Taoism is Crap without Qi

Too many times people will philosophize about life with their theories having absolutely no basis in truth. Knowledge, true knowledge, is derived only from experience, all else is worthless mind-jabbering.

The ancient sages of Taoism, knew this, recognizing that the more you talked and theorized about something the further away from the truth you got.

“The one of subtle virtue learns what is not learned through learning.”
Hua Ching Ni, Chapter 63, The Complete Works of Lao Tzu

True Taoists are scientists of life. Delving deep into the true nature of life the ancient Taoists gathered vast knowledge based on generations of practical, pragmatic scientific research. Research based on direct personal experience, observation and interaction with the true reality of Universal Nature.

Fundamental to everything the Taoist sages have discovered and written down is that:

“Qi is the vital energy of life.”

Without this reference point then any interpretation of Taoism is fundamentally flawed. And any discussion of Tao that does not have Qi as the central theme is just unnecessary noise emanating from undeveloped minds.

 

The rationale that produced the title, “Taoism is Crap without Qi”, is based on a simple algebraic formula:

If x = z, and y = z, then x must = y.

Substitute in:

x = Tao
y = Qi
z = Essence of life.

Therefore we get:

If Tao = Essence of life, and Qi = Essence of life, then Tao must = Qi.

Under this view Tao and Qi are intrinsically the same. One cannot remove Qi from Tao or Tao from Qi. One cannot reference Tao without, through inherent symbiosis, referencing Qi and vice versa.

 

Thus I arrive at the title, “Tao is Crap without Qi”.

 

So what is Qi?

“Called chee in Chinese and prana in Sanskrit, vital energy is the immaterial but highly functional force that drives the universe and animates humans and all other living things.”
Daniel Reid, p156 Guarding the Three Treasures

“Change, both inception and transformation, rests on chi, and there is no being in the cosmos that does not originate from it. Thus chi envelops the cosmos from without and moves the cosmos from within. How else than by chi can the sun and moon, the planets and fixed stars shine; can thunder resound and rain, wind and clouds be formed; can all beings take rise, mature, bear fruit and withdraw in the course of the four seasons? Man’s existence too depends upon this chi”
Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Book)

The etymological meaning of the qi ideogram in its traditional form 氣 is “steam (气) rising from rice (米) as it cooks.” It is most often translated as “energy flow,” or literally as “air” or “breath”.
Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi 

In western terminology Qi can be viewed as the electromagnetic energy that surrounds and interpenetrates our bodies. Modern researchers of metaphysics  have well documented this electromagnetic field with Kirlian Photography and have even shown how trained individuals can manipulate this field.

The Taoist view however reveals Qi to be intrinsically more profound and more essential then mere electromagnetics. Indeed Qi may even provide us with a connection to the source of life itself.

You originally receive your Qi from the Jing Qi (reproductive energy and physical essence) of your parents at conception; this Qi is termed Prenatal Qi. Your Prenatal Qi determines your life energy, your Yuan Qi, and once your Yuan Qi is depleted death occurs.

Following birth you obtain Qi through the the food you eat  and the the air you breathe; this Qi is termed Postnatal Qi. It follows that the more wholesome and purer the food and air you consume the more Qi you will absorb.

In your physical micro-cosmology, Qi flows through a series of bodily channels called meridians. When your Qi is flowing freely through your meridians you experience health, when blocked sickness and disease become apparent.

Qi can be also regarded as the common denominator of all spiritual traditions the world over.

Polynesian: mana 
Australian Aboriginal: maban 
Egyptian: ka 
Greek: pneuma 
Roman/Christianity: Spiritus 
Hebrew: ruah 
Inuit: inua, sila 
Leni Lenape: manetuwak 
Norse: seid 
Druidry: Awen 
Yoruba: oloddumare 
European alchemy and philosophy: aether, (or ether), quintessence 
Hindu philosophy: prana
Arabic or Islamic: Baraka (or Barakah)

Is Qi Just a Metaphor?

