Dear Hai Yang! Thank you for your videos, I admire them! I find them very informative and so well structured. Let me have a question: I know this Book of Dao primarily as a "Book of Changes" in Russian (which is my mother tongue - and this was how I first read it). How are the two terms of Dao and Changes related? And a connected request: Is it possible that you talk in one of your videos about Chinese perception of time, which is the measure of changes? Does it have anything to do with Dao?
Until now I only dealt with daoism philosophy. I had no idea about that there is more to practice than Wu Wei until I got ill and looked for Qi Gong exercises. I`ve tried a Qi Gong exercise called "The 8 extraordinary Vessels" and I felt so good after this exercise that I started some research on this topic which leads to microcosmic orbit/Xiao Zhou Tian and last but not least to your channel. I`m happy to be here and being able to listen to all the knowledge you share so generously with us. I have learnt a lot from this video and discovered the playlist and work my way through it now. Thank you!
Dear Master thank you for your videos and sharing al this knowledge in such a generous way. Since you made this invitation on subjects related to taoism I very much like to hear you explain the main concepts of embrionic breathing practice.
@@HaiYangChannel Thank you for your encouragement. I am new on this. I will learn a lot from you. I am particularly interested in how philosophy and martial art are integrated in your practice. I would catch up by viewing many of your other videos. Thank you very much for sharing these valuable lessons!!
I especially enjoyed this video and it's clear discussion of Daoist principals related to the internal arts. I would love to see more videos on this topic, including a deeper discussion of the development of Nei Dan, and it's important texts and commentaries. I would also be very interested to see a video on Daoist Zouwang meditation.
Sir.... This is by far the most detailed n exhaustive lecture on Taoism n its relation to Martial Arts... Iam myself a Taoist initiated from India, also involved with other Spiritual disciplines n Alternative Healing Systems, Accupressor, Meditations as well as a Martial Artist n researcher of all MArts.. Though iam a technical Engineer guy n a musician.. My personal MA style can be said a combination of these favourite styles of mine.. Jeet Kune Do, Systema, Kempo, Kyusho Jitsu, Pressure Point Fighting Systems, Aikido, Hapkido, Karate, Silat, Kali n influences of many many Chinese Martial Arts.. like Taiji, Bagua Zhang, Wing Chun, Praying Mantis, Tong Bei Quan, Chin Na, etc... I mostly focus on Combat applications n techniques n not so much on Forms n Katas, for which I don't have any patience.. bcoz i believe Katas/Forms are hidden systems designed to practice solo.. So i don't have the will to practice a Hidden Solo system or Form n rather do combat technique/application practice with a friend or partner... But i have learnt a lot from ur videos n lectures, n i have been following u for many years... With lots of love n regards to u...!! 😊🌼🏵️🙏🙏
@@HaiYangChannel Iam a great fan of u Sir... Plz keep doing lecture n training videos n enlightening us on the Cultures n traditional practices n MArts of China...!! 😊🙏🙏🌼
great effort to srpead the taoism overseas. I am currently working on a series video of research on yellow court classic(huangting jing) , but also put a lot of things on "dan dao", which is the main content of you playlist . your way of explain things is very informative to me . good job!
Thank you for this lecture, Mr. Yang. Could you elaborate on the meaning of “immortal” in the religious Daoism? Is it, literally, “never dying” or rather becoming an eternal spirit after the death? Also, does it have the same meaning in the religious and alchemical practices?
It is a good question. According to Daoism, there are different types of "immortal" I think I should make a video to talk about this in the future. Thanks
Excellence series, really enjoying your presentations on this Xiu Dao topic and just watched a few of them. It cleans up much of what I was taught about Neigong/Nei dan. good length videos... Not too long or too short.
Hello Sifu Hai Yang I would really appreciate a serie of videos to introduce San Bao in the Nei Dan perspective! It was good to hear you splitting clearly Daojiao & Daojia to avoid any confusion as most people have a tendency to mix both in their vision. And to conclude Less is More in meditation but it's a life time work. Thank you.
Sounds good! I will gradually release more information with time. San BAo is a great topic. It needs some training background but I think I can make it understandable. Thanks,
Thank you for clarifying these important points. I am currently writing a text on the Dao as a theory exam. Your video helped ordering things. You said that you grant questions or topic suggestions concerning meditation. My Taichi teacher is offering sitting meditation including Qi energy work on the legs. We bring Qi Energy from the hands to the feet while sitting on a chair. The hands are on the knees while doing this. Maybe you can explain other uses of Qi energy after training? (I called it Qi. He calls it "warmth".) Thank you for the great lessons!
Hai, I originally subbed after watching your XYQ vids years ago. Haven't kept track as life has gotten in the way. But I'm now getting more serious into Daoist philosophy and attending a Nei dan course later this year. I'm looking to move near a community so I can learn more about Daoism, Chinese language, and culture. If you know of any schools or communities in the US or Canada, Im open to looking into them. Thanks.
