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    Qigons Empowerment Table of Contents Foreword: Dr. Wu, Cheng-De Preface: Liang, Shou-Yu Preface: Wu, Wen-Ching, Introduction Book 1: Medical Qigong.. 1.1. The Energy Concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine 1.2. Learn to Relax |. Basic Relaxation Technique ..........0.0 oo woe 32 2. Relaxing the Body and Calming the Mind 1.3, Qi Permeating Technique. 1.4, Health Maintenance Qigong 1. Lung Qigong ...... 2. Kidney Qigong... 3. Liver Qigong. 4. Lying Down and walking sore 5. Heart Qigong c 6. Stomach and Spleen Qigong, 7. Triple Burner Administering Qigong . 8. Six Healing Sounds for Nourishing Life.. 1.5. Qigong for Healing Specific Illnesses. Book 2: Daoist (Taoist) Qigong .. 2.1. Daoist Philosophy and Training Concepts ... 2.2. Level One 1. Fundamentals of Qi Circulation 2, Microcosmic Circulation ...... 3, Macrocosmic Circulation «neste 4, Absorbing Qi to Make Up for the tela 5. Nourishing Qi Method 2.3. Level Two 1. Accumulating Qi Method 2, Golden Light Method conse 3. Nine Rotations to Bring Back the Spirlual Elixir 4, Bight Extraordinary Vessel Circulation... Table of Contents (cont) oy 5, 4 Meridian Circulation rer colt 6. Sunrise and Sunset Circulation ee 2 2.4, Level Three. 7 1. Converting Bone Marrow to Qi Book 3: Buddhist Qigong 3.1. Buddhist Philosophy and Trai 3.2. The Seven Keys for Sitting Meditation 3.3. Tantric Buddhist Qigong. 1. Nine Segment Buddhist Breathing... 2. Precious Vessel Qigong 3, Achieving Through Spiritual Flame 4, The Greal Perfection — The Hearl Essence 5. Armor Protection from Negative Energies 6, The Nine Esoteric Seals... s7 Book 4: Emitting, Absorbing, and Healing Qigong 4.1.You Have the Ability to Emit Qi 4.2. Unifying the Cosmos and the Human Body |. The Basic Method of Unification with the Cosmos 2. The Advanced Method of Unification with the Cosmos 4.3. Emitting Qi Methods .. ing Concepts |. Building and Testing Qi eee eves 8B, 2, Rotating the Qi Ball... = svete 195 3. Emit and Return Qi Back to Your Body. = soenes IB: 4, Qi Enters Three Gates " sesecceseecers 203 5. Activating Qi with Your Fingers for Healing and Emitting ...-...cceee. 206 6, Emitting a Qj Ball ssscntetenenestrtsnnenneeseee 22 7. Emitting and Circulating Qi within Your BOY ...c.suseu esses 21S 8. Emilting Qi to and from a Partner and & GrOUD oessscseseeee 27 4.4. Absorbing Qi Methods ... |. Absorbing Qi from the Sun ee 221 2, Absorbing Qi from the MOOR «occ... sosnininnnnnnn, 22 3. Absorbing Qi from Trees a "23 ‘ Aor i om Flowers and Bushes ...... vs 224 Absorbing Qi from Mount r ne . 6. Absorbing Qi from Heat — ee 7 ot 7. Absorbing Qi through Objects Table of Contents (cont.) 4.5. Develop Your Healing Ability |. Developing the Sensitivity of Your Palms ....... 2. Developing Your Ability to See Auras 3. Developing Your Scanning Ability... 4, Healing Methods 4.6, Warding Off Negative Energy Method Book 5: Wushu Qigong, 5.1, Internal Energy Training in Chinese Martial Arts 5.2, Intensive Iron Shirt Qigong |. Overall Body Conditioning .... 2. Solar Plexus Conditioning, 3. Throat Conditioning 4. Armpit Conditioning .. 5, Head Conditioning, 6, Leg Conditioning 7. Muscle Conditioning.. 8. Groin Conditioning... 5.3. Hard Qigong for Powerful and Effective Applications 1. Qigong for Developing Incredible Strength... 2. tron Fist Training, 3. Iron Palm Training 4, Eagle Claw Training... 5. Steel Finger Training . 6. Iron Forearm Training... 7. tron Knee Training... Appendix A: Acupuncture Charts Appendix B: Corrective Methods Appendix C: Glossary About the Author: Master Liang, Shou-Yu About the Author: Mr. Wu, Wen-Chin; Bibliography. Index Acknowledgments there are always individuals, beside the obvi- As it is with every project, ; 2 cus, that contribute to the completed work. This volume isn? exception. Many people have helped the authors in making this volume as complete and user friendly as possible. ‘Thanks to Bill Pyne, Frank Whitsitt-Lynch, Mike Bernier, and Vincent Wa for helping and answering many computer related questions. Thanks also to Joe Sousa, Naney Passmore, The Bravo Family, The Pereira Family, Gary Meta, Dr. Lynn Carter, Siu-Hung Huen, and Mo Hui for general help. A special thanks to Sarah Alexander for her exact proof reading: Also thank you toall the friends and students at The Way of the Dragon for their continuous support through the years. Dedication To my Grandfather, who initiated my gigong training, to all my teachers, and all