 

No.

Qi is a living reality of your being. Just because you may not have experienced Qi doesn’t mean it isn’t real, or that it is some philosophical theory.

“To the well frog, the ocean is a tale of fantasy.”

How Can I Experience Qi?

The best way is through Qigong (Chee Gung) and Tai Ch'i Chuan . Within as short as 6 months training you may be able to open up your perception of Qi.

Here though is a powerful exercise that may give you an immediate experience of Qi.

 

Qi Spheres

Preparation:

Find a comfortable place to sit with as little disturbance as possible. Take your shoes off and make sure your clothes are loose and comfortable. If sitting in a chair place your feet flat on the floor. If sitting on the floor cross your legs comfortably.

Place your hands on your lower abdomen and breathe deep making your abdomen expand, pushing your hands out. Take several deep, full breaths.

Now say out-loud or quietly to yourself:

“Please allow this to take place in ways that are for the highest good of me and of all involved.”

(Please don’t skip this).

Now imagine a column of white light descending from above surrounding your entire being. Breathe this light through your being so the white light fills your body.

Method:

Now place the palms of your hands face up on your knees and imagine a ball of bright light in the palm of each hand. Breathe into your palms and feel the warmth of these two bright spheres. You should even feel a ‘weight’ in your hands.

Now turn the palms of your hands toward each other. Let the two spheres of light merge into a larger sphere of energy that you are holding between your two hands. Breathe deeply and fully, breathing into the sphere.

Testing your Qi:

Now remembering to breathe, feel the sensations in your hands. Are your hands ‘tingling’? Are they warm? Can you feel ‘something’ between your hands?

Push your hands back and forth toward each other as if you are pressing a spring together. What can you feel?

With the fingertips of one hand trace circles over (but not touching) the palm of the other hand. What can you feel? Swap hands and try it again.

Play with this, focus on the space between your hands. What can you feel?

With a soft focus look at the outline of your fingers. Be aware of space just around your fingers. What can you see?

To Finish:

Rub your hands together briskly and then place them on your lower abdomen below your belly-button. Take several deep breathes into your lower abdomen.

Don’t be concerned if you didn’t feel heaps in the first go. Practice a few times. But please follow the exercise exactly as given, including the small ‘prayer’ at the start.

Qi Reveals the Truth

The most known Taoist text is the Tao te Ching by Lao Tzu.  Many and long have been the discussions and debates over the true meaning of this classic. However much of the debate resides on the intellectual, philosophical level and thus is like “a waterbug skimming the surface claiming to know of the ocean floor.”

When you apply Qi Consciousness however classics like the Tao te Ching unfold like a lotus flower revealing the truth in the depths.

Take Chapter 21 of the Tao te Ching for an example:

One of deep virtue
   cherishes the subtle essence of the universe.
The subtle essence of the universe
   is elusive and evasive.
Though it is elusive and evasive
   it unveils itself as images and forms.
Evasive and elusive,
   it discloses itself as indefinable substance.
Shadowy and indistinct,
   it reveals itself as impalpable subtle essence.
This essence is so subtle, and yet so real.
It is the subtle origin
   of the whole of creation and non-creation.
It existed prior to the beginning of time
   as the single deep and subtle reality of the universe.
It brings all into being.

On the intellectual level this chapter can be quite abstract. But when we apply Qi Consciousness it becomes a clear instruction.

One of deep virtue
   cultivates the Qi of the universe.
The Qi of the universe
   is elusive and evasive.
Though it is elusive and evasive
   it unveils itself as images and forms.
Evasive and elusive,
   it discloses itself as indefinable substance.
Shadowy and indistinct,
   it reveals itself as insubstantial Qi.
This Qi is so subtle, and yet so real.
It is the subtle origin
   of the whole of creation and non-creation.
It existed prior to the beginning of time
   as the single deep and subtle reality of the universe.
It brings all into being.

The instruction: Cultivate Qi, the same subtle Qi as the source of life itself. Though it may defy rational thought and elude your ability to touch it, it is the true reality of your being.

