Taoist practices: work with the body. Taoist yoga for women's health - exercises that reveal sexuality and femininity

Knowing what the Tao is is easy. You type a word of three letters in a search engine - and the answer is ready. And it is immediately clear: Tao is something about sex. You will start digging deeper into the topic, and you will find many more interesting things. It can be found out that Taoist practices are an ancient Chinese way of getting rid of any diseases with the help of erotic intercourse. And if you have sexual intercourse with a special predilection and knowledge of the matter, then you can ensure yourself eternal youth, smoothly turning into immortality. In order to forever drive men crazy with their unreal seductiveness, you need not so much: learn how to breathe with the ovaries, energize the uterus and smile with an inner smile. Easily!

If any of you, dear readers, believe in Santa Claus, I strongly recommend that you switch your attention from this article to fairy tales of different peoples. For the remaining spiritually mature readers, let me remind you of the biblical truth: "Do not look for easy ways." The simpler the proposed path, the more likely it is pseudo-scientific and dangerous.

Everyone who is already excited in anticipation of studying the erotic experience of the Taoist Masters is in for a deep disappointment. Authentic Chinese, not a stylized pop dao, has nothing to do with sexual practices. This dubious method of spiritual cultivation is used in a few small monasteries in China and Taiwan. The heirs of the true Taoist traditions, dating back to the teachings of Fu Xi and Lao Tzu, can tell you a lot of amazing things about sex.

The main idea of ​​the sexual concept of real Taoists is that sex is harmful. To understand this Chinese idea that causes cognitive dissonance, you need to know five Taoist secrets.

Secret one. For men, sex is dangerous by ejaculation, because the Chinese believe that seminal fluid and brain fluid have a related energy nature, and by wasting the seed, a man dooms himself to dementia in the near future. And besides, sex is one of the most powerful energy exchange processes. And the vicious practice that ignorant lovers of pleasure between the legs indulge in has nothing to do with. With the help of competent sexual intimacy, loving people achieve the highest ecstasy of which human consciousness is capable. However, to gain such a degree of sensitivity and awareness is given only to those who want to ascend to spiritual heights, and not rub their genitals against other genitals.

In order for sex to become a real energy practice that is really beneficial for health and promotes longevity, it is necessary to clearly understand what processes occur during intimacy on the bodily, energy and mental, that is, informational level. And for this you need to achieve emotional maturity, regardless of age.

Second secret. The union of a man and a woman is not just an exchange of fluids on a physiological level, and not just an exchange of pleasantries on an emotional level. Sex is a tight contact of two fields. The term "field" has long been no longer exclusively related to the field of esotericism and mysticism. This concept is used by psychologists and psychotherapists, describing the totality of all experience and perception of a person, his living space and actions. The trace after contact remains for a long time. And if the physiological consequences of intimacy can be washed off with water, then the informational consequences are not washed away by anything. These are marks that people wear for life, not realizing their fatal significance.

In all cultures, the same attitude was formed towards vicious women who had several partners throughout their lives. At the same time, female purity was of unshakable value. Why? From the point of view of Taoist philosophers, a woman, as a carrier of special energy-information, captures information about the men with whom she is close in her womb. And if her selectivity was not high, if she was available to different men, her energy becomes like a glass of water sipped by a crowd of passers-by. You don't have to be squeamish, you just need to have a basic understanding of hygiene to reject this glass with disgust. But, again, in order to feel such “energy dirt”, you need to have special sensitivity.

I guess that your consciousness seeks to block the entry of unpleasant information that can turn your attitude towards simple, familiar and pleasant phenomena. Who is pleased to realize that casual sexual contact is an indelible stain on the energy field?! And even more so, I absolutely don’t want to think that in the process of finding and choosing a suitable partner, a woman and a man can turn into an energy garbage dump. Terrible news, I totally agree. However, modern psychological science confirms many Taoist ideas. Communicating and touching, we leave a trace in each other. Who merges with us and what trace will remain in us - it is better to think in advance, without waiting for a difficult outcome at the energy level, and then at the body level. Isn't that what the saying "Take care of your dress again, and honor - from a young age" says?

Secret third. Sex is a sacred act based on spiritual intimacy. From the point of view of Chinese ancient knowledge, the closeness of a man and a woman occurs “from top to bottom”, that is, from energy-informational or spiritual-emotional attraction to the physical one. And if a potential partner does not evoke a response in the soul, there is no point in connecting with him physiologically. This concept is radically different from the Western concept of sexual intimacy, where carnal lust becomes the trigger of a relationship between a man and a woman. And then, when sexual interest inevitably fades away, the relationship is severely tested.

In order for spiritual intimacy to arise, time and hard work of the entire sensory sphere are needed. And such rapprochement is impossible in one day and even in one week. It takes a long time to learn each other's individuality and get the most out of contact. Therefore, sexual intimacy on the first date for followers of Taoist practices is unnatural behavior. And it’s not even a lack of chastity, but a lack of the ability to truly enjoy intimacy. Quick sex is entertainment for unhealthy people who know nothing about the art of relationships and use their limited sensitivity in the area between their legs. A healthy person with developed senses is able to experience sensations that are several orders of magnitude higher than those dubious pleasures for which so much energy is expended in Western society. In addition, the endless change of partners only confirms the impossibility of obtaining a state of bliss with one woman for decades. And such adventurers on their genitals for the supporters of Taoist philosophy are simply sexually disabled.

Secret four. Information traces of intimacy do not disappear. Contrary to idle speculation that the consequences of sexual intercourse can be destroyed, in fact, the situation looks quite dramatic. Information does not disappear at all. Unfortunately and fortunately, intimate contact is not a sexually transmitted disease, and it cannot be cured with medication. After all, information is an imprint of an event in the mind of an individual, which means that until one of the former partners suffers from sclerosis or amnesia, the consequences of sexual intimacy are stored in the “personal matrix”. Numerous authors of courses for women offer a variety of esoteric practices for removing communication with a former sexual partner. However, the connection on the mental or mental level will not go anywhere until the author of the course hits the client with a butt on the head for a guaranteed loss of consciousness. Of course, over the years, the memory of the bright events of unbridled passion is somewhat dulled, but it is worth showing the victim of love a photograph of an ex-lover or mistress - and now the connection has been restored.

Gourmets of sex with different sexual like-minded people over time begin to resemble a fence that keeps autographs of random passers-by with varying degrees of culture and verbal cleanliness. On such a fence, the famous three-letter word can coexist with the memorial inscription “Masha, I love you”, and the expression of despair “Vasya is a goat” can flaunt next to it. All this sexual biography can be read by an experienced Tao Master in the patient's mind. And the feeling of impurity from such a “fence” is quite distinct, and it can be perceived by any person with developed sensuality.