I'd like to see a video on the rivers lakes and mountains of acupuncture theory as the information in my sources are a bit unclear. I understand the pa kua and tai chi of the gates and and the applications of the sun and moon sets, but the points of the rivers on the back, the mountains on the frount the sea of ki and the lakes theory is kinda all lumped into the same batch, also a comprehensive examination of all the trigrams relationships to the theory of acupuncture would be phenomenal. As I have noticed that medical acupuncture follows different manifestations than martial acupuncture and the sun moon trigram theory is put on alot of charts but the correlation isn't talked about in most acupuncture texts.
Hello, first of all, what you are talking about here has nothing to do with acupuncture AT ALL. If any acupuncturist claims it is about a TCM practice, then you just leave that person alone. Also, that is not a beginner level knowledge and requires a lot of background information. I will introduce some basic knowledge, especially the overall structure of this great system. Then, talk about some specific topic including that Xiu Zhen Tu.
Absolutely, sorry about that, the reason I asked was in the west we get alot of the preliminary stuff but since you brought up the internal painting in the post on hsing i I thought I would ask because we don't get alot of this training in the west like the ox cart path and similar. Those pictures make the internal and are very popular but very misunderstood. We get all the just go out and fight in the world but the higher practices of painting and building are not taught hear.
Hello Master Yang, thank you for your talk on Daoism. Can you list some the books written in the West that you mentioned on Daoism which you might recommend please? Thank you.
Master Yang, please could you consider doing a video on illustrating the differences and similarities between the Taoist One principle and Sunyata if you have some knowledge on it.
Dear Hai Yang I have an important question about the goal(s) of daoist practice: Daoist teaclhings talk about immortality in several ways, as the ultimate goal of the daoist path. Whether immortality means physical immortalitly, or some kind of spiritual survival after ones physical death - I understand is a too big topic to ask here. But whats the difference according to Daoism between a person who has succeeded in his/her daoist cultivation, and a person who has failed? What happens to a person who haven’t practiced or cultivated any Neidan, Xiu Dao or Shen Gong after death? As opposed to a person who has attained “unification with the Dao” or “immortality” ? Does Daoism teach that human beings are destined to go to heaven, or going to hell, or being reborn again . . . Or will all life ultimately return to the Dao regardless of spiritual attainments?
Dear Master Hai Yang. Regarding the stance Wi Ji, you mentioned (24:15) that it is not enough to do a brief meditation at the beginning of the form since this meditation is conditioned to the movements. But the doubt arises, if that meditation, even if it is instantaneous seen from the outside, is internally independent of the concept of time, why would it not be effective? Or is the concept of time applied also to the 'complete emptiness' in Chinese cosmogony? I don't know if I was clear, thank you in advance for your opinion. Greetings.
Great and well structured quality thoughts. If been still for long period of time, does that mean that the term « moving meditation » that is often attribued to tai chi or qi gong is an innexact one?
Well, this term is from the West, I guess. One of the reasons is that the definitions of the term meditation are different between it in China and in the West. So, when some people use Tai Chi or Qigong to achieve "their" goal of "their" style of meditation, then people in the West may perceive that there is a kind of moving meditation in China based on the Chinese definition, which is not true... So, it is caused by language problem, I think.
@@HaiYangChannel Doesn't qi qong means "to pratice, to cultivate qi" ? Howshould it be viewed (in language) as different from "xiu" which is also to practice/to cultivate ? Why isn't "xiu qi" used, or if so, what is difference if any ?
Sure different. Qi and Dao are both metaphysical terms in Chinese culture. However, Qi is more "physical" than Dao... In this field, things to be precise.
Wow thank you for dropping these gems.. I’m in the process of training abdominal breathing and man this is making a difference.. I would force the feeling of my head being suspended by a string but now I realize u can’t force it I’m alerady feeling the difference and especially about the primordial mind allowing it to handle it naturally.. thank you very much can u you answer the abdominal breathing is that chi gung or does that come from daosit meditation principles
It's not from anything in particular. It's our natural state of breathing and we usually stop doing it at whatever age we begin being conditioned to feel stress and anxiety. Breathing with our shoulder and back muscles as most people do comes from being in a state of fight or flight, which most of us are in to one degree or another all the time. Fear, worry, and anger are our most common emotional reactions to almost every situation we encounter except maybe sex, simply because that what we watch our parents, teachers, siblings and friends do since we are old enough to start believing that other people and situations are in charge of our emotional body. If you can truly recondition our minds to take things as they come, relax, take our time, and enjoy what is happening around and to us. Like relax. You will naturally begin to breath easier, and lower. With the abdomen. If you have a baby or toddler, watch them breath. If not watch videos of babies breathing. They all as easy as Can be, just breath with they're abdomen. They don't yet believe that they have to cling to things, worry about things, and take things into themselves. They cry and they stop, they laugh and they stop, they get scared and they stop. They don't make those emotions a part of who they are. And up until somewhere between one and two yrs old, they never ever get angry. Hope that helps. Amituofo!
i recently stumbled across an anime that is about taoism but i didnt look too much into it currently enjoying it though and today a video about it popped into my recommended then i found this video, ive never heard anything about taoism before but the philosophy and beliefs are incredibly similar to my own and i believe in the past i have experienced the energy from a few random moments where ive wanted to meditation , i think im going to dive in and learn about this i think this might be for me thankyou for the informative video if you wouldnt mind could you explain why you shouldnt practicr without understanding what are the possible unwanted risks that could occur and does that include meditation as a whole or just specific taoism practices ?
