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14. 是 以 聖 人 處「無 為 」之 事， 15. 行「不言」之 教。 16. 萬 物 作 焉 而 不 辭， 17. 生 而 不 有， 18. 為 而 不 恃， 19. 功 成 而 弗 居。 20. 夫 唯 弗 居， 21. 是 以 不 去。 14. Sage handles matters in a natural manner(無 為). 15. Gives silent instructions. 16. Let things be with no interference; 17. Grown without possession. 18. Sustain without domination. 19. Success without dwelling. 20. Because of not dwelling alone, 21. Merits do not vanish.

LaoTze was only try to be idealistic in his philosophy. However, that is the way he wish to be; but it is not practical to carry it out. Confucius's philosophy has the same ideal but with a different approach. Confucius was very aggressive to have it his way and run it his way with no tolerance.

For the purpose of answering the OP.... In general, tai ji is good for the body to develop energy by improving breathing problems and martial arts but various styles do emphasize in different area.

Tao is always Wu Wei, Then, there is nothing that cannot be done(or accomplished). Wu Wei is the key here.

It is 吴.......

dao chang wu wei, er wu bu wei. 道常無為， 而無不為。 Tao is always Wu Wei, Then, there is nothing that cannot be done.

Yes, I do prefer reading the Tao Ta Ching in Cantonese for the same reason. Cantonese has nine tones as oppose to four tones in Mandarin. Thus Cantonese gives it more of the poetic rhythm. An example for 滿: In Cantonese: 裝滿(fill until it's full) In Mandarin: 滿上(fill it up) Is 滿 meant for informal use as opposed to 盈 which is meant for classical literature? Yes. That is the case.

Ya Mu... Is that what you teach....???

Marblehead..... Here are the rest of the chapters have "Wu Wei" in them: Chapters: 37, 38, 43, 48, 57, 63, and 64 .

1. Yes, that is what Chapter 2 was all about. 2. No, I don't think that LoaTze was believing in hope and change. However, that is the ideal way LaoTze would like to have a ruler to run a country. 3. 盈 pronounce in Cantonese is [ ying ]. "moon" is 滿, a synonym for 盈.

spontaneous movement is when the mind is in stillness while the body is in motion.

The term "stillness movement" is rather confusing without going into the subtlety of it. There is a nuance between "stillness movement" and "stillness and movement". The most common we hear about "stillness and movement" was either you are moving or standing or sitting still; sometimes knows as dynamic or static; isotonic or isometric. However, when one talks about "stillness movement", it was referring to that stillness taken place externally while movement taken place internally. What are the movements inside the body...??? Well, the movements inside the body are the lung movements from breathing and the heart beats while pumping blood distributing throughout the body to the body cells. Thus the circulation of the blood was considered another movement inside the body. While you are meditating, your body is sitting still which was considered to be stillness externally. During breathing, and whatever activity is taken place inside the body was considered to be movement internally. Therefore, during meditation, if you move your arms or legs once awhile, it is fine because It hasn't effected your body in any way.

盈: 1. to be filled with; to be full of 2. to have a surplus of Translation: 高 下 相 盈: The high and low are mutually encompassing with each other. Interpretation: 高 下 相 盈: The nobles and the peasants are mutually encompassing with each other. 盈in this phrase means encompass. Annotation: The high class people(nobles) and the low class people(peasants) are getting along with each other. 1. Everyone, on earth, knows beauty as beauty, 2. Then, saw ugliness. 3. Everyone knows kindness as kindness, 4. Then, saw evil. 故 高 下 相 盈。 IMO It says there are things with beauty and ugliness; and there are people who are with kindness and unkindness. Therefore, we just have to learn to appreciate and tolerate them and live with them.

Ever since I had been educated to some degree and practice Tai Ji Chuan (a from of Chi Kung) with a scientific professional background. I had been contemplating to come up with some kind of scientific explanation for Chi Kung. I know the ancient Chinese Taoists did not have the modern scientific knowledge as we do now; but they do have great wisdom to come up with the non-scientific explanations about Chi Kung with some imaginations at the time. They knew they have to eat and breathe to stay alive. So, they thought they can eat some special herbs and breathe a lot more then normal to become healthier and have longevity. In breathing, they thought they were breathing Chi(氣) from the atmosphere without realizing that they were actually breathing oxygen in the air. With that in mind, the breathing lots of air did make them healthier, stronger and cure many chronic diseases. Since they had built up with lots of energy in they bodies, then once they thought that they were actually absorbing the energy from the air by breathing. Hence, they paid special attention to their breathing and developed an ultimate method called Chi Kung(氣功). BTW The original meaning of the Chinese character 氣(chi) is 'air' or 'breath'; but I don't know did it ever mean "energy" at the time. Anyway to make the story short, here is my story on Chi Kung(氣功). Since the original meaning of 氣(chi) means air, I have to conclude that Chi Kung is to practice breathing. Chi Kung was developed and improved to its highest perfection, it would be more appropriate to call it "the Ultimate Method of Breathing". Now is the scientific part. What does the body do with the oxygen that was breathed in...??? Actually, it was the body cells were using the oxygen to decompose the glucose from our foods to convert into a biochemical energy. The energy is called adenosine triphosphate(ATP). Somehow, the biochemical energy, ATP, was the actual "Chi" to be meant as "energy" all along. I have a better explanation relating ATP to Chi Kung in the following link: Ref: ATP at TTB

If a Buddhist monk does not realize "Emptiness", then he is not a Buddhist Monk.

