- 1 - Awaken Healing Energy through the Tao Taoist Secret of Circulating Internal Energy Mantak Chia Edited by: Sam Langberg - 2 - Copy Editor: Sam Langberg Editorial Assistance: Micheal Winn, Robin Winn, Contributing Writers: Dr. Lawrence Young, Dr. C.Y. Hsu, Gunther Weil, Ph.D Illustrations: Susan MacKay Final Revised Editing: Jean Chilton © Mantak Chia First published in 1983 by: Aurora Press ISBN: 974-85392-0-2 Library of Congress Catalog Number: 83-71473 Manufactured in Thailand Tenth Printing, 2002 Universal Tao Publications 274/1 Moo 7, Luang Nua, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, 50220 Thailand Tel (66)(53) 495-596 Fax: 495-853 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.universal-tao.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission from the author except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. - 3 - Contents Contents Contents................................................................................ i About the Author .................................................................... viii Acknowledgements............................................................... xii Word of Caution .................................................................... xiii Foreward ............................................................................... xiv Introduction............................................................................ xvi Commentary .......................................................................... xix Chapter I Awaken the “Chi” Life Energy .......................................... 2 Primary Energy Channels................................................. 4 Proper wiring of the Etheric Body ................................... 5 What does it mean to “Open The Routes”? ..................... 5 Lessen Side Effects by Careful Preparation..................... 6 Acupuncture and Microcosmic Orbit ................................ 7 Summary........................................................................... 7 Chapter II Prepare to Circulate the Chi Energy .............................. 9 Create a Relaxed Environment......................................... 9 Clothes.............................................................................. 9 Room................................................................................. 9 Diet.................................................................................... 9 Stimulating the Flow of Chi ............................................. 10 How to Sit ......................................................................... 11 How to Breathe ................................................................. 13 Mental Attitude................................................................... 14 Position of the Tongue ...................................................... 14 First Position................................................................. 15 Second Position ........................................................... 15 Third Position................................................................ 16 Chapter III Secret of the Inner Smile ................................................. 17 Healing Power of a Smile.................................................. 17 Smile Love into your Vital Organs..................................... 19 How to Smile Down with the Inner Smile ....................... 21 - 4 - Contents Start with the Eyes ..................................................... 21 Front Line ................................................................. 24 Jaws......................................................................... 24 Tongue to Palate ...................................................... 24 Neck and Throat....................................................... 24 Loving Heart ............................................................. 25 Lungs........................................................................ 25 Abdomen.................................................................. 26 Middle Line: Swallow Saliva into Lower Abdomen....................... 26 Back Line: Spine ...................................................... 27 End By Collecting the Energy at the Navel ............ 27 Practice The Inner Smile in Daily Life...................... 28 Summary........................................................................... 28 Chapter IV Begin the Orbit: Open the Front Channel, The Functional................................................................ 30 Awaken the Individual Healing Points .............................. 30 Choosing your First Point: The Navel ............................... 32 Use a Finger to help Concentrate ................................... 32 Heart and Chest Problems ............................................... 34 Nervous Tension, Old Age, Physical Weakness .............. 34 High Blood Pressure ....................................................... 34 Low Blood Pressure ......................................................... 35 Gastro-Intestinal Problems ............................................... 36 Second Energy Center: For Men Jing Gong (Sperm Palace) ................................ 38 Women, Kuan-Yuan (Ovarian Palace) ............................. 38 For Unmarried and Young Men ......................................... 38 For Middle-Aged and Old Men ........................................ 38 Third Energy Center: Hui-Yin or Perineum ...................... 39 Chapter V Points of the Microcosmic Orbit ....................................... 41 Fourth Energy Center: Chang-Chiang/(Coccyx)............... 41 Fifth Energy Center: Ming-Men (Opposite Navel Point on Spine) ..................... 43 Back Pain while Concentrating ........................................ 44 - 5 - Contents Sixth Energy Center: Chi-Chung (Opposite the Solar Plexus on the Spine) ...................... 45 Stimulate the Pancreas ................................................... 45 Seventh Energy Center: Yu-Chen/Back of the Neck ............................................... 45 Shoulder and Upper Back Pain......................................... 46 Eighth Energy Center: Pai-hui/Crown of the Head ............................................... 46 Ninth Energy Center: Yin-Tang/Brow Point Between Eyes.................................. 47 Chapter VI Opening the Basic Microcosmic Orbit ............................. 51 Beginners: Reverse the Chi Flow .................................... 51 Tenth Energy Center:Tongue to the Palate ..................... 53 Eleventh Energy Center: Hsuan-Chi (Throat) ........................................................... 55 Twelfth Energy Center:Shun-Chung (Heart)..................... 56 Thirteenth Energy Center: Chun-Kung (Solar Plexus)................................................ 56 Collect the Energy when finished .................................. 56 Rubbing the Face ............................................................. 57 Chapter VII Open the Arm and Leg Routes: The Large Heavenly Cycle................................................. 59 Chapter VIII Set a Training Schedule..................................................... 64 Review: Major Points of Microcosmic Orbit...................... 65 Circulate Chi Power Continuously in the Orbit ................ 69 Automatic Circulation of Chi.............................................. 70 Chapter IX Safety Valves: How to prevent Side Effects ................... 72 Cleansing Process: Belching and Diarrhea ..................... 72 Sexual Life During Practice .............................................. 73 Appetite and Stomach Ailments........................................ 73 Throat Center: Coughing .................................................. 74 - 6 - Contents Cleansing of the Esophagus, Stomach and Intestines .................................................... 74 Illusions and Mental Illness................................................ 74 When to see a Doctor ...................................................... 75 Proper Practice will prevent Side Effects ........................ 76 Chapter X Commonly Asked Questions and Answers on the Microcosmic ................................................................. 78 What is Chi?...................................................................... 78 Do you have to sit in a Chair? ......................................... 79 What to do when Erection or Vaginal Expansion Occurs During Practice? ................... 80 Will circulating the Microcosmic help my Sexual Problems?........................................................ 80 Is Taoist Practice suitable for Everyone? ........................ 81 Can Women practice during Menstruation?..................... 82 Should I concentrate on the “Third Eye” between the Eyebrows? ............................... 82 Why do some Practitioners develop Back or Shoulder Pain?..................................................... 82 Back Pain for Older and Weaker People.......................... 83 Can People that have had Surgery Practice?................... 83 Why do some People Experience Ringing In the Ears during Practice?.............................................. 83 What to do for Loss of Appetite after Practice?................ 84 Why do Some People Shift about, Shake their Legs, Or make Sounds during Practice? .................................. 84 How does Chi affect the Sick Body? ............................... 86 How do you remedy Blockage