Relaxing Into Your Being, The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series, Volume 1 [Paperback]

Bruce Kumar Frantzis (Author), B. K. Frantzis (Author)

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Publication Date: December 14, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0963180800 | ISBN-13: 978-0963180803 | Edition: Readers'

This first volume of The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series explains the essence and practical techniques originally alluded to by Lao Tse in the Tao Te Ching, 2500 years ago. This knowledge has been passed down from teacher to disciple in an unbroken lineage to Taoist sage Liu Hung Chieh and the author. These teachings help us rediscover deeper levels of our inner being and are especially relevant in today's fast-paced, overstressed computer age. The energy practices revealed here are a fundamental part of this knowledge. These tools will show you the way to soften and release stress, maintain good health, calm your mind, heal disease, dissolve your obstacles to inner peace and directly experience Universal Consciousness.

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Relaxing Into Your Being, Volume One of The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series, is the first book that explains the essence and practical techniques of the Water Method of Taoist Meditation, originally alluded to by Lao Tse in the Tao Te Ching, 2500 years ago. The author is a long-time student of Taoism who studied in China for ten years. He is a lineage holder of the Water Method school of Taoism, under the teacher Liu Hung Chieh and has been studying meditation, internal martial arts and qigong for four decades.

Each volume is filled with breathing exercises and stories about the author's teacher, as well as the author's own experiences. The author obviously has studied intensely for many years and brings that experience and knowledge to bear on its subject.

The Great Stillness, Volume Two, presents moving meditation practices, sitting and lying down meditation practices, the inner dissolving process as well as how to dissolve blockages in your physical, qi and emotional bodies. Another extremely interesting section is on Taoist sexual meditation with both techniques and good explanations of the energetic aspects of Taoist sexual cultivation. The last chapter is on internal alchemy, another fascinating and important aspect of Taoist self-cultivation.

This is an important work. Taoism is a very old and vast compendium of teachings and practices. Students can choose from a wide variety of teachings, some of which are only now coming to the West. As more long-time practitioners of Taoism begin to share their knowledge and experiences with Western students we will all benefit. -- The Empty Vessel, A Journal of Contemporary Taoism, Summer 1999

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This book presents an age-old system for resolving the essential spiritual difficulties of human life, including those that might seem to be unique to our modern computer age. From the Taoist perspective, our age's spiritual dissonance is a result of a profound disconnection between our bodies, hearts, and souls. The Taoist solution is to reconnect and integrate ourselves, both internally and with our environment.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Clarity Pr; Readers' edition (December 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963180800
• ISBN-13: 978-0963180803
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #482,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathing!, March 23, 2003

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This review is from: Relaxing into Your Being: The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

This is my favorite BK Frantzis book (I've read all 4 that I know of...) It goes into detail, from fundamentals to more advanced, about breathing, relaxing, dissolving, meditating. This really helped me understand some things about my own kung fu practice that we were just told to "do it this way" without explanation. It is clear, well-written, and filled with fun anecdotes and stories along the way. This book is exactly what is advertised. Effective, well-written, step-by-step instructional. What to look for, feel for, be careful of. Nice!

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book every occultist should have, September 17, 2005

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This review is from: Relaxing into Your Being: The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Every occultist who is serious about using breathwork may want to strongly consider reading this book and utilizing the practices found therein.

The taoist philosophy and explanation of the differences between fire and water methods of working with energy are insightful and useful for getting an Eastern perpsective on energy work, often lacking in the majority of western books on said subject. The exercises definitely work and will have an effect on you, in a variety of manners. I do urge readers not to take these exercises too lightly...practice them diligently, but be open to what experiences occur, as you will find yourself examining a lot of the emotional and mental triggers that are embedded in the fluid stream of your consciousness.

If nothing else, consider that this book provides a different way of understanding how you breath and that such perspective can be very enlightening...For the occultist this is a must have book! Ten stars out of five

37 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, August 12, 2003

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This review is from: Relaxing into Your Being: The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

All in all this is a good book. The matter is neatly presented and there is some interesting stuff about the fire and water taoist meditation. However, I think that this book doesn't present much information nor it delivers knowledge that is not present elsewhere. This book tastes like ... re-fried beans to me.
Frantzis' "Opening the energy gates of your body" remains his unsurpassed masterpiece. If I had to save one single book about Chi, the "Gates" would be it.