ChiDragon

He may not know what kind of symptom that you are having. It seems that he might activated the wrong acupoint instead of deactivating the proper one. Have you gone back and told him about this problem...???

It is normal because it is some kind of reaction inside your body, mentally or physically, which was called the Chi Sensation. The Chi sensation of spinning was an indication of the sensory system is out of balance. You may have this feeling for awhile in your practice until your body return back to normalcy. If you are having any Chi sensation or some kind of feeling, it means that your body is taken effect of the Chi Kung practice. Your body is making corrections or healing itself. Each individual has different reactions due to different symptoms.

I understand that you are not giving up. However, to the best of my knowledge, there is nothing wrong with your nervous system. It is because your NS was only reacting normally in accord to the Chi Sensation. If the weird feeling bothers you too much, then you should just practice it moderately in a shorter interval. No one can tell you how many days you should practice in a week. You should experiment on your own to see what works for you. Perhaps do Chi Kung every other day or shorter period or whatever.

It seems to me that you are very confused about your thoughts in your Chi Kung practice. IMO You should not stop your practice at all. As I said before, the weird feeling that you are going through was the Chi sensation(氣感) from the healing process. It is the worse nightmare from the healing process. Now, it is a painful time for you to endure the period of healing. The question is can you handle it...??? Please don't give up...

One keeps the mind in balance by avoiding all temptations; maintain a low lifestyle to a minimal necessity which able to maintain good health; and avoid all conflicts. Another words, follow the principle of Wu Wei[無為].

Any body that was eighty years old and above is considered to be immortal.

In regarding to the tenses, is a subject matter, our main concern is the root word which was used in the phrase. However, the tense was determined within the context and was mentally understood. The meaning of hua by the character itself is "transform"; but when it was used in phrase, the original meaning was altered. Exactly, this is not the case at all. It seems to mean that Jing was in a process producing some Chi instead of transforming into Chi. The logic just doesn't flow when translating "hua" as "transform". As far as interpreting Classic Chinese, the reader has the option to determine what a particular character means within context. The meaning of the character does't not have to be abide by its actual meaning. Thus, in this case, "transform" is not very logical for the meaning of "hua" in the phrases. Yes, Shen was not gone. The translation was done as "shen is transforming into emptiness" as the end result, then what is the final interpretation...??? What does "emptiness" mean here...??? "Shen" just went into thin air...??? Can you give me some kind of logical conclusion what the end result was...???

Yes, good point. If I have to use a mathematical model, I would formulate it this way. Prenatal Jing + Postnatal Jing => Chi ---> Shen The formula says that the Prenatal Jing depends on the Postnatal Jing to produce Chi; and Chi yields Shen. Therefore, if there was no Postnatal Jing, then there will be no Chi or Shen. If we wish to think that Shen is part of the loop, then it would be in the loop indirectly. Shen is not a direct product of Jing and Chi. Shen is only a spiritual drive to encourage the body to function at its highest performance. Jing, Chi and Shen are always there as long as the body was alive. However, the Prenatal Jing will eventually deteriorate as the person ages; and the Chi will be weaken. In general, the appearance of Shen will show a grotesque look of the aged person. In addition, senile and the slow reaction or things of that nature are showing the signs of weak Shen. In order to prolong the life of the Prenatal Jing, one must attempt to maintain a great amount of the Postnatal Jing into the body constantly. In deed, that was what the ancient Taoists had in mind. They perform Internal Alchemy to accomplish that. Actually, Internal Alchemy is a form of Chi King to be performed with eating special diets to maintain the health of the human body.

Owledge... In sometime last year, I heard echoes of everything that I hear even from watching TV. My left ear was picking up noise from distance away and it was real loud. My family doctor gave me some liquid to clean my ear but did not help any. What I did was continue practicing in my Chi Kung breathing. I don't know what really happened but the problem went away. I think the problem lasted about three months.