The Benefits of Qi Consciousness

With Qi Consciousness:

• All the sacred texts and practices reveal their truth to you;
• You will transcend theories and mental ramblings because awareness of Qi connects you directly with the real truth of life;
• You will know what thoughts, actions, foods, people, and places are the best for you because your Qi will manifest as either harmonious or discordant, free-flowing or blocked;
• You will become one with Tao because Tao is the energy flow, the Qi, the breath of the Universal Essence.

Without Qi Consciousness you will forever be on the outside looking in. You will only have superficial, limited understanding of life.

Perception of Qi is essential if you are going to really understand the depths of what Taoism, and if fact any spiritual tradition, has to offer. 

Without this perception you are just skimming the surface of the tradition and any beliefs you have of what Taoism is and is not will be just mental gibberish.

 

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Follow Your Path of Heart

One of the central ideals in Taoism is the concept of Wu Wei which can be translated as actionless action or effortless action. For me this means to only do what requires no conscious effort on your behalf.

May I be so bold as to offer my own translation of Wu Wei as "action without loss of energy".

Translate that as "Do only what you love doing". Because when you are doing what you love to do you really don't lose energy. Even though yes it may involve an outgoing of energy (e.g. I might love to run so there is an exertion of energy involved) but there will also be a return of energy (by running I feel happy and 'pumped up'). The outgoing physical energy is returned in full by the incoming boost to emotional, mental and spiritual energy.

When you are doing something that you don't like there is only an outgoing of energy (e.g. "Man that's such a drag") and this expenditure could be referred to as 'effort'.

By only doing what you love to do (and there needs to be a very focused self examination here so that you aren't just acting out of addictions and conditionings) you are living true to your authentic nature, thus bringing you closer in line with your 'spiritual self'. This alignment provides yet another 'boost' as you are bringing into play more of your total being.

Another way of saying this is to only follow your Path of Heart.

These are thoughts I am playing with at the moment and would appreciate other perspectives.

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How To Know Everything (?)

How do we distinguish between conditioned responses and responses that could be considered instinctual or intuitive?

In sports training and martial arts training its called 'entrainment', setting up neural pathways in the brain so that you will react automatically when a certain set of stimulus is present.

"Oh is that a fist I see coming toward my skull, oh I'd better duck!" 

Of course this happens instantly.

Fine tuning this requires a) lots of focused repetition (i.e. kata and form practice) and b) clearing out internal blockers and opposing conditioned responses.

Interesting that all our conditionings are constructed the same way a) lots of repetition (habitual routines, internal dialogue) and b) clearing out internal blockers and opposing conditioned responses.

A couple of thoughts to consider (my mind is not ... ahem ... "made up" on these so your reflections would be welcomed):

There is a belief that the body has its own consciousness with it's primary purpose to survive.  Shamans and martial artists (almost the same thing really) are particularly known to train their mind to get out of the way and allow this 'primal self' to take over.

Some martial artists will refer to this as the 'switch', or the 'zone'.

In the book, "Pathways of an American Ninja Master", the author, Glenn J. Morris  must pass his Kyu grading by kneeling with his sensei standing behind him holding a sword above his head.  With no warning given the sensei will strike with full force and the student must sense the attack and avoid the strike ... or suffer the consequences.

Fortunately these days the test is given with a Boken ... but traditionally it was a live blade ... and the failure resulted in death.  Mind you, being cracked on a the back of the head with a wooden sword dealt out by a master swordsman would probably produce the same result.

In his test Glenn succeeded, but his sensei chastised him for doing it intellectually using mental psychic sensitivity rather than using the body consciousness.  The sensei's words were something like, "You no feel enough fear".

On repeating the test, Glenn focused more on body feeling, stilling his mind and connecting with the rising fear he was feeling.  The next thing he knew he was crouched several feet away staring back at his sensei whose sword was at the end of the downstroke where Glenn was a moment ago.  He had no 'conscious' memory of how it all happened.

