The Taoist Soul Body: Harnessing the Power of Kan and Li [Paperback]

Mantak Chia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 2007

A guide to the practice of the Lesser Kan and Li that gives birth to the soul body and the immortal spirit body

• Shows how to awaken higher consciousness through practices in total darkness that stimulate the release of DMT by the pineal gland

• Shows how to transform sexual energy into life-force energy to feed the soul body

The Lesser Enlightenment of Kan and Li practice combines the compassion of the heart energies (yang/fire) with sexual energies originating in the kidneys (yin/water) to form and feed the soul or energy body. Practice of the Chinese formula Siaow Kan Li (yin and yang mixed) uses darkness technology to literally “steam” the sexual energy (jing) into life-force energy (chi) by re-versing the location of yin and yang power. This inversion places the heat of the bodily fire from the heart center beneath the coolness of the bodily water of the sexual energy of the perineum, thereby activating the liberation of transformed sexual energy.

Darkness technology has been a key element of Taoist practice--and of all Inner Alchemy traditions--throughout the ages. A total darkness environment stimulates the pineal gland to release DMT into the brain. The darkness actualizes successively higher states of consciousness, correlating with the accumulation of psychedelic chemicals in the brain. In the darkness, mind and soul begin to wander freely in the vast realms of psychic and spiritual experience. Death is no longer to be feared because life beyond the physical body is known through direct experience.

The birth of the soul is not a metaphor. It is an actual process of converting energy into a subtle body. Developing the soul body is the preparation for the growth of the immortal spirit body in the practice of the Greater Enlightenment of Kan and Li.

Editorial Reviews

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"This beautifully illustrated little160 page book is an instructional step-by-step system for the initiated. Previous knowledge of Chia's practices is a must . . ."  (
Daniel Pikelin, Vitality, Feb 2008 )

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The Lesser Enlightenment of Kan and Li practice combines the compassion of the heart energies (yang/fire) with sexual energies originating in the kidneys (yin/water) to form and feed the soul or energy body. Practice of the Chinese formula Siaow Kan Li (yin and yang mixed) uses darkness technology to literally “steam” the sexual energy (jing) into life-force energy (chi) by reversing the location of yin and yang power. This inversion places the heat of the bodily fire from the heart center beneath the coolness of the bodily water of the sexual energy of the perineum, thereby activating the liberation of transformed sexual energy.

Darkness technology has been a key element of Taoist practice--and of all Inner Alchemy traditions--throughout the ages. A total darkness environment stimulates the pineal gland to release DMT into the brain. The darkness actualizes successively higher states of consciousness, correlating with the accumulation of psychedelic chemicals in the brain. In the darkness, mind and soul begin to wander freely in the vast realms of psychic and spiritual experience. Death is no longer to be feared because life beyond the physical body is known through direct experience.

The birth of the soul is not a metaphor. It is an actual process of converting energy into a subtle body. Developing the soul body is the preparation for the growth of the immortal spirit body in the practice of the Greater Enlightenment of Kan and Li.

A student of several Taoist masters, MANTAK CHIA founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught and certified tens of thousands of students and instructors from all over the world. He is the director of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 31 books, including Cosmic Fusion, Sexual Reflexology, and the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Books (November 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594771375
• ISBN-13: 978-1594771378
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #790,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A higher level of the Mantak Chia System, January 16, 2009

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DojoDave (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Taoist Soul Body: Harnessing the Power of Kan and Li (Paperback)

Wow! If you're familiar with Mantak Chia and his system, this book will delight you. It is the next step from the Fusion Meditations and is packed with information. The main technique is the special method of combining Kan and Li energies and the resulting steaming process. It also goes into great detail on the science of Darkroom Meditations and incorporates the 12 acupuncture meridians. If you don't know Mantak Chia, you might want to check him out on the web and get a general feel for the meditation system or you may be a little lost. This book is a more advanced step of the Taoist Meditation system presented by the author. There are 8 - 10 books in the series before this, but he mentions them in his book so you know what you are getting in to. If you are an experienced practitioner, this book is a must have.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful if somewhat recycled concept, June 1, 2010

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This review is from: The Taoist Soul Body: Harnessing the Power of Kan and Li (Paperback)

In this book Chia presents an advanced technique for Taoist inner alchemical work. While overall the information is good and in-depth, there are times were its clear Chia recycled content from previous books in order to fill out the book. Also some of the instructions are a bit more vague than they should be given the type of work involved. That said, if you've learned previous techniques it won't be hard to puzzle out what he means. The main thing to avoid is visualizing the work. You need to really experience it, and that's where the vagueness of the instructions is less than helpful. The technique in this book is worth reading and can be very helpful for body purification and health.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Diagrams, Too Much Text, Not Enough Content, February 24, 2009

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While I enjoyed some of Mantak Chia's other titles, I find myself quite disappointed by this book. It's true that each teacher/author has a different method for presenting information. Still, I find myself a bit put off by all the content jumbled together with new-agey theories, pseudo-science, and advertisement.

Mantak Chia has a penchant for colorful diagrams of the human body, DNA strands, and various other things he tries to incorporate into this text, to explain his many many theories. There are a lot of sections which in my opinion could have been skipped in favor of simple, concise, clearly defined set of instructions. In fact, what takes Mantak some 6-8 pages to illustrate, takes Dr. Yang Jwing Ming or Stuart Alve Olsen 3-4 pages max. to explain in a much clearer, sequential, logical manner that can serve as a set of clearly defined instructions (Unlike Mantak's which for the most part left me guessing.) Furthermore, much of this book is dedicated to advertising his retreat and other books, which for me is a major turn-off.

It also seems that in order to get the full benefit from this book, you need to be familiar with other Taoist Qi Gong practices outlined in his other books, otherwise you will be stuck with vague directions, and obscure terminology. The descriptions for this set of exercises can be vague, and lack a clearly defined structure. This book seems more like a general overview of the practice rather than an actual set of instructions. Unless you are a fan of Mantak Chia, and are already familiar with his writing style, you might be better off looking for another source for Taoist Qi Gong/ meditation.