The following is common sense about Qigong:
[Qigong] Qigong has a history of thousands of years in China. The word Qigong first appeared in Xu Xun's Ling Jian Zi in the Jin Dynasty. Although Qigong here means practicing Qi and Xiu De, it is not used as a special term. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that the word Qigong was clearly put forward in the definition of Qigong in the book "The Secret of Shaolin Boxing". It was not until 1953 that Liu named his martial arts "Qigong Therapy", and later established a Qigong sanatorium and wrote books such as "Qigong Therapy Practice" that the word Qigong was widely used and known by the masses. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Qigong has developed into a special knowledge established by people.
What is Qigong? At present, there are dozens of standardized definitions of it. Although each has its own reasons and basis, it has not been recognized by everyone. Based on the connotation of the definition of Qigong, intelligent Qigong is defined as: "Qigong is an exercise that transforms, perfects and improves human life function through active and introversive conscious activities (adjusting the heart, body and breath is its extension), and transforms natural instinct into conscious intelligence." This definition points out the theoretical basis of Qigong-the holistic view of life, including that the universe and nature are a whole, man himself is a whole, and man and nature are a unified whole (harmony between man and nature), and its holistic view of harmony between man and nature is the theoretical basis of all Qigong. It is pointed out that the special exercise method of Qigong-the exercise of active introversion using consciousness, that is, the concentration and singleness of mental activities and the combination with one's own life activities, is the fundamental essence of Qigong exercise which is different from other exercise methods and the soul of Qigong definition. The purpose of qigong exercise is clear-to transform, perfect and improve people's life function, get rid of the bondage of natural instinct and enter the free kingdom of consciousness and intelligence; It is pointed out that Qigong is a practice of using Qigong to improve one's body and mind and improve one's life function-Qigong is a practical knowledge, and the process of Qigong exercise is a practical process of using Qigong science to transform and sublimate oneself. This definition summarizes all the connotations of Qigong and is a complete scientific definition that meets the requirements of modern scientific norms.
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qigong
China's unique fitness technology. This is a modern term. In ancient times, according to different techniques, they were called breathing, guiding, activating qi, convincing, eating qi, practicing qi, sitting still, meditation or internal work. Its characteristic is to combine mind, spirit and body through the subjective efforts of practitioners, so as to achieve the purpose of fitness and disease prevention.
Content Qigong has a wide range of contents, including body (posture), heart (mind and relaxation), qi (breathing), self-massage and physical activities. There are many ways to practice Qigong, such as breathing, static practice, standing pile, dynamic practice, guided practice and self-massage. There are many schools of Qigong in China, which are generally divided into five schools: medicine, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and martial arts, and each school is divided into several small schools. Physician qigong mainly aims at preventing and treating diseases, preserving health and strengthening the body. Confucian Qigong mainly aims at cultivating self-cultivation and nourishing qi. Taoist qigong mainly aims at recuperation, fellow practitioners and meditation. The main purpose of Buddhist Qigong is to cultivate the mind and seek spiritual liberation. Among them, there are two schools, one is called Ba Ding, which emphasizes that everything is empty, and the other is called meditation, which emphasizes self-cultivation, family harmony and universal salvation. Wushu Qigong mainly aims at exercising, self-defense and improving fighting skills. Although different schools of Qigong have different methods, they all practice their hearts and spirits. Qigong can be divided into static qigong and dynamic qigong in form. Static qigong is also called internal strength, because it takes lying, sitting, standing and other postures, uses mental internal defense and adjusts breathing, and focuses on practicing the inside of the body. Dynamic qigong is a variety of physical exercises that combine mind and qi, such as walking qigong, Tai Chi stick qigong and self-massage. Because of its function, it is also called external work.
