Qigong without martial art will make one contented." I met two men, Zhou, and Chen, in Cheng Du city once. They practiced martial arts. When they heard I knew internal Qigong, they came to learn from me. Although not very serious, they studied with me for ten years. The year before last, I met them again and found them more earnest, so I asked, “ Xiao Zhou, you have studied martial arts for about ten years. How many times can you hit with your sixty-to-seventy pound dumbbell?" "I can do 50 times at a stretch when I do it properly. If do it casually and slowly I can do it 4-500 times,” he answered. I interrupted, “You should do at least 2000 at a stretch!” and emmitted quite strong bioenergy to him. He gave mea smile and said, “It would be good if I could do 2000, of course." But this time, after he went home, he tried to do 2000 hits seriously. He looked almost like a Qigong participant who has strong reaction and frenzied spontaneous movement. Every time he started, he just could not stop. I told Chen to give him a message that he could try to add another 1500. Before long | was told that he could do about 3500 hits at a stretch. Where does he get this strength? I would say that it comes from bioenergy spurred by Qigong. Therefore, changes in muscular and skeletal systems can be explained only by the advanced techniques of Qigong experts. This is not only interesting but also puzzling. Qigong can increase the strength of one part of the body to the extreme. This is the function of the sixth mechanism. 7, How to Regulate Ideally the Center of Regulation of the Temperature in the Body After practicing Qigong, some can lick a burning red steel plank, or hot coals; others are able to walk on burning substances or dip their hands in boiling oil. The reason is that skin temperature can be regulated. Quite a number of people use Qigong practice to bring - the more he did, the better he felt. He said - energy flowing in his body, and he cast away his illness, starting» ~ from his thumb, until he finally was completely well. _ meditating and thinking, ~ me. ann ar ee ee i aa - down fever. One day I experimented with teaching a patient how to reduce fever. He then practiced Qigong as I had taught, and he felt a current of 9 he got a cold, he refused to take medicine and sat still “Dr, Yan come and treat my fever, lamp having a fever." Subsequently, his fever was gone. This B because he entered the Qigong state and received symbols from Here is another example. When I was doirgy experiments in Shen Zhen, a Beijing patient was very sick wif}! a stomach ache. His wife called by phone to ask my help. I to her to ask her husband right away how he was. When she as he answered that his pain was much better. I asked her thr more times, and finally she reported that her husband said Bs pain was gone. The following moming, they called to tell me that the symptom disappeared and the fever was gongs Regulation of body temperature with Qigong is very fast. O | 8. How to Regulate the Electric Potential of the Skin aga Change the Resistance of the Body ° o Let me explain the experiment that I am doing nog. There is a 220-volt live wire in my right hand and my body gs grounded through my left hand. Anyone who knows electrici, knows that when a 220-volt live wire from an a.c. (alternatify current) source is grounded through a human body, the heart Wal stop beating in one thousandth of a second. Some people in the Qigong state can regulate the skin’s resistance, and the skims electric potential, including wave, amplitude, modulation, ad periodic cycle. 2 This experiment demonstrates that Qigong can regulate fe resistance of both the right and left hand. A high resis protects the body from the alternating current. I use this me d to train myself in Qigong. 55
Electricity has some benefit for human heart especially those who have localized anemia in the brain. As soon as the current passes through the body, their brain will have sufficient blood flow. In Ji Ning, I treated an old patient from the Ministry of Petroleum. After current passed through him fora minute, his atrial tremor symptoms disappeared. In my experiments today, I let live electricity pass from me to the other person. I held the live wire, and he the ground wire. The electric current, in going through my body, was changed, for, on his side, the electric voltage was only 36. He felt it, but was not harmed by it. However, when I touched him with my hand, his hand went numb. If this were a rigged experiment, he would not feel numb. The electric pen in my hand carried voltage in, but the electric pen in his hand carried little voltage out. This shows that electricity obeys order. Then we let one person hold the live wire and touch another person with the ground wire. Both felt numb, but when we tested it with the electric pen, the measure of voltage was very low. This means that even though I did not stand near them, they still kept their voltage very low. Besides, voltage can be regulated from 1 to 220 volts. Some closed their eyes when the electric current passed through their bodies but light flashes registered in their brains. This is equivalent to the Qigong practice of opening one’s inner or heavenly eye. This phenomenon can be trained through Qigong practice. I have done this experiment because it is very simple, intuitive, and convincing. We don’t call this extrasensory perception. It just demonstrates Qigong’s ability to raise and lower the voltage of electricity. Qigong’s eighth functional mechanism regulates the skin’s electric potential and changes the body’s resistance. 