Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6 to follow. Once “Xuan Guan” is accomplished, “Dan Ji(good foundation)” will be laid; then it will be able to achieve success one way or another by going on to cultivate oneself. There- fore those who practise qigong hope to achieve “Xuan Guan". To achieve “Xuan Guan” is al- so known as “Kai Wu(enlightening)” in Buddhism,a lofty realm to attain during practising qigong. In this realm both physiioloogical and pathological processes are reversed simultane- ously ,diseases cured immediately »physiological process rejuvenated and latent instinct in the human body aroused. As to the method, realm and effect or practising “Xuan Guan”, opinions vary between different schools of thought. In his “Sequel of Dao Zhang” ,Min Yi-de expounded repeatedly the mechanism,method and realm of “Xuan Guan”. He pointed out driectly that the method of “Xuan Guan” consisted in the word “forgetting,”i. e. , “to forget again and again, Xuan Guan is thus penetrating. Practising “Wang Song-ling Keeping Fit Method” one can readily get into the state of “forgetting”, and further to attain the realm of opening “Xuan Guan Knack”. This method lays stress on opening the upper and lower “Xuan Guan”. It has been found by observation that about 10 percent of those who persisted in practising qigong in this way 4 to 6 hours a day from one to three months or more can attain the “Xu Guan” effect. As for the realm of achieving “Xuan Guan”, responses vary owing to individuals’ differences ; but there are many aspects in common,which can be summarized as six words; “forgetting , ar- resting , exploding , lightening ,passing and returning” ,i. e. getting into the state of forgetting, respiratory arrest,exploding feeling in the brain with the presence of halo, meridians in the body cleared and activated,and rejuvenating physiologically. There are three fundamental factors in the achievement of “Xuan. Guan” (1)Correctness of method (2) Differences between individuals (3) Efforts made to practise qigong. After the realm of “Xuan Guan Knack” has been attained by practising qigong of Taoism diseases will be cured and rejuvenation occur. This has been fully proved by the changes of clinical and physiological indexes after achieving open of “Xuang Guan”. This change results from the process of quantitative change to qualitative change, owing to the accumulation of energy within the body during the period of practising qigong. When qi goes up to the brain, the cerebral energy increases obviously and the central nervous system is well coordinated and in a nonrandom state, which makes for giving full play to congenital instinct in the body. Not only does self-restoration take place, but physiological and pathological processes get re- versed essentially ,and psychological process changes too. This is why diseases are cured and rejuvenation takes place after “Xuan Guan" is achieved. * 153 « Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6
Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6 3—6 ON ORIENTAL ENLIGHTENMENTOLOGY & THE WAY OF ROOT-BACK Sun Zexian Qigong Teaching and Research Section, Liaoning College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang ,China A new theory and technique of Chinese qigong will be discussed i in this paper, which is a result of the study of Taoist and Buddhist qigong in terms of psychology. | Tt i is understandable that a tree has its root, but it is not understandable that a person has his ° ‘root” either. Every person has his own life experience. Each of the experience can be- come a mass of inforrnation,called “Root Complex” ,laying in the body. A person’ s root is made up of such uncountable Root Complexes. The concept of Root Complex is much wider and deeper than that of Sigmund Freud’ s “Complex” for the Root Complexes of a person are not only from individual ,but also from his parents,from his ancestor,even from every step of human evolution. The evidence can be found in qigong practice. Among so many Root Complexes,a lot of them are not in order. For this reason people usually cannot fully develop his own personality. A special way of putting Root Complexes i in| order was found thousands years ago by Chinese ancestors to help people perfect himself. That is Chinese qigong. Qigong is complying with a kind of human instinct—Back to Root which means return ing to the source of life and to the source of universe. The Back to Root consciousness exists commonly and potentially in human beings. Human’s Back to Root consciousness needs an expression, which is the process of putting the Root in order. The primitive way of the ex- pression of human’s Back to Root consciousness is sorcery or religion and the modern way of. that is Chinese qigong. , Qigong helps people eliminate the interference with Back to Root consciousness from the concepts forming in the development of human consciousness. To: transcend all the concepts means “Enlightenment”, the super experience of human, with, which the person’ s Root Complexes can be thoroughly putting in order and his potential power can be fully developed. In this sense it is reasonable that Chinese qigong may be under the name of “Oriental Enlightenmentology”. “The Way of Back to Root” ,including some important principles and techniques ,is from. the study of the Taoist and Buddhist qigong ,that would be helpful for people to get the super. experience—enlightenment,and rebuild his personality to make himself more useful for the society. In this sense the Way of Back to Root can also be called “Personality Rebuilding En- gineering”. - 154. Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6
Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6 3—7 EXPLORATION INTO THE TREATING EFFECT OF QIGONG MUSIC Wang Wantao Shanghai Musical Institute ,Shanghai,China We will discuss here about two models which may be formed in the musical therapy ,i. e. the aspects of the general and the characteristic. In the characteristic musical therapy(CMT),i.e. as refering to a comprehensive musical treatment model ,it belongs conceptionally to qigong musical synthetic therapy. The extraordinary mental therapy indicates some kinds of species coming from the thera- peutic practice of voice in silent chanting ,and also words of incantation in chanting with pos- tured hands ,and in the practice of therapy by praying with belief. The essence about this kind of therapy is “an inner-vision for breath,” “ energy for voice” ,and a “guidance for consciousness” ,focusing on the patients with such kinds of versi- tile information response,or it is so called holographic response embodying physiological and mental aspects. The characteristic musical therapy can help patients to.discover the potential energy, promoting them to self-understanding,and to a more great satisfaction with such treatment they have taken. Music has such qualities as its physical ,physiological , or super-psychological characteris- tics,i. e. music has both morphological and gymno-type characteristics, and it has also an amorphous of no specific shape,or formless crypto-type characteristics. In the field of CMT, it is said, we can combine the above two types of music therapy into the re-discovery of the ancient therapeutic theory,and to the present followers ,it will deepen this subject and widen the scientific area of medical qigong research and human body research. In the process of development of modern musical therapy ,a peculiar kind of human voice has been found. To humanity, the recognition and command to such kind as to apply in the present day medicine is most crucial to (CMT) the research of musical therapy. In ancient witch culture music-making ,singing and dancing were able to cure illness. 3—§ THE LEVEL OF CIRCLE OF QI Luo Sen Zhejiang Martial Arts Institute,Hangzhou 310013,China The key problem of the research on the levels of the qigong state is how to make a cor- rect judgment. There is no scientific detection systems and the detection usually depends on self-consciousness and the descriptions in ancient medical classics. It affects the populariza- * 155 « Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6
Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6 tion of qigong exercises and often makes confusion. The author advocates the production of qi and connecting between the Ren and Du Meridians is the criterion for the judgment of the qigong state. There are 5 levels of circle of qisi.je. (1) Internal qi starts to produce; (2)Warm at Dantian; (3)Beating between the heart and kidney; (4) Minor circle of gi;(5) Major circle of qi. 3—9 THE DEVELOPING TENDENCY OF CHINESE MEDICAL - QIGONG IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES Zhao Lianting , Zhao Baofeng Beidaihe Qigong Sanitorium , Beidaihe ,China In recent years ,we have investigated into the cause of the side-effect in qigong exercises: and the pathogenesis ,and the clinical application of medical qigong. Since 1987,we have ad-' mitted 200 cases of side-effect in qigiong exercises. It is found there are many factors causing’ the side- effect, but the misunderstanding of “mental and qi harmonization” is the common. problem. The process of gigong exercise is in fact a transition from “shi shen” to “yuan shen”, from: “turbid qi to genuine qi.” This kind of transition may have its orderly process known as “foundation laying” . When the “turbid qi” is not removed ,the qi concentrated at the Dantian: area or other parts is a kind of turbid qi , which is unstablized in the body. It may bring about disturbance when the exerciser encounters some unfavorable external factors,such as fright- ening ,anger, “too much mind concentration,” ete. Sometimes, family or individual psychoic history causes the disturbance. When the turbid gi travels along the Du Meridian to the head, psychosis occurs in severe cases,or there has a feeling of heavy pressure on the head in mild cases, If the turbid gi escapes from meridians ,there may be a distending and numb feeling of. the body. How to avoid such side-effect? We have developed a new medical qigong system ac- cording to the ancestors’ experience. Here is a brief account. Positive health depends relative equilibrium between the five zang organs. No matter | what qigong school it is,the chief task of medical qigong is to regulate the five zang organs, dredge meridians and cultivate “essence,gi and mentality” To guarantee the process going smoothly ,it i is necessary to have a foundation laying process. ° 156° Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6
Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6 3—10 PRACTISING QIGONG AND CULITIVATING MY MORAL CHARACTER—— MY 60-YEARS’' REALIZATION Zhao Guang Qigong Department, Xi Yuan Hospital,China Academy of TCM , Beijing 100091, China Tam 80 years old now . My work is to treat patients with the emitting qi and I go to work every day. - I have been practising qigong for 60 years. For my realization practising qigong has two main aims,i.e. (1)Keeping fit bodily and mind (2)Developing one’ s congitive ability. Qigong exercises can adjust balance of yin and yang via nourishing yin and calming yang. Hence, it has the function of healing, keeping fit and prolonging life. This is the lower level of qigong. Developing congitive ability is to top one’s mind potentials. At the same time,I have dis- cussed the basic theory and important methods of practising qigong in the paper. 3—11 A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF DAOYIN QIGONG Qiu Jining China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine » Beijing , China This paper systemizes and formulates,from the angle of Chinese medical literature, the ancient Chinese qigong treatments for the internal organs. There are three main points; (1) Different qigong methods are indicated for different organs. (2)Each of the qigong methods must be according to the seasons directions as well as five colours. (3)Even to the very same organ, the qigong treatment must be different because of different conditions. This paper introduces seven influencial Daoyin exercises indicated for the five organs. The purpose of the paper is to offer some reference ideas and methods for further re- search on the qigong treatment according to correct diagnosis. +157 Approved For Release 2000/08/15 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400430001-6