When the average person goes to an apple orchard, he will usually pay attention only to the fruit. If he goes to a nursery, he will notice only the beauty and fragrance of the flowers. Few people consider that the fruit and flowers are only the result of a great deal of planning, preparation, and hard work. In the same way, when most people see another person’s success, few will stop to think about how that person could be so successful.

and there are more things in this world than just your qi and ego. Lao-tzu understood this when he claimed that his three treasures were frugality, compassion, and humility. Avoid fanaticism by following Lao-tzu’s example.

To add to the problem, it turns out your neural pathways cement themselves in the case of traumatic events. The result is that some people respond to reminders of stimuli, a condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This trauma-induced reprogramming of the brain explains why it's impossible for many veterans to enjoy Fourth of July fireworks, for example. Their limbic system, the creamy nougat center of the human brain where our memories and emotional lives are housed, has coded “explosion” with “danger,” and so when these veterans hear fireworks, they react as they would, as any of us would, to a bomb going off nearby. From the outside, this condition may appear simple to correct. They're fireworks, not bombs, after all. But neuroimaging proves that when people are merely reminded of trauma, blood flow ramps up in the brain structures associated with extreme emotions and decreases in the areas associated with communication. The sufferer essentially becomes trapped in their own fear, at the mercy of neural patterns. The good news is that writing therapy, along with other mindfulness practices, including dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, yoga, Qigong, tai chi, Alexander Technique, and meditation, allows you to reprogram your brain. You can literally change your mind.

Confucius said: “A man who is really wise knows what he knows and also knows what he does not know.

Feeling not disgusted by corruption and evil, Nor eager grasping after desire and gain, Sacrificing not wisdom for the company of fools, Nor abandoning wonder to preserve the truth, Reaching the great Dao without excessiveness, Attaining the Buddha heart without vindictiveness, Keeping not to the path of mere normal holiness, Transcendent of its own creation.

All culture and tradition which has survived must have its benefits. Perhaps some of them do not fit in our world; however, they deserve our respect. Remember, if you get rid of your past, you have pulled out your root

Arts of energy management and of combat are, of course, not confined to the Chinese only. Peoples of different cultures have practised and spread these arts since ancient times. Those who follow the Chinese tradition call these arts chi kung and kungfu (or qigong and gongfu in Romanized Chinese), and those following other traditions call them by other names. Muslims in various parts of the world have developed arts of energy management and of combat to very high levels. Many practices in Sufism, which is spiritual cultivation in Islamic tradition, are similar to chi kung practices. As in chi kung, Sufi practitioners pay much importance to the training of energy and spirit, called “qi” and “shen” in Chinese, but “nafas” and “roh” in Muslim terms. When one can free himself from cultural and religious connotations, he will find that the philosophy of Sufism and of chi kung are similar. A Sufi practitioner believes that his own breath, or nafas, is a gift of God, and his ultimate goal in life is to be united with God. Hence, he practises appropriate breathing exercises so that the breath of God flows harmoniously through him, cleansing him of his weakness and sin, which are manifested as illness and pain. And he practises meditation so that ultimately his personal spirit will return to the universal Spirit of God. In chi kung terms, this returning to God is expressed as “cultivating spirit to return to the Great Void”, which is “lian shen huan shi” in Chinese. Interestingly the breathing and meditation methods in Sufism and in chi kung are quite similar. Some people, including some Muslims, may think that meditation is unIslamic, and therefore taboo. This is a serious mis-conception. Indeed, Prophet Mohammed himself clearly states that a day of meditation is better than sixty years of worship. As in any religion, there is often a huge conceptual gap between the highest teaching and the common followers. In Buddhism, for example, although the Buddha clearly states that meditation is the essential path to the highest spiritual attainment, most common Buddhists do not have any idea of meditation. The martial arts of the Muslims were effective and sophisticated. At many points in world history, the Muslims, such as the Arabs, the Persians and the Turks, were formidable warriors. Modern Muslim martial arts are very advanced and are complete by themselves, i.e. they do not need to borrow from outside arts for their force training or combat application — for example, they do not need to borrow from chi kung for internal force training, Western aerobics for stretching, judo and kickboxing for throws and kicks. [...] It is reasonable if sceptics ask, “If they are really so advanced, why don't they take part in international full contact fighting competitions and win titles?” The answer is that they hold different values. They are not interested in fighting or titles. At their level, their main concern is spiritual cultivation. Not only they will not be bothered whether you believe in such abilities, generally they are reluctant to let others know of their abilities. Muslims form a substantial portion of the population in China, and they have contributed an important part in the development of chi kung and kungfu. But because the Chinese generally do not relate one's achievements to one's religion, the contributions of these Chinese Muslim masters did not carry the label “Muslim” with them. In fact, in China the Muslim places of worship are not called mosques, as in many other countries, but are called temples. Most people cannot tell the difference be

