As you age: meditate

Discover Serenity at Ci’en Temple Ancient Traditions in Modern Times In ancient China, the go-to places for meditation were Buddhist and Taoist temples. Why? Firstly, they were easy to find—practically everywhere. Secondly, they offered the perfect serene environment for deep meditation. And thirdly, they were convenient; monks or Taoists provided room and board in exchangeContinueContinue reading “As you age: meditate”

The Wonders of Zen Meditation

Zen Meditation (aka Chan Meditation) Is the Method for Attaining Enlightenment. In Zen Meditation, we strive to investigate a meditation topic that we choose. To reach success with the method of investigating the meditation topic, we must work at it for a long time. When Buddhism spread to China, it developed into the Five Schools:ContinueContinue reading “The Wonders of Zen Meditation”

Sleep Away Your Depression

As practitioners of Life Cultivation, we want to live a life of longevity without medication and illness for as long as we live. Thus meditation is a required practice for us.

However, for beginners of Life Cultivation, we should not hurry ourselves into meditation. We should look at ourselves first.

If something is abandoned, will you be left behind? If you intend to give up the world, you will not work hard. If you intend to stay in this world, you will not lose your essence. You will try to stay whole with all essence intact, forever with Nature.

Keys to Jingzuo and Ruding Practice Part Two

This is part two on Keys to jingzuo and ruding practice. You must read part one in order to go into the ruding practice. Otherwise, you are doing something wrong to yourself. Something bad may happen to you. 03 Ruding Practice If you want to practice the ruding technique, your breath must be balanced, andContinueContinue reading “Keys to Jingzuo and Ruding Practice Part Two”

Keys to Jingzuo and Ruding practice Part One

01 Prerequisites for Jingzuo practice As practitioners of life cultivation, most of us practice the tuna technique (deep breathing) and the jingzuo technique (sitting meditation) in one form or other to improve our body and mind. However, for beginners of life cultivation, they should understand that the jingzuo technique has some prerequisites for practice. FirstContinueContinue reading “Keys to Jingzuo and Ruding practice Part One”

Release your Self-healing Power Part Two

As practitioners of Life Cultivation, we strive to live our life until we die at an old-age without medication and illness. Therefore, we learn and practice self-healing power while we can. We learn about a story recorded by a physician. 03 Two minutes of Meditation If there is a pill that is all natural andContinueContinue reading “Release your Self-healing Power Part Two”

Release your Self-healing Power Part One

As practitioners of Life Cultivation, we strive to live our life until we die at an old-age without medication and illness. Therefore, we learn and practice self-healing power while we can. We learn about a story recorded by a physician. 01 The Life Story A 45-year-old wealthy clothier has always been in good health, withContinueContinue reading “Release your Self-healing Power Part One”

Ruding Practice Part Three

As practitioners of life cultivation, we practice the Mustang Tuna (deep breathing) Technique and the Mustang Jingzuo Technique (meditation) on a daily basis. Very few of us will go on and practice the Mustang Ruding (Fixation or tranquility) Technique. The Mustang Ruding Technique is a more advanced form of the Jingzuo Technique. The word RudingContinueContinue reading “Ruding Practice Part Three”

Fundamental Jingzuo Technique Part Four

Some beginners of Life Cultivation practice think Jingzuo is a very mysterious matter. Yet Jingzuo is only a form of meditation involving sitting. Once we learn and practice it, we will start to love it because it makes us feel comfortable and relaxed. It is simple and fun to get into it. Let us getContinueContinue reading “Fundamental Jingzuo Technique Part Four”

Ruding Practice II

马晓山 As practitioners of life cultivation, we practice the Mustang Tuna (deep breathing) Technique and the Mustang Jingzuo Technique (meditation) on a daily basis. Very few of us will go on and practice the Mustang Ruding (Fixation or tranquility) Technique. The Mustang Ruding Technique is a more advanced form of the Jingzuo Technique. The wordContinueContinue reading “Ruding Practice II”