Secret five. Energy and information are food for consciousness. Therefore, without digesting one portion of food, it is impossible to assimilate another. The relationship between a man and a woman is a very voluminous information that has different “seasonings”. In a love story, there is always sour, bitter, sweet, spicy, salty. These are the five tastes of the Chinese Wu Xing system, in which each taste corresponds to a particular emotion. “Making porridge” of love is quite simple. It's harder to unravel it. Even more difficult is to learn it after parting. That is why the followers of Chinese philosophy, however, like modern psychologists, do not advise sinning with “gluttony”, “kneading kvass with old yeast” and generally mixing different dishes without pausing. It is categorically not recommended to seize bitter sweet, that is, to urgently search for a new lover after breaking an obsolete connection. Until there is a comprehension of the lesson passed, men will replace one another, and problems will remain. That is why so often women cannot find a suitable partner and keep stepping on the same rake, and then declare that there are no more normal men left. “There are no men left” in their specific situation, because old yeast always turns out only vile slop. it is important to take a break, experience separation and begin to enjoy loneliness, backed by love for your personality and respect for your own individuality. Just don't confuse self-respect with narcissism!

Let's go back to the origins of our thinking about the Tao. What is Tao and what is the greatest secret of Taoist practices? Tao is an ancient science about the harmony of a person with the entire Universe, the science of harmony with the world and with oneself. Tao practices are a way to achieve special sensitivity and special awareness. A harmonious person can afford the happiness of merging with his beloved man or woman, but it is hardly appropriate to call this process sex. Taoist intimacy is a completely different category of relationship. But that's a completely different story...

Lisa Peterkina

philologist, writer,

student of the Chinese Tao Master Ji Xiaogang

The lifestyle of modern men and women often leads to the fact that already at the age of 30, many begin to suffer from serious illnesses, cease to be active and feel full of energy, as in their youth. Taoist practices are aimed at maintaining health (including sexual health) and prolonging an active life. You can get acquainted with the main aspects of the teaching through parables or ancient treatises. About the practices themselves, about how to properly perform the exercises, what results Taoist practice can lead to, will be discussed in this review.

History of Taoist practices

Taoism is a Chinese traditional teaching with elements of religion and philosophy. Taoism is distinguished as a worldview system, as well as a set of spiritual practices. In this article, attention will be paid to the second part of the theory, although it should be understood that this division of Taoism into parts is conditional, and spiritual practices should be in harmony with a certain philosophical worldview. In order to comprehend the essence of this philosophy and feel for yourself the full benefits of Taoist practices, you must definitely familiarize yourself with the history of the teaching.
Taoism arose in the 5th-3rd centuries. BC e., then some elements of the doctrine were prepared. In the II-III century, the teachings of the Buddha began to gain popularity, so the Taoist schools were forced to simplify their worldview system, turning the teaching into a kind of religion, so that Taoism could compete with Buddhism.

Did you know?Taoism is the only widely known religious doctrine that does not use the concepts of Heaven and Hell.

Mentions about the most famous Taoist master - Emperor Huang-di - date back to 2600 BC. e. Legend has it that he lived for 300 years. There are classical texts, the authorship of which is attributed to this particular emperor: Huang Di Nei Jing (the main treatise on traditional medicine in China, acupuncture, the Taoist worldview); "Su-nu jing" (a work in which the story is told how to preserve sexual energy); "Hama jing" (a treatise on the treatment of people by influencing certain points in the body).

It should be noted that the Taoist masters never talked about their age, because they do not believe that the number that indicates the number of years lived on Earth means something. They measure age by the number of breaths and heartbeats.
Human life ends when these numbers of breaths and heartbeats allotted to this or that person end. It is for this reason that the masters and adherents of this worldview try not to rush anywhere and advise doing everything in slow motion.

It is worth paying attention to another adherent of the philosophical and religious system under consideration, a herbalist named Li Ching-yuen. Throughout his long life (he also lived for about 300 years), he continued to lead an active sex life, remained at his strength and was quite healthy. The master died in 1933. Despite the fact that Li Ching-yuen did not reveal his age, the year of his birth in China is considered to be 1677.

Thus, it can be assumed that the duration of his life is about 256 years. In his life, the herbalist followed such guidelines that remained unshakable under any circumstances:

1. Never rush.
2. Avoid situations in which you can experience excessive emotions.
3. Do not forget that the Qigong exercise must be performed daily.

Today, Taoist practices are gaining popularity, and more and more people from all over the world are interested in them. They are used to rejuvenate the body, achieve longevity, enhance sexual strength.

Benefits of exercise

Since Taoism as a worldview and a set of spiritual practices is gaining popularity (this was discussed above), we will consider what benefits this teaching can bring to both sexes, and how the following exercises affect the body.

For men

The benefits of practical Taoism cannot be underestimated, because through Taoist practices, men can:

1. Learn to control ejaculation, thus prolonging the duration of sexual intercourse.
2. Increase the overall energy potential of the body.
3. Improve blood circulation.
4. Prevent impotence.
5. Develop proper breathing.
6. Set the normal level of the male hormone - testosterone.

For women

As for the fairer sex, Taoist exercises can help:

1. Raise the pelvic floor, which prevents future problems with the genitals and urinary system. Also, training the pelvic muscles is important for future women in labor.
2. Rejuvenate the skin of the face, thereby preventing the appearance of wrinkles.
3. Breathing exercises involve working with the diaphragm, due to which the body's endurance, its resistance to physical exertion and various kinds of stress are trained.
4. Prevent frigidity.

Exercise rules

To feel the positive effect of practicing Taoist practices, you must adhere to the following basic rules:

1. Do the exercises daily without skipping classes.
2. Take your time, exercise when you have enough time to focus on the exercises.
3. Be sure to control your breathing.
4. Approach workouts conscientiously, don't skimp and don't try to make things easier for yourself.

Did you know?Surely, everyone has seen the image of a circle, which symbolizes the unity of the feminine and masculine principles - Yin and Yang. However, not everyone knows that the authorship of the famous sign is attributed to Taoist monks.

10 golden exercises

So, having familiarized yourself with the history of Taoist practices, the rules for their implementation, and having considered what positive impact they can have on both the male and female bodies, you can begin practical exercises. All of the exercises listed below are central to practical Taoism.

This trick helps speed up the metabolic processes, which reduces the risk of deposition of subcutaneous fat. The exercise is performed as follows. Stand straight, put your feet shoulder-width apart, lower your arms in a relaxed state down. Do not think about anything disturbing, your breathing (through the nose) should be deep and even. Inhaling, each time rise on your toes and stretch the muscles of the chest as much as possible.

When exhaling, it is necessary to use all the abdominal muscles. Slowly exhaling, lower yourself to the entire plane of the foot, then, crouching, gradually bend the lower limbs. It is necessary to repeat this manipulation sixteen times. The next part of the exercise involves shaking the limbs. Lie down with your body completely relaxed. Shake each limb in turn for one minute.

To perform this exercise, you need to stand up, lowering your arms and slightly bending your legs, as if half-squatting. Imagine that you are holding a large ball with your upper limbs. Slowly raise it so that in the final position the hands are on the same level with the chest.

Then, also imagining that you are holding a ball, describe the number "8" in the air (alternately in each direction). Then, making turns of the torso, then raise, then lower the upper limbs. You need to repeat this exercise eight times on each side.

Turtle retracts its head

This part of the Taoist practices engages the spine and major joints of the body, which helps improve blood circulation in certain parts of the body. Stand up straight, draw in your stomach and straighten your back. Stretch your arms out in front of you so that your palms are facing the floor. Then each of the palms must be lowered to the stomach, slowly turning it up.

The weight of the body should gradually be transferred to the leg opposite to the arm that you lower, and the body itself should lean forward and in the opposite direction. The final element of the exercise is this: slowly raise your arms, and lower the body so that it is parallel to the floor.