Function and Efficacy China ancient Qigong was used to treat diseases and keep fit from the beginning. Treating diseases with qi function is mainly because it can play a beneficial role in regulating the autonomic nerve center and cardiovascular system in the cerebral cortex and subcortical, can correct abnormal reactions of the body, can massage abdominal organs, and can control its own physiological functions. Acrobatics has many effects on the human body, which can eliminate the interference of emotions and keep the physiological and biochemical conditions of the human body in the best working condition; Relaxation, quietness and breathing in Qigong can reduce the preparation of cerebral cortex for the overall emergency response, provide favorable conditions for the rest, repair and adjustment of the body, and also eliminate the interference of "seven emotions" on the body, reduce the sensitivity of the body to inferior stimuli of the external environment, and weaken the harm of "six desires"; After slow adjustment, the overall energy consumption is reduced and the body's disease resistance is enhanced.
Natural relaxation of posture (body adjustment) is the premise of qigong breathing smoothly and inducing mental relaxation. Different postures have different physiological characteristics, and postures themselves have certain therapeutic effects. Common postures are sitting flat, free cross legs, single cross legs, supine, lateral lying, standing, walking and so on.
Tranquility (mental adjustment) Tranquility refers to a stable and quiet state, without distractions, focusing on one point, that is, staying in the abdomen or paying attention to breathing, weakening the feeling of external stimuli, and entering a state of waking but not waking, which means that the cerebral cortex has entered a state of protective inhibition. There are five common ways to enter silence: ① obeying the law. ② Interest-bearing method. ③ Interest-bearing method. 4 dark thoughts. ⑤ auditory method. The above five methods can be practiced from observing the law, gradually transitioning to the interest-following method or the interest-listening method, or practicing one all the time, which varies from person to person.
Breathing (pranayama) is an important part of qigong therapy. Through exercise, change chest breathing into abdominal breathing, change shallow breathing into deep breathing, and finally practice spontaneous abdominal breathing. There are eight commonly used breathing methods: ① Natural breathing. ② Forward breathing. ③ Reverse breathing. ④ Stop breathing. ⑤ Breathe through the nose. ⑥ Breathing method of activating qi and acting as governor. ⑦ Breathe underwater. (8) Real interest method. Breathing exercises should be gradually deep, long, thin and slow under the guidance of the basic laws of softness and nature, and we must not rush for success.
The characteristics and requirements of Qigong are different, but the same requirements are: relaxation, naturalness, harmony, combination of training and maintenance, combination of static and dynamic, step by step, illness varies from person to person, perseverance and restraint in life. Most of the above requirements apply to all kinds of qigong. Practitioners should also refer to the specific requirements of this qigong when practicing a certain skill. Generally, people suffering from mental illness, massive hemorrhage, high fever, various acute diseases and acute infectious diseases should not practice Qigong.
Combine acquired qi and innate vitality into a noble and upright kung fu; The science of self-regulation, self-exercise, health and longevity in the process of life. In ancient times, the appellation was very chaotic, including breathing, guidance, alchemy, metaphysics, static, fixed, sexual, internal, as well as monasticism, meditation, internal cultivation and fitness. The word "Qigong" first appeared in Xu Xun's Jing Ming Jiao Zhi in Jin Dynasty, in which "Qigong Commentary" was recorded. Before liberation, Dong Hao mentioned the word "Qigong" in his books, such as Qigong Therapy, the special recuperation method of tuberculosis, and The Secret of Shaolin Boxing by Zhonghua Book Company. However, it was not until 1953 that Qigong was completely explained in the book Qigong Therapy Practice edited by Liu et al. As a formal term, Qigong began to be confirmed and became popular.
It is generally believed that Qigong originated in Shang Dynasty. By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qigong had formed a certain theoretical system. Taoism, Confucianism and medicine all studied the laws of life movement and put forward their own opinions. After Buddhism was introduced into China, it combined the theory of the universe and human life in Buddhist philosophy with the life research in ancient China, and combined the traditional practice method of Buddhism with the self-cultivation of ancient Qigong in China, thus promoting the development of Qigong science in theory and practice.
