The most Powerful Nei Gong Meditation

Sit comfortably in a lotus position. If this is too difficult, then cross your legs as you would normally, but one leg is pulled on top of the other. A full lotus is putting one leg on top of the other and then pulling the other leg on top. Usually, the way we develop in America isn’t conducive for a full lotus, as we train the wrong muscles. But if you can sit in a full lotus you do not need to touch your fingers, rather just place your hands on your legs in a comfortable manner.

Most of us will never attain a full lotus…but this doesn’t matter in the slightest. We can have exactly the same results by sitting in a half lotus.

If using a half lotus, you must touch the first finger with your thumb while placing them upon your legs in a comfortable manner.

From building your newly developed chi during level 1, it will then be condensed in level 2, this is important.

Now to begin, close your eyes and think “relax”. Quiet your mind by watching the lights that flash when your eyes are closed.

Rub your hands together to warm them. Use a finger or place your hand exactly on your dan tien…this tells your mind where your breath must go. But when you begin your practice move your hands back to your legs.

As you begin to breathe…it will slow down automatically as you progress into your session.  

Breathe in through your nose slowly in a rhythmical manner while imagining your breath going down to your dan tien. Don’t hold your breath at any point. Then visually imagine it coming back up and out your mouth. But do this progressively slowly. Not now, but you will eventually be working down to eight breaths a minute, however, slow breathing is perfectly fine.

Note on how we do the breathing system: the tongue should be on the ridge of the mouth as you breathe in your nose, then to breathe out, drop your tongue, do this method all the time during your meditation.

You also need to be aware that your breathing must be illustrated only by your stomach expanding and contracting. There should be nothing else moving. When you first begin training, make sure your shoulders don’t move, as this indicates your breathing is too high and your newly cultivated chi will stay high and not make it into your dan tien. So keep shoulders still and only move stomach to accommodate the chi in that area.

It is good to have someone observe you to make sure you are not moving your shoulders when you do your meditative breathing.

All this may take some time, but as usual, don’t push your self. Just relax and enjoy the experience trusting that all is done for a specific reason and things will happen as they should.

This training is mechanical, and by doing all this you “will” attain the same desired affects as all others have attained in this Meditation system by doing this exact same training.

While concentrating during your meditation you must work on emptying your mind of all thoughts. This is very difficult and literally takes years to develop…so don’t be in a hurry as nothing will happen any sooner than it is supposed to. Some people, by virtue of their physiology, psyche and innate abilities allow them to develop sooner than others, but all who train “will” develop no matter what. Just accept how you are created and appreciate the transition into another mindset.

Helpful hint: when concentrating, focusing only on your dan tien, or your breath, or try and blank everything out your mind; any one works for your development. All are designed for pointed “concentration.”

You should start out gradually; I started out doing meditation for five minutes, then I quickly advanced to ten. This may not sound like much, but you have to remember you will be doing this literally for years. So, to start off slowly almost guarantees your longevity. If you start too fast you will most certainly quit early and likely never achieve your goal. Buy starting slowly to train yourself allows your mind and body to become adjusted…and then your mind and body will actually tell you that it can take more when it is ready. When this happens you must accommodate this by adding either a minute or a few minutes at a time. Just as long as you take your time, and not be in a hurry…this way you will find it is easier to increase your time.

In this nei Gong system, there is no specific time each day to meditate. However, one hour is usual for most people because most of us work and have family responsibilities. But, if you are single you can take more time to train. Either way, you can do more if it is possible, which may increase your development, but not guaranteed because we are all different.

If you have families, don’t take away quality time from them. This is for you as much as it is for them.

I worked up to one hour over a period of two years. When I reached one hour I started a second session for the day with another hour. I would do one hour and stop and do some other things, then I would return and do another session of one hour. After a while I started trying to do more than an hour at a time and occasionally did 2 hours straight. But mostly I would only do one hour each session per day. But don’t be in a hurry to do this; it is best to train slowly and work up.