9. How to Improve and Regulate Ideally the Function of Immunity in Human Body The terms, improving and regulating immunity, refer to the 56 scene ene em ees a pe ae aS immunity of the body, the cells and the unspecific condition. Some have discovered that Qigong practice and contact with the Qigong master apparently increases the white blood cell count of the participant. Consequently, the phagocytic capacity (ability tap destroy harmful substance), the index of white cells and the} acidophil (therapeutic bacteria) will also increase. The body’ resistance against diseases is naturally strengthened. 9 In experiments with white mice, researchers observe thab Qigong’s external bioenergy, including message water, Can Tals the phagocytic rate of lymphocytes in the spleen’s lymph glan Another group observed that external bioenergy increases the ray of DNA formation from lymphocytes in the peripheral bloog} This enhances the power of lymphocyte SCE (single exchange e the sisterly chromosomes) in humans. The same experiment § white mice increased specific coagulant in blood serum. $ A patient with Behcet’s syndrome lived in Shen Yang. He immunity had been destroyed. The mucous membranes of hag body were covered with ulcers. In December of 1987 he came to Beijing to see me. After a few minutes, I suggested that Ke should live in a separate room from his wife. After seven days, he reported that by the second day, he felt his condition ve definitely improved. His ulcers disappeared on the third day.o During the treatment he also acquired extrasensogy perception. He could hear infrasonic waves. Pictures: am patterns registered in his mind and he had fluoroscopic ability, for example. At present, he is a teacher in Shen Yang. Nt long ago, the Chinese TV station sent a group to video tape hi. On October 4th, he took part in his school’s Track and Fig event. He won first place in Long Distance Run, and third an Broad Jump. LL Compare this with his past, when he suffered frdgn Behcet’s Syndrome and had no immunity. He could not evgn walk, let alone run in a race. After his treatment in DecemUgr 1987, he has become an entirely new person. a. In a word, Qigong influences,regulates and improves fe immune system. Qigong regulates automatically. That is, when 57
the body needs powerful immunity, it becomes strong, and when it needs weak immunity, it weakens. Under Qigong’s effect, immunity is bidirectional. It can either destroy bacteria or make bacteria grow. This is what medication cannot usually achieve. Now, that is how Qigong regulates and improves immunity. 10. Qigong Can Make One Release External Bioenergy and Transmit It Somewhere to Change the Characters of the Living Organism. After practicing Qigong, all body functions are strengthened and one can probably release high quality substance or transfer internal bioenergy into external. If one can emit external bioenergy, one can hope to change the condition and special characteristics of living organisms. For instance, one can make seeds sprout, and flowers bloom and flourish ahead of time. Fungi can be made to grow much larger than usual. A Qigong master in Yun Nan emits external bioenergy to make a fungus grow to more than three pounds weight. Others experiment on plant genetic chromosome with Qigong and have found positive and negative effects with both protective and destructive characteristics. Once, a Qigong master in Beijing cooperated with the superintendent of an army hospital to experiment on bacteria. They found that external bioenergy can either destroy or nourish bacteria. Another group experimented on animals, and made white mice and rabbits sick. The fact is that one can transfer illness in man to animals. Some people transmit their external energy to a plant, and the plant will then get sick, Its leaves and stems will exhib strange phenomena. In Ching Hua University, I tried to repeat an experiment done by others. Associate Professor Ju was suffering from edema. His legs were swollen and spongy, and could be indented by fingers pressing on them. Six people were there at the time. One was ten-year-old Lu Qiang, son of Professor Lu. This boy went to the toilet about six times while we were talking. 