8. Ways to Enhance “Qi” (氣 = 气 + 米 = air + rice)
● Mind (Meditation)
● Exercises (Ta Chi, Qigong, Yi Jin Jing)
● Therapy (Acupuncture, Cupping, Message ...)
● Food + Air + Herbal Supplement
● Cosmic Energy (Sun + Moon + Earth + Jupiter)
● Original Essences (Hormone: Kidney + Testes/Uterus)
9. Objective of “Qiqong” (氣功 = Qi + work +
effort)
● Medical Qigong (Acupuncture, TCM)
● Physical Qigong (Tai Chi, 5 Animals, YJJ)
● Scholarly Qigong (“McQigong”)
● Spiritual Qigong (“Saṃsāra”)
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10. Lao Tzu 老子
(4~6 Century BC)
Tao Te Ching 道德經
道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名。
The Tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao,
The Name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.
為學日益,為道日損。
In pursuit of knowledge,
every day progress is made.
In the practice of Tao,
every day progress is lost.
17. Daoyin 導引 (to guide and to entice)
The Daoyin Tu; a silk
painting depicting the
practice of Daoyin, dated
168 BC; unearthed in
1973 in Hunan Province,
China.
Reconstruction showing
44 figures standing and
sitting while performing
exercises in order to
maintain health and
prevent disease.
18. 練精化氣
Mindful of Body to Harness Qi
練氣化神
Practice Qi to Unleash the Mind
練神還虛
Emancipate the Mind to Attain Emptiness