This exercise helps to strengthen the spine, reduce the waist and hips, increase the flexibility of the spinal muscles and improve kidney function. To perform the "floating dragon", you need to stand upright, squeeze your hips and bring your feet together. Lower your hands, squeezing your fingers, then bend them so that your palms are folded at your chest (take the pose of a prayer).

Start moving your hand to the left side, while the right palm should lie on the left. Raise your right elbow, move your head to the left and your right hip to the right. Stretch your hands, also closed in a prayer position, to the left and describe a circle with them above your head, moving to the right.
Then continue to perform the movements, following the pictures:

So, you need to perform 3 full circles and swing your hips 6 times. In the final position, your palms should be above your head, after which you can simply lower them down.

Important!Since some exercises are quite complex, with many subtleties of execution, it is better to turn to a master who will teach you even the most difficult practices and tell you how to do certain movements correctly.

The next movement is an imitation of the movements of a swimming frog. It has a positive effect on the thyroid gland. The starting position repeats the previous exercise.
Standing straight, join your palms at your chest, close your fingers, pull in your stomach. While in a semi-squat, slightly raise your heels, arms forward so that they remain at chest level.
With both hands, describe large circles, as if swimming breaststroke. Repeat such manipulations 8 times, after which it is necessary to describe 8 circles with each hand, but in the opposite direction.

The activity in question affects the key acupuncture points in the body. Starting position - stand straight, arms lowered, feet shoulder-width apart. Slowly, start squatting. Lock the left hand above the head in a bent position, and lower the slightly rounded right hand to the knee. Rotate the housing to the side by 45°.

Bend the left leg so that its foot rests on the side of the knee of the right leg, forming an angle of 90 ° with respect to the floor. With your right hand, slowly draw an octagon in the air. Take turns doing the exercise in each direction, changing arms and legs. You need to repeat this action at least 8 times.

Exercise "Deer"

Many centuries ago, Taoist masters identified three animals that are distinguished by longevity. They turned out to be a turtle, a crane and a deer. The latter, in turn, was also distinguished by sexual energy, an extraordinary ability to reproduce.

Watching this animal for a long time, the sages noticed that, by moving its tail, it “trains” its anus, providing sexual stimulation. The Taoists applied this principle to humans. So there was an exercise called "Deer".

It consists in the following. You need to be straight. Press with your middle fingers on the hollow at the base of the skull, massaging the acupuncture point GV-16. Massage movements must be repeated 49 times. Then lower your arms, tighten your pelvic floor muscles, pulling them up. At the same time, take a deep breath (15 seconds), then hold your breath for 10 seconds, then exhale through your mouth (this should take about 5 seconds) and relax the tense muscles. The fingers, which were also tense all this time, can be relaxed at the end of the exercise. It is necessary to repeat such manipulations 21 times in the morning and in the evening.

Such manipulation will increase the amount of vital energy by compressing the external genital organs with the hips. First of all, slowly raise the bent left upper limb in front of you so that the palm “looks” up. While the left hand continues to circle upwards, raise the other hand. Bringing the left upper limb to the level of the skull, turn the palm down and lower the hand, as if scooping water with it.

Perform the same manipulation with the right limb. While moving the left arm up, the left leg must be lifted and moved to the inside of the right leg in an arcuate motion. Thus, the hips are shifted so that the external genital organs are compressed.
Repeat the exercise 8 times and change direction. Do the same number of repetitions.

Important!When squeezing the hips in this exercise, it is important to apply as much force as possible.

This exercise is easy and involves simply describing circles above your head with your palms. However, it brings considerable benefits to the body, stabilizing the work of organs. Standing straight, lift the upper limbs up (palms down). When your hands are above your head, draw circles in the air in one direction, then in the other direction (4 times).

This movement is a complicated version of the previous exercise. Stand straight, put your feet shoulder-width apart. This is the starting position. Bend your knees slightly, lower your arms. Raise your upper limbs, bent at the elbows. When your arms are above your head, turn your palms to the sky. Focus on the right lower limb, and move the left to the left. Lift your right heel off the ground and, turning it 45 °, turn your whole body to the left. With your hands, describe the arc as shown in the picture.
Bring your closed palms up, then turn your arms. This will put you in a prayer position. Focus on your left leg.
Then you need to spread your palms and raise your hands up.
Do the same movements, only in the other direction. It is recommended to practice for about 20 minutes.

Video: technique for performing 10 golden exercises of Taoist practice

Adapting yourself to Taoist practices, follow these recommendations of already experienced masters:

1. No need to rush.
2. Before starting the exercises, clear your mind of painful thoughts, concentrate as much as possible on your body, try to feel it.
3. Try to smile throughout the session.

Taoist practices (as the experience of the masters shows) are very effective for healing, getting energy, and prolonging life. However, the full benefit of them can only be obtained when you take the matter seriously, exercise regularly and perform the movements correctly.

A person ruins his body so much that being at a very mature age, he is already experiencing many problems. As for men, many of them suffer from impotence already at the age of 35-45. There can be many reasons for this. These are cardiovascular diseases, and pathologies of genitourinary diseases, and mental disorders. And as a result, his potency suffers, his beloved woman becomes dissatisfied, followed by a break in relations and twisted destinies. One symptom, and what devastating consequences it has.

You should not think that only those who have difficulties with potency need to think about their libido. Men who believe that sex for 5-15 minutes is able to fully satisfy their companion are mistaken. In order to fully satisfy a woman, more time is needed. In addition, a special culture and abilities in intimate relationships are needed, which, for example, Europeans do not have. This issue was given full attention in the East, resulting in some practices. Many people know the Indian Kama Sutra, but few people know that all the psychophysical practices of the peoples of the East are aimed, among other things, at increasing male libido. In addition to the well-known yoga, ancient civilizations left their descendants and Taoist exercises for men.

What the unexpected can be obtained by practicing Taoist exercises

What special things can men achieve by practicing Taoist exercises? It should be noted that these are not just exercises. This is a whole system of psychophysical exercises that allow you to heal the male body not only physically, but also mentally. The health aspect is considered here in the context that a truly healthy person has great potential. He can sleep for several hours, and sometimes minutes, a day, while getting enough sleep. No illnesses take him, and his physical abilities, even in old age, amaze young people. Such a person is able to memorize large amounts of information very quickly, etc.

Sexually, a man who practices this system can repeatedly experience a full orgasm in one sexual intercourse. As surprising as it may sound, it is true. Sexologists believe that only a woman can experience multiple orgasms. Few representatives of the weaker sex know about this, even fewer experience such an orgasm. For men, this is considered unattainable without any hyperactive manifestations associated with mental and genitourinary disorders. But the fact of the matter is that in the traditions of Eastern practices, multiple orgasms in men are considered quite normal.

The bottom line is that Europeans in men identify the moment of ejaculation with the moment of orgasm. For this reason, the limited amount of seminal fluid and the relatively low rate of its production after ejaculation limit the number of possible orgasms in men. Women do not need to release any fluid to achieve orgasm, which, like men, is in limited quantities. But it will be surprising to learn that Taoists do not equate these concepts. They develop the ability to experience orgasm without ejaculation, which gives them inexhaustible possibilities in obtaining voluptuous sensations.

