Table of Contents About Yuan Tze... 14 The Origin and Meaning of the Name... 16 Yuan Tze Ren Xue... 16 Yuan Tze Ren Xue 12345... 18 Ten Features of Yuan Tze Ren Xue -- brief introduction... 19 Yuan Tze Ren Xue Ownership and Related Statement... 25 Yuan Tze s Note... 27 Foreword... 28 Note from Co-- translator... 34 Ren Xue or Human Life Science?... 36 LEVEL ONE... 40 The Meaning and Purposes of the Training Programme... 40 Five Fundamental Principles of Yuan Tze Human Life Science... 42 One Mission -- Uplift Yourself and Help Others (zi du, du ren; 自度度人 )... 44 Two Aspects of Cultivation -- Xing and Ming (Xing Ming Shuang Xiu 性命双 修 )... 46 Three Guidelines... 49 1) The Internal Guidelines... 50 i) Relaxation... 50 ii) Calmness... 50 iii) Naturalness... 52 2) The External Guidelines... 53 Four Pillars -- Theories, Methods, Abilities, Virtues... 54 Five Elements with Which to Learn... 54 1) Openness... 54 2) Respect... 57 3) Harmony... 60 4) Happiness... 61 7 5) Seeking and Cultivating Truth... 62 Jing-- Qi-- Shen Holistic Approach to Life... 64 Qi... 67 What is Qi?... 67 Hunyuan Qi... 67 Two Types of Qi... 68 Three Main Forms of Human Hunyuan Qi... 69 1) Physical Hunyuan Qi... 69 2) Organ Hunyuan Qi... 69 3) Yiyuanti Hunyuan Qi... 69 The Relationship Between Hunyuan Qi of Nature and Human Hunyuan Qi.. 69 Formation of Human Hunyuan Qi... 70 Qigong... 72 Qigong Practice and the Law of Life... 72 Definition of Qigong... 72 Zhineng Qigong... 74
Wider Application of Qigong... 75 Advice on Learning... 80 Consciousness... 82 The Role of Consciousness... 82 Dealing with Qigong Reactions on the Emotional Level... 87 Qifield... 89 Introduction... 89 Qifield and Illness... 90 Qifield and Paranormal Phenomena... 91 Qifield and Fengshui... 92 Building a Qifield Three Major Elements... 93 Basic Techniques for Building a Qifield... 95 Applications of the Qifield... 95 Wider Applications of the Qifield... 97 Special Abilities... 99 About Teaching... 108 8 The Benefits of Qigong Practice... 110 1. Strengthening the Overall Constitution... 110 2. Prolonging Life... 111 3. Preventing and Treating Illness... 113 4. Developing Intelligence/Mind Power and Wisdom... 115 The Environment and its Influence... 117 Qigong Reactions... 119 Introduction... 119 Four Major Types of Qigong Reaction... 120 1) Reaction When Clearing of Illness is Accompanied by Elimination... 120 2) Reaction Occurring when Qi is Working on the Sick Part of the Body... 122 3) Reaction Occurring During Purification... 123 4) Reaction Experienced With Advancement of the Qigong Level... 125 Dealing With Qigong Reactions... 125 Everyday Living... 127 Food... 127 Clothing... 132 Benefitting Yourself and Benefitting Others:... 135 A Moral Code... 135 Differences Between Physical Exercise and Qigong... 140 Going Through Gates of Life... 144 More Tips on Teaching... 145 Questions and Answers... 147 Making a Good Choice of Qigong System... 153 More on Helping Others... 155 The Debate on Cultivating Life in the Mundane World or in Isolation... 157 Concluding Remarks... 159 LEVEL TWO... 163 Opening Remarks... 163 Understanding the Consciousness -- Yiyuanti and its Functions... 165 Examination of Healing Modalities from the Perspective 9