In an Interview for a online Journal called China From the Inside, the famous Liang Style Master Ma Chaunxu stated that when he first started to learn Bagua he was almost Celibate for 6 years, and he also pointed to fact that one of his Teachers Guo Gumin never got married: Moreover Ma Chaunxu said that in Bagua Circle Walking Nei Gong, it takes about 3 years to get good flow of "Energy through the "Small Circle( there is an illustration in Master Yang's Video above at 27:01 of Small Circle) and Ma Chaunxu continues to say-- that it takes up to 10 years to develop the flow of energy in 'large Circle:" This idea of refraining from Sex in order to store, or not to dissipate the Original Essence or "Jing" certainly is Taoist: The 3 Treasures in the Chinese Taoist tradition are "Jing," "Qi," and "Shen," But when asked by the interviewer---that if a Man is Married, those he have to turn away from his Wife? Ma Chaunxu then conceded that it would be okay to have sex but the Bagua Student would then only be able to practice Upper and Middlle Basin, but Lower Basin would take to much energy😀. I wonder therefore if Master Ma Chaunxu promotion of Celibacy in Bagua Practice is excessive and is a Product of "Cultural Utopianism??" In anycase ,I can imagine it would be hard for anyone to think about staying single when seeing this Woman perform her Beautiful 8 Palms Bagua😀!!!! Ha, Ha, Zhang Xiu is a student of Yin Bagua Master Wang Shangzhi: ua-cam.com/video/gQodatOKv-c/v-deo.html Liang Master Ma Chaunxu in Action: ua-cam.com/video/jrkKsj21KFM/v-deo.html
I practice my tai chi while listening and looking over at this this presentation series, I think the two go together great, do you recommend listening to these series while doing tai chi and/or meditation, do you think this is a good idea. I think it is about the same as western fitness persons watching sports or even news while working out on exercise equipment😐
@@HaiYangChannel Thank you for your reply, I find it much easier to watch and listen to your videos as I am exercising than it would be to do the same with sports programs or news programs or even martial arts videos because your do not do as much "pay attention to the screen type of presentation" that other video and information programing does and I am learning more about the art😉.
Gracious greetings to you Hai Shifu. Firstly, I'd like to thank you for sharing knowledge which at times must've been painfully acquired. I would like to ask you a question that concerns diet. My question stems from the idea that the body may accompany the mind in this taoist transformation. Please excuse my poor choice of words as I feel some need to carefully present my question. Your command of the English language is better than 90% of all Americans. I await your response in the same manner as I do your future videós . . . . . With great anticipation. Rob
If anyone is interested, walking meditation is working fine, for me to achieve strong Qi flow the key is to let go intensive mental and emotional activities in course of walking (for me 10min - 1hour is needed to start "surfing" on waves of Qi, depend in what state I am before start walking, dance is even quicker way, but more challenging and more Shen including) The speed of walking need to be adjusted according the personal condition and experience (for me 8km in 2-2,5 hours on varied terrain, including walking on large rocks :) before Qi accumulate an inertial flow, after that is like a surfing on waves of Qi :). To speed up the "let go" process, just follow your heart, applying genteelness to your self with focus on chest, once you get the feel you can recall this state without walking or other physical activities, it's working 💯but you need to practice a lot before you manage to isolate yourself from inside-outside distractions and learn to fine tune the senses, it is a very subtle practice. In short, this is more avant-garde western way of doing meditation in accordance to Chinese traditional rules🙂. I enjoy your videos master Yang, very much, thank you.
Thank you for the video. You said that walking/moving while meditating isn't daoist medtitation. But as I know BaguaZhang's circle walking was a daoist walking medititation. Is it an exception or perhaps bgz isn't dao as people think?
Well, the standard should be the same no matter which style people are doing. Moving exercises are not mediation in Daoist practice, and there is no need to have any exception. I do not understand your question about "BGZ isn't dao",,, what is the question? Thanks,
@@HaiYangChannel well from what I know, Dong Hai Chuan has incorprated the circle walking i to the bgz system, which is daoist medtitation practice. So it is abit contradicting what you said about "meditating while moving or walking" isn't considered meditation (or meditiation as dao considers it). So i was thinking perhaps bagua zhang was an exception to this, since bgz itself is based on daoist principles and has the daoist circle walking meditation. I hope I was more clear this time. "Bgz isn't dao..."- what I meant to ask is that perhaps bagua zhang isn't a daoist art after all, well after saying that circle walking isn't considered daoist meditation.
