QIGONG
The Qigong practised by us originates to a large extent from the teaching of Yu Yongxi, my teacher of Xingyiquan, Xingyi-Taiji and Qigong. Then
it has been partly elaborated again and integrated with teachings of Wudang Qigong, Qigong of theFu
and Yin schools , Yiquan and Falun gong. Qigong means "work with the energy" and it consists of learning to know and to drive this energy.
I give a lot of importance to Qigong. In effects I started to practise Qigong and meditation
almost at the same time; or better, first I started to practise meditation and then Qigong; but it was under the influence of this last practice and particularly of the
tecniques of respiraton of the "Small Celestial Circuit" that, in meditation, I entered the first Dhyana (or
Jhana). Usually the Qigong positions are in standing stance. There is also a particular way to walk that I
use as walking meditation and that it originates from the Yiquan (Kungfu of the Mind). The Qigong finishes with the
seated positions that originate from the Falungong, a Qigong of
Buddhist origin, and they slip in the Samatha or Vipassana meditation. The practice of meditation that we develop in group on Saturdays
in S. Andrea di Compito, is currently preceded by a session of Qigong. The address is: S. Andrea
di Compito, Lucca, Street of the Tower, 9; schedule: 15,30 (tel. 0583.977051).
Concerning the positions here illustrated my instructions are as it
follows: do not think about anything but the positions themselves. Interpret
instead their feeling: to offer, to greet etc. Doesn't take to achieve anything since the meditation has this not-purpose. You slightly smile as a Buddha.
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