How to develop superpowers in yourself and gain true masculine power

With an eye on the foregoing, we can state that Taoist exercises develop the superpowers of a man in all respects. He not only becomes healthier, stronger, smarter, but also gets the opportunity to fulfill any desires of women in the intimate sphere. Although for many European women it is considered lucky if her sexual intercourse lasts more than 10-15 minutes. If her partner is capable of a long duration of sexual intercourse, then this is perceived as a miracle. In fact, this is the least you can count on when applying Taoist practices. But this does not mean that after completing a couple of exercises, you will immediately acquire the abilities of the world-famous Casanova. We are talking about a system that needs to be built into your life, practicing it regularly.

In the intimate sphere, a man will have to know and reveal his full potential of sexuality, which will lead him to the desired multiple orgasm.

Regular practice of Taoist exercises will allow you to feel your body more sharply, to feel its processes, and will also give you the opportunity to influence and control them. This is the tool with which a man will be able to separate orgasm from ejaculation, since these are completely different physiological processes. In the end, a man gets a series of orgasms instead of short-term pleasure, which also retain pleasant sensations longer than with ordinary orgasms.

The technique of multiple orgasms allows not only to satisfy a woman in the volume that is right for her, but also leads to less fatigue and exhaustion following ejaculation. This leads to the fact that life expectancy in men increases, while maintaining its viability. But in order to achieve such an effect, it is necessary to build this system into your life. It is of little use if, performing sets of exercises from time to time, a man abuses alcohol, smokes, and is illegible in food. All of these possibilities are already inherent in a person from birth.

Nature made him perfect. However, the person wanted to go some other unnatural way. As a result, human life expectancy is relatively short. Biologically, he is able to live much longer than a modern person lives. The average life expectancy of 65-79 years, which is shown by the inhabitants of planet Earth, is at least two times lower than what they should have. And the abilities that they possess are much lower than those that the human body is capable of. But this does not mean that these abilities cannot be developed in oneself, which is demonstrated by yogis, Taoists, adepts of martial arts.

What are the benefits for men's health

But if life expectancy, superpowers develop in all people who practice Taoist exercises, including women, then for men there are some features that need to be considered in more detail. That is, we are talking about increasing opportunities in intimate life. The very first thing a man will get is multiple orgasms that he can experience without losing his erection. All these orgasms will become longer in time, and pleasant sensations will cover the whole body.

Sexual energy can be used not only in an intimate way. Practicing Taoist exercises, a man will be able to use this energy for general healing, thereby increasing his vitality and life expectancy. There will be an acute feeling of a partner whose desires will begin to be foreseen. And if a woman of such a man does not know how to get multiple orgasms, then he will be able to help her achieve them. He will have the opportunity to use a more advanced penile insertion technique, which will allow him to fully satisfy his partner.

These exercises prevent impotence, relieve premature ejaculation, can increase the strength and size of the penis, allow you to control the volume of semen released, improve the functioning of the prostate gland, and prevent its diseases, including cancer. The Taoist system for men's health allows you to remain sexually active into old age and use your sexuality to deepen your spirituality.

One of the real life examples

So that all of the above does not seem unfounded to you, let's turn to cases from real life. After all, if these practices exist for several millennia, there could not be people who would live long and remain sexually active. The fact is that adherents of Taoism are special people with special behavior. They do not calculate their age in calendar years, but measure their life by counting the number of heartbeats, respiratory cycles, and also the number of ejaculations. According to their worldview, each person has his own number of heartbeats and respiratory cycles intended for him. As soon as they end, death occurs. Many European explorers and travelers who find themselves in villages inhabited by Taoists find it hard to believe that they are surrounded by people who are 100-120 or more years old and who look no more than 50 years old.

But there is an example that has become the property of the world community, which is striking and hard to believe. In the first half of the 20th century, namely in 1933, it became known about the death of the Chinese herbalist Li Ching-yuen. He died shortly after he brought his 24th wife into the house. Having many wives in one's life can be explained in different ways, but the Chinese government has recorded the historical fact that this man was born in 1677, and at the time of his death he was 256 years old. It is curious that at the time of his death, Li Ching-yuen retained his teeth, he was not bald, but throughout his life he had tremendous youthful strength, excellent health and sexual potency. According to eyewitnesses, even at over 200 years old, he looked no older than a 50-year-old man.

A famous Chinese herbalist who practiced the Taoist exercises made no secret of how he reached his age and how he managed to stay in such good shape. Anyone wishing to follow his example could hear from him many useful recommendations, but there were three basic rules. His first advice was that you need to live life without haste. He believed that one should strive to do everything measuredly, not let chaos into one's daily life and avoid nervous shocks. It is necessary to meet any joys and sorrows with a calm mind. In this, in his words, inner self-confidence helps, to prevent heart palpitations and to stay in what you are doing right now. If you are sitting, do it still, like a turtle. If you move, then do it as fast as a bird in the sky, and if you sleep, then take an example from a dog who has a very light sleep.

His second advice was that men should not allow excessive emotions into their lives. This is especially true, in his opinion, for older men. It was strong emotions that he considered the biggest source of loss of vital energy, as well as the destroyer of the stable functioning of internal systems and human organs. During emotional arousal, stagnation occurs in organs such as the liver, kidneys, and lungs. It is these organs that are the main centers of detoxification of the body, and the violation of their work leads to a reduction in the vitality of a person.

And the third piece of advice he gave was to do the Taoist exercises every day. He noted that the duration of these exercises, the intensity of their implementation is less important than their constant, daily performance, so you need to not just do exercises, but build training into your life. Exercise should be as natural and necessary as brushing your teeth, eating. The well-known Chinese herbalist considered the exercises “deer” for men, “tortoise” and “crane” to be the most effective exercises for general use. But for men, there are many other exercises.

The general recommendation for the deer exercise for men is to do it while standing. Feet must be firmly placed on the floor, mentally feel how they are pressed down, as if growing into it. Keep your back and head straight during the exercise. Press with your middle fingers on the depression located at the base of the skull. In this cavity is an acupuncture point, which must be massaged 49 times. Such massage movements activate both hemispheres of the brain at the point of entry of nerve endings into it. Next, you need to take a deep breath through the nose, touching the gums with the tongue and holding it in this position for the entire period of holding the breath. When exhaling, the tongue should touch the lower row of teeth.

Further, continuing to stand straight, feet shoulder-width apart, tighten the bottom of the pelvis with a quick and vigorous upward movement. This movement is accompanied by a deep breath, which lasts for 12-15 seconds. In this position, it is necessary to stay in a tense state for 10-12 seconds, after which exhale for 4-6 seconds, reaching a moment of relaxation. When performing this movement, energy is directed along the spine to the brain. Perform the exercise early in the morning, immediately after getting out of bed in the amount of 21 repetitions.

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I live a dynamic and very hectic life. At work - a leapfrog of meetings and events scheduled by the minute, and at home - cheerful children and a very serious man nearby. Everything is good, only somehow flat. I see that only tiny particles of the vast Universe fly into my life like small sparks. I get bored and cramped in the daily hustle and bustle. All events take place normally and insipidly, leaving behind the question: “So what?” As if everything is constantly repeating itself, and nothing new is happening - a routine. And some part of me remains closed, unrealized, unknown.