音: musical tones 聲: human voice 音 聲 相 和: the human voice combines with the musical tones become in harmony. It 's like singing a song with music. 相 生: mutually engender each other 相 成: mutually accomplish with each other 相 形: mutually formed with each other 相 和: mutually in harmony with each other 相 隨: mutually follow each other. 相 傾: should be changed 相盈 because 盈 was the ruler of the Han Dynasty. It was a taboo to use the name of a ruler in any document. Therefore, at the time, ancient scholars has to alter from 盈 to 傾. 相 盈: mutually encompass with each other Notes: 高 下 相 傾: Translation: The high and low are mutually leaning on each other. Interpretation: The nobles(high) and the peasants(low) are mutually leaning on each other. A scholar, 陳鼓應, thought this interpretation doesn't make much sense for years in his study. Fortunately, there were two unearthed copies of the Tao Te Ching have the phrase written as: 高 下 相 盈. Translation: 高 下 相 盈: The high and low are mutually encompassing with each other. Interpretation: The nobles and the peasants are mutually encompassing with each other. This would make more sense to him. Then he had made the correction for the phrase to read 高 下 相 盈.

Oh...when I said: "let Christian go" I meant not just physically but mentally as well. I don't think Christian is mad but just want to go away. Can you see that the name "Christian" is telling us something. The way I understood "Wu Wei". I will not even going about interfering with one's thinking such as "I would be happy to help you out in this regard if, if you want." You see what I meant....???

Yes, if you do it regularly with self discipline which is whenever you can. I had mentioned in the above post any type of Qigong is fine. Tai Chi is the most popular and effective. What I am saying is it doesn't matter how good they say the style was; if you practice it by not putting your heart into it, then it will not do you any good. I will not tell you when to practice or how long because that will be too mechanical. It is really up to you not to practice it fanatically without any knowledge of it. FYI it can be done anytime but diligently. Please keep in mind, besides meditation, abdominal breathing is the essential part of Qi Gong. If one meditates without the breathing part, it will be useless.

Libido comes with the package of any type of YaiChi or Qigong. One just need to practice diligently.

This is more like an on guard position to be ready for combat. Most of the weight should be distributed on the rear leg.

In general, tai ji is good for the body to develop energy by improving breathing problems and martial arts but various styles do emphasize in different area. 1. Chen style is good for development of energy and martial arts. 2. Wu style is good for fighting. 3. Yang style is good for health exercise. The Chen style always gives a special extra twist in the body movements. The Wu style was designed for combat, therefore, the distance between the arms and legs, in the movements, are shorter than the other styles. The reason for that was to move the arms and legs faster during combat. The movements of the Yang style are wider and more elegant. It was designed for person with weaker health conditions or lack of physical strength.

Based on the wording in the question. I see there is another misconception about 'yi' here. One does not bring the yi or intent to the Dan Tian after practice but during practice. The original phrase was "yi shou3 dan tian", 意守丹田. yi shou3: focus; concentrate; put your mind into. The phrase "yi shou3 dan tian" was often used by Chi Kung practitioners. It simply means to place one's yi or concentration by focusing every thought on the dan tian as a central point. What are those thoughts...??? They are the deep breathing and the movements of the abdomen but nothing else. The movements for the abdomen are expansion during inhalation and contraction during exhalation for normal breathing. That was what it meant by focus on the dan tian(yi shou3 dan tian) which is the basic fundamental for Chi Kung practice regardless of what style. "Yi Shou3" can be applied to any part of the body. For example, If one wants to make a strike with the right hand, then one wants to place the concentration on the right hand by focusing in holding a fist with the hand while bending the elbow and moving back toward the rear for the initial strike. All these were considered to be "focusing on the right hand". The purpose of focusing on the dan tian was to give one the opportunity to generate the maximum strength of the body. BTW as long one sent the breath deep down to the dan tian regardless one was in normal or reverse breathing, one's body is in the strongest Yang state. Hence, that is why one wants to be in "focusing on the dan tain" before a strike during combat. It was the most desirable time to put oneself in a strongest Yang state.

Yes, it depends what was all in the heart. It was the ultimate realm of determination of a high cultivated Buddhist monk. He was blinded, in his heart, even a naked woman is standing in front of him. PS.... This is what 'emptiness' was all about in Buddhism. I see nothing. I hear nothing. I feel nothing. I taste nothing.

WOTW.... It sounds like you did not learn to move Chi to someone else. Did you discover how to do it on your own...??? Did you try to treat someone with an illness by doing so....??? Yes, as far as we know, it is an "organic" thing. In order to transfer one's energy into another body, one has to be able to generate a tremendous amount of energy from one's body. Can you elaborate on how did you move Chi to someone else....??? Did you do it with or without contacting the other person...??? I know I can transfer my energy to the other person by fajin and making contact with the counterpart. In my thinking, if I have to move Chi into another body, I would say that Chi has to be in a form of heat energy. I know when I put my palm one inch away from my face; I felt a heat sensation on my face. By theory, if the body of a person has the capability to generate any amount of heat and focusing the heat to be generated in a particular part of the body like the palm by mental control, I think it is possible for this person to transfer Chi in a form of heat to another body. This hypothesis was based on the people who were under medical chi kung treatment. They said that they were having a warm sensation in the area where was under treatment. IMO I think it can be done by training oneself to generate more heat then normal. It is because one body may be different than the other such as one can generate more heat than the other. If one can enhance the body to generate the maximum amount of heat possible, by practicing Chi Kung, I think this person had attained the realm of the Chi Kung practice. Hence, for one to transfer energy to another should not be a problem at any time.

Qigong helps energy flow. Muscle generates energy. The more energy the more muscle gain. Thus gaining muscle is good for energy flow while practicing Qigong.