Vital Breath of the Dao —
Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong Contents
Part I Pin Ming Lun Dao—Tea and the Dao
1 Dao Fa Zi Ran—The Dao Models Itself on the Way of Nature
1.1 Man (Slow Down) — The Way of Life 3
1.1.1 Go Slowly 3
1.1.2 Time Schedule and the Car 4
1.1.3 Take Your Time 5
1.2 Cha (Tea) — The Way of Spiritual Cultivation 6
1.2.1 Gongfu and Tea 7
1.2.2 Wordlessness 8
1.3 Wen (Pattern) — The Way of the Universe 9
1.3.1 The Chinese Character and its Origin 9
1.3.2 Wen (Pattern) and Wu (Shaman) 10
1.3.3 The Chinese Character and its Function 12
1.4 Kou (Entrance) — The Way of Teaching 13
1.4.1 The Way of Subtlety 14
1.4.2 The Entrance to the Dao 14
1.4.3 Root and Tip 15
1.5 Pin (Savor) — The Way of Study 16
1.5.1 The Meaning of Three Mouths 16
1.5.2 The Dao of Food 17
1.5.3 Food as Herbal Medicine 18
1.5.4 A Pathway to the Dao 19
2 Tian Wang Hui Hui—The Universal Network 21
2.1 Yuan (Edge) — The Karmic Relationship 22
2.1.1 Edges 22
2.1.2 Inner Observation 22
2.2 Qi (Establish) — The Momentum of Existence 23
2.2.1 Do It 23
2.2.2 Do What You Say 24
2.3 Kong (Emptiness) — The Universal Web 25
2.3.1 The Nature of Emptiness 25
2.3.2 The Oneness 26
3 Dong Xi Yuan Tong—The Pathway of Yin Yang 29
3.1 Ming (Destiny) — My Life 31
3.1.1 Xun — A Trigram 31
3.1.2 Dong (East) — My Hometown 32
3.1.3 Xi (West) — My Path 33
3.2 Yin (Reason) — Why I am Here 35
3.2.1 Ding (Cauldron) — A Symbol for Establish 35
3.2.2 Lucky Element and Three Conditions 36
3.3 Guo (Fruit) — A Drop of Water 38
Part II Han San He Yi —Holding Three in One
The Fundamentals of Chinese
Shamanic Qigong
4 Xiang—Symbolism 43
4.1 Tuteng (Totemism) — Between Heaven and Earth 44
4.1.1 The Nature of Tuteng 44
4.1.2 Chinese Totemism 44
4.2 Shenhua (Myth) — 45
The Union of Humans and Spirits 46
4.2.1 Xiwangmu — Queen Mother of the West 47
4.2.2 Pangu — The Giant 49
4.2.3 Hundun — The Chaos 50
4.3 Laohu (Tiger) — Vital Breath 50
4.3.1 The Power of the Tiger 50
4.3.2 The Symbolic Tiger 51
5 Shu—Numerology 53
5.1 Wuji/0 — The Dao 53
5.2 Taiji/1 — The Universal Life Force 55
5.3 Liangyi/2 — Yin Yang 56
5.4 Sancai/3 — Three Sources 57
5.5 Sixiang/4 — Four Universal Spiritual Animals 58
5.6 Wuxing/5 — Five Elements 60
5.7 Liuhe/Liuxiu/6 — Six Unions/Emptiness 62
5.8 Qixing/ 7 — The Big Dipper 63
5.9 Bagua/8 — Trigram 64
5.10 Jiugong/9 — Magic Square 66
5.11 Shier Chen/12 — Universal Transformation 68
5.12 Ershisi Jieqi/24 — Universal Rhythm 69
6 Li—Theory 73
6.1 Qi — Vital Energy 73
6.1.1 Tea and Qi 73
6.1.2 Five Qi 74
6.1.3 Manifesting Qi 75
6.2 Qigong — Qi Cultivation 76
6.2.1 Qigong and Its Root 76
6.2.2 Forms of Qigong 77
6.2.3 The Five Essential Techniques of Qigong Practice 78
6.2.4 The Tranquility of Qigong Practice 80
6.3 Wu — Chinese Shamanism 81
6.3.1 The Emperor as Wu (Shaman) 82
6.3.2 The Nature of Wu 83
6.3.3 The Function of Wu 84
6.3.4 The Root of Chinese Medicine 86
6.4 Fang — Cosmos 87
6.4.1 Space and Time 87
6.4.2 A Mysterious Painting 88
6.4.3 Wu Cosmos and Qigong 90
6.5 Shengsi — Birth and Death 90
6.5.1 Past, Present, and Future 91
6.5.2 The Life Cycle 91
6.5.3 An Eternal Life 93
6.6 Jing — Essence 93
6.7 Shen — Spirit 95
6.7.1 Ling — Soul 96
6.7.2 Hun — Yang Soul 97
6.7.3 Po — Yin Soul 97
6.7.4 Yi — Will 98
6.7.5 Zhi — Memory 99
6.7.6 Shen — Spirit 100
Part III Laohu Gong—
Chinese Shamanic Tiger Qigong Form
7 Men (Doorway) — Learn the Name 105
7.1 To Be "Old" 105
7.2 Holding Zhengqi 106
8 Gen (Root) — The Background 109
8.1 Emei Zhengong 109
8.2 Union 110
9 Dou (Shaking) — The Ritual of Heart 113
9.1 Inner Dancing and Drumming 113
9.2 Awaken Your Consciousness 114
10 Fa (The Way)—Shamanic Tiger Qigong Movements 117
10.1 Hong Meng Yi Qi—Return to the Great Primordial Qi 117
10.2 Shui Hu Jue Xing—Sleeping Tiger Wakes Up 121
10.3 Li Di Bai Wei—Tiger Wags its Tail 125
10.4 Dan Dan Chu Dong—Tiger Emerges from the Cave 131
10.5 Yao Wu Yang Wei—Tiger Displays Martial Power 135
10.6 Shen Jian Zhan Xie—Spiritual Sword Kills the Demon 139
10.7 Qi Hua San Pan—Qi Transforms the Three Layers 145
10.8 Tong Tian Che Di—Connect with Heaven and Penetrate Earth 153
10.9 Huai Bao Ri Yue—Embrace the Sun and Moon 155
10.10 Bao Yi Shang Shan—Tiger Climbs the Mountain 159
10.11 Yu Feng Xia Shan—Ride the Wind Down the Mountain 163
10.12 Qi Guan Chang Hong—Qi Transforms into a Rainbow 169
10.13 Yun Xing Yu Shi—Moving Clouds Make Rain 173
10.14 Er Long Xi Zhu—Double Dragons Play with the Pearl 177
10.15 Ti Hu Guan Ding—Heavenly Dew Purifies the Body 183
10.16 Jin Gui Xia Hai—Golden Turtle Plunges into the Ocean 185
10.17 Jin Tao Hui Dang—Colorful Wave Cleanses the Spirit 191
10.18 Dan Feng Chao Yang—Red Phoenix Visits the Sun 197
10.19 Shui Zhong Lao Yue—Lift the Moon from the Water 199
10.20 Long Teng Hu Yue—Dragon and Tiger Leap into Heaven 201
10.21 Hui Feng Hun He—Harmonizing Wind Unites the Cosmos 205
10.22 Wei Ling Ba Fang—Maintain Peace in the Eight Directions 209
10.23 Chao Li Dong Tian—Sacrifice Everything to the Heavenly Cave 211