The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing
Kenneth S. Cohen
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Aborigines, like other indian tribes, believe that people today have less of this life energy than in the past. Because life energy is the common source between human beings and nature, the loss of it parallels the loss of connection between human beings and their relations: the plants, animals, stones, water, sky, the Earth, and all of creation. Restoring life energy to its original condition of fullness may be the key to recovering lost potentials and realizing that "the Kingdom of Heaven is in our midst.”
“Sometimes we learn the lessons we most desperately need in the form of illness." - Larry Dossey”
“Body practice is the root of spiritual practice. When we calm the body, the mind can expand without limit.”
“[Why waste energy with wasted movements?] Very commonly, tightening and furrowing the brow while concentrating... Is the brain a muscle that works better by tensing the skull?”
“[A relaxed body is more protected from damage.] There is a Daoist saying, "When a child or a drunk falls from a carriage, their bones don't break." This is because they are embodying the qigong principle of song relaxation, and so are able to adapt to the ground as they fall.”
“When filled with qi, the body is like a tree branch filled with sap; it can bend and flow with the breeze, but it does not snap or lose its connection with the root. On the other hand, a stiff, dead branch is easily broken. Thus the adage of Lao Zi, "Concentrate the qi and you will achieve the utmost suppleness... Suppleness is the essence of life.”
“We need to regard relaxation as a process of surrendering to a deeper wisdom, rather than acquiring, through effort, a new ability.”
“We are part of the natural environment; we grow out of it in the same way that a wave emerges from the ocean or a tree grows in the forest.”
“To the Daoists, the Image (Xiang) is the inner form of things, the primal idea from which physical reality later manifests.”
“There is a qigong saying, "When the intent (yi) arrives, the qi [life force] arrives." This means that the more your mind is focused on what you are doing, the more qi you can develop and control.”
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