Hello, I understand your question now. "ong Hai Chuan has incorprated the circle walking i to the bgz system" maybe it is true. But "which is Daoist meditation practice" is not correct here. No-body said in China that circle is meditation. Like I said that it is an English translation issue, or people speak English try to use the term Meditation in the West to explain the Xiu Dao in Daoist in China. Like I am doing now that I am using the English language to describe "what it is" and "what it is not". " since bgz itself is based on Daoist principles" Following some principle does not mean that it is the same thing. Xing Yi Quan follows the Daoist principle but nobody would think Xingyiquan is a "moving" meditation. Baguazhang is a Daoist art for sure. but not necessarily true that all the Daoist practices or arts are meditation. It is just a very common misperception caused by cultural differences. It's no big deal, and I have seen this a lot.:) Anyway, thank you for your inputs.
One question on San ti stance and meditation. Can you meditate in a fixed non moving san ti stance? But once you start moving it is no longer meditation is this correct?
Thank you Master Yang most enlightening. Can I only assume that your view is that a Kata, in Karate and Wu Wei are not complementary. My ideology and natural beliefs are philosophical Taoism and it's principles and beliefs have improved my life significantly. Many of the versus in Tao Te Ching were intrinsic to my spirit long before I started reading Lao Tzu's versus.
I have a question. How did Daoism stray so far from its ancient origins? In the source texts like the Wenzi there is no talk of martial arts, medicine, alchemy or longevity/immortality. Instead, the texts speak only of governance and harmony. Governance of one's body, mind and spirit to achieve personal harmony. When this is established, governance of society can be practiced to achieve social harmony.
The earliest mention of body cultivation for longevity was in Zhuangzi chapter 15 刻意 or intentions. It mention a school called led by someone named Peng Zu彭祖 who allegedly lived to 800 years old. Zhuangzi mentioned breathing exercise and physical exercise in this chapter. Martial arts originated from a different school of warriors called 游侠 which might be a branch of Mohism 墨家 who trained warriors and engineers but there was no discussion in the Mohist text of Mozi, a collection of its founding philosopher Mozi.
@@dr.gaosclassroom Thanks for your reply. I only have a copy of Zhuangzi translated by Burton Watson. When Peng Zu is mentioned (once) it is in reference to those who follow his lifestyle to achieve only longevity but not the Way and its Virtue.
@@Teller3448 That is right. Other sources such as Guanzi 管子 also has some discussion on cultivating the mind. But there is no mentioning of physical exercise. Perhaps the most comprehensive discussion on alchemy/immortality is by 刘向 from the Western Han Dynasty in his book in the title of Biography of Immortals or 列仙传. 葛洪 from Eastern Jin Dynasty also compiled a book in the title of 神仙传 or Biography of Immortals.
@@dr.gaosclassroom Even if a person lives to be a thousand years old this will not awaken them to the Way. I consider the Daoist texts from before the common era to be the true heritage of Chinese culture...before these ideals became mixed up with Buddhism or corrupted by magical rituals, fortune telling, astrology, martial arts, etc. It eventually turned into a business with many customers. I am constantly seeking a return to the origins.
@@Teller3448 I totally agree with you. The philosophical Daoism or Taoism from Laozi and Chuang Tzu is the origin. Even though I do not reject to apply their thoughts on business, I do feel that we should read the original texts and try to understand the thoughts!!☺😚
At 28:54, almost to the end of the video, I made a mistake: it should be the Book of "Dao", not the Book of "Changes". Sorry for this.
Dear Hai Yang! Thank you for your videos, I admire them! I find them very informative and so well structured.
Let me have a question: I know this Book of Dao primarily as a "Book of Changes" in Russian (which is my mother tongue - and this was how I first read it). How are the two terms of Dao and Changes related?
And a connected request: Is it possible that you talk in one of your videos about Chinese perception of time, which is the measure of changes? Does it have anything to do with Dao?
This series is so helpful. Thank you very much
Until now I only dealt with daoism philosophy. I had no idea about that there is more to practice than Wu Wei until I got ill and looked for Qi Gong exercises. I`ve tried a Qi Gong exercise called "The 8 extraordinary Vessels" and I felt so good after this exercise that I started some research on this topic which leads to microcosmic orbit/Xiao Zhou Tian and last but not least to your channel. I`m happy to be here and being able to listen to all the knowledge you share so generously with us. I have learnt a lot from this video and discovered the playlist and work my way through it now. Thank you!
Good input. Thanks,
Love this video. Feels more authentic and informative than the other videos which keep reusing the same information
Glad you liked it!
Thank you. This video has helped me clarify correct approach to Internal Martial art practice.
Thank you very much!
Thank you for your excellent teaching. knowledge and wisdom
Dear Master thank you for your videos and sharing al this knowledge in such a generous way. Since you made this invitation on subjects related to taoism I very much like to hear you explain the main concepts of embrionic breathing practice.
Great. I will talk about it in my future's video.
Love your video. As a philosopher, I appreciate your effort to explain these concepts in martial art practice. Great work!!!
Thank you. We all work together to promote Chinese culture.
@@HaiYangChannel Thank you for your encouragement. I am new on this. I will learn a lot from you. I am particularly interested in how philosophy and martial art are integrated in your practice. I would catch up by viewing many of your other videos. Thank you very much for sharing these valuable lessons!!