of Jing, Qi, Shen and the Law of the Individual s Life... 171 1) Lift Qi Up Pour Qi Down... 173 2) Yoga... 173 3) Reiki... 174 4) Homeopathy... 176 5) Buddhism... 177 6) Techniques Using Physical Movement, Energy and Consciousness e.g. Qigong... 179 Conclusion: Importance of Work on Jing, Qi, Shen & the Law of Individual Life... 180 What Does Consciousness Do? The Power of Consciousness... 181 1) Consciousness and Physical Strength... 181 2) Consciousness and the Senses... 182 3) Consciousness and Physical Processes... 183 4) Consciousness and Health... 183 5) Consciousness and Physical Appearance... 185 6) Consciousness and Special Abilities... 185 7) Consciousness and External Change... 186 Learning Attitude and Expectation... 187 Five Ways in Which Consciousness Works... 191 1) Logical Thinking... 191 2) Visualization... 191 3) Physical Sensing... 192 4) Internal Awareness... 192 5) Use of Special Abilities... 192 Using the Consciousness with a Specific Focus to Unify Life... 193 1) Unification of Mind and Qi... 193 2) Unification of Mind and Body... 193 3) Unification of Mind and Speaking... 194 Focussed and Calm State of Consciousness... 195 Meditation Practice?... 195 Techniques for Training to be Focussed... 197 Reference System... 199 10 Cultivation of Consciousness Breaking Attachments... 206 1) Clearer Understanding on the Theoretical Side... 207 2) Using Special Abilities to Break Attachments... 208 3) Practical techniques... 209 i) Wearing Out... 209 ii) Forgetting... 209 iii) Being Modest and Humble... 209 iv) Being Empty... 209 Achieving the State of Zhong He as a Goal for Working on Personality, Habits and Emotions... 211 The Concept of Zhong He... 211 Personality, Habits and Emotions... 212 1. Personality... 212 2. Habits... 213 3. Emotions... 213 Attitude towards others criticisms... 215
How to deal with problems caused by unhealthy patterns... 216 Joy -- A Good Emotion... 217 Clear Focus and Strong Determination... 218 Real Life Training... 218 How to Deal With Qigong Reactions Properly... 220 1) Reactions Manifested as Pain... 220 2) Feelings and Sensations Experienced in Qigong Practice... 222 3) Qi Transformation Reactions... 222 4) Purification of Consciousness Reaction... 223 The Confusion of Real and Unreal ( 真妄相攻 )... 224 Questions and Answers... 228 The Importance of Practising What You Learn... 243 Concluding Remarks... 245 LEVEL THREE... 247 Opening Remarks... 247 Qingqu Activities ( 情趣 )... 248 11 Introduction... 248 Qingqu Activities on Different Levels... 248 1) the Level of Instinct... 248 2) the Level of Social Relationship... 249 3) the Level of Realizing the Individual s Life Values... 249 4) the Level of Achieving Optimal Health and Elevation of Life... 249 Qingqu Activities -- Personal Cultivation and Development of Human Civilization... 250 Cultivating Consciousness -- The Most Fundamental Element of Qigong Practice... 257 Introduction... 257 Four Elements in Qigong Practice to Realize a Qigongized Life... 257 The All-- Important Role of the Fourth Element, Cultivating Consciousness, in Qigong Practice... 259 The Importance of the Fourth Element in Repairing a Damaged Life... 262 Cultivating Consciousness and Development of the Fundamental Human Qualities... 263 The Relationship Between Shen and Qi in Cultivating Consciousness... 264 1) The Beginners Level... 264 2) The Intermediate Level... 264 3) The Third Level... 265 Qi Zhi ( 氣質 ) and Cultivation of Consciousness... 265 The Distinction Between Using Consciousness and Cultivating Consciousness... 268 Importance of Shen and Qi together in Cultivating Consciousness... 269 Conclusion... 270 Self-- Awareness and Self-- Examination in Cultivating Consciousness... 271 Implementation of Self-- Awareness... 271 1) Constant Vigilance... 271 2) Practising Self-- Awareness when Alone... 272