my friends that have helped and supported me. To my parents, my wife, and my beautiful chil- dren, Helen and Maria, for supporting my career. To my uncle, Jeffrey D. S. Liang and my aunt, Eva, for sponsoring my immigration to North America, for always being there for me, and for pro- viding the opportunity for me to prosper in North America. To all qigong enthusiasts, all the people that are engaging in the research and fulfillment of qigong, and to all my students. Liang, Shou-Yu Fall 1996 ‘To my grandparents, my parents, and my wife for loving me, for supporting me, and for being my inspiration. ‘To my beautiful son, Andrew, and everyone in his generation. May they use this knowledge to make the world a better place to live in. Wu, Wen-Ching Fall 1996 Warning-Disclaimer The exercises in this book may’ be toa mentally and physically demanding for some people. Readers should use their own diseretion and consult their doc- tor before engaging in these exercises. The authors and the publisher shall ave neither lability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused. oF alleged to be exntsed. directly or indirectly by reading or following the instructions in this book. Foreword: Dr. Wu, Cheng-De Foreword: by Dr. Wu, Cheng-De I met Mr: Liang in China. He currently resides in Canada. Mr. Liang came from Sichuan, China, a highly spiritual place with extraordinary and re- markable individuals. Mr. Liang has a flourishing love for wushu and qigong, and has an earnest effort to promote the precious Chinese treasures — wusht and qigong — in the United States, Canada, and all over the world. Upon arriving to the United States, I met Mr. Wu during a US. National Chinese Martial Arts Competition. Mz. Wu was the 1990 U.S. National Grand Champion in both Internal and External Styles. He is a rare and talented indi- vidual in our world today. He is sincere in his learning and has an earnest effort in his climb to the peak of Chinese martial arts and qigong. Mr. Wu has been teaching in the New England area for many years, helping other to excel and benefit from Chinese martial arts, Taijiquan, and qigong. The cooperation of Mz: Liang and Mx: Wu, presenting and sharing their knowledge on qigong, will assist the readers in attaining the palace of health and longevity. This book is also assisted by the editorial input of Mx. Wu's wife, Denise Breiter-Wu. The combination of the Chinese and American talent by these aspirational individuals makes this book a remarkable work that will be both beneficial and enlightening to the readers. Dr. Wu, Cheng-De Fall 1996 Professor Emeritus — Shanghai Traditional Medicine and Herbology Universily Committee Member — Shanghai Sports Medicine Association Committee Member — Shanghai Rehabilitation Association Advisor — Yangize River Martial Arts and Physical Therapy Research Center Committee Member — China Martial Arts Association Vice Chairman — China Wushu and Medical Research Association POE ANG) ONOU- 1 Preface: by Liang, Shou-Yu WwW is Qigong? Are humans really able to strengthen, heal, and prevent, illness? Can humans really attain ineredible strength, that is several times the strength of an average person, through qigong training? Can humans absorb the energy of the universe? Can humans really emit gi to heal others? How strong can humans emit qi and how far can it reach? Can qi penetrate solids? Do humans have auras? How can we see them? Can humans use their mind to control the physical body and other material? What is a Spiritual Con- nection? Can ... ? All these questions are the target of study for qigong practi- tioners and researchers. Since ancient time, humans have been attempting to answer who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. The profound nature of qigong is also in search of the answers to the mystery of life, birth, aging, illness, and death; as well as, the mystery of the cosmos and that of the higher dimensional spaces. Through the millenniums, humans have used many different scientific approaches to train and to cultivate. Today, our technology is higher than ever ‘The space expeditions bring us increasingly closer to our understanding. Hu- mans are always using many different approaches in search of the Truth. In recent years, qigong has gotten more and more popular, and more and more training methods are surfacing. Unfortunately, along with the popularity of qigong are many real, as well as, faked extraordinary abilities. There are more and more methods to