Glossary of Chinese terms used on the CDs
lower, middle and upper dantian – centres in the body where qi gathers (lower dantian = physical qi, middle dantian = organs qi, upper dantian = qi of the mind)
Shenji Palace – an old term, used by Dr Pang with his students, for upper dantian
Hunyuan Palace – a term for middle dantian, located between zhongwan and jizhong energy points behind the stomach
shen – the consciousness
yiyuanti – Zhineng Qigong term for the source of our consciousness; yiyuanti receives and understands information, reflecting the universe within the limits of the reference framework we build up throughout our lives; it can also send information, including having the ability to affect objects and living creatures
dao – the universal laws that govern everything
baihui – energy gate a little to the back on top of the head
dabao – energy gate below the armpit
duqi – the navel
mingmen – energy gate on the back in line with duqi
huiyin – energy gate in the centre of the body between the legs
middle channel of the body – runs from baihui to huiyin
heshi hands – prayer hands, palms together in front of the sternum
tanzhong – energy gate in centre of chest on the sternum
weilu – the tailbone or coccyx
xinmen – energy gate at fontanelle
yintang – energy point between the eyebrows
yuzhen – energy point at back of head in line with yintang
jingmai – the channels through which qi flows throughout our body, also called meridians
tong bi – free up the arms so qi flows from fingertip to tip, one side to the other
shou – pull
tui – push
kai – open
he – close
xu kong – the empty void
kong kong dang dang – experiencing the state of boundless space
huang huang hu hu – something exists but is not concrete; sometimes expressed as like a mist (found in the writings of Lao Tze)
hunyuan entirety state, true self state, pure universe state – the experience of oneness and harmony with the whole universe
original hunyuan qi – the undifferentiated qi that fills the universe and that condenses and transforms into various forms; original hunyuan qi is the basic building block for every single thing in the universe
Hun Yuan Ling Tong! – an expression that encapsulates the Zhineng Qigong theory of the unity of all in the universe, and from that the possibility for all things to transform and for miraculous-seeming change to take place
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