Generally speaking, Qigong can be divided into nourishing qi and refining qi. Nourishing qi is the meditation of Taoism, which transports qi in Tian Dan to make it stick together to prevent it from leaking out due to the induction of external scenery. Gas refining is mainly based on operation. If the boxer wants to use his arm strength when practicing boxing, he will send gas to his arm; There is strength in the waist, and qi is transported to the waist; If all limbs exert force, qi will be transported to the whole body. Qi is different from breathing, calling for yang and sucking for yin; Call for action, the suction is static; Call for rigidity and suck softness. It needs to combine yin and yang, rigidity and flexibility, and movement to complete its function. If qi wants to run, it will go irreversibly, and you have to move forward. If you go forward, not only the viscera are comfortable, but also the speed is comfortable; If you are unlucky, your internal organs will be injured. Some practitioners have seen it from time to time.
Ancient Qigong is generally divided into five schools: Confucianism, medicine, Taoism, Buddhism and martial arts. Confucian qigong aims at "cultivating self-cultivation and nourishing qi"; Physician qigong aims at preventing and treating diseases and strengthening the body. Taoist qigong pays attention to "double cultivation of body and mind" and "double cultivation of life". Buddhist qigong needs to "cultivate the mind" in order to get rid of the spirit. Among them, the concentration school emphasizes "everything is empty", while Zen emphasizes "self-cultivation" and "keeping the family in order". Wushu qigong is mainly to exercise and improve skills. In recent years, according to the characteristics of Qigong, ancient Qigong is divided into static and dynamic, and divided into five schools: breathing, meditation, thinking, Sunday and guidance. Tuina school emphasizes breathing exercise; Meditation emphasizes the exercise of ideas, requires the internal connection of ideas, meditation and concentration, and adopts some uncomplicated methods to concentrate ideas. Generally speaking, meditation belongs to this school. Existentialist school also emphasizes mental exercise, but requires to look at things in an imaginative way. On the basis of ideological interconnection, Zhou Tianpai emphasizes emotional interdependence and promotes the feeling of internal qi to flow on the meridian lines such as Ren and Du meridians in the human body, also known as Neidan School. Instructors emphasize dynamic exercise, which is characterized by body manipulation combined with emotions or as self-massage.
There are many unsolved mysteries about Qigong, and Qigong masters have different opinions, and Qigong researchers also have their own opinions. It is contradictory to explain some qigong phenomena with natural science, but most of them cannot be explained.
Qigong is an exercise method that makes the body and mind self-adjust by adjusting breathing (pranayama, some only require natural breathing) and certain postures or movements (pranayama) under the guidance of ideas after relaxation and meditation (some exercises only require relaxation and meditation, but not ideas). Regulating the mind, regulating the breath and regulating the body are called the three elements of Qigong.
The most basic function of practicing Qigong is to adjust the body and mind, strengthen the body, and then prevent and treat diseases and prolong life. When you practice to a certain extent, you can constantly improve the meaning realm of practitioners and gain special functions. However, some sports are not practiced correctly, and some sports are out of control, from physical discomfort to illness.
Why does qigong have such power? According to people's common saying, Qigong can mobilize the internal qi of the human body, that is, true qi, primordial qi, essence and so on. Or absorb and utilize the natural qi, or practice "refining" qi and practice "qi" to transform "spirit". Different schools of Qigong have different opinions, but they all need to practice "Qi". The "Qi" movement of Qigong can promote blood circulation, invigorate the spirit, prolong life and eliminate diseases, while stagnation will lead to blood stasis, mental decline, illness and shortened life span. "People are born together, born together, and die scattered." This qi is the foundation of human life, connecting the internal organs and winding the limbs.
What is the Qi of Qigong? There is never a scientific answer to this question. At present, it is generally believed that the Qi of Qigong is an objective material thing, although ordinary people can't see, touch or feel it directly. Nowadays, some qigong masters release external air, some ordinary people can see it, some instruments can detect it, and some can change the form of other substances, and the situation is different. However, just like people's meridians, it is not enough to realize that Qigong Qi exists objectively. People still don't know what kind of substance it is, what its nature is and how it works in the human body.