trick unsuspecting people. On the positive side, there have been hundreds of millions of people that have attained better health, prevented illness, and increased the quality of their lives through qigong train- ing, The goal in qigong training includes attaining better health, strengthening the body, and preventing illness. Taking it one step further, qigong training is also a way to attain Great Wisdom, and to realize the true nature of human existence and its relation with the cosmos. All the qigong methods in this volume are methods that I have personally practiced. Most of them ave currently being taught as part of our schools’ cur riculum, There are other methods that we have not had my teachers’ permis- sion to present in this volume. We have, therefore, refrained from presenting them at this time. When my teachers grant me the permission, we will present them to interested individuals. men Pieri Ee 7 ~ sate cnartial arts qigong and maxtial arts training at age © 1° 2" Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, and Medical Qigong ret Wee ‘and i 8. y goal to ass) ave taught many students It is my gt ; itement joy. calmness. and health benefits from Ibegan my also studied many have many teachers and h everyone in attaining the exciteme! gigone. ve, besides our teachers who have taught us direct nvidnal that eee tie with knowledge through their books, tapes na spaper snd magacine articles, are also our teachers. Anything that helps us in the 3f tainment of Imowledge or provide us with a catalyst for our enlightenment are aaantuacher’. “Even a piece of grass or a tree can bea teacher.” In qigong eulti- cation the virtue of respecting one’s teacher is held in very high esteem. In writing this book, we have included some essence of other qigong instructor's training philosophies. Therefore, all these people are also our teachers, Every gigong method in this volume is the essence of the qigong masters ofold. Anyone of these qigong methods can be beneficial to you. You can choose the ones that most suit you or you can practice them in order. However, don’t, attempt to practice too many methods at once. When you ha attained a defi- nite benefit and gain from one type then practice the other type. If you should feel that certain methods are not suitable for you, stop training that method and choose another one to practice. Some methods enable you to achieve ex- traordinary abilities, but don't search for them. Allow your ability to develop naturally. Everyone's foundation is different and everyone's development will be different. Extraordinary abilities should not be the goal of your training. When you have attained Great Wisdom, you will have it all. In our schools, our qigong curriculum is divided into different courses. It is not necessary that everyone complete all the methods in this volume. If you should have questions regarding the training methods, please contact us. It is imperative that you understand the requirements of the training. Jy, any individual _ There are many things that can affect our health, These include heredity, living habits, nutrition, rest, emotion, character, etc. Therefore, we must pay attention to the overall effects, In the presentation of the methods in this vol- ume, we have not deliberately made any mystery of the training methods. With continual practice anyone can achieve high attainment from their training, We ves aes gees many qigong methods in this volume. Many of the resented are not available in any other book ethods presen ni s. However, what we s in ae volume is “like a drop of water in the wide, deep sea of gigong ea ie a {is only a beginning. When future conditions permit, we ll 'roduce the qigong methods for next levels _ ‘Tha } _ iia . ‘Wen-Ching for his efforts in working with me in the presenta- ehath ne Also, thanks to Denise for her efforts in editing our work They have both done a tremendous amo work to make this volume pos- Y 7 mendous amount of work to make this y 0 12 are iy Wen Chins a Preface: by Wa, Wen-Ching its civilization. Learning qigong is not just for health, longevity, and spiri- ual development, it is also for learning about ancient Chinese culture and the wisdom inherent within the practice. As it is with all cultures that have lasted through the ages, the wisdom that we can learn from them are immeasurable. Qe: has been an integral part of Chinese culture since the beginning of t Certain philosophical discussions in this volume may sound ineredible