I live only in my appearance, the image in the mirror. When I think of myself, I imagine him. I just decided to start searching for myself in myself and immediately discovered myself different, longing for tenderness, sensitivity, mysterious and total intimacy ... with my beloved ... love. And there are more questions in my life than answers ...

As usual, the seeker finds. I meet an unusual and very attractive couple. Maria Churaeva is the head of a large investment company, a well-known person in the financial world, Sergey Oreshkin is a former businessman, then a novice in an Orthodox monastery, and now a student of the Taoist master Mantek Chia and publisher of his books in Russia. These are wonderful people, their union has existed for three years. During this time, they traveled almost the whole world, visited oriental masters, received initiation and, finally, built an oriental health center in the South-West of Moscow. Together they hold seminars, speak on the radio, write a book called "Formula of Life".

They entered my life as friends and teachers (masters) of the Tao, filling and opening to me that unique world where the lotus of the soul opens and blooms and where the disintegrated halves of one whole go towards each other and… meet.

Taoists say that a person attracts to himself exactly what is happening (living) inside him. Therefore, they consider the cultivation of virtues in their souls the main task of their life. Then the soul is able to attract to itself the same virtuous souls. Paradoxical, but true. If something in life does not turn out the way we want, or the wrong people we want to see surround us, then it is these energies, these feelings that we radiate to the outside. We attract our surroundings.

It's amazing, but the source of tenderness in me is I myself. Don't demand tenderness. You just need to be gentle, and first of all, to yourself, to everyone who walks with you through life.

The word "Tao" in combination with the word "Love" gives rise to a magical expectation of something unearthly. You can do aerobics, swimming, hatha yoga - all this helps to recover from work, to maintain a good athletic shape. Yoga, in general, is the only way to maintain the flexibility of the spine and the elasticity of the ligaments. But only Taoist practices give clear guidance on how to manage your sexual energy. Such subjects as the Tao of Love, as it turned out, are taught only in the school of the Universal Tao of Master Chia. Healing Love is both a science and an art. The partners who have mastered this practice raise the energy of orgasm upwards, and the internal organs located on the path of this flow begin to vibrate and fill with healing energy. The act of love turns into an ecstatic process of getting to know each other.

Seminar: Taoist secrets of love for Men. Improvement of male sexual energy. Practical course.

The course is designed to consistently master the method of controlling sexual energy for men and includes four thematic blocks.

It is no secret that the genitals produce a huge amount of sexual energy, but, unfortunately, they are not able to store and accumulate it for a long time. But sexual energy is the best energy we have at our disposal, so there is no point in throwing it away. Excess sexual energy can be transformed and used to heal and nourish our body and brain.

Taoist sexual practices from the course are aimed at rejuvenating the body, harmonizing sexual relations, activating and increasing the circulation of sexual energy in the microcosmic orbit.

I learned that the ancient Taoists regarded sexual energy as the most powerful medicine for the soul and body. They saw in it the main “fuel”, a source of creative power. Sexual energy, warmed by the love of the heart, is capable of raising the human spirit to unprecedented heights. In ancient China, an active sex life was considered a guarantee of health and longevity, sex was practiced until old age, and multiple male orgasms without ejaculation were common and natural for Taoists. It turns out that there are special practices for men that help them learn not to ejaculate, and at the same time experience the highest degrees of orgasm.

Orgasmic energy has tremendous healing power, but at the same time it is so powerful that it must be handled with care. That is why they first take a basic course of Taoist practices: after all, you need to learn to feel your energies and be able to cleanse them of negative emotions. Only by mastering the basic techniques can one proceed to the next step - the solitary cultivation of sexual energy. It must be said that Master Mantak Chia, in his lectures on healing love, speaks of self-excitation as an important element in learning to control sexual energy. For Taoists, sex is primarily related to health, not morality. They believe that the sexual energy that we all receive from our parents is the main source of our creative forces: after all, every egg and every sperm contains the potential of a million future lives. That is why they cultivate this energy and use it as a medicine to heal their own body and the body of a partner during love intercourse.

First exercise: massage of the chest and ovarian region

The first exercise to help you learn how to manage your sexual energy begins with a light massage of the chest and ovarian area. In this case, you just need to observe where the excitation originates, how the excitation energy begins to move through the body and where it is directed. The next stage: you mentally direct the flow of energy up the spine. Why up? Because the natural release of sexual energy is down, then it is irretrievably lost. By directing the energy upwards and transforming it into more subtle energies, we can heal and rejuvenate our internal organs, improve brain activity. But you shouldn't rush. Everything is learned sequentially and gradually, otherwise, as in a children's board game - one wrong move - and you are thrown back to the very beginning of the game, or, worse, miss a few moves.

Exercise Two: Managing Orgasmic Energy

Having mastered the first exercise to perfection, you can move on to the next - try to control your orgasmic energy. Excitation is directed up the spine at the moment when it has almost reached its peak. This exercise allows not only to achieve the highest degree of orgasm, but also to significantly lengthen it in time.

Intimate muscle training

The second group of preparatory exercises is the training of intimate muscles. You need to learn how to control and feel the muscles along their entire length so that the partner can later feel it too. For this, there is a special device that will help every woman achieve noticeable results in this field in three months. The ability to work with her intimate muscles is necessary for a woman in order to manage a paired orgasm, prolonging and strengthening it. A woman can additionally excite her partner by squeezing and unclenching a certain group of muscles (playing the flute), as well as regulate his excitation, postponing the moment of ejaculation.

Seminar: Improvement of female sexual energy.

Being a woman is Art. The purpose of our seminar is to awaken your own natural desire and energy, improving your own sex life. You will be able to understand the peculiarities of your feminine nature and reach your full potential, learn to enjoy your own body more, while improving your health. You will get acquainted with the methodology of work on the development and restoration of female intimate muscles in order to acquire the natural and necessary skills to master them at the time of sexual contact, during pregnancy, childbirth and the prevention of female diseases.

In this article, I want to consider the types of Taoist practices and their features. The fact is that we know Qigong the most, but not many people know that this is an artificial name invented for the West in the 60s of the 20th century during the active promotion of ancient Taoist healing methods to the masses. Moreover, under the name Qigong, not only Taoist cultivation methods are often served, but also Buddhist, Indian, or some other.

In addition to qigong, there are also other methods of self-development, which are often not known at all. The difficulty of classifying all Taoist methods is that the Taoists themselves did not bother much about classification and they have many practices for all occasions without established names. But in this article, I will still try to outline the groups of practices that I know about myself, so that you get a general idea of ​​​​the possibilities that a person who begins to study Taoist methods has.

Let's start with the Taoist methods, which are united by the general term "Qigong".

qigong

The term Qigong consists of two words: Qi (life force) - energy and information and Gong - work and improvement. That is, Qigong is a practice of working with ordinary Qi in order to improve a person. In ancient times, all these methods were called - "Methods of cultivating life." Such a name is difficult to promote, and therefore they came up with a shorter one, in the same way that the word "Kung Fu" was used to promote martial arts.

There are a lot of Qigong exercises and they are very different! Trying to learn all the qigong exercises is useless, it is better to take some that resonate with you and practice them, improving your skill and sensitivity.

