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The
history of Chi Kung has been lost through time, it is the
history of life itself. Even though, in the present, we
locate Chi Kung as a technique of Chinese origin , we could
say if does not belong to a specific race or region, it is
the effort of man to obtain the excellence in adaptation
including the internal search, with the minimum effort and
the maximum benefit.
Chi-Kung
and Qi-Gong have the same meaning; this is born and
developed in Chinese prehistory, it is adaptable to the time
and to the individual, society and culture’s necessities.
Because of this each philosophy or each philosopher presented method of Chi Kung, that was at
that moment the recipe or formula that guided us through the
path of that technique in special, giving origin in that way
to the diverse schools according to the different methods of
Chi Kung. At the moment, there exists a lot of Techniques
and schools of Chi Kung.
For
example:
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The
Studies of Health – These gave origin to the Chi
Kung of Health.
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The
Confusionist – The Chi-Kung of the Intellect and that
of the Modification of Conduct basically.
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The
Taoists – The Chi Kung of the Integration of the
Tao.
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The
Buddhists – The Chi-Kung of Illumination.
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The
Warrior Monks – The Chi-Kung of the Iron Shirt, this
technique is also used by the other systems of Chi-Kung.
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The
Naturalist – The Chi-Kung of the Integration of
Nature’s Manifestations and the usage of its energy. For
example the Chi-Kung of the Crane, Tiger, Dragon,
Forest, Winter, Autumn and others.
We
practice the Chi-Kung of the Old Tree (the Chin-Kuang) in a
Tradition or Lineage of more than one-thousand years,
without a religious background, training the body for the
search of essential energy. In this day
and age the technique of the Old Tree (Chin-Kuang) is
divided in two big areas: Wei-Dan (the external practice)
and Nei-Dan (the internal practice), these have been adapted
to the new times, searching the excellence in health, the
modification of conduct, the augment of intellectual
capacity, unifying criteria for a correct adaptation to a
competitive world, without loosing sight of the search of
existence and the torments of the soul. This will take us in
an orderly way to the search of Illumination by all yearned.
Energy:
This is
the result of the essence of all existence, the Chinese
Tradition calls it Chi, it can be translated as the primary
energy that is :
Astro-luminic-electric-physical-bio-magnetic. Through the
technique of Old Tree Chi-Kung, man learns to capture it,
concentrate it and project it at will. I understand that the
human being projects this energy en three different forms,
for example: in the physical body it is liquid, in the
mental body it is electric and in the spiritual body it is
luminic.
The
Energy Channels:
These are
conducts well defines and located in the body commonly
called meridians of Acupuncture. Each one of them has a
different luminic necessity and affinity, it is classified by
colors. These channels have three internal layers, the first
layer, captures luminic energy according to the necessity and affinity of each channel
and communicates it to the second layer, here energy or Chi
transforms in a neuro-electric stimuli, when it arrives to
the third layer or tunic it is sent to the brain through the
nervous system in order to be used in all biological
functions.
The brain utilizes this luminal energy
that was transformed into neuro-electric energy for all the
necessary functions. This part of augmenting the capacity of
the human being contributes to the harmonious development of
both cerebral hemispheres.
After
completing all the functions, the catabolic residues
resultant of the procedure are excreted by other conducts
following the prior process but in an inverted form, this
discarding energy mixes here with
light surrounding the body, calling itself at that moment
aura (thermo-electric energy in the body). Depending on the
resulting color it can be determined the deficiency,
inability, or physical, mental or spiritual health and also
the emotional states. The constant
disequilibrium of this energy in the body transforms in
sickness.
The Eight
Powers
The human being absorbs
energy or Chi through the six doors, three inferior (Yin)
and three superior (Yang), just as the capacity increases to
absorb, manage, condense and project it at will one develops
eight powers. These are:
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The
Absorption Capacity (like a sponge).
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The
Anti-penetration (like a wall that does not
permit to be penetrated, is a Personal Defense of the
Soul).
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The Repulsion (is like a cushion or
pneumatic when it
is banged, it returns the physical aggression and
psychic with equal force to the aggression).
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The Transmission (is
transmitting energy for healing
at distance).
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The
Protection (it is the so called Golden Pearl it
is a protective shield of the surroundings).
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The
Neutralization (is to capture the negative
energy and dispatch it later (like a vacuum).
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The
Projection (is to direct Positive Energy to
people or cities or countries Transforming the environment.
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For
the Auto Illumination of its centers or Chakras,
opening the channels of other people.
Through its practice it is
found the way to minimize the damage caused by the pollution
of the environment, the dis-adjustment of conduct, fighting
stress, augmenting efficiency and tranquility minimizing
physical and mental effort. Summing up we could
comprehend and live the depicted by Lao Tse in the Tao Te King:
“Being able to be in the jungle
and the tiger not being able to slash zarpazo"
Being able to be in the battlefield and the enemy not
able to used his sword against him.
Being able to enter the buffalos quarry and the buffalo
not able to jab his horns.,
Because your beyond death”. . .
Or like mentioned by Sri.
Avastaro Upanishad
I have known the infinite being that
shines beyond darkness and delusion, only knowing you can
escape death, there is no other path to immortality.
Chi-Kung is not only
a theory,
It is an
experience... “Being happy and making others happy”
Conquering oneself,
here and now.
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