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Meditation	Meditation

Meditation (“to sink in thought”) is done to concentrate the mind for the purposes of:
(1)Moving the Ch’i for circulation to direct strength to any part of body, as the mind enhances the Ch’i and the Ch’i enhances strength, which is called hard Ch’i Kung;
(2) Moving the Ch’i through any part of diseased organs to recover from illness, which is called soft Ch’i Kung;
(3) Concentrating the mind to cease thinking in order to reach peace of mind and to finally reach spiritual enlightenment.
Sitting meditation is more difficult to handle, but for some people it is an easier way to exercise.  The difficult part is concentration.  In a sitting position, it is easy to think about something else and forget the movement of Ch’i.  There are many kinds of sitting meditation done by Taoists. In sitting meditation, the legs can be loosely crossed, one leg laying over the other as single cross or double cross.  Hand positions can be various.  It depends upon what purpose is desired. When in meditation, one imagines that Ch’i building up in the Dan Tian goes back to “Wei Lu” at the bottom of the Governor Meridian, moves up along Governor Meridian, then moves over the head, then flows down the face to the Conception Meridian, eventually returning to Dan Tian.  This kind of circulation is called the “Great Cauldron.” The eyes can be closed to relax or slightly open to look at the nose for concentration.  The ears can either refuse to hear any sound, or try to listen only to the heart pumping or the sound of soft breathing.