In the video below I discuss the fundamental principles of Qigong (energy work) meditation. Qigong is essential internal energy work/practice, and is designed to concentrate and control your internal energy. After some time the benefits of this type of meditation can be felt by even occasional practitioners, and generally improve health and energy levels. At advanced stages one can develop energy channeling abilities for healing or martial arts, as well as self healing.
The basic pointers of energy work include:
Sit with erect posture
Press your tongue to the roof of your mouth
Keep the center top of your head upright as if suspended by a string
Breath long and deep into your lower abdomen
Rest your hands comfortable on your knees or in front of your lower abdomen
This type of meditation is not particularly difficult, but the commitment to it requires great discipline. Nothing comes quickly. You’ll need daily practice for a few months before clear signs of energy accumulation are present.
In the video above I discuss the basic principles behind mindfulness meditation, principles I’ve discussed several times in previous posts. To reiterate, some of these include the principle that mindfulness meditation should not be treated as a means to an end, but as an end in itself. That is, meditation is the practice of living in the moment. As such, consequences and results are only theoretical, and not real. The present reality is all we have in front of us, and to be fully present in the present is its own reward.
Leaving behind the baggage of judgment and selfish ego driven thought is like removing a heavy blanket from your shoulders. And it opens the door for a more serene and profound experience in future presents.
But mindfulness meditation again should not be seen as a thing, but as ‘being’, in the fullest sense of the word. Practice of mindfulness should not remain isolated in a series of events, but should eventually expand into mindful living, and experience the fulness of life with every breath. This takes tremendous commitment, and is in fact very hard work.