Balance and Kicking

The Cloud Hand and Repulse Monkey

Meow... Since you had mention the "repulse monkey", let's talk about why it should be no shortcut. The movements begin by moving the right hand toward the front, while lifting the left leg and move to the back. What is the significance of lifting up the left leg and moving toward the back....??? Well, there are quite a few things happening: 1. You let the body carry the weight of the left leg. 2. The weight of the body was shifted to the right leg. The muscles on this leg will generate the energy to support the extra weight than normal. 3. While moving the left leg toward the back, it controls the duration of the right leg to hold the body weight. 4. While all the body weight are shifted to the right leg, your body will be off balanced. Unconsciously, you will try to balance yourself by shifting your body weight to the right spontaneously. 5. As long the left leg is in the air, it will be how much time it took for you to maintain your balance. By saying all that, by now, one should be realized why that extra step was necessary to take to move back doing the "repulse monkey". Another words, no shortcuts. Step 4 was the significant purpose of the "repulse monkey".

For Tai Ji beginners, the speed in timing is not a major factor. It is the slower the better. At higher level, the movements will be controlled by your mind and body as your natural reflex. Your moves will be very quick and accurate before you know it. It is better to go through all the forms, as a beginner, with no short cut in a spacious area. Otherwise, the muscles and body coordination will not be developed as intended by the Tai Ji movements.

The Tai Ji movements have to be one smooth flow. Stopping in the middle seems to be loosing its elegance. If it says "repulse", then it has to be moved back. Otherwise, it will loose the repulsive effect. If the space is a limited factor, I would at least take one step back, instead of three steps or half, and then move forward again to repeat the previous movement. Again, repeat the one step back to do the repulsive monkey.

ahhhh....... I see what you are saying now. Well, if the left shoulder wasn't dropped, then the left hand cannot be moved as freely and gracefully. The left shoulder of the person is higher than other which gives an illusion that his left shoulder was not dropped....

迴光(Reflected light): The reflected light was referred to a phenomenon at sunset. It is the sun light which was reflected in the sky, for a short duration, before the complete darkness. It was analogous to a person before death; the person appears to be very healthy and lively, all the sudden, for a short time. Then, the person dies at the release of the last breath. Also, it is analogous to something that was appeared to be at its golden peak before it was vanished. The ancient Chinese Taoists, once thought, by applying the concept of the "safe keeping the Reflected Light" before it was diminished will prevent the death of the human body. Perhaps that was why Chi Kung was invented to continue breathing before the release of the last breath to prolong life.

First of all, one need to learn the basic concept regardless what others said. If one has learned the fundamental concept, then used it as basis to compare with other information to filter out the unwanted. People can snow anyone with anything if one takes everything for granted. In order to understand a concept, one must be able to explain it in his own words. If one just repeat verbatim or cited from another source, then one has not learned the basic concept.

dwai... Thank you. I am just curious to know for purpose of dropping the shoulders...??? May I hear your valuable opinion....???

That's not what I am saying. Can you justify your statement...???