听了无数遍，收获一次比一次多。多谢，師父師父！
Another well-organized and informative video. Thanks a lot.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This Episode brings light about the Daoist Meditation practice and the integrated meditation for the Martial arts practice. Thank you Master Yang.
You are very welcome!
so happy i found your channel by complete chance, so much useful information!
Glad you think so。
This is The first time i actually learned about taoism
讲得很好！5:58 处写了两次李聃，应是老聃
Thanks。 李聃 is 老聃。
I especially enjoyed this video and it's clear discussion of Daoist principals related to the internal arts.
I would love to see more videos on this topic, including a deeper discussion of the development of Nei Dan, and it's important texts and commentaries.
I would also be very interested to see a video on Daoist Zouwang meditation.
Thanks for your comments. I will put more contents for sure.
Sir.... This is by far the most detailed n exhaustive lecture on Taoism n its relation to Martial Arts... Iam myself a Taoist initiated from India, also involved with other Spiritual disciplines n Alternative Healing Systems, Accupressor, Meditations as well as a Martial Artist n researcher of all MArts.. Though iam a technical Engineer guy n a musician.. My personal MA style can be said a combination of these favourite styles of mine.. Jeet Kune Do, Systema, Kempo, Kyusho Jitsu, Pressure Point Fighting Systems, Aikido, Hapkido, Karate, Silat, Kali n influences of many many Chinese Martial Arts.. like Taiji, Bagua Zhang, Wing Chun, Praying Mantis, Tong Bei Quan, Chin Na, etc... I mostly focus on Combat applications n techniques n not so much on Forms n Katas, for which I don't have any patience.. bcoz i believe Katas/Forms are hidden systems designed to practice solo.. So i don't have the will to practice a Hidden Solo system or Form n rather do combat technique/application practice with a friend or partner... But i have learnt a lot from ur videos n lectures, n i have been following u for many years... With lots of love n regards to u...!! 😊🌼🏵️🙏🙏
Good to know that you have a great deal of training experiences. And I am happy to know that we share the same understanding. Thank you.
@@HaiYangChannel Iam a great fan of u Sir... Plz keep doing lecture n training videos n enlightening us on the Cultures n traditional practices n MArts of China...!! 😊🙏🙏🌼
great effort to srpead the taoism overseas. I am currently working on a series video of research on yellow court classic(huangting jing) , but also put a lot of things on "dan dao", which is the main content of you playlist . your way of explain things is very informative to me . good job!
Good to know. BTW, I'd like to know where you are from? Taiwan?
@@HaiYangChannel I currently live in Australia .
Greetings Hai Shi fu. Thank you for sharing such vital, yet under appreciated treasures as
Thank you for this lecture, Mr. Yang. Could you elaborate on the meaning of “immortal” in the religious Daoism? Is it, literally, “never dying” or rather becoming an eternal spirit after the death? Also, does it have the same meaning in the religious and alchemical practices?
It is a good question. According to Daoism, there are different types of "immortal" I think I should make a video to talk about this in the future. Thanks
@@HaiYangChannel yes please make a video in this subject.
Excellence series, really enjoying your presentations on this Xiu Dao topic and just watched a few of them. It cleans up much of what I was taught about Neigong/Nei dan. good length videos... Not too long or too short.
Glad you like them!
Thank you master yang, I hope to see more videos about qi gong and nei dan 's theory and practice as well. Thank you very much.
More to come!
Hello Sifu Hai Yang I would really appreciate a serie of videos to introduce San Bao in the Nei Dan perspective! It was good to hear you splitting clearly Daojiao & Daojia to avoid any confusion as most people have a tendency to mix both in their vision. And to conclude Less is More in meditation but it's a life time work. Thank you.
Sounds good! I will gradually release more information with time. San BAo is a great topic. It needs some training background but I think I can make it understandable. Thanks,
Thank you for your lecture series!
You are welcome!
More understanding of what qi really is and how to understand the origins of it's translation as "heavens mist". Thank you.
You are very welcome. Thanks,
Wonderful video , I download all your videos and repeat to let it sink in
glad to know that you like it.Thanks,
Thank you so much! So very informative!
You are so welcome!
Very informative! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great series! Thank you
Thanks,
Thank you for clarifying these important points. I am currently writing a text on the Dao as a theory exam. Your video helped ordering things. You said that you grant questions or topic suggestions concerning meditation. My Taichi teacher is offering sitting meditation including Qi energy work on the legs. We bring Qi Energy from the hands to the feet while sitting on a chair. The hands are on the knees while doing this. Maybe you can explain other uses of Qi energy after training? (I called it Qi. He calls it "warmth".) Thank you for the great lessons!
Thank you for your input. i will think about your suggestion.
Hai, I originally subbed after watching your XYQ vids years ago. Haven't kept track as life has gotten in the way. But I'm now getting more serious into Daoist philosophy and attending a Nei dan course later this year. I'm looking to move near a community so I can learn more about Daoism, Chinese language, and culture. If you know of any schools or communities in the US or Canada, Im open to looking into them. Thanks.