So, I would highly recommend that you take your time so you can withstand all the issues that will come up and be able to adjust to them. It is similar to working out with weights, you don’t just start bench pressing over two-hundred pounds…you’ve got to work up to it. If you tried you most likely would rip tendons, and or tear muscles and this would force you to stop.

Reverse Breathing

Important: after two months of constant, daily training, your breathing mechanics will change if you feel you are ready. The normal breathing in which you started was forgetting used to your meditative training. You still benefited from the normal way of breathing, but now the Mo Pai method of breathing can begin if you are able to do it comfortably and still "concentrate."

To do the "reverse breathing" technique: Instead of expanding your stomach with your breathing-in, you must “pull-in” your stomach as you breathe-in. This may sound strange and hard at first, but it can be done…and eventually it becomes second nature, but it takes time. Then, you must “expand” your stomach as you “breathe-out.”

Your stomach is doing just the opposite from the normal way we breathe (And remember your stomach is the only part of your body that moves). At first this will greatly impair your ability to lengthen your breathing or take a deep breath. However, it will improve over time; just be patient, as this is an entirely different mode of training from ancient knowledge.

  Sex: this is another issue that must be addressed. It is simple and straight forward; if you expel your sperm (in any manner) you must “STOP” all training for three days (72 hours). If you do train during that time, you will tear your dan tien…and that would “end” your training, because you can’t fill a torn dan tien (container). So, you must strictly adhere to the “time-off” period before you return to nai gong training. This also applies if you expel your sperm during sleep. However, if you are married, you must accommodate your wife as she needs your attention in many areas. My teacher had seven children while he was training…so what does that tell you?

During meditation there are differences: You must understand the difference between meditation and “concentration”. One can meditate upon anything or any subject in a relaxed state. Meditating also causes you to think more clearly. You can think better in meditation on many issues and make better decisions…you allow your inner mind to move upward into your conscience thinking.

Concentration on the other hand is when you totally focus your thoughts without any distractions or interruptions whatsoever on either nothing or a single point/aspect…it is where your mind is totally free of extra thought(s), as there is no wavering or moving thoughts going through your mind, it is still and fixed. This is however only achieved in increments as you learn to discipline yourself, and it also depends upon your desire to totally focus!  

If thoughts arise, there is a method that helps to dissipate them: when any thought(s) enter your mind, simply look at where the thought originated…and it will dissolve away; you don’t want to latch onto any thoughts.

Concentration, sitting on the ground and breathing combined is actually what develops your chi to build up and goto the dan tien area. Just meditating and regular breathing will not cause you to attain the desired effects necessary for Nei Gong development

It takes much training to achieve stillness of mind, so don’t think you can do it quickly…you can’t. It is estimated by John that in one hour of meditation you may achieve a total of one minute of concentration (empty mind)…it is that difficult. This will improve over time of course.

In this Nei Gong training you must develop 81 hours of total “concentration” to attain “certain” markers to show you’ve reached a specific level or development. So, it doesn’t matter how focused you are, it will still take a long time to attain this amount of concentration so you need to be very patient and understand that it is “concentration” you work on during meditation.

 

It took me around fifteen months to achieve the “heat” in my dan tien. This is the first sign that your chi development is going along perfectly. The heat will also increase in its intensity to the point you might feel you are going to burn up…you will not, it is the chi throughout your body accumulating in your dan tien. Some people will gain this later and some sooner, don’t be discouraged, as it will come no matter what.

The next feeling/sensation will most certainly come as did the fist; everyone gets it, but the only difference is, it reacts a little differently for everyone, but basically it is the same and will affect different parts of your body. It is a wonderful confirmation of your development, as well as a surprising one; you will enjoy it!

End your meditation session with slow movements. It is best to bring your mind slowly back to reality. Once you’ve stopped, just sit a moment and slowly open your eyes. Don’t react to issues by jumping up quickly. Take your time. Massage your legs if they have some pain and slowly get up.