There are varieties of Qigong on the Internet, which are worth saying a few words about:

• Soft Qigong is actually ordinary Qigong 🙂 It is called soft, as opposed to Hard Qigong, and because usually the movements in Qigong exercises are smooth and unhurried. It should be understood that the exercises of ordinary Qigong are primarily aimed at preventing diseases and strengthening health, and not at treatment. Of course, prevention is the best treatment option 🙂
• Hard Qigong is an exercise that is used in the martial arts primarily to strengthen the body so that it does not feel pain and is less injured when it is hit. Often this type of qigong is served as a health-improving one. In my opinion, this is complete nonsense! For example, one of the Hard Qigong complexes - I Jin Jing - is designed to train and strengthen ligaments and tendons so that not only muscle strength, but also tendon strength can be used in battle. At the same time, with the help of a special breathing technique, the human muscle frame is saturated with Qi, which provides the body with special resistance to damage. But such a cunning trick is unhealthy! Keeping Qi in a condensed state in the muscles and tendons is harmful - it interferes with the healthy circulation of Qi. Therefore, such a thing is done before the competition, and then the normal state of the energy system is resumed. Hard Qigong, of course, teaches a person to control his Qi, but in fact, it does not improve him spiritually and is not directly related to health.
• Medical Qigong - contains all kinds of exercises to cure diseases and improve specific internal organs of a person or individual parts of the body. It also includes methods for healing other people, including methods for diagnosing with the palms, removing harmful Qi, and emitting Qi to fill the body of another person. These methods are designed to heal a person when the disease has already manifested itself. And this area organically connects with non-traditional Chinese medicine (in China, this medicine is just the opposite of traditional), so it is simply endless.
• Tai Chi Qigong - These exercises are part of the training methods in Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art and is not actually a Taoist practice. But for the sake of justice, it is worth saying that many Taoist masters practiced martial arts, including Tai Chi Chuan. Therefore, in this form of Wushu there are methods for working with internal Qi. For example, there are exercises in which a person learns to direct Qi into the palm or fist during a strike. In combat use, this allows you to harm the enemy not only on the physical level, but also on the energy level. It also improves the circulation of Qi in the body and allows you to get to know yourself better. I myself began my acquaintance with the world of Taoist practices with Taijiquan, and I can say that for the first time I felt my Qi during these trainings.
• Spontaneous Qigong is a Qi method that does not have pre-formulated exercises. You simply tune in and listen to yourself and your Chi, allowing it to guide you. I first felt this phenomenon while doing the Pillar exercise. I have been standing for over an hour and my Qi has been activated. At some point, I felt that there was pressure in my hand, which forced me to move my hand. I began to slowly let go of control and the hand itself began to move until it took a completely different position than that which is supposed to be held in this exercise. After this movement, I felt that Qi began to actively move in my hand, that is, this spontaneous movement removed the clamp that prevented Qi from restoring the health of my body. Qi is actually alive and, to some extent, has its own awareness. Spontaneous Qigong uses this to improve Qi circulation and allow the body to repair itself. But this type of Qigong is not recommended for beginners! It's easy to start fooling yourself into thinking that you feel something, and eventually you'll just be kicking your legs and arms 🙂

Tao Yin

Tao Yin is a set of exercises that is aimed at improving three layers of human reality at once: the body, Qi (life force) and spirit (heart nature). Tao Yin is translated from Chinese as "lead-guide and pull-stretch." The peculiarity of Tao Yin is that thanks to the stretching movements, you not only knead the body, but also squeeze out and draw out the cloudy disease-causing Qi from your energy system. Also, during the execution of the Tao Yin exercises, the practitioner performs certain internal work to improve his heart nature.

Dao Yin differs from Qigong primarily in that its exercises are more active and give a certain load on the physical body. In addition, we can say that Qigong prepares a person’s energy structure for deeper Taoist practices, and Tao Yin prepares, first of all, the body - it allows you to stretch the ligaments and tendons so that the body is able to stay motionless for a long time during meditation.

There is very little information on the Internet about Tao Yin. Often you can find absolutely incorrect information about this art. So you can meet the opinion that there is Tao Yin and Tao Yang, which is a complete delusion! Since the word Yin in the name of Dao Yin does not mean the energy of Yin at all, and therefore there can be no Tao Yang.

Often, some exercises are shown as Dao Yin exercises that are performed while sitting and lying down. I admit the possibility that there are adaptations of exercises for bedridden patients. But I certainly recommend doing full-fledged exercises with inner work.

People who have practiced yoga before often reduce the effectiveness of Tao Yin by ignoring the inner workings, turning the exercises into simple exercises. This, of course, still benefits, but still they do it in vain 🙁

Shingun

Laying the foundation for deep transformation of the body, Qi and spirit of a person consists of three arts: Tao Yin, Qigong and Xingong. Shingun are methods for improving the heart nature of a person. Shingun is the basis of spiritual development. Without Shingun, you will not achieve great results in energy practices!

To change the tone of your whole day and even your whole life, you should immediately smile after waking up and find a reason to be happy. This will allow us to learn to see the good in the bad, to be grateful for what we have, and in the end, help restore Harmony in the heart and mind.

The thing is that if you simply heal the body and accumulate Qi by doing Qigong exercises, then you will hit the ceiling of your development because of the ego. As a result of the practice of Tao Yin and Qigong, you will have more energy, it will be more powerful and will begin to actively nourish both your virtuous qualities and your negative selfish qualities. Such a practice will lead to sudden mood swings, all sorts of distortions in the psycho-emotional sphere and, ultimately, will spoil both your life and your health!

Shingun methods are primarily self-improvement in everyday life, but there are also a number of exercises to work more actively with the nature of the heart. For example, the basis of purification of the heart nature is abdominal breathing, as calm, slow and deep breathing allows you to control emotions. There are also a number of methods for working with the middle dan tian, which is responsible for the heart nature of a person. And of course, there are methods for working with consciousness, primarily of a meditative nature.

Very often in ancient China, the student was only given Xingong methods for the first few years. And when the heart and mind of the student were sufficiently purified, only then did the teacher begin to give Taoist practices for the accumulation of Qi and internal transformation.

Nei Dan or Inner Alchemy

If Dao Yin, Qigong and Xingong are the foundation that lays the foundation for future development (prepares the body, energy system and calms the heart-consciousness), then Nei Dan or Internal Alchemy is the heart of the Taoist Tradition, without which great results and cardinal internal transformation are simply impossible. It is Nei Dan that gives you the opportunity to fully realize your spiritual potential!

All the miracles that are written and talked about when Taoist masters are mentioned are possible thanks to Nei Dan. Practice Qigong and Tao Yin for at least a thousand years, you will not be able to heal other people, make your body light, get the experience of leaving the body of the soul, start replenishing your Original Qi to significantly prolong life, and finally know your Original nature. But don't make the common mistake that I did in my day by ignoring the importance of the foundation-laying process!

Many people, having become acquainted with the first level of Neidan, give up their Qigong, Dao Yin, and even more so Xingong classes and try hard to fuse the energy pill in the lower dan tian in order to quickly start working miracles and get an unusual experience that goes beyond the scope of everyday reality. Without laying the foundation, you will simply lose time! I do not deny that there are talented people who probably already advanced in their spiritual development in a past life, and the initial practices of Nei Dan come easily to them. But such people may face more serious obstacles if their heart nature is not ready for the level of Qi and the opportunities provided by the realization of the first levels of Nei Dan.

