ChiDragon

The idea of "cultivation" was from 修道(cultivate the principle of Tao). Thus anything that one practices or try to attain perfection in any form of art or culture was considered to be a cultivation. For example, practice Chi Kung for better health or morality for being a better person was considered to be in the cultivation of the principles of Tao. In other words, it is either for the better physically or mentally will be considered as "cultivation". Note: 修道(xiu tao): cultivate the principle of Tao.

So, are there any particular terms that you are interested in......???

Entering the Tao of Sudden Enlightenment free resource. This Tao is not the same Tao as in the TTC. 頓悟入道..... It should be translated as: Entering the Path of Sudden Enlightenment free resource.

It is 子時 from 11:00 pm to 1:00 am.

@ zanshin and @ Captain Mar-Vell..... May I ask how much do you weight....??? PM me if you prefer...!!! Thanks!

上丹田是頭部 Upper Dan Tian is the head section 中丹田是胸部 Middle Dan Tian is the chest section 下丹田是腹部 Lower Dan Tian is the abdominal section

Apparently, he's got problems now. It seems to me that his physical condition is not capable for ZZ at the moment.

Any Tai Ji practitioner would like to comment on the last remark....???

You know about the Yi Jing but not your life.....???

"Sink Chi to the Dan Tian" means abdominal breathing. I let you go from here.

Interesting! How is your blood pressure...???

Is there a problem with that....???

That is the most fundamental way of breathing to begin with. It is not a fix formula. Normally, a good teacher won't tell you the rest. The rest is up to your own intuition throughout your practice. Your teacher may be expecting some feedback from you to show some progress. If your breathing doesn't have any significant improvement, then you are wasting your effort. I am sorry, one will not make progress without absorbing the meaning of "Sink Chi to the Dan Tian" by now. Btw my resting heart rate is about 60 also. It would be considered normal for a healthy person.

Yeah, you got that right. Tu Na is all about AM and FM. If you don't like to call it Tu Na, let's call it the UMB. It's only a name for identification. In this case, it is about the modulations of inhalation and exhalation. AM is the regulation or modulation of the amount of air breathing in and out of the lung. FM is the regulation or modulation of the time duration for inhalation and exhalation.

It was my response in using somebody else's words. To an ordinary person, mindlessness is "notices nothing". This was due to lack of interest in anything. For a cultivator, mindlessness is "lingers on nothing". This was due to having a great effort to think of nothing. A "Quiet and blank" State This is a state of mind to be attained without any mental effort.

The Prisoner..... If you are really trying to go in the application of the Yi Jing, would you please start your new thread. This thread is really a natural path to Yi Jing.

Thank Tao, it is improving.

Hold your breath for 2 minutes is great. However, it was not a standard practice for anyone. It is only an demonstration to indicate the level of practice in progress. It was not recommended for most elderly to hold their breath but to breathe smoothly. If one has mastered the UMB and continue to breathe that way as normal breathing, then one will live longer and healthier. With this kind of breathing experience, even when people get older should not have any breathing problem or holding the breath.

Is that what you referring to as your Qi Gong practice or meditation. No wonder you are having so much pain. You're actually doing Zhan Zhuang rather than Qi Gong. At the beginning with Zhan Zhuang, your body will be going through lots of pain for standing at the posture. It was your body that is not accustom to that kind of stress all the sudden. It takes time for your muscles to build up the muscle tone to get use to the great amount of stress which was being applied to them. Btw It has no bearing if you do it indoor or outdoor.

Obviously, you have some chronic illnesses internally. May I ask how often do you do the M-thing like most males do....???

I have just tested myself and took a deep breath as "Chi sunk to the Dan Tain". I held my breath for 60 seconds without lightheaded nor a red face. By holding, I mean not exhaling nor inhaling but regulated my breath up and down in the trachea. Btw I had held my breath before but not regulating, then my face was all red. Since I know how to regulate my breath, I am no longer having the feeling of any suffocation nor a red face.

I have no idea what the former was trying to say. The latter is saying that good soldiers always fight for a good cause. Hence, they are not evil.

Same to you too, my Taoist friend.

The practice of Tai Ji is the best for not having such problem. IMMHO I don't believe that the 8 Strands Silk Brocade(八段錦) provides the best method in breathing. Remember, one must be able to have "chi sunken to the Dan Tian". If one has not accomplished this goal, then, one has not been completed the course of Chi Kung. PS....... 氣沈丹田, sink chi to the Dan Tian, is the key to your success in Chi Kung.

Yes, that is only when one has mastered the UMB.