ChiDragon

Here is how the heart works..... There are two sensors inside the heart are constantly monitoring the blood pressure and oxygen levels. The decrease in pressure means less volume of blood flow which will less oxygen content in the blood. As soon there was a detection of change in pressure or oxygen level, the brain will send a signal to the heart to pump faster for more blood.Thus at the same time, the breathing rate will be increased also to breathe more oxygen into the lung. The purpose of the heart is to maintain a constant volume of blood flow in the circulation. If the volume of blood decreases, the heart will beat faster to compensate for the decrease in volume. Most people thought by increasing the heart rate was considered to be cardio exercise. Unfortunately, Increasing the heart rate is actually making to heart to do more work and harder than normal. Running, walking, hiking or biking falls into Condition 1. It is not a good way for cardio exercise. Hence, condition 1 by adding more stress to the heart muscles due to the frequency of contraction is most undesirable. Edited to add: Walking maybe considered a normal exercise but it is still not as effective as Chi Kung.

Even though breathing was not mentioned by most Zhan Zhuang practitioners, but it is inevitable not to talk about it. Breathing exercise has a lot to do with the heart too. However, there are many people did not realize that breathing is a hidden exercise for cardio. If you give me a chance to explain the two ways to aid the heart to maintain a constant volume of blood to flow out of the heart, then you will know what that is all about. PS.... Please keep in mind, regulating breathing is very essential in the martial arts industry. It has a lot to do with our physical heart in the body.

If you can follow the movements of the forms from the DVD, then it is fine. However, even though, the master of your dreams will probably not engage personally in an unknown beginner anyway; but at least you will have some close attention to correct your forms. As a beginner, you don't need to know too much theory but just learn the forms. Then, you practice by repeating the forms over and over until the forms become a natural reflex to you.

First of all, we would like to know the function of the heart before we can come to a conclusion that the heart rate should go up or down. The function of the heart is to pump as much blood out as one beat or squeeze. The amount of blood can be squeezes depends on the condition of the heart. Ideally, we want to heart to squeeze all the blood out of the heart at one contraction. However, for an average person, one can only squeeze some of the blood out. Therefore, that leaves us two ways to aid the heart to maintain a constant volume of blood to flow out of the heart. 1. To increase the rate of the heartbeat. 2. Assist the heart to have one strong contraction at one beat to squeeze most of the blood out of the heart.

Learn the forms, practice them diligently, feel the physical change in the body by intuition, comprehend the principles by further reading to expands one's wisdom. Now, that's enlightenment.

So, the west has won............

Really...........??? This is very misleading or someone who knows nothing about the history of Taiji Quan or Tai Ji Quan. Period.

Now, do you see what I mean.....???

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庄子(Zhuang Tze)

老子道德經(Lao Tze Tao Te Ching) http://video.sina.com.cn/v/b/54723101-2171571942.html

While breathing deep down to the LDT doing horse stance will providing lots of oxygen to keep the heart beat. Of course, a way of life is by maintaining the heart healthy and strong.

Isn't this one of the examples you gave with 夫 at the end.....???

Please don't confuse the issue here. Thanks.

Since your are only interested in how to break it down for the grammar, I will do just that. 1. 認周以為非蝶，是未能忘我也。 認: to realize, to recognize 周: Zhuangzi's real name. 以為非: thought it is not; to be not 蝶: butterfly 是: is; yes 未: not yet 能忘: able to forget, 我: me; myself 也: though 2. 執蝶以為非周，未能忘物也。 執: grasp 蝶: butterfly 以為非: thought it is not; to be not 周，Zhou 未能忘: not able to forget yet 物: thing, matter 也: though I think you can go from here......

Okay, Finally, I got it.......

If one have considered the interpretation of Line 2 in Chapter One of the Tao Te Ching: 2. 名可名，非恒名。 2. A name that can be named is not an eternal name. What Line 2 implicates is that there was no such thing as an eternal name(恒名).