To be honest, Tao Yin, Qigong and Xingong give little results compared to Nei Dan. And if you also naturally have good health, an open and kind heart, and are also very sensitive to Qi, then your achievements in basic Taoist practices may be almost invisible to outsiders and even to yourself. But don't be fooled by this!

Maintaining your health, preventing its deterioration, is already a good result! Learning to replenish your usual (not Original) Qi and feel your connection with the external forces of Heaven and Earth is already an excellent result! Not allowing your heart to be clouded and remaining compassionate and philanthropic despite the chaos that sometimes reigns around - this is already a magnificent result! And even if you never start practicing Nei Dan or for some reason do not succeed in it, after living a righteous life, you will remain true to your virtuous nature and your time will not be wasted!

The Non-Doing Principle teaches that one should NOT seek gain, but should try to avoid harm!

Only at the very end, you can truly appreciate the beginning. Only by approaching death can you truly appreciate your life! Therefore, appreciate not what will amuse and delight you now, but what will not darken your heart later ...

Sleep Mastery

Many are ready to prove with foam at the mouth that there is no mastery of sleep in the Taoist tradition and never has been 🙂 I will not argue, but our Zhen Dao school has it. This section includes two types of practices:

1. Methods for improving yourself during lucid dreams. First of all, this can help to realize the illusory nature of our reality, and, consequently, help to advance in the improvement of our heart nature.
2. Meditation practices that are performed lying down. These practices play a supporting role, but can be very useful when your body is tired and can no longer sit still for a long time.

At one time there was a craze for lucid dreaming on the Internet. It should be understood that as one moves along the Path of spiritual development, a person becomes more and more conscious and he really has fewer and fewer dreams. A person becomes more and more empty and his heart and consciousness are purified and no longer need any illusions.

Therefore, I personally consider cultivation methods during lucid dreaming to be the initial stage.

But the methods of meditation in the lying position can be very useful to the very end.

Taoists were very practical people and came up with hundreds of practices for all occasions! There are methods to improve while walking, while sleeping, while eating, during sex, when you are standing, lying down, when there is wind or when you are near water, and so on. But it should also be understood that these are auxiliary methods that cannot replace the basis: Tao Yin, Qigong, Xingong and Nei Dan.

Types of Taoist practices without established names

As I already wrote, the Taoists did not bother much with the categorization of practices. And therefore, many practices do not have well-established short names. In the Taoist Tradition, in addition to the basics, there are also the following types of Taoist practices:

• practices for working with trees, which allow you to gain experience of communicating with another form of life and use the power of trees for your own improvement;
• practices for working with wind qi, natural qi or wave qi on the water;
• practice while walking;
• female Taoist practices - exercises that are designed to improve the mammary glands and female genital organs;
• breathing practices to build Qi more quickly, which can then be used to heal, improve, or demonstrate miracles;
• practices during sex that enable both partners to improve their energy structure and enrich their inner Qi thanks to the partner's Qi;
• practices to preserve the Primordial Qi - for women this is the practice of stopping menstruation, for men - the practice of preventing ejaculation and directing sexual energy to nourish the spirit;
• a practice that helps to refuse food in order to be able to live in the mountains for a long time and practice without being distracted by anything;
• practices for protection from the cold, again primarily for a long stay in nature;
• the practice of proper death, which helps to ensure the most favorable conditions for self-improvement in the next life (although it is still more likely to be included in Nei Dan and I added it here because it is more of a reserve parachute than a cultivation method, in case you fail achieve full spiritual self-realization in this life).

I'm sure there's a lot more that I don't know about. I'm not very keen on collecting practices, as it's better to focus on the basics. I think that at a higher level of development, additional practices can come in a dream or spontaneously pop up in the mind if the practitioner needs them.

The Five Principles of Taoism and Mistakes in Practice

In conclusion, I want to consider how the basic five principles of practical Taoism are implemented in practices and what mistakes practitioners sometimes make in this regard. Let me remind you that, unlike religious Taoism, in practical Taoism there are no religious rituals, but only practical methods of improvement.

So the first principle is Unity. During the exercise, it is often necessary to open the outer Qi in order to interchange the Qi of the inner and outer. This is how we gradually realize the principle of Unity, first in practice, and at higher levels, the Taoist master is constantly open to the outside and becomes a magnet that constantly accumulates Qi without any conscious effort.

It is a mistake to ignore this part of the inner workings. For example, while standing in a column or doing breathing exercises, it is easy to get distracted by extraneous thoughts or perform the exercise mechanically, being more in the physical layer of reality, where the physical body exists. Therefore, from the very beginning, even when performing the simplest exercise of cleansing the channels of the arms and legs, it is worth paying great attention to subtle sensations at the Qi level.

But the most difficult thing is to combine Qi and the heart-consciousness in oneself, to throw a bridge of awareness and sensations from the energy level of reality to the spiritual one. For example, in the practice of Tao Yin, it is very difficult to remember the third aspect of inner work, which is associated with the nature of the heart. The brain simply melts from trying to be aware of not only the movements of the physical body, but also the circulation of Qi and the connection with the Supreme Primordial. But this is a very useful workout!

In Tao Yin, work with the heart nature seems insignificant, since such practice is hardly noticeable. After stretching, the body hurts and we feel a certain result. After active work with Qi, we can also feel a rather bright result - we become warm, light, feel puffed up, as if we were a shriveled balloon, and after class, our body seems to be bursting with internal Qi. But it is most difficult to feel changes at the level of the heart and consciousness. Therefore, the cultivation of the heart nature takes a very long time.

But it is the connection of the body and Qi with the spirit that lays the foundation for the subsequent active spiritual development! Therefore, do not neglect the aspects of cultivating the heart nature even in the simplest beginner-level exercises!

Unity we practice as the unity of internal and external, as well as the unity of our body, Qi and heart nature. Both aspects of training are important! And in my opinion, it is much easier to feel the unity of the inner and the outer than the unity within oneself 🙂 How often do our thoughts, feelings and actions completely differ and tear us apart? If your practice is successful, then this chaos will dissolve and your life will become happier.

The second principle of Taoist thinking is non-action. It manifests itself in all Taoist practices, first of all, in the fact that at the beginning you start the practice and direct it, and then your task is to let go of control and allow the practice to direct you. For example, when performing simple accumulative breathing, when you inhale Qi and direct it to the lower dan tian, as your consciousness calms down, your breathing becomes slow and barely noticeable, everything is done by itself. At a certain stage, it begins to seem that it is not you who breathe, but Qi itself enters you, inflating your lungs and filling your energy structure.

To achieve this effect, you need to learn how to empty your mind and heart. Do not try to control the process, but do not lose awareness! Just follow. In those exercises where there is body movement, as you master the exercise, you will feel that the body begins to move by itself and moreover, sometimes you can feel that Qi makes you perform movements that were not originally incorporated in the exercise. It is important not to fall into self-deception here. Try to follow this spontaneous movement and watch what happens. If after such a movement you feel somewhere the flow of Qi, which suddenly turned on or some changes occur in consciousness, then most likely you did the right thing, following the inner impulse. But for greater certainty, of course, you should consult with the teacher.

In order to embody Non-Action at the level of the heart nature, you will have to get rid of pride and dissolve your ego. This will take many years, but this does not make the realization of non-action in everyday life any less significant.

