Qigong, The Secret of Youth Da Mo’s MuscleTendon Changing and MarrowBrain Washing Classics

321 Pages·2000·31.348 MB·English

by  Yang Jwing-Ming, Jwing-Ming Yang

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Muscle/Tendon
changainndg
Marrow/5raln
Washing
classics
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Contenb
Contents
RomonizatoifCo hinne seW ords. • •••••0• • ••••••0. 0 ••••••x•
Fotewo<d byM oster MonraCkh i.o. .x i
Preloce-firsl Edio.o n .. .x.i ii
P..,locr-New Edit.i.o n . .•KY
Acknowledgment> . . KY.i i
About the Author ••••••0 •• •••••x•vi ii
Part One
General Concepls
Chapter1 .I ntrodu.ct..i.o. n ...3.
l.nl� Valuo�f Tradicion
1.W2h ata rY�i J iJni nagn dXi SuJi ing�
1.H3o wt hY�i nG inC hinagn dXi SuJii nHga v�Aff �teCdh in�Cscu lture
1.T4h �V aluo�ft hY�i J iJni nagn dXi SuJii nignT oday'Wso rld
1.H5o wt oA pproachB Tohoiks
1.A6b ouTth iBsoo k
Chapter 2.H istoSruircve.ay.l. ...2 1
2.B1e foreD a Mo
2.D2a Mo,ch c JYii Jni nangd Xi SuJii ng
2.A3lt �Dar Mo
2.S4l ories
Chapter 3.Bvdcf, ist ondDa oisQti gong . ...•.•.•.•.•.4.1. .
3.B1u ddhainsDdta oisQti gong
3.1"'he2 Diff�r�nbect�wsee nB uddhandis Dta oisQti gong
3.�3 Tv.o MajoSrt ylo�fsD aoiQSilg ong
Chapter4 .K ono ndli . .......5.5. .
4.W1h ata rKane andl i?
4.Kan2 and U inM oderSnc ience
4.T3h eK eytso Kan andl iA djustment
4.Kan4 and [.j in jYiiJ ni nagn dXi SuJii ng
Part Two
Musdt/ltndon ChangiGlinggo ng IYi JiJni ng)
Chaplet 5. lheoriosa ndPr inci. ples .. .......................73
5.1I ntroduction
5.G2t �ralC oncepftrsoO ml dD ocummu
5.P3u rpoAsedsv,a ntaagneDdsi ,s adv:antagcs
5.Wa.i4 Dana ndN dD anY iJ iJni ng
5.WSai Zhuanangd NeiZ huang
5.16ronS hiannd GoldeBenl lC over
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O!aplor 6. ViJi Jni nQgi gongT raini.n.g. ........................1.1.9.
6.1[ mponantT nininRgul es
6.Wh2o CaTnn in?
6.3Keys toT raining
6.W4 hento Train
6.5W aiD an Yi )i)ni nTgr aining
6.6N <iD an Yi) iJni ngTraining
6.7Yi JiJni nTgr.U ninSgc hedule
6.8O theCro nsiderations
6.9 C onclusion
Fartlhree
Marrow/lnlin WashingQi gong(X iSui Jing)
Chapte r7 .Th eorieasn dP riplnecs.i .... . . 191
7.l1 nuoduaion
7.T2h eE ighVtes selsa ndXi SuJii nQgi gong
7.T3h eories
7.T4r ainCionngc epts
7.5W aiD ana ndN eDia nXi Sui) ing
Chaple r8 .X iS uJii nQgi gonTgr ain..i.n.g. .....•.......... . ....2.2 5
8.1I ntroduction
8.W2h oi sQ ualifiteoTd r ain?
83. Poetry
8.R4e fintihnEsegs encaen dC onverIttii nntQgoi ( LiJani nHgu aQ i)
88.5.W P6au srhiifytnQihginMane gad r CroaonnwvCd eo rtIntiiq nnugtSe othr hei(HennaL grii(XjQ ai nSH uuFiaSa M h aeon))
8.R7e finiSnhge ann dR eturInttio nN go thin(gLnieSashnse Fna Xnu )
8.C8r ushtihnNego thin(gFneeSnssuXi u K ong)
Part four
QueotioM and Conclusion
Chapter 9.Q wstion.s.. . .. ..................2.7.5. ...
Chapter 10C.on cl.u.s. i on .2 81
Appendi x AH.e rbaPlresc riptioforn YsiJ iJni nagnd XiS uJii ngT raini.n.g . .2 85
Appendi x B.G lossaofryC hineTsee rms ...2 97
Index. ........... ......... ... ....3.09
lomonizofion of O.inesa 'M::lrds
1-izalion of Chinese Word•
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Slandiantdt heP eopleRt-'psu bliocfC hinaan di nS(Vt ral worldo rganizations,
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rcpfatchxWe:sa de-Gianlde Ysa lsey steImnss .o mec asetsh,em orep opulsaprt lling
of aw ormda ybe usedfo rc larity.
Somec ommonc onversions:
Pinyin Also SpelleAsd Pronunciation
Qi Chi che
Qigong ChiK ung chek ting
QinNa ChinNa chinna
)in Jing Jin
ConghJ KungF u gongf oo
TaijiquTaanCi h iC huan tl j�c hliin
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Administr11Atit wim ,T ht &form oft hCth inWritunn t Languaogrta , co ntemporary
manuaal s tyfe.
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There isag rowiwnagve o fp opulianrt erines Qti gonngo wb,o tinh Chinaan dt he
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developmean:n tfew and f.u between.
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ano athof a bsolsuetec repcyr,o misniontgt ot each aneylosnOeet. h emra sters
requitrehde sitru detnost esrv teh esml avifsohyrle ya bresf oirmep artitnhge sierc rets,