3) Examination in Retrospect... 272 4) Fan Qiu Zhu Ji ( 反求諸己 ) the Find No Excuse Approach... 273 5) Application of Self-- Awareness to Every Aspect of Life... 273 6) How to Begin... 274 12 7) Make a Plan and Keep a Journal... 274 Conclusion... 275 Understanding the Flaws in Humanity in Order to Change the Reference System... 277 The Flaws in Humanity... 277 1) Ignorance and Cruelty... 277 2) The Distorted State of Human Consciousness... 278 3) The Incomplete and Flawed Nature of Consciousness Activities... 279 4) The Sick Condition of Consciousness... 279 Consciousness from the Perspective of Self... 281 The Self and the False self... 281 How to Work on the False Self?... 282 Using the False Self to Look For the True Self... 283 Action and Non-- Action... 285 The Meaning of Non-- Action... 285 From Action to Non-- Action to All-- Action... 285 True Progress from Real Life Practice... 287 Questions and Answers... 288 Concluding Remarks... 301 LEVEL FOUR... 304 Opening Remarks... 304 Introduction to Hunyuan Qi Theory... 306 Subsystems of Hunyuan Qi... 306 1) Physical Hunyuan Qi... 306 2) Pure Organ Hunyuan Qi... 306 3) Shen and Yi Hunyuan Qi... 308 Location of Hunyuan Qiao... 308 Hand Forms in Qigong Practice... 309 Sounds in Qigong Practice... 310 The Purposes of the Sounds... 310 The Three Levels of Sound Practice in Qigong... 310 13 Sounds for the Three Aspects of the Organs... 311 The Meaning of Emotions in Qigong Practice... 313 The Five Yin Organs... 314 and Their Related Emotions... 314 1) The Liver... 314 2) The Heart... 315 3) The Spleen... 315 4) The Lung... 316 5) The Kidney... 317 The Importance of Work on the Emotions... 318 Cultivating Art Consciousness... 321
Cultivating Science Consciousness... 326 Hunyuan Qi Theory or Five Elements Theory?... 334 Personal Factors Determining Progress... 337 Levels of Qigong Practice... 338 1) Shen Thinking the Body ( 神念形 )... 338 2) Shen Observing the Body ( 神觀形 )... 338 3) Shen Entering the Body ( 神入形 )... 338 4) Shen and the Body are Unified ( 形神相合 )... 338 5) Shen and the Body in a Miao State ( 形神俱妙 )... 338 Dao De ( 道德 ) Consciousness... 340 Common Understanding of Dao De Consciousness in Terms of Ethics and Values... 340 Dao De in Historical Perspective... 341 Meaning of Dao De in Chinese Philosophy... 343 Dao De in Yuan Tze Human Life Science... 344 Categories of Dao De... 344 1) Natural Dao De... 344 2) Social Dao De... 345 3) Social Natural Dao De... 347 4) Social Freedom Dao De... 351 5) Dao De Returning to its Original Place... 352 Dao De Consciousness: Relationship with Art Consciousness and Science 14 Consciousness... 352 Questions and Answers... 354 Concluding Remarks... 375 Appendices... 377 Appendx 1 : Points Chart... 377 Appendix 2 -- Requirements for Basic Standing Posture in Qigong Practice... 379 Head and Chin... 379 Eyes... 380 Teeth, Lips, Tongue... 381 Face... 383 Neck... 386 Shoulders, Armpits, Chest, Upper back... 386 Elbows, Wrists, Hands, Fingers... 387 Abdomen, Lower back... 387 Hips... 388 Crotch... 388 Appendix 3 -- Eight Basic Exercises... 390 Four Supplementary Exercises... 390 1) Open-- Close Pulling Qi... 390 2) Pour Qi Relaxation Exercise... 395 3) Mouth Qigong... 398 4) Rubbing Qi Exercise... 400 Four Major Basic Exercises... 403 1) Squats... 404
2) Stretching Qi... 407 3) Bow Body, Arch the Back, Open Dumai (Bow Body)... 412 4) Turn Waist, Swirl Hips, Qi Back to Dantian... 415 Appendix 4 -- Growing Hands Game... 419 Appendix 5 -- Questions and Answers Relating to the Exercises and Practice. 421 Glossary... 427