I think one of the main mistakes of practitioners, in which they contradict the principle of Non-Doing, is setting goals and creating plans in their practice. Of course, you need to have a common direction. But setting a goal, like I will practice every day for 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the evening for a month, is nonsense! Even if you have enough willpower and energy reserves to do this, you can go too far and exhaust yourself so much that you will then recover for a long period of time without practicing.

It is better to practice 30 minutes every day than a month for 2 hours, and then not practice for a month. Many processes that are launched by Taoist practitioners require a large amount of time. When you stop your practice, you put out the stove and the soup will have to be started again when you resume your practice!

So I recommend cultivating modesty in yourself, not chasing the result. Listen to yourself and respond to the current situation. For example, yesterday I did not sleep until 3 o'clock in the morning. Then I went to bed and I couldn't sleep. At this time, it began to snow and I literally physically felt the silence and fabulousness of what was happening on the street. I wanted an internal renewal and I stood in the pole. With great pleasure and without any tension, I stood for about an hour in a pole, without even noticing the time, and when it began to get light outside, I went to bed.

Learn to feel yourself, synchronize yourself with yourself and with what is happening in the outside world. Even if you think that you have a weak intuition, that you are not a sensitive person, listen anyway! Mindfulness and sensitivity develop and you will succeed!

The third principle of Taoist thinking is Harmony. The sky takes away where there is a lot, and gives where there is little. You should do the same as Heaven in everything!

Performing energy practices, we constantly use this principle when we withdraw muddy Qi and create a void that is independently filled with external Qi. Harmony should be restored in the body, balancing movement and rest, food and hunger, heat and cold, rest and work.

And at the level of the heart and consciousness, one should dissolve one's obscurations and delusions, cultivate detachment and modesty, and also cultivate virtuous qualities.

Everyone violates the Principle of Harmony 🙁 Under the influence of selfish desires, we constantly create problems for ourselves by continuing to accumulate Yin and waste Yang. Therefore, to implement the principle of Harmony, it is worth actively using two other principles - Cultivation of Yang and Devastation of Yin.

I would also like to add that despite the types of Taoist practices that you practice, pay attention to the following:

• When you are engaged in Taoist practices for the sake of magic, in order to learn how to perform any miracles, heal people, get the experience of leaving the soul from the body, walk on water, fly, etc. , instead of cultivating Yang, you accumulate Yin. And this leads to a violation of the principle of Harmony, which means that you create difficulties for yourself, which sooner or later will become an obstacle for you on the Path.
• If you are attached to results and only work for them, then you are attached to gain and loss. This means that you accumulate Yin and violate Harmony. What else can you do for? At the initial stage, it is quite normal to use our desires for motivation in classes, but it is worth gradually dissolving them and improving for the sake of curiosity and the process itself, to realize that this is our Original nature.
• If you tend to visualize and control your practice, then you are violating the principle of non-doing. And an attempt to control is nothing more than a rejection of reality and a passion for one's selfish desires (which also violates Harmony).
• If you like to compare your experience of practice with other people, love to learn new practices, chase teachings and novelty, then you are at the mercy of the mechanical mind. It's the same when people travel to many countries, go to many restaurants, buy a bunch of new clothes, and so on. All this superficial craving for consumerism takes you away from the real and deep, and it is in simplicity. More attention should be paid to the Depletion of Yin.
• If you often mix the practices of different systems of self-development, love experiments, love logic and a rational mind, on the one hand, it seems to be okay 🙂 Children are also curious and also constantly experiment and explore the outside world and themselves. But to be carried away by the external means not to improve in the internal. Simplicity and purification of the mind from defilements can help you advance on the Path.
• If you think that practice, work, life must be hard, it is because you are afraid to live in your own way, according to your nature. When you live “your life”, there is nothing hard in it. But you need to decide on this, find the courage in yourself to let go of rational rules and control and begin to follow the circumstances and your own nature, and not your ego, your fears, patterns and obscurations.

Many, seduced by the will, fall into the trap of fear to give it up, let go of control, and stop managing the world around them. Manipulation owns the manipulator himself - having learned to cheat with the world, in the end, a person falls into self-deception, because he does not see himself. His focus is outward, and he loses sight of himself and his contact with others. It becomes almost impossible for him to allow himself to become vulnerable, to succumb to the influence of the surrounding world in order to connect with it and engage in cooperation, gradually returning to Unity.

As Einstein said, most problems are unsolvable at the level of thinking at which they were created. If the tree dries, water the root, not rub the leaves! That is, it is necessary to move towards the Source. The solution to all problems should be sought at a more subtle, stronger, abstract and fundamental level, which is simpler and more united - then the solution will be faster, easier, safer and more elegant.

The world is co-existent (joint being leads to the fact that everything that happens is connected with each other, since the world is one) and in order to correspond to things, one must not make the world the object of one’s thoughts, but open one’s heart, sympathizing with all the changes from the middle . The sage does not control external events and does not passively go with the flow, but follows the rudiments of change, that which has not yet manifested itself! Creativity manifests itself in the process of manifestation of what has not yet been manifested, but it does not contradict the natural course of things, but only gives them a form.

In order to follow things, it is necessary to abandon the division of the world into object and subject. It is necessary to proceed from the unity of all Being, besides this, it is absolutely necessary to influence the unmanifested (that which forms the future form), anticipating events (returning to the Source) and emptying oneself so as not to become dependent on subsequent born things and events.

The path is the road back to the unity of things, between which there are no boundaries, which are like a web of connections and correspondences. Any event on the Path is a co-existence (the joint existence of things), which ultimately embraces all that exists. The path is the point of change between Existence and Non-Being (the highest middle ground), it is not a choice of a person, but his acceptance and unconditional adherence to internal changes, which are reflected in the outside world with a delay.

And finally, a good quote about the principle of Unity:

Wengzi asked: Why are humanity, justice and courtesy considered less important than the virtue of Tao?

Lao Tzu replied: Those who deliberately practice humanity always see it in terms of sadness and happiness, and those who deliberately practice justice always see it in terms of loss and gain. Someone's sadness or someone's happiness cannot be extended to all who live within the four seas; material wealth and money in depleted treasuries will not be enough to provide for all people.

Therefore, we know that it is better to practice the Tao and put its virtues into action. Based on the true nature of heaven and earth, all living beings correct themselves and the world is perfected. Humanity and justice are dependent and secondary. Therefore, great people live by what is deep, and not by what is superficial.

Treatise of Wen Tzu, excerpt 155

To realize Unity in your life - look not for a compromise, but for a comprehensive idea that will unite opposites! Follow the unity of things and you will be happy. After all, any event means that you coexist, live together with the whole world. And by trying to fight the events, you thereby separate yourself from them, depriving yourself of Unity. Do not fight, change what has not yet shown itself.

Recently I was thinking about the idea of ​​how to lose weight in the Taoist way 🙂 According to the principle of Non-doing, one should not seek profit, but avoid harm. Thus, you do not fight with what is already there, but change what is not yet there. That is, you should not try to lose weight, but try not to gain even more weight. It is much easier to get rid of the weight that you have not gained yet than the one that is already there (manifested). This means that you should perform those actions that will prevent weight gain, and the principle of Harmony will do the rest. I will experiment with this and when the result appears, I will definitely write an article about it 🙂