58 : | Suddenly he said to me, " Uncle Yan, what’s wrong with me? Today I ate dry rice and drank nothing. Why must I go to the toilet six times, and every time pass such a large amount of water? Do you think I suffer from nephritis? You had bettep treat me for it." I said, * Never mind." 2 “Then I suggested that Prof. Ju fold up his pants and 1g me examine his legs. He did, and we could see that his legg were no longer swollen and could not be indented by finges pressing on them. That meant that the fluid in Prof. Ju’s le was secreted through the boy’s bladder. ra) In Liao Ning, I also had the experience of transfering illneg to another person. Once I warned the Qigong Associatig} director in Liao Ning not to personally introduce patients to mB5 Symbols would pass through him, and he was an old man, mof sensitive to catching the disease. But one day, he had 8 introduce a patient with gall stones to me. As soon as fe mentioned the patient’s name, his gall bladder became painfuk Finally, he told me, “Dr. Yan, don’t punish me. My gall bladder is really painful and that is no exaggeration. You mitt treat it for me!" N Here is another experience I had. In 1986 in Japan, officially asked that no pictures or videotapes be taken. They would not listen, and their cameras and VCRs malfunctiong? because the ground wire became live. Since both wires we live, the machine, of course, would not record. © Driver Xiao Lou knew best. Last year, the car he dro refused to start. He had no electricity, because the horn wa dead. He called for a new battery, but there was none to seny. Then I said, " Maybe we can think of a way out. Lets try." I looked up and saw a high voltage live wire over dar heads. “Let’s transmit a little down here,” I thought. Suddergy something terrible happened. The front body of the car began & really smoke. One’s hand could be scorched without evgn touching the car. g Xiao Lou was very scared and so was I. At first I was only hoping to get a little electricity from the live wire overhead, 59
but now, it was too much, and if the gas in the car ignited, it would be terrible! I have just mentioned the bidirectional effect of Qigong, but it was very strange that the smoke disappeared and the car cooled. I said to Xiao Lou, “Try the car, I am sure that it will go now." He did and it went smoothly, for the car surely got some electricity. These experiments prove that the functional mechanisms of Qigong are varied. Qigong treats diseases through its bidirectional functions. The above ten points are the functional mechanisms of Qigong. 5) Key Principles of Qigong Dr. Yan Xin The key principles of Qigong are to protect oneself from weakness and to increase one’s morality. Without virtue, one cannot guard against losses, particularly the loss of Qigong ability. In order to conserve that ability, one must use it sparingly and carefully, or not at all. People try to solve problems with Qigong. It is essential that they understand what many senior Qigong masters have taught. That is, Qigong ability must be conserved, used seldom, and applied carefully. One must continuously gain ability in order to accomplish significant good deeds. The external Qi of Qigong masters is a form of matter. The matter in the human body is limited. Applying Qi may lose this matter and energy. Only when one’s Qigong ability reaches a certain level can one make use of environmental matter to cure the sick and do other good deeds. (Environmental matter 60 eee cate snes sm SA SRE MORE AEN SECOND CELE EE RIOT OE MELE EEE AOE ORE AOI I ATTEN I, PR rt ome See S | A ATR, SRB includes earth, fire, water, wind and space. In modern China, "space" is understood to mean cosmic rays.) However, no matter if one uses body Qi or if one makes use of external matter, the matter and energy oft a master’s body will be consumed in healing. Only byS saving energy and carefully protecting oneself can oneS gain more Qigong ability and progress from minor goods? deeds to major, from remote moving of small objects to© moving of large objects, and from opening the heaven-eye? to opening the Buddha-eye. o Using ability one has just gained on trivialgy demonstrations gains nothing in the end. An essential principle of Qigong is to grow in virtue. This becomes an& issue when one accepts payment from a patient. 2 Many senior Qigong masters teach that one should not accept payment from a patient for ethical reasons. There are also technical arguments that receiving& payment will reduce the effectiveness of one’s ability tod treat. This is because rewards from patients retainO signals and this signal information cannot be purged. Nn In order to express their gratitude, some patients, after being treated, invite the Qigong master to a meal Their feelings are understandable, but those who haves reached a higher Qigong ability never accept rewards? after doing good deeds. They do not wish to be thankedg and would rather not hear words of appreciation. ply In summary, the principles of Qigong are tof conserve one’s ability and to increase morality. Moralityy is essential because without virtue, one is weakened ands unable to conserve one’s ability. To conserve the QigongL ability, it must be used sparingly and carefully or not af all. 3 roa Qigong has five skill levels or "five openings. These skill levels are progressive, and only by careful conservation of Qi can one go from one step =) 61