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I have found this book to be exactly what I was looking for: a thorough guide covering the basic spiritual principles and energetic theory as well as practice methods for opening the microcosmic orbit and so much more!
The first section gives a succint, but thorough, overview of Taoist Internal Alchemy which I flew threw in a couple of hours I was so into it. The second section gives another succint, but complete teaching on the connection between alchemy, virtue, and explains how virtues come together to result in spiriutal accomplishment, fantastic! This chapter also includes the complete Inner Smile and brief 6 healing sounds meditations. There is an entire chapter with at least 7 or more preparatory practices that really work to change energy flow in the body so that one can open the orbit more easily. There are also multiple techniques to help one feel the energy if they are having a hard time.
There are numerous detailed sections on different applications of the orbit, channeling earth energy, opening the heart, working with sex energy (including things not in the Healing Love books), working with cosmic energy, pulsing with a macrocosmic orbit as well as information about how to work with numerous common ailments such as colds, hair loss, etc. There is a section for setting up a daily practice schedule to progress through the levels of the meditations and how to maintain it. There is also about 100 pages of detailed information about the numerous points of the orbit, what they are, organs & elements they are connected to, emotional, health, and energetic effects of open or closed points.
This book is excellent for anyone who really wants to understand the practice of Taoist Inner Alchemy. It includes virtually everything you will need to actually apply the practices. It is filled with numerous practice, many detailed diagrams, and explicit instruction on how to apply the practices.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
A great comprehensive treatment that covers the material in numerous other books written by Master Chia. A great way to look at the practice in order and is written with great clarity. Highly recommended! If I was limited to owning only two books by Mantak Chia this would be one of them.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
This book is wonderful. It is, as it says on the cover, "foundational" -- but it's also an extremely in-depth, practical and powerful work which will set anyone well on the way to understanding and experiencing internal energies from the Taoist point of view.
I won't go in-depth through the contents. What makes the book special is the large number of clever ancillary ideas and suggestions -- ways to locate the tan tien more precisely, to pulse chi, to guide it with the hands, etc. etc. Too many to mention.
It is still true to say that the original orbit guide:
... will work for anyone who wants to open the orbit. But this one is better. When I A/B them the additional sophistication in this book is very clear. For a start, more points on the orbit are mentioned in the newer book -- there is no mention of Gia Pe and Ta Chui in 'Healing Energy.' Then, the descriptions of the energetic, emotional and spiritual aspects of each point are far more in depth in this book. Addtionally the numerous techniques will give you a much better feel for what to do and how it should work. A lot will be clarified and explained that was left unsaid in the original and somewhat peremptory guide.
Finally, there is much more here than just the orbit because a number of different energies are tapped into and circulated once you have the basic route open.
Recommended to anyone with an interest in Taoist energy techniques, or Eastern meditation in general I would say. This is an important book. Glenn Morris called it "the classic guide", and he knew what he was talking about.Read more ›
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How many times over the years have I sat in meetings of people interested in metaphysics and heard people say longingly, "I want to grow," (meaning spiritually). Well, here's your chance, people. Mantak Chia has set up a system whereby we can do that very thing. It's all laid out for us in his books so that there can be no more excuses for not achieving spiritual growth. In the old days, we were the blind leading the blind. We were groping our way along not really knowing what we were doing. But now Master Chia, has brought us a clear-cut method though his modern translation and interpretation of an ancient wisdom system.
As others have said, this book is an overview. If you check up on Mantak Chia you will see that he has written many books on Taoism. He states that there are thousands of exercises you can do, but he gives you the main principles so that you can decide which exercises work best for you and even adapt them to you personally. However, there are two exercises which are basic, and you must learn them. They are the inner smile and the microcosmic orbit. Neither is difficult. My suggestion to anyone who begins to study Taoism is to learn first how to do the inner smile, then do it every morning. All by itself it is invaluable and yields, if not immediate, then almost immediate results. He states in one of his books that if you never did anything else but this one exercise, it would change your life for the better. Fortunately it is actually quite pleasant to do, although you will have to brush up on your anatomy.
If any of you old timers, and maybe some new timers too, remember, it has been said that in ancient times, over the main entrance to every esoteric school was the admonition to "know yourself.Read more ›
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