2017/03/08
Today, practicing, I suddenly feel that the balance exercise has included the vigorous palm, both of which are the results of training the internal strength through the combination of the mind and the breath, that is, the result of the "false infinite meaning, full of the body" that the inner boxers often say.
Moreover, compared with the powerful palm, the balance function has the advantages that the latter cannot compare:
1. The balance function has the action of curling and folding the trunk, which not only exercises the palms, but also exercises the trunk, so that it is an excellent massage for the internal organs;
2. Balance Gong has a "small partner" for practicing, that is, trees; and in the system of Balance Gong, the two constitute a Tai Chi diagram, one yin and one yang, nourishing each other.
2017/03/09 08:43
I sat quietly this morning and suddenly had a deeper understanding of "the moving one, the foundation of stillness." In meditation, in order to make a very smooth reverse abdominal breath, when inhaling, the head is slightly lifted, and the jaw is slightly retracted, which is a good aid to the adduction of the abdomen during inhalation; and when exhaling, it feels that the back is loose, and it helps the abdomen to be released when exhaling.
And when the breathing is very smooth, that continuous feeling in turn deepens and stimulates the state of "stillness" more deeply. At this point, you will feel very clearly that "stillness" is not static, and it is impossible to achieve a state of stillness simply by sitting. Academician Zhu Qingshi said that he could not be quiet before retirement, and I think he may have made this mistake.
When I have this experience, I look back and think about the sentence that Mr. Wang Qianzhai said, "Big movement is not as good as small movement, and small movement is not as good as small movement (or fluctuation)", this sentence is really good. Ordinary people can only approach "jing" step by step through the way of "micro-movement" or "fluctuation", which is the only way for the vast majority of people. And only a very small number of people can still maintain a "quiet" state in the midst of great movement, such as the older generation of revolutionaries, which is a very small minority, as mortals, do not compare with them.
In addition, there is another feeling in meditation: it is suddenly felt that the crotch or chassis is like a light boat, and the trunk is a squirming thing, gently sitting on the boat, with the waves of the water. This should be the degree of their own "quiet" step by step, which is a good phenomenon.