I'd like to see a video on the rivers lakes and mountains of acupuncture theory as the information in my sources are a bit unclear. I understand the pa kua and tai chi of the gates and and the applications of the sun and moon sets, but the points of the rivers on the back, the mountains on the frount the sea of ki and the lakes theory is kinda all lumped into the same batch, also a comprehensive examination of all the trigrams relationships to the theory of acupuncture would be phenomenal. As I have noticed that medical acupuncture follows different manifestations than martial acupuncture and the sun moon trigram theory is put on alot of charts but the correlation isn't talked about in most acupuncture texts.
Hello, first of all, what you are talking about here has nothing to do with acupuncture AT ALL. If any acupuncturist claims it is about a TCM practice, then you just leave that person alone.
Also, that is not a beginner level knowledge and requires a lot of background information. I will introduce some basic knowledge, especially the overall structure of this great system. Then, talk about some specific topic including that Xiu Zhen Tu.
Absolutely, sorry about that, the reason I asked was in the west we get alot of the preliminary stuff but since you brought up the internal painting in the post on hsing i I thought I would ask because we don't get alot of this training in the west like the ox cart path and similar. Those pictures make the internal and are very popular but very misunderstood. We get all the just go out and fight in the world but the higher practices of painting and building are not taught hear.
@@HaiYangChannel I would love to hear more about Xiuzhentu! (I have it on my wall, but it is just confusing for me!)
very good video
love it👍
Hello Master Yang, thank you for your talk on Daoism. Can you list some the books written in the West that you mentioned on Daoism which you might recommend please? Thank you.
Master Yang, please could you consider doing a video on illustrating the differences and similarities between the Taoist One principle and Sunyata if you have some knowledge on it.
No idea about Sunyata, it is not a Chinese term and hard for me to know the meaning..
Great video!
Thanks!
Dear Hai Yang
I have an important question about the goal(s) of daoist practice:
Daoist teaclhings talk about immortality in several ways, as the ultimate goal of the daoist path. Whether immortality means physical immortalitly, or some kind of spiritual survival after ones physical death - I understand is a too big topic to ask here. But whats the difference according to Daoism between a person who has succeeded in his/her daoist cultivation, and a person who has failed? What happens to a person who haven’t practiced or cultivated any Neidan, Xiu Dao or Shen Gong after death? As opposed to a person who has attained “unification with the Dao” or “immortality” ?
Does Daoism teach that human beings are destined to go to heaven, or going to hell, or being reborn again . . . Or will all life ultimately return to the Dao regardless of spiritual attainments?
I will find a chance to talk about these questions., Thanks,
Dear Master Hai Yang. Regarding the stance Wi Ji, you mentioned (24:15) that it is not enough to do a brief meditation at the beginning of the form since this meditation is conditioned to the movements. But the doubt arises, if that meditation, even if it is instantaneous seen from the outside, is internally independent of the concept of time, why would it not be effective? Or is the concept of time applied also to the 'complete emptiness' in Chinese cosmogony? I don't know if I was clear, thank you in advance for your opinion. Greetings.
Great and well structured quality thoughts.
If been still for long period of time, does that mean that the term « moving meditation » that is often attribued to tai chi or qi gong is an innexact one?
Well, this term is from the West, I guess. One of the reasons is that the definitions of the term meditation are different between it in China and in the West. So, when some people use Tai Chi or Qigong to achieve "their" goal of "their" style of meditation, then people in the West may perceive that there is a kind of moving meditation in China based on the Chinese definition, which is not true... So, it is caused by language problem, I think.
@@HaiYangChannel Doesn't qi qong means "to pratice, to cultivate qi" ? Howshould it be viewed (in language) as different from "xiu" which is also to practice/to cultivate ? Why isn't "xiu qi" used, or if so, what is difference if any ?
Sure different. Qi and Dao are both metaphysical terms in Chinese culture. However, Qi is more "physical" than Dao... In this field, things to be precise.
Hello Master u r great.
So nice of you
Book of Changes I think is more talk about Bagua.
Wow thank you for dropping these gems.. I’m in the process of training abdominal breathing and man this is making a difference.. I would force the feeling of my head being suspended by a string but now I realize u can’t force it I’m alerady feeling the difference and especially about the primordial mind allowing it to handle it naturally.. thank you very much can u you answer the abdominal breathing is that chi gung or does that come from daosit meditation principles
Glad it helps at the right time. VEry often, people forget the principle...Thanks.
It's not from anything in particular. It's our natural state of breathing and we usually stop doing it at whatever age we begin being conditioned to feel stress and anxiety. Breathing with our shoulder and back muscles as most people do comes from being in a state of fight or flight, which most of us are in to one degree or another all the time. Fear, worry, and anger are our most common emotional reactions to almost every situation we encounter except maybe sex, simply because that what we watch our parents, teachers, siblings and friends do since we are old enough to start believing that other people and situations are in charge of our emotional body. If you can truly recondition our minds to take things as they come, relax, take our time, and enjoy what is happening around and to us. Like relax. You will naturally begin to breath easier, and lower. With the abdomen. If you have a baby or toddler, watch them breath. If not watch videos of babies breathing. They all as easy as Can be, just breath with they're abdomen. They don't yet believe that they have to cling to things, worry about things, and take things into themselves. They cry and they stop, they laugh and they stop, they get scared and they stop. They don't make those emotions a part of who they are. And up until somewhere between one and two yrs old, they never ever get angry. Hope that helps. Amituofo!
