"The apparent paradox of the late Master Cheng Man-Ching's words 'Do not
ignore your qi or try to help its growth' bothers beginners who are
trying hard to develop the feeling of qi within themselves. Perhaps an
analogy will be helpful: When you plant a tree, you don't overtend to it
in order to make it grow faster; but you don't completely forget about
it either.
Proper and constant care is the best way to make a tree grow. Similarly,
Master Cheng described the daily growth of qi as being as little as a
thin later of paper. 'To stack it up as high as a skyscraper,' he said,
'will take you a good several years.' "
[Waysun Liao]
[Previously Posted on: Thursday, June 23, 2011]
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