Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #205263 in Books
• Published on: 2004-02-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Synopsis
Uniting the natural spirit and human spirit is the ultimate goal of spiritual enlightenment. In order to reach this goal, a practitioner must first know how to store Qi in an abundant level in the human body. This means knowing the theory and the techniques of Embryonic Breathing. This book discusses most of the available ancient documents, and includes scientific analysis of the practice, and detailed instruction for practising.

Customer Reviews

The missing key for effective meditation
"Pay attention to your breath".

So often, this is the only guidance given regarding the importance of the breath during relaxation and meditation practice, especially in the West.

In his new book, Qigong Meditation, Dr. Yang explodes this sentence, as he instructs Embryonic Breathing, the missing key to modern mediation practice. These Qigong breathing techniques and Qi energy circulation practices are an essential part of sitting meditation, as it was taught in ancient times. This important teaching was passed down by Buddha, and by subsequent masters over the centuries, but has nearly been lost due to language barriers and the difficulty of understanding the deeper aspects of the training.

When mediation travelled out of India and China, and especially as it made it's way into western societies, this vital information has often been neglected, and new schools of thought developed. Though some people have had success in re-opening the third eye and attaining enlightentment with other methods, many have been Qigong masters.

Thank you Master Yang for translating most of the available ancient documents on this training - their profound content is now available to so many more people, and your excellent commentary is invaluable. I share your hope that more people strive to continue this research so that we may gain a modern scientific understanding of the human body, mind and spirit, and of the universe we inhabit.

As the word 'enlightenment' gets thrown around more and more casually in the West, it is important that we truly seek the roots of this precious learning, which has been passed down to all of us, with humble and open minds.