YEs, i see. Thanks,
Empty Hand thank you so much you clearly are much more advanced at what Iam doing thanks for that feedback
Hai Yang hi hai can the yo Quan posture be considered meditation or is that more of chi gung
Interesting! My former chinese colleague dreamed about 江湖 life. :)
Interesting. Thanks,,
i recently stumbled across an anime that is about taoism but i didnt look too much into it currently enjoying it though and today a video about it popped into my recommended then i found this video, ive never heard anything about taoism before but the philosophy and beliefs are incredibly similar to my own and i believe in the past i have experienced the energy from a few random moments where ive wanted to meditation , i think im going to dive in and learn about this i think this might be for me
thankyou for the informative video if you wouldnt mind could you explain why you shouldnt practicr without understanding what are the possible unwanted risks that could occur and does that include meditation as a whole or just specific taoism practices ?
Welcome to the channel. I will answer your question in the next Q&A video.
In an Interview for a online Journal called China From the Inside, the famous Liang Style Master Ma Chaunxu stated that when he first started to learn Bagua he was almost Celibate for 6 years, and he also pointed to fact that one of his Teachers Guo Gumin never got married: Moreover Ma Chaunxu said that in Bagua Circle Walking Nei Gong, it takes about 3 years to get good flow of "Energy through the "Small Circle( there is an illustration in Master Yang's Video above at 27:01 of Small Circle) and Ma Chaunxu continues to say-- that it takes up to 10 years to develop the flow of energy in 'large Circle:" This idea of refraining from Sex in order to store, or not to dissipate the Original Essence or "Jing" certainly is Taoist: The 3 Treasures in the Chinese Taoist tradition are "Jing," "Qi," and "Shen," But when asked by the interviewer---that if a Man is Married, those he have to turn away from his Wife? Ma Chaunxu then conceded that it would be okay to have sex but the Bagua Student would then only be able to practice Upper and Middlle Basin, but Lower Basin would take to much energy😀. I wonder therefore if Master Ma Chaunxu promotion of Celibacy in Bagua Practice is excessive and is a Product of "Cultural Utopianism??"
In anycase ,I can imagine it would be hard for anyone to think about staying single when seeing this Woman perform her Beautiful 8 Palms Bagua😀!!!! Ha, Ha,
Zhang Xiu is a student of Yin Bagua Master Wang Shangzhi:
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Liang Master Ma Chaunxu in Action:
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@@HaiYangChannel O' Come on!😅 Her movements are Swift and Crisp, just like her teacher Wang Shangzhi--Plus tell us the Truth! She is Cute!!😃
感谢你🙏🏼
You are very welcome.
Hi Sir what is the diffence between internal Cultivation and Daoist Meditation?
I practice my tai chi while listening and looking over at this this presentation series, I think the two go together great, do you recommend listening to these series while doing tai chi and/or meditation, do you think this is a good idea. I think it is about the same as western fitness persons watching sports or even news while working out on exercise equipment😐
Sure it is a good idea.
@@HaiYangChannel Thank you for your reply, I find it much easier to watch and listen to your videos as I am exercising than it would be to do the same with sports programs or news programs or even martial arts videos because your do not do as much "pay attention to the screen type of presentation" that other video and information programing does and I am learning more about the art😉.
Gracious greetings to you Hai Shifu. Firstly, I'd like to thank you for sharing knowledge which at times must've been painfully acquired. I would like to ask you a question that concerns diet. My question stems from the idea that the body may accompany the mind in this taoist transformation. Please excuse my poor choice of words as I feel some need to carefully present my question. Your command of the English language is better than 90% of all Americans. I await your response in the same manner as I do your future videós . . . . . With great anticipation. Rob
If anyone is interested, walking meditation is working fine, for me to achieve strong Qi flow the key is to let go intensive mental and emotional activities in course of walking (for me 10min - 1hour is needed to start "surfing" on waves of Qi, depend in what state I am before start walking, dance is even quicker way, but more challenging and more Shen including) The speed of walking need to be adjusted according the personal condition and experience (for me 8km in 2-2,5 hours on varied terrain, including walking on large rocks :) before Qi accumulate an inertial flow, after that is like a surfing on waves of Qi :). To speed up the "let go" process, just follow your heart, applying genteelness to your self with focus on chest, once you get the feel you can recall this state without walking or other physical activities, it's working 💯but you need to practice a lot before you manage to isolate yourself from inside-outside distractions and learn to fine tune the senses, it is a very subtle practice. In short, this is more avant-garde western way of doing meditation in accordance to Chinese traditional rules🙂. I enjoy your videos master Yang, very much, thank you.
