The Dao De Jing: A Qigong Interpretation

A wise person will know himself and find the way to conquer himself. If you are able to do so, without doubt, you are a person who can keep his commitment and be successful.

Third, before your get involved in qigong practice, you must know your problem or goal. You must know the theory behind the practice, you must know your body, you must analyze your capability, and you must determine how much time it will take to reach the goal. You also need to set up a plan so you can reach the stage of “regulating of no regulatin

Second, in order to reach the final goal of “regulating of no regulating,” you must begin with a simple and easy practice.

After you have practiced for a long time and a new healthy habit has been established, you won’t have to use your mind to make it happen. This is called “regulating of no regulating.”

“(We should) follow Nature (i.e., the Dao) without insisting on our own opinion, correspond to the event with feeling, and have no concern for the self (i.e., no bias or selfishness).

Keep your mind gentle, kind, and generous. This is the first step in cultivating your temperament. It does not matter how big or small the offence; you should treat them equally, with kindness and fairness. There will then be no enmity and no disturbance of your peaceful and harmonious mind.

Studies have shown that a positive outlook is associated with increased levels of healing.

Your body’s qi status is closely related to your mind. If your mind is under the conditions of fear, distress, and sadness, your qi status will be suboptimal; thus, cancer cells continue to survive and spread.

If the practice or treatment is too aggressive, often the mind becomes chaotic, and the qi flows into the wrong path.