So we see here that the body consciousness, in it's pure intent on survival, is driven by primal fear.  And when allowed to fulfill it's role without the interference of the rational mind the body knows exactly how to survive.

Try it ... think of something you would like to eat right now.  Now feel your breathing and feel how you feel in your guts.  Is your breathing open and clear?  Are you breathing deep into your abdomen?  If your breathing becomes restricted and is all in the upper chest and you get 'tight' or 'squirmish' in your gut then chances are the food you were thinking of isn't the best option at the moment for your optimum survival.  If your breathing is full, clear, unrestricted, and goes deep into your abdomen then you are probably on a good thing.

You can do the same test with people, places, things, thoughts etc.

Conditioned response vs. instinctual response.

Consider this:  The Taoist formula is that Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Way, the Way follows its own nature.  Knowing this the one of Tao will follow the ways of the Earth.

On the microcosmic and macrocosmic scale, heaven and earth are within us.  So it seems the Taoist masters are telling us to follow the nature of our earthly selves, our bodies.  Not trying to transcend the body, but to delve into it's secrets as the temple and road-map to the stars.

Is this the Way?

Seeking Heaven's Way,
I wallow in the deep mud,
All things known to me.

Inner Feng Shui

Imagine if you will that we are all running a race, pushing a wheelbarrow down the road and the wheelbarrow is full of water.

There's not necessarilly any 'winners' to the race in terms of someone winning and the rest losing. But more to the point that the 'winners' are the people who get to the other end with sufficient water still in their wheelbarrows.

We need to examine our passage, our process, and look at the things that are causing us to 'lose water' out of our wheelbarrows.

Maybe there is hole in the bottom of the wheelbarrow itself that you need to patch up or maybe simply the manner in which you are running down the road is causing water to slosh over the edges and thus you are losing water, you are losing energy.

In business if you are noticing that your 'nett profit' at the end of the day, week etc. is heading backwards then you need to do a stocktake of your business. You need to go through with a fine-toothed comb and weed out all the things that are not giving you are return on your investment of time or money.

And even though on the surface it may seem like a very rigid thing to do on yourself, we certainly do need to take an inventory of who we are and take stock of our lives both externally and internally and look at, as Monte is saying, those things that are draining our energy.

How do you know if something is draining you?

Try this: Bring to mind a memory that you would consider to be 10 out of 10. Whatever it is, recall as best you can a memory when you felt, "WOW! Life is amazing!"

Really feel how you felt in that memory, don't just do this on an intellectual level. How did you feel physically? Emotionally? Mentally? Spiritually?

Focus more on that feeling ... if you were to frame that 10 out of 10 feeling in words how would you describe it?

Right ... now use that feeling as a guidepost to for your life now. What parts of your life, internally and externally are in accordance with that 10 out of 10 feeling? And of course what parts are not?

And of course the next question arises ... Of the things that are not a 10 out of 10, what can you change about them to bring them to a 10 out of 10? And if these things can't be changed, are you able to eliminate them from your life?

Following Traditional Chinese Medicine the first place to look is at your diet and physical habits. You start at the roots and work your way up. What foods, or other things you are consuming, help you achieve a 10 out of 10 state of health. What foods are not?

What about your emotions? Which emotions wipe you out and make you feel less than contented? What are they attached to or asociated with (be it activities, things, people or places)?

What about your mental state? What things help you achieve clarity and peace of mind? What things 'stir you up' and cause disturbed thinking? Some teachers will say that the very act of thinking itself is a waste of energy. Any thought that arises requires energy to build that thought (admitedly, too much thinking is one of my greatest challenges). And the quality of the thought will have an energetic response within your being. Is the thought uplifting? Or is it a destructive, 'negative' thought?

And then of course on a 'spiritual' level what actions are you taking (or not taking) that are interfering with your spiritual integrity? And what can you do to enhance a sense of spiritual integrity?