andev ent hetnh ewyo ulodn ltye acahs clcfcewr.Aft er allo ft hatth,em astmeirg ht
stilhlo lbda csko meo ft het eachifnogfrse atrh atth est udemnitg hstu rpashsUn in
knowleadngdes kiaUn du surhpi pso sition.
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and bombst,h en eefdo trh isse creisc oyu tmodeNdo.w t hed eepbeern efiotfst he
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spiridteuvaell opmaenndht e,a limnug.s bte e mphasiIzf eedei.lti sn own ecesstaory
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cereilnyt ereisnlt eeadr nriengga,r dolfne astsi onality.
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and analyosfti hsde i fferheinstt orpuircaplo osfeI sC hiCnh ianngdI roSnh iartm ong
botthh eD aoisatnsdt heB uddhists.
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Qigonignt heli gohftm odem scienwchei,ls et irlels pecttihnweg i sdoandm research
we havien heriftroeomdu rown masteorfrs h ep astC.h inemseed icatlh eohasry a
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dardfOsr Q igongp ractiarcoeu ndt hew orlwdi lnlo td eteriobreahtiena d wa llo f
secrebcyu,tw iltlh,r ouogpehn sharionfog u rk nowledrgiest,eo an unprecedented
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MwdeffendoCnh angi(Yin gJ inI, a) a ndM arrow/BrWaaisnh in(Xig Sui•,11. •)
Qigonhga veb eenkn owni nC hinsai ntchee L iandgy nas(t5y0 A.2D .,). Ho•w ever,
theyw erek epste creatn,do nliynt hlea sfitfty y eahrsas t hiksn owledggraed ualbeleyn
revealed10 thege neralp ublWiict.h ina.s hon peorfti iodm et,h etwose ansh avneo t
onlbeye n widely baydQ oipgtoendg practibtuittho enyhe arvsae.l sion teresmtaendy
Chinesem edicsacli enatnidsb tiso scientists.
Mwclerern doCnh angiQnigg onsgp eciailnic zesi rculQaiti innt gh etw elvper i­
maryQ ic hannaenldst hecwo majoQri v esse(lCso ncqJtainodnG overnVienssge ls).
Thet rainwiinlsglt rengytohueprnh ysibcodayl,i ncludmiunsgc laneds t endoannsd,
maintaitnh es moothc irculaotfQi io inn t hep rimacrhya nnealnds t hei nternal
organwsh,i cihsth e keyto maintaihneialntganh d slowidnogw nt hdeeg eneratoifo n
thpeh y si<bAodly .
Usuallya,ft earp ractitbieocnoemrfes a miliwairth th e Muscle/TeCnhdaonng ing
Qigonhg.e w ill etnhtede erep erfi elodf Q igontgr ainitnhgaot,f M arrow/Brain
WashingT.h itsea chetsh ep ractithioownt eof ri ulplt heQ ii nt he" eigehxtt raordi­
naryQ iv esselIsnC. h"i nesmee dicitnheve,e ssearel sc onsidreerseervdo iorfQs i ,a nd
cheyr egultahtQeei i nt hbeod y'psr imaQriyc hannaenldso rgaAn ss.t roandn ga bun­
danstt ooref Q iis thek eyto keepinyogur bodyh ealthayn dex tendiyonugr l ife.
Theoretiycoa.lulbryo ,d dye terioasr yoaut esa gem ainlbye causyeo ubrl ooldo siests
abiltioft eyed a ndp roteycourtb odyT.h er eadn dw hitbel oocde lalrspe r oducbeyd
yourb onmea rrobwu,ta s y oug roowl detrh,me a rrowb ecom"edsi rtaynd,p "r oduces
f�era ndf eweurs efubll oocedl lHso.w eveirfy, o uk nowh owto "wa.shth"e m arrow,
itw ilslc ano,n caeg aitnop, r oducefr eshh,e oltbhlyo odY.o ubrod yw ilble giton r eju­
venaitets elafn,dr estoirtsee tloft hgel owihnegal tohfy outh.
Mo.st imponaonftal l t, hpera ctitioofMn aerrr ow/BWraasihni nQgi gonigsa ble
to leadQ it oh ibsr aitnon ouriistha, n dto raisuep h issp irTiott .h eD aoisatsn d
BuddhistMsa.r row/BrWaasihinn gQ igongis thep attoh reacht hef �nolg oaolf
enlighteonrmeB nutd dhahoPoadro.tf M arrow/BrWaasihni nign volsvest imulating
thseex ualo rganIsnt. h ethiorr oughntehssae,n cieQnitg onpgra ctitidoinsecrosv ered
thaitna, d dittioop nr ovidhionrgm ontehsge,e nitaarlaels s aopo ten.sotur ceo fth eQ i
whici.sh n ecessafrotyrh et raining.
The contoefnt thsiv so lwnea rdera wnf rotmh em anyp ublishdeocdwn entst hat
Ih avceo llecOtnecdeI. un derstotodh emI,ft! teroeudt th e questionpaabrlatsen d,
baseodn m yo wnk nowledgaed,d eds omet heoarnydc ommentary. AIbl etlhioevueg h
thatth isb ookp roviand esi n-dedpiths cussioofnth ese two arts,t heisr oene deficien­
cy,n ameltyh awte o nldyi usssc thet rainifnogthr e male.T heraer tweo reasonfso r
this.T hetits t i.s thatth ea vaildaobcwnleen ts havvee rlyi titnlfeo rmaonti owno men's