Tranquil Sitting by Yin Shih Tzu

Author:Yin Shih Tzu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

CHAPTER FIVE

The Six Mystical Steps

In Chapter Three, we discussed adjustment. Though we tried to present the three adjustments of the breath, body, and mind equally, this introduction gave preferential treatment to the adjustment of the body. In Chapter Four, we discussed the principle of Zhi Kuan, which is primarily a discussion of the mind. In this chapter, The Six Mystical Steps, emphasis is on the breath.

Breath is the origin of life. Anyone who cannot breathe will soon die. Without breath, the nervous system cannot sustain its reflexes and the mind dies. His life is finished. Breath alone makes it possible for us to connect the body and the mind, and maintain life. The entry and exit of air through our nostrils depends on this breath. Although it is usually invisible to our eyes, breath has both form and weight. Since it has both weight and form, during its passage it is also a material part of our body. We realize that entry and exit of the breath depend entirely on our mind, and that it is part of the spirit. Since breath can connect the body and the mind, we know breath itself is part of the body and the mind.

The Six Mystical Steps will teach the practitioner to manage the technique of breathing. It is a method of continuous meditation. After learning the principles of Zhi Kuan, the practitioner can go further to study the Six Mystical Steps. Even without practicing the principles of Zhi Kuan, he may begin the study of the Six Mystical Steps.

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