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A realized being is one whose presence creates feelings of inner peace and joy.

Be compassionate to everyone and everything around us to subdue the killing instinct to nurture the liver, so that anger would not arise. (ii) Be humble and stay respectful to everyone and everything to nurture the heart, abandon unhealthy exuberance. (iii) Be honest to deal with others to nurture the spleen (pancreas), abandon cunning ideation. (iv) Be courageous to execute our responsibility to nurture the lung to abandon grief and indignation. (v) Be wise and careful to raise kidney qi to maintain the “qi storing” function of the kidney.

Cultivation of Tao Healing Hands is greatly assisted by the meditation and Qigong forms included in Return to Oneness with the Tao book and Six healing Qigong sounds with Mantras book.

The cause of health problems essentially lies in a lack of energy and information in one part of the energy system that corresponds to an overactivity in other parts. The principle of this qigong is that you use the excess energy from the system to nurture the deficient system.

The author and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Ricardo B Serrano has compiled his healing and transformation experiences with the meditation and Qigong forms as best as he can in his books for the benefit of readers.

The author and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Ricardo B Serrano has compiled his healing and transformation experiences with the meditation and Qigong forms as best as he can in his books for the benefit of readers.

By regularly practicing Qigong, you'll be able to utilize the three treasures and live a harmonious and aligned life. This is because the practice allows you to integrate your qi, jing, and shen, which helps you achieve greater balance in all key areas of your life, particularly your mind, body, and spirit. When this happens, you'll be able to access your true purpose's highest expression

Pure Love expressed as Original Spirit (Yuan Qi) is what a human experiences when they connect to Tao Source.

Overall, this book is about cultivating self-healing, revitalized energy and peace of mind by practicing Six healing Qigong sounds, Soul language and Kuan Yin compassion mantras with Tao as Source.

You have the power to heal yourself.

GV-20 Chinese Point name: Bai Hui;23 English translation: “Hundred Convergences;” Special Attributes: This is an intersection point of the six Yang Meridians and the Governing Vessel; Location: About 1.5 inches above GV-19 on the centerline of the head; Western Anatomy: A large network of arteries and veins of the superficial temporal and occipital branches, from both sides of the head, are present. A branch of the great occipital nerve is also found; Comments: Chinese Qigong methods teach that this point is one of the major locations that qi enters the body. This makes it a target, if possible, for martial artist. Given the natural strength of the skull, strikes to this point will need to be forceful. Additionally, the point may only be accessible if the opponent is prone on the ground. Solid kicks to this point can not only disrupt the energetic system, but also traumatize the brain. Strikes should be straight down at a 90-degree angle.

What you chant is what you become.

The secret for all life is in the eyes. To transform the eyes is to transform the whole body.

I once asked Master B.P. Chan if the ancient qigong and martial arts masters had superior abilities to those of the present. He said, "In general, yes. But only because they were more patient." ... Most students abandon the practice and look for a new form of "entertainment". But it is precisely at this stage that the most lasting benefits are cultivated.

To the Daoists, the Image (Xiang) is the inner form of things, the primal idea from which physical reality later manifests.

We need to regard relaxation as a process of surrendering to a deeper wisdom, rather than acquiring, through effort, a new ability.

[Why waste energy with wasted movements?] Very commonly, tightening and furrowing the brow while concentrating... Is the brain a muscle that works better by tensing the skull?

