Notes On Movements Just Learned
Now you have learned the movements of T’ai Chi Chih. It is necessary to practice them regularly, not hard to do when you begin to realize how joyous such practice can be. Here are a few tips on what to remember [...]
Living the Meditative Way
It had been a cool morning. Expectedly, there had been a number of phone calls – one from a student who asked if he could make up the meditation class he had missed, one from an older woman who had vague psychological problems, and [...]
Posture & State of Mind
The first thing I want you to do when you get this book is to watch your posture and frequently determine your state of mind. This doesn’t mean to correct your posture. Just be aware of it. Every so often try to determine your [...]
Glossary for Meditation For Healing
ACUPUNCTURE – Traditional Chinese yin-yang medicine, utilizing needles, massage and moxery (heat carried from outer skin to inner organs). AEON – The longest possible period of time. In India, a kalpa is thought of as an aeon, and it is almost unbelievably long. [...]
Meditation for Healing Chart
RELIEF FROM STRESS • Japa (for complete rest due to immersion in non-ego) • Breath-Dhyana (for a trance-state) ENERGIZING • Reverse Meditative Breathing (which directly stimulates the intrinsic energy or Chi) • Nei Kung (which directly stimulates the intrinsic energy or Chi) • [...]
A Few Random Thoughts
We create needs and then struggle to fulfill them, which is like voluntarily placing our ball in the sand trap. ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ Time has always seemed to me to be expansion and contraction. This would account for [...]
Dangers in Meditation
Many meditations can be sexually stimulating, arousing the Kundalini force and causing the Chi (intrinsic energy) to flow dramatically. Particularly in Chinese and Japanese meditation, we bring the flow of life force to the center, two inches below the navel, which is extremely [...]
Important Points on Moving Correctly in T’ai Chi Chih
For the beginning student the most important aspect is to learn how to move. It is of utmost importance that T’ai Chi Chih be practiced correctly in accordance with the principles of yin-yang so that results will be maximized. Knowing where [...]
Summing Up
The purposes of this book are basically three: (1) to show how true meditation heals our ills; (2) to offer instruction in various types of meditation, indicating their probable effects; and (3) to offer a glimpse of what the future of the healing [...]