So yes, viewing the whole process as if it is a stock take or an inventory of self can be very beneficial. I prefer to look at it as "Internal Feng Shui".

The Tao of Ignorance

 

Just the other day I was practicing Qigong out the back of a caravan park in Wagga Wagga, a major town in southern New South Wales.   And as I was practicing a young girl no older than 2 or 3 wide-eyed and grinning from ear to ear toddled over totally fascinated with this strange looking man doing strange posturing out in the middle of the paddock.  And I couldn't help but to break out in a grin and say, "G'day" to her whilst trying to stay focused on my Qigong.

 

Pretty soon her eldest brother came over and was calling her back to their caravan.  For a two-fold reason I believe.  One was obviously out of a kind of social respect that they didn't want this young girl disturbing me.  But also there was definitely an element of protection for the young girl because here is this strange looking fella dressed in black doing these funny sort of callisthenic movements out in the middle of the paddock.

 

But of course this young girl was totally oblivious to both conditioned thought processes, she was totally uninhibited by the thoughts of a) that, "Hey I could be disturbing this fella and that is not socially right", and b) that, "Hey this fella could pose some sort of threat to me".  

 

Now her young brother called her back a couple of times but she obviously didn't want to come back, she was babbling on quite fascinated with this funny looking fella.  And so the young lad ended up using the comment of, "Quick, quick come back or the foxes will get you!  Hurry come back to the caravan or else the foxes are going to get you."

 

I found this interesting and insightful and maybe even a little bit sad at how often do we do that to ourselves, at how often we respond to those conditioned voices inside our head both on the two-fold level of I shouldn't be doing that because it's not socially expectable or I better not do that or some 'bad' thing will happen to me.  And how often do we limit our lives and be controlled by these thought processes.

 

Of course the flip-side of the discussion is that we need to have these conditionings in place so that we can behave as a responsible citizen and not do things that are socially unacceptable or socially irresponsible and also have the precept of understanding inherent dangers within situations and acting accordingly to the conditions of our circumstances.

 

So on the one hand you have a totally I guess ignorant and free-minded awareness exhibited by the young girl.  Totally free, spontaneous, uninhibited.  And on the other hand you have the very very conditioned thought process of social norms and fear based awareness.

 

The question though remains of where upon that sliding scale between uninhibited ignorance and very controlled, socially conditioned thought process is it appropriate and most beneficial for us to exist?

 

In the Tao Teh Ching we find:

 

Chapter 28

 

As the flowing stream of the world,

   never swerve from your true nature.

In this way, you return to the originality

   of a newborn babe.

 

And in Chapter 55

 

One who is steeped in natural virtue

   is akin to a newborn babe.

 

So the advice here is that our sliding scale should actually be heading more towards the apparent ignorance, innocence and spontaneity exhibited by this little girl.

 

 

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Tribute To Steve Irwin

 

Today is the day for the public memorial for Australia’s Steve Irwin, the wilderness wildlife warrior. I caught a little bit of the live telecast on the tv on my way out of town heading toward NSW and Victoria.

Hugh Jackman, one of Australia’s great actor’s in this day and age, couldn’t be there but sent in a video condolence to those gathered. In his message he comments how his son said, “Dad I think we should all be warriors like Steve Irwin.” And Hugh Jackman agreed, he said, “No matter what we are doing, whether it is for the wilderness or whether it is just in your personal life, we should all be warriors.” 

And I absolutely, totally agree.

To me a warrior is simply someone who is living life to the absolute fullest. You really only have one justification for receiving this incredible gift called ‘Life’ and that is to live it to the absolute fullest. 

What other justification is there?

And Steve Irwin was absolutely that sort of person. He totally lived every second of his life to the fullest. You could see a real glow of exuberance about him. Life, raw and simple, leapt from his eyes with his every trademark cry of, “Crikey!”

Steve Irwin gave to life the best of Steve Irwin. 

Now I am not saying that we should all be like Steve Irwin, because only Steve Irwin can be Steve Irwin. Just the same only you can be you.

