ChiDragon

I didn't think so. I think he gave the complement. Chuang Tzu was suggesting that one should obtain as much knowledge as possible. Then, one will see all the reasons not to argue because one knows who knows what and who doesn't.

You stole this one from Zhuang Tze, didn't you.......???

Correction: 懷南瑾 ====>> 南懷瑾先生

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With all respect...!!! That was an honest opinion. Based with my understanding, the Chinese Chi Kung practitioners use the term 偏差(deviance) for an indication of a deviation which was diverged from the original procedure. The deviation may or may not cause minor or serious physical problems in the future.

I agree but please don't forget to consider the significance of the breathing. It is the key behind the whole practice to get to its efficacy.

Okay, I throw in the abdominal breathing too.....

Don't we need a mind to tell one how to do or do a horse stance......???

Philosophically, that is exactly what it was in the minds of the ancients. Once, the ancients thought every thought was coming from the heart; and the heart was considered to be the center of the body. They had a notion that by cultivating the heart means cultivating one's character for a good will being as a whole. The purpose of Taoist cultivation is to purify one's mind and body.

修心養性(Siu Sin Yang Sin ), cultivate one's heart and maintain one's purified character.

Without going into a deeper understanding, indeed, it was quite misleading. Most people only saw the Yang style macroscopically. It resembles more to a slow graceful dance rather than a martial art is because the secret was never revealed to them. BTW That was exactly how I was told in your article when I learn the Yang style thirty-eight years ago during the traditional Tai Ji period. PS.... You've made me felt like at home again. Thanks....

This is really out of place....!!! I believe that the General Discussion Section is a better place to be for that.

Practice Chi Kung or Tai Ji.

With all respect. Please don't forgot how magicians do when they perform in front of you; they distract you by waving the hands at you and did something else so you don't see it. I'm not saying that the Taoist master in the video was trying to deceive you. I see that he was only explaining Chi in a traditional way as he was taught from generation to generation. However, in this modern scientific age, we must look at things into perspective with time. The things that the Taoist master said is only a historic concept but we must learn to interpret it in any other way or pay close attention to what he says. There maybe something that he said with great importance, in the background, but without further emphasis. If you see the video again, you'll hear him say moving the hands inward and outward during inhalation and exhalation. The whole scheme about absorbing the energy from the universe was based on the breathing. Unfortunately, he did not make his emphasis on that. Instead, he misled people that by saying only moving the hands will do some healing. Another thing, he did not mention that the human body is a self healing machine. As long nourishment and oxygen were provided, the body will take care itself. Anyway, he did give a clue that breathing was doing all the work in the background but it just didn't come out from his mouth.

Well, everybody has a mind, regardless what the mentality of each individual is. The will is always powerful enough to control the body to do whatever the intention of the mind was. If one wants to drive a car to the store, does one need to be under the illusions that one has a mind. One may not has to be inteligent, but still has a mind to dictate the body to carry out its function. For that being said which leads me to ask, are you saying that I need to know what a mind is before I can use it......???

I grant you Tao can be an numerous of thing. However, we must treat each individual case differently by avoiding mixing things up to scramble the meanings. Again, you have to be careful what do you mean by that. Are you referring Dao/Wuji as "One"....??? If you did, based on my understanding, Dao(brown) is Wuji(無極) and One is Taiji(太極) in this particular phrase which contradicts the whole logic of the phrase. We are dealing with two things here, Tao and One. By logic, one has to be other but not both. The self-established idea does not apply here. It may be applies in general in the overall interpretation, yes. In this discussion is a no. I had made that very clear in the above post. Please try to understand my point and follow my interpretation before inventing something else....!!! Otherwise, we are going circles.

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I think you did a great job and having advantage over others based on your objectiveness and comprehension. Most of all, it was your opened-mind-ness and encompasses others ideas.

It was only for a week. Are you impotent now after that one week......???

I believe, in Chapter 42, 道生一 一生二 Tao engenders One One engenders Two The "One" means Taiji The two are the yin and the yang. According to the Yijing(易經), 無極生太極 太極生兩儀 Wuji engenders Taiji Tiaji engenders yin-yang(兩儀) Edited to add: That which makes Tao becomes Wuji, isn't it.....??? However, "Tao", in Chapter 42, means "wuji". The "Unity/One", in Chapter 39, means "Tao". We have no choice, Lao Tze always made it so confusing in his classical terms. The pleasure was left up to the readers to make the distinction to differentiate them. The readers must have a clear mind, in order, to make lucid interpretation of the TTC. Hence, it is advisable to use as less words as possible to avoid ambiguity.

I don't see how wuji(for practicable purposes) is related or introduced to the interpretation of the TTC. I have no further comments to continue with the subject matter. Unless, there is more inductive reasoning which I can follow to go any further.

Try to rub your eyes with the indented port in the palm, first, if you have any tension on the eyeballs. You can try to release the pressure by rubbing the acupoint called Taiyang(太陽) on both sides of your head. Taiyang(太陽穴) Click on the pretty lady's face to see how she does it........

Good! Te is the final product from the cultivation of Tao. One must understand the principles of Tao in order to attain the Te(virtue) of Tao. I am glad that someone is able to differentiate the "Te of Tao" from the "Te of human".........

Have you ever thought that the technique did not really work as once you've thought it did.....???

The brain is physical and the mind is mental and spiritual.