The 恆(Heng) in Yi Jing was a name given to a hexagram. It carries its own definition in the Yin Jing. Outside of that, 恆(Heng) has its own linguistic meaning. In regarding to the implicated meanings of (「道、恆也。」 or 「恆、道也。」 「道、恆也。」: Tao is eternal 「恆、道也。」: Eternal is Tao. My interpretation establishes "visible" (Yu) and "invisible" (Wu) instead of your interpretation "visible" (Heng Yu) and "invisible" (Heng Wu). I think Wu and You are well defined in Lines 3 and 4 in Chapter One. Lines 5 and 6 are the substantial statement for Lines 3 and 4. I don't why Lines 5 and 6 draws so much attention for you to go off tangent in your interpretation of the Wu and You. Chapter 1 1. 道可道，非恒道。 2. 名可名，非恒名。 3. 無，名天地之始。 4. 有，名萬物之母。 5. 故恒無，欲以觀其妙。 6. 恒有，欲以觀其徼。 7. 此兩者同出而異名， 8. 同謂之玄。玄之又玄， 9. 眾妙之門。 Translation. 1. Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. 2. A name that can be named is not an eternal name. 3. Invisible, it was named as the origin of heaven and earth. 4. Visible, it was named as the mother of all things. 5. Hence, when Tao is always invisible, one would grok its quale. 6. When Tao is always visible, one would observe its boundary. 7. These two come from one origin but differ in name, 8. Both are regarded as profound. Profound and more profound, 9. The gate of all changes. IMMHO I think you are putting too much emphasis on the character 恆(Heng) which lead you off course of the basic philosophy of the Tao Te Ching.

"not controlling" isn't wu wei......??? "without governance" is not saying the same thing as "not controlling it" ....???? Then, what is your definition of "wu wei" then.....???? PS..... Actually, the question was addressed to Marblehead.

Yes, Tai Ji is a form of Qigong but is more extensive and serious practice method. Tai Ji is more organized and uniform. It involves the body movements first, then the breathing. As one practice along, the breathing will be following the movements spontaneously. Thus every breath will become in sync with every move which give the swiftness and accuracy of the body movement. Finally, the best of all, it gives the body strength which is called Jin. The reason Tai Ji is a form of Qigong is because both methods do involve with breathing and body movements in slowly motion.

Are you sure you want to ask the question here. Do you want to be more confused....??? First of all, you must know what is the exact definition of meditation and its purpose. Otherwise, if you don't get the definition straight, then you will never know what it is. People will tell you what they think it is with thousands of nomenclatures. Unfortunately, you will be ended up where you had started. PM me if you are interested. I'll only give you one, and only one, straight answer without overwhelming you with confusions.

Should the Title of this thread be: Videos on Buddhism in Chinese, The Taiwanese monk Sheng Yen 聖嚴 is a Buddhist monk. When the term Zen( 禪) was used, in general, it was understood it is the philosophy in Buddhism. Even though, nowadays, the term was used very loosely in the west. However, the Zen practitioner should be, at least, more familiar and use the term properly.

I knew there was something missing in thinking on your part. You see the green characters "也称", it means "also called". Thus all the terms followed in red are the synonyms for “发语辞”

If we correlate the meridians to our nerves on the hands, we would have: 1. The blue meridian corresponds to the Radial nerve 2. The orange meridian corresponds to the Median nerve 3. The red meridian corresponds to the ulnar nerve.

1. 認周以為非蝶，是未能忘我也。 2. 執蝶以為非周，未能忘物也。 I can only do the possible translation to the closest philosophical thoughts and may not be exact word for word. 1. Realizing that Zhou is to be not the butterfly, it's not able to forget myself yet though. 2. Grasping the butterfly is to be not Zhou, not able to forget the things yet though. These two esoteric lines need to be annotated extensively because they are a complicate philosophy of Zhuangzi.