You’re not doing anyone any favours by being like someone else. 

Imagine that, if I tried to be like someone but they were in fact trying to be like someone else and so on. Who the blazes are we trying to be like? If we are all trying to be like each other, well who are we? 

We would be no-one … just some grey, indescribable ‘nothingness’ that had no unique qualities at all. 

So how do you be yourself? How do you know?

I believe you are experiencing who you truly are in those moments that make you go, “WOW! Life is amazing!”

I remember a couple of months back my wife and I had the opportunity to spend some time on Magnetic Island just off Townsville. Lovely place!

We went on a horse ride there and part of it was where we could ride the horses down into the sea and go for a swim with them. I tell you it was a beautiful day, the sun was sending shards of light glistening off the clear calm ocean. The temperature was beautiful; it was July so it was very pleasant being in the Tropics.

And here I am stripped to my underpants riding bareback on this big old Clydesdale, who appropriately was called “Clyde”. We were right down in the water and I stood up on Clyde’s back, arms stretched wide and just fell over backwards into the sea with a big “WOOHOO!!”

And then I had to quickly swim after Clyde who obviously thought it an opportune moment to get away from this madman on his back!

But that moment was joy, that moment was pristine. In that moment I was absolutely living who I am. And that is my guide and measure for whether or not I am living true to my self; whether or not I am fulfilling my true nature.

As I’m breathing, walking, living, doing if I can truly feel this same feeling of, “WOW I’m Alive! Here I am! This is incredible!” then I know that I am living true to myself. 

And if you are not doing this … why the blazes not?!

Another strategy in the utility belt of being a warrior is that we acknowledge that every moment could be our last. Any moment, every moment.

Right this moment I am recording as I am driving along in my motorhome heading southward toward the Queensland border. Anything could happen. Anything. I have a truck behind me and I have trucks coming toward me. 

Here I am, this could be it!

This could be the last moments of Stuart Shaw right here driving along in his Toyota motorhome. Am I living this moment? My oath I am! Doing what I am doing right now, cruisin’ down the highway having a chat into my voice recorder. WOW!

Talking with you, sharing uplifting information with you. That’s what I love doing. That’s who I am.

You got to live your life to the fullest. If you don’t not only are you squandering your chance for true happiness but you’re doing the world any favours either!

If you are not giving of yourself to life, if you are holding yourself back that is pretty much, in my mind, the most selfish act you can ever do … to not give life the fullness of yourself, to not be who you are.

The world needs you, we need you. We need you to be who you are and fulfil your true nature.

We all don’t have to be Steve Irwin. But who is the ‘you’ when life shines so vibrantly through your eyes the same as it did with Steve? 

And what is your gift? Because life has given you an incredible most precious gift, now what you got to do is to find out what that gift is and give it back to life.
 

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True Wealth

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Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those thing but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

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Jim Carrey has two thoughts on how to be successful in life.

I wrote myself a check for ten million dollars for acting services rendered and dated it Thanksgiving 1995. I put it in my wallet and it deteriorated. And then, just before Thanksgiving 1995, I found out I was going to make ten million dollars for Dumb & Dumber. I put that check in the casket with my father because it was our dream together. Jim Carrey, Oprah Winfrey Show, 1997

I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich. Jim Carrey, Oprah Winfrey Show, 1997

Not only do you visualize your success, but you have to get out there and do the work.

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Twilight Visions

     By Stuart Shaw

 

I love that moment as you wake up, the moment between dreams and consciousness.  Quite often I will see the shadows playing tricks with me. Just imagination? Or maybe glimpses beyond the veil? ...

 

Shadow walker, dream rider,

   illusions on the wall.

Twilight cast on half-face,

   seeker of the all.

 

What do you see reflected,

   echoes of ancient quest?

Do you see the true path,

   or cling with the rest?

 

So seek ye now oh seeker,

   in silence find the Way.

Far beyond the beyond,

   hear the ancients say.

 

 

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