Some discussion about meditation from Wang Chongyang (blog post)

[sillybearhappyhoneyeater]

http://daoistmeditation.com/blog/

 

 

 

 

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This method is from Wang Chongyang’s Ten Discussions” a yuan dynasty meditation document from the quanzhen school. Wang believed that people should meditate at all times regardless of whether they were sitting, standing, walking, or lying down. The basic of his method is in harmonizing the mind with the breath and achieving clarity of mind. This is a good example of the basic practice of “xing gong” or consciousness work in Daoism.

王重阳云：坐久则身劳，既不合理，又反成病。但心不著物，又得不动，此是真定正基。用此为定，心气调和，久益清爽。以此为念，则邪正可知。
“Wang chongyang said:
Sitting too long overworks the body and is not the right way. Usually this will cause people to become ill. If the mind doesn’t grasp at external things, and gains real stability, this is the real “setting” and upright basic. Use this to become stable: mix the mind and breathing in harmony together. After a period of practice, you will become clear and comfortable. If you focus on this feeling, you can come to know how to correct your evil.”

[joeblast]

that's why I recommended 3 sessions a day to my brothas   not that they all should be the same thing, of course.   sitting too long does mess you up, which is why you have to exercise properly, to eliminate the negative effects that sitting for long periods of time has on the body.