太乙金華宗旨(The secret of the Golden Flower) 2. Guarding the "reflected light"(迴光守中) "Reflected light" is a kind of reverse thinking called the "heart of heaven(天心)". The author will let 「天心」 analogous to a room, and let to light be the master of the room. With a master, the room will become lively, then there will be "light". This light has a golden brown color, it is similar to a gold flower. In reality, it is the 真炁(real chi). Even though the character 炁(chi without fire) is in a different form from the character 氣(chi with rice). However, in the usage of the two but there is a difference. 「炁」, chi without fire, is the prenatal chi; and 「氣」, chi with rice, is the postnatal chi. The prenatal chi,「炁」, has no form but most cleared. The postnatal chi 「氣」, has form but most turbid. Hence, 真炁(real chi) was called the "Ultimate One" or the "Prenatal Ultimate One". This book called 「太乙金華」 is because that the "真炁(real chi)" seems like the "light of a golden flower". Human had the 真炁(real chi) of the "prenatal ultimate One(先天太一)", then human has life, otherwise he will die. A Taoist, 慧真子, said: "The Heavenly One engender water(天一生水), actually, it simply means the 真炁(real chi) of is the "prenatal ultimate One(先天太一)". Those who obtained it will be alive; those who lose it will be dead. Thus human depends on the 炁(chi) to live but doesn't see 炁; fish depend on water to live but doesn't see the water. Human without 炁(chi) will die, fish away from the water will die also. Therefore, the immortals taught human to "embrace the 元(yuan, primary) and guard the 'One'(抱元守一)"; it simply means "guarding the reflected lights(迴光守中)". One guarding the 真炁(real chi) which can be extended one's life. One need to find a way to practice to create an immortal body then. Human obtained 真炁(real chi) then lives, lose 真炁(real chi) then dies. Somehow, 真炁(real chi) is invisible. It is analogous to a fish which relies on water to survive, but it doesn't see the water. In deed, an ordinary person cannot see the 真炁(real chi) nor can it be actively predominated. In order to save and keep the 真炁(real chi), it can only be going thought the cultivation of internal alchemy. The fundamental cultivation of internal alchemy is to embrace the 元(yuan, primary) and guard the 'One'(抱元守一) and "guarding the reflected light(迴光守中)" It also means that save safe keeping the 真炁(real chi) and controlling it, only this way that one can be able to attain longevity and beneficial to prolong life and immortalized without aging. Glossary: 迴光(Reflected light): 指太陽剛落山時，由於光線反射而發生的天空中短時發亮的現象。比喻人死前精神突然興奮。也比喻事物滅亡前夕的表面興旺。 Editor's note: Please see explanation at the following post.

Link: Source 太乙金華宗旨(The secret of the Golden Flower) 二、迴光守中 「迴光」是一種逆向注想「天心」的方法。 作者把「天心」比喻成房子，把「光」比喻為房子的主人。 有了主人，房子才有生氣，才有「光」。 這個光是金黃色的，好比金花，實際上就是人的真炁。 「炁」雖是「氣」的異體字，但兩者相對使用時，卻有一定的差別。 「炁」是先天之氣，「氣」是後天之氣。 先天之「炁」無形、至清，後天之「氣」有形、至濁。 因此，真炁又稱為「太乙」、「太一」、「天一」或「先天太一」。 本書題為「太乙金華」就是指人的先天真炁如同金花之光。 人有了先天太一的真炁，就有了生命，否則就會死亡。 慧真子注：「天一生水，即太乙之真炁。人得一則生，失一則死。然人仗炁而生，人不見炁；魚仗水而活，魚不見水。人無炁則死，魚離水則亡。故仙人教人抱元守一者，即迴光守中。守此真炁則可以延年也。然後用法鍛煉，則造成不死之軀(immortal body)矣。」人得真炁則生，失真炁則死。 然而真炁是看不見的，如同魚依賴水而生存，卻看不見水。 普通的人既看不到真炁，又不能主動支配真炁，而要存養真炁，只有通過丹道修煉。 丹道修煉的根本，就是「抱元守一」、「迴光守中」。 也就是存養真炁，駕馭真炁，這樣才能延年益壽，長生不衰。 Editor note: Sorry, it took me a while to find the Chinese source. It's kinda late now. I will translate it soon. Thanks.

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Are we talking about the same thing...... ???....

resonant111... Why did you resonate with the wrong thing to begin with...??? IMHO Anything is sexually related, in Chi Kung, was considered to be 旁門左道(illegitimate practice). You should start with a method that is not sexually oriented; don't even bother thinking about the stuff that will do you any good...

You welcome, Ansijia, it happens to be that my Chinese name is 思正(think correctly). The character 思(si) has two radicals, 田(tian2) and 心(xin1). The radical 田(tian2) is a field which symbolizes broad in Chinese thinking. The 心(heart), once thought, is the center of the human body which does all the thinking. Hence, 思(si) is thinking with a broad field as one's thinking with a vast and open mind.