Interesting.
Thank you for the video. You said that walking/moving while meditating isn't daoist medtitation. But as I know BaguaZhang's circle walking was a daoist walking medititation. Is it an exception or perhaps bgz isn't dao as people think?
Well, the standard should be the same no matter which style people are doing. Moving exercises are not mediation in Daoist practice, and there is no need to have any exception.
I do not understand your question about "BGZ isn't dao",,, what is the question? Thanks,
@@HaiYangChannel well from what I know, Dong Hai Chuan has incorprated the circle walking i to the bgz system, which is daoist medtitation practice. So it is abit contradicting what you said about "meditating while moving or walking" isn't considered meditation (or meditiation as dao considers it).
So i was thinking perhaps bagua zhang was an exception to this, since bgz itself is based on daoist principles and has the daoist circle walking meditation. I hope I was more clear this time.
"Bgz isn't dao..."- what I meant to ask is that perhaps bagua zhang isn't a daoist art after all, well after saying that circle walking isn't considered daoist meditation.
Hello, I understand your question now.
"ong Hai Chuan has incorprated the circle walking i to the bgz system" maybe it is true. But "which is Daoist meditation practice" is not correct here. No-body said in China that circle is meditation. Like I said that it is an English translation issue, or people speak English try to use the term Meditation in the West to explain the Xiu Dao in Daoist in China. Like I am doing now that I am using the English language to describe "what it is" and "what it is not".
" since bgz itself is based on Daoist principles" Following some principle does not mean that it is the same thing. Xing Yi Quan follows the Daoist principle but nobody would think Xingyiquan is a "moving" meditation.
Baguazhang is a Daoist art for sure. but not necessarily true that all the Daoist practices or arts are meditation.
It is just a very common misperception caused by cultural differences. It's no big deal, and I have seen this a lot.:)
Anyway, thank you for your inputs.
One question on San ti stance and meditation.
Can you meditate in a fixed non moving san ti stance? But once you start moving it is no longer meditation is this correct?
Not really. I have a video about this topic. Please find it in my Xiu Dao videos.
The Cosmos see all humans as 'Straw Dogs;' Daoist Masters see all things as Straw Dogs". - Laozi
Yes, Straw Dogs is a term used in ancient time for a specific purpose. It is a metaphorical expression. Thanks.
Thank you Master Yang most enlightening. Can I only assume that your view is that a Kata, in Karate and Wu Wei are not complementary.
My ideology and natural beliefs are philosophical Taoism and it's principles and beliefs have improved my life significantly. Many of the versus in Tao Te Ching were intrinsic to my spirit long before I started reading Lao Tzu's versus.
Hello, I am not sure what Kata is. Yes, I enjoy reading Dao De Jing as well.
I have a question. How did Daoism stray so far from its ancient origins?
In the source texts like the Wenzi there is no talk of martial arts, medicine, alchemy or longevity/immortality.
Instead, the texts speak only of governance and harmony.
Governance of one's body, mind and spirit to achieve personal harmony.
When this is established, governance of society can be practiced to achieve social harmony.
The earliest mention of body cultivation for longevity was in Zhuangzi chapter 15 刻意 or intentions. It mention a school called led by someone named Peng Zu彭祖 who allegedly lived to 800 years old. Zhuangzi mentioned breathing exercise and physical exercise in this chapter. Martial arts originated from a different school of warriors called 游侠 which might be a branch of Mohism 墨家 who trained warriors and engineers but there was no discussion in the Mohist text of Mozi, a collection of its founding philosopher Mozi.
@@dr.gaosclassroom Thanks for your reply. I only have a copy of Zhuangzi translated by Burton Watson. When Peng Zu is mentioned (once) it is in reference to those who follow his lifestyle to achieve only longevity but not the Way and its Virtue.
@@Teller3448 That is right. Other sources such as Guanzi 管子 also has some discussion on cultivating the mind. But there is no mentioning of physical exercise. Perhaps the most comprehensive discussion on alchemy/immortality is by 刘向 from the Western Han Dynasty in his book in the title of Biography of Immortals or 列仙传. 葛洪 from Eastern Jin Dynasty also compiled a book in the title of 神仙传 or Biography of Immortals.
@@dr.gaosclassroom Even if a person lives to be a thousand years old this will not awaken them to the Way.
I consider the Daoist texts from before the common era to be the true heritage of Chinese culture...before these ideals became mixed up with Buddhism or corrupted by magical rituals, fortune telling, astrology, martial arts, etc. It eventually turned into a business with many customers. I am constantly seeking a return to the origins.
@@Teller3448 I totally agree with you. The philosophical Daoism or Taoism from Laozi and Chuang Tzu is the origin. Even though I do not reject to apply their thoughts on business, I do feel that we should read the original texts and try to understand the thoughts!!☺😚
Hi master, your videos are very valuable. Can you make a video on how to circulate sexual energy for those who want to be single?
Why are you so angry?
Why do you think so?
He is not angry, his expression is meditatively contemplative🧘