Practicing qigong can obtain special functions, and there are many types and forms. At present, there are two kinds of international recognition: one is called special perception, which means that people can perceive things or information that normal people can't perceive without normal sensory organs, such as ear literacy, internal vision, perspective, hyperopia and micro-vision. Endoscope can see various organs and internal air circulation in the body; Perspective can see the organs and lesions of others through the human body, and some can see the meridians, acupoints and internal qi running on others; Remote viewing can see people or things thousands of miles away; Microvision can see the subtleties that ordinary people can't see; The other is called specific actuation, which refers to physical actions imposed on the environment or physical objects without any form of actual contact, including the idea of moving things (also known as the idea of handling) and the idea of changing the existing form of substances, such as making information water, breaking steel wires, stopping watches, etc.
In addition, it has a specific therapeutic function, that is, it does not rely on any conventional medical means, and only treats patients through specific energy of the human body; Another example is the stealth function. People with this function can make themselves invisible and break through the wall to enter a closed room, which is rare in the phenomenon of human special functions and is a very advanced function.
At present, the phenomenon of special function has not been generally recognized by the scientific and technological circles, although some scientists are constantly investigating it. There are many reasons, among which the following are the main reasons:
1. The phenomenon of specific function is unstable, and it is difficult to repeat it at will, especially when the specific function is strictly investigated and tested. The stricter the conditions of investigation and experiment, the lower the repeatability of a specific function and the less likely the demonstration will be successful. The main reason for this situation is that a specific function is realized in a specific state (this state can be called a specific state or a functional state, and the significant difference between a specific state and a normal state is that logical thinking is interrupted in a specific state, and contributors have to enter a relaxed state or replace all thoughts with one thought). Traits are largely influenced by the mood and surrounding environment of functional people at that time. Especially in rigorous experiments, factors such as psychological tension and emotional fluctuation of the subjects will affect the subjects to enter a special state, or they will not enter a special state at all, thus affecting the repeatability of the demonstration.
2. The phenomenon of special function is beyond the knowledge of modern natural science and cannot be explained.
Many scientists have put forward some hypotheses about some special functional phenomena. However, these hypotheses can only explain these phenomena far-fetched, but can't explain other phenomena, or can't explain themselves with a little adjustment to these phenomena.
For example, some scholars believe that the specific functions of the human body are related to electromagnetic radiation. Many functions can affect the instrument for detecting electromagnetic waves, making its pointer swing or display, so it seems that the theory of electromagnetic radiation can be established. However, further experiments denied this theory. If the probe or other receiving parts for detecting electromagnetic waves are removed during the experiment, the pointer of the detection instrument will still swing or display.
Another example is to let an object pass through a physical barrier with ideas. Psychics can use their minds to make pills sealed in glass bottles fall from the bottom of the bottles, and record this process with high-speed cameras. From the high-speed photos, you can see the complete tablets passing through the glass bottle bit by bit. Faced with this phenomenon, scientists put forward the theory of abnormal state of matter. It is considered that the tablet is in an abnormal state when passing through the bottle. At this time, the molecular strength in the tablet is weakened or does not exist, and the tablet can fall out of the bottle bottom. But this is to explain the unknown with the unknown, because people don't know what this anomaly is, why its molecular strength disappears, and why the tablets in the photo are still a complete image at this time.
There are also some phenomena that make modern natural science at a loss, such as how can a psychic enter a completely closed room from the outside? How can you control others' thoughts and actions? Why do you want to move objects from one place to another without anyone knowing? Wait a minute. Therefore, Wang Shui of the Department of Physics of Lanzhou University said in the article "The Crisis Facing Physics": "As Engels said,' Everything that is realistic in the field of human history will become unreasonable with the passage of time, so it is already unreasonable by its nature and contains irrationality from the beginning'. Now, whether you want to believe it or not, there is another crisis in physics: in the face of Qigong, one of China's traditional cultures, and the long-standing special functions of the human body, the existing physical means and laws are powerless. " "The crisis of physics has begun, and the revolution is imminent." "For people engaged in physics research, Qigong Singularity is a direction. I hope more people can engage in this kind of exploration. "