Qi cannot flow through a tense, knotted muscle or a locked joint.

Relaxation is the key to speed and quicker reaction time.

[A relaxed body is more protected from damage.] There is a Daoist saying, "When a child or a drunk falls from a carriage, their bones don't break." This is because they are embodying the qigong principle of song relaxation, and so are able to adapt to the ground as they fall.

By emphasizing a deep root and strong foundation, the student can reach to the high heavens without fear of toppling over.

Balance of emotions is what is important... and remembering to laugh at oneself. Alan Watts used to say that angels, like Daoist Immortals, can fly because they take themselves lightly!

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We are part of the natural environment; we grow out of it in the same way that a wave emerges from the ocean or a tree grows in the forest.

There is a qigong saying, "When the intent (yi) arrives, the qi [life force] arrives." This means that the more your mind is focused on what you are doing, the more qi you can develop and control.

Qigong is like making your own home remedy for a cold. You get to heal yourself. Nothing is needed other than the recipe.

As you persist with Standing, your qi field becomes stronger and your sensitivity to qi imbalances becomes more precise. This means that you can have a stronger therapeutic effect on a client.

We learn to substitute positive images for negative ones. Instead of imagining that the body is diseased, rebellious, obstructed, or polluted, we imagine that it is the abode of archetypal forces: colored light, solar qi, and healing breaths.

a patient imagines his immune cells destroying cancer cells, chemotherapy becomes more effective.

Most qigong visualizations can be classified “end state imagery.”2 That is, the body is visualized as fully healed or nourished with healing energy.

Allow me to suggest that if you are trying so desperately to improve yourself, you probably feel very bad about who you are. Clear this self-esteem problem up directly. Seek professional help from a therapist. Then you can practice qigong with freedom and enjoyment rather than compulsion.

Remember that the purpose of qigong is to enhance life. The purpose of life is not to practice qigong.

Life begins at seventy. Everything is beautiful! —MASTER T. T. LIANG

Practice qigong.” If two acupuncturists apply the same technique, the one with qigong training will be more effective. “When I hold the needle,” said Dr. Wong, “the needle is not the needle. My whole body is a needle, an antenna for the universal breath of Heaven and Earth.

before you begin an External Qi Healing session: Practice qigong and meditation Cleanse the space Build a trustful atmosphere The patient must ask (unless incapable)

Conciencia cuerpo-mente. Amy Colvin, una de nuestras masajistas, da una clase de treinta minutos que consiste en una docena de movimientos de qigong (práctica china relacionada con el taichi) seguidos de meditación en posición sentada. El curso se imparte en dieciséis ciudades del mundo, a menudo por el departamento Hangout. «Ser consciente de lo que necesita mi cuerpo físico mientras mi cerebro está ocupado codificando me ha ayudado a reducir en gran medida el estrés, a no agotarme y a disfrutar de mi trabajo.»

In post-Mao China, qigong replaced Maoism as an unconscious outlet for religious zealotry.2 PROPOSITION

the phases, we will be naturally healthy. Good health comes from taking in fresh environmental Qi and good food, dwelling in mental tranquillity, and doing meaningful movements, expressing appropriate emotions, and cultivating spiritual awareness.

Qi constantly ebbs and flows through the world in cycles of creation and destruction so that an energetic equilibrium will prevail.

movement is not only practised but an entirely new repertoire of movement is acquired. The experience of movement, therefore, becomes a pedagogical process.

Education is the process in which a person forms their personality and character through exchange with contents and values of culture. It is about shaping their human existence. Teaching supports the person in this process.

QiGong standing pole postures are a great way to begin exercising the body and connecting your body with your mind

immune system. If you (or someone that you know) is experiencing any of the following symptoms and needs, this book will definitely help. Hopefully, this list will also answer the “do I need this book” question:

as you inhale, let the tip of the tongue lightly touch the upper palate. At the same time, think, “I am.” Then, for a moment, gently hold the breath, while thinking, “calm and.” Now let the tongue again rest in the lower jaw while exhaling and thinking, “relaxed.