for some people at their particular stage of development. Just because it sounds ineredible, doesn’t make it impossible. When the thought of impossibility is present, a huge obstacle has been placed on the path of growth. Higher learn- ing and wisdom require an unrestricted, free, and open mind. If certain things sound ineredible, take a step back. By removing ourselves from our precon- ceived ideology, and reevaluating the whole picture, we may be able to see the credibility in the ineredible, By removing the limitations we have placed on our mind, we can set our mind free and enter into the infinite reality where there is no limit to growth. There are many ways and many paths towards a greater consciousness. Each path may appear very different from the others. The ultimate objectives, however, are the same. Certain paths suit certain individuals better than oth- ers at that particular stage of one’s growth; similar to the growth of an infant to adulthood, each has a different understanding and needs. In this volume, the views, training approaches, and emphasis in the Medical, Daoist, Buddhist, and ‘Wushu Qigong differs and are presented under different books. However; it is important to note that the goals are similar. They all bring to mind the impor- tance of self-awareness, self-reliance, and being responsible for our own phy cal and spiritual well-being. ‘As we continue to learn and take greater responsibility for our well-being. we are another step closer to ou own spiritual understanding and goals. The understanding of ourselves and being responsible for ou well-being is the path towards spiritual liberation. As we learn more about ourselves, we also be- come more aware of our surroundings and how our surroundings affect us. With this awareness, we can learn to live in harmony with our surroundings. In our learning, we all need guidance from higher teachers and guides. ‘Their teaching and guidance includes sharing with us their knowledge and help- 13 ae Qigong Empowerment : re sible for our growth, reli ver, they are not responsi! eae Relying on our teachers for our m for our growth. own being and self-reliance. «, they are fulfilling their responsibil- ealize that their knowledge does ing us develop nor should we rely on ther growth does not help us develop our When teachers guide their stent i + knowledge. Teachers ity to pass down their knowle hat their k not belong to them or any particular group of people, itis unive! ssal and belongs i y ifest their t only guide and teach students, they also manil SE eae : live their lives. The greatest teach- Jedge and experience in the way they i ings tae im however, is not their knowledge; but ing a teacher can impart on their studen j by being a living example of great wisdom. The greatest teachers are the ones that are willing to guide wholeheartedly, and give students the liberty to excel without restriction. In my learning, I have had the opportunity to study from three excep- tional guides and mentors that are continuously guiding and inspiring me. They are Master Shou-Yu Liang, Professor Ju-Rong Wang, and Dr: Cheng-De Wu. ‘They are not just experts in qigong, Taijiquan, and martial arts. They are also the most wonderful and wise people that I have had the good fortune of meet- ing and learning from. Master Liang has been guiding me for the past 10 years. The opportunity to help present this book to the readers, is not just a privilege and honor, it is also one of the greatest opportunities I have had to learn and share this knowl- edge with my teacher: This book represents Master Liang’s life long studies and accomplishments from age six to present. Few people in his age have ac- complished as much as he has. I am very fortunate to have him as my teacher, guide, mentor, and inspiration. In the past 10 years, Master Liang has taught me more than qigong and martial arts. His being is a great inspiration which I admire and follow as a guide to my continuous learning. ___ Professor Wang is the leading authority on Chinese martial arts and a Gigong expert. She inherited her father's (the late Grandmaster Wang Zi-Ping) lineage and has become a living legend of Chinese martial arts, It is a great honor and privilege to he able to study from such an admirable, wise, and know! eelgeable teacher. Thank you Professor Wang. ene 7 2a : both a highly skilled martial artist, qigong expert, and a doctor Frr—~—r———C“C‘CSNSC“C“ #izsé¥(

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