if one doesnt know about how to settle the Shen, the condensation of the Shen. One knows to have attain stable Qigong attainment is not possible.
In fact, one could even enter to the gate of Zhen Qi cultivation. No way in. That is certain.
So, it is extremely critical to know about Shen but then it is extremely or even next to impossible find a complete description in the Western world on this topic.
So, Go via prayer is a better path.
When One Surrender, one’s mind quiet down and thus the Shen settle or AN. That is the first step. and after the Shen is AN for a while it evolve into Condensation.
To have Zhen Qi grow in Dan DIen properly one must first be able condensation the shen.
In martial art application, if the Shen is not AN or settle, then one goes tunel vision or absent minded and mindfullness is not possible.
If Shen is not Condensation or Ning then fajing is not effective. Because an un condensation Shen will not support the Intention. Thus, as it says, make and intention and Shen is there, shen is there Qi will be there and the body transport.
So, without a condesation of Shen the Intention is made but it is like a gun without bullets.
and to unsettle or uncondensation shen is simple, having great sex or lots of drink to hang over, and fear or worry right awary does that.
Thus, St. Padre Pio said " Pray, Hope, and not worry." that is about Settle Shen if one put it in chinese term, that is surrender to GOD if one did that.
and if one carry out the instruction deeply, the Shen condensation process will activate and the body and issue will heal and solve not via mind thinking but via GOD. the mind is just a witness, it is God who make it happen.
However, to settle shen one needs faith instead of mind reasoning. It is as simple as one practice what St. Padre Pio said " Pray, hope, and not worry" because one has faith in St. Padre Pio. Via reasoning, one will never reach into conclusion of why Pray, hope, and not worry works, in fact, it doesnt work because worry is good thing for mind, the mind needs to do something to secure the situation, and to secure the situation the mind will create different scenerios to think and …etc. and there goes the un ended of draining the shen. and when one drain’s one’s shen, one’s body and mind goes — the problem never get solve but the body and mind gone.
So, when one talks about being Scientific, that is great but will that scientific being done with the expense of damaging the Shen? I hope some scientist look into this.
and for those who claim to practice Dao, Zen, Qigong… TCM… if one doesnt know how to handle the Shen, One is not even started the journey yet. Thus, there is not much benifit in mimic-ing the practice.
The six teen words core of the TCM says, " in the state of Serenity and void , the Zhen Qi will surface and adapt, Essense (jing) and Shen shine inward, How could it be sickness and imbalance?"
So, it is all about Shen. one must travel the proper path to get the benifit.