There is evidence that during qigong the conductivity of acupuncture points—that is, the ability of these points to conduct an electric charge—changes dramatically.

Feeling good is good for you. The endorphins are known to stimulate the immune system and reduce pain.

Under proper medical supervision, DHEA may be helpful in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, hypertension, AIDS, herpes, chronic fatigue syndrome, and as replacement therapy for aging. However, caution is advised because there is also evidence that DHEA may lead to insulin resistance and increased coronary risk in women.

(If your health-care provider already knows everything there is to know about health, please suggest that he affix himself to the altar at Church.)

The foundation of qigong is song, relaxation and tranquillity.

Instead of making an effort and doing more, it may be important to do less!

Awareness is the essential ingredient in relaxation. Once the student is aware, it is possible to feel what is wrong and to exercise some control.

Yi ling qi, “Intent guides the qi to produce healing.

as an adjunct to medical treatment for cancer, look at the following Six Colors—white, red, yellow, green, blue, black—and imagine their qi going in this sequence to the afflicted cancer cells.

If you have had the spleen removed in an operation, it is nevertheless important to practice the spleen qigong. According to Chinese medicine, the energetic imprint of the organ (like a phantom limb) is still there.

Qigong “end state imagery” may be used before or after the creative “process imagery.” Both techniques become more powerful and effective.

Just as computers can be made to run more efficiently through a process called “optimization,” so qigong optimizes the human “computer,” shifting data to make our bodies run more efficiently and erasing old, unneeded information that clutters the system. By changing the way electrical signals are relayed in the body, qigong restores the body’s original “program” to health.

the hands slide down the front of the thighs until your fingertips are almost touching the top of the kneecap. The body is in a stooped-over posture.

Send it to any place it does not reach easily, any place that seems blocked or dark to your inner vision. Again, do not strain.

the earth’s natural EMF has an entraining effect on the body, keeping it in balance and harmony. Perhaps spending more time in nature can help cure many of the diseases of civilization.

Through the practice of Standing Meditation, we learn how to unify the body and mind so that every activity is savored with the whole being.

What are these four virtues? How to lie down, sit, stand, and walk.

Standing Meditation is “a million-dollar secret.” It is a secret because it is so obvious, so ordinary that we do not give it the attention it deserves. It is hidden as the air is hidden, or as the water is hidden to a fish. In the everyday qigong of Standing, we discover the deepest mystery and beauty.

Researchers have found that cancer patients’ drawings of how they see themselves are good indicators of treatment outcome.

If an internal organ is diseased, then you can emphasize this one by doing extra repetitions.

Both the qigong group and the untrained group were able to cause a change in skin conductivity at the main points; however, the qigong group was able to elicit a much greater change, thus demonstrating the value of qigong training.

Internal martial arts training, the most active type of qigong, also engenders feelings of well-being, both during solo exercise practice or sparring.

Naloxone could only partially block this effect. This means that endorphins are a correlate of qi, but that qi is more than endorphins.

the Ruler gives a powerful workout. The Ruler exercise stimulates the Bubbling Well acupuncture points in the feet, the points that feed the kidneys and bones with earth-qi. It also puts a stimulating pressure on the ming men point on the lower back, opposite the navel, increasing overall vitality.

Use your common sense and trust your body’s inner voice.

best to try this meditation after you have spent a few weeks practicing Alternate Nostril Breathing, Qi to the Four Limbs, and the Small Heavenly Circulation.

In contrast to the Western reliance on drugs and verbal therapies, other traditions from around the world rely on mindfulness, movement, rhythms, and action. Yoga in India, tai chi and qigong in China, and rhythmical drumming throughout Africa are just a few examples. The cultures of Japan and the Korean peninsula have spawned martial arts, which focus on the cultivation of purposeful movement and being centered in the present, abilities that are damaged in traumatized individuals. Aikido, judo, tae kwon do, kendo, and jujitsu, as well as capoeira from Brazil, are examples. These techniques all involve physical movement, breathing, and meditation.

Dao-yin Tu (The Dao-yin Illustrations).