Re: A word on " Value the Time Spent on Qigong"

[almow]

Hi Siheng,

Your opinion is respected. But I  beg to have an alternative view.

To me I  think we all are smart and learned enough not to be swayed by various Qigong and end with ".... drift, swaying into this and that qigong, at the end gather only movements, with no real qi flowing through our meridians. Wasted all the efforts .......".

It is due  to the individual's committment. In Hexiang Gong group itself there are many who have learned and even continue to practice the various qigongs that they have learned.

I also come across many people learned just one qigong and soon give up qigong eventually including Hexiang Qigong without getting influenced by other qigong/s. The number of new people learning each time will shrink from a big number in the beginning until it stabilises to a lower number  much later on. Who stay are the ones who are committed. 

There are also many people who are  committed to only 1 qigong for years yet don't know  what is qi. They heard about qi but never feel qi. They are not swayed by any other qigong. Why these people still ended with "... Wasted all the efforts in gathering qi to build our Jing Qi Shen 精 气 神; the 3 building elements of bodily health ...' ? The issue here is not because they learn other qigong. They are practising just 1 and only 1 qigong all the while. So they are and can't blame on other qigong. It is worth while for you and all of us to study this and make qigong in general and Hexiang Gong in particular, to be attractive enough for people to stick with it . If anyone abandon Hexiang Gong for other qigong, we have to find inward what wrong with us before blaming others. Why we are less attractive? To prevent or discourage others to learn other qigongs just to protect our qigong only goes to show that we lack of confidance in our own strength. We should have an open mind and explore and not ending up like a frog in a well.

Beside learning other qigongs, it  can enrich and widen  our knowledge in qigong in general and boost our level of achievement in Hexiang Gong.

One should not compare one qigong with another and be afraid of any. Can we compare a fruit (of dokong) with duku?  I eat dokong, duku and even langsat. Similarly I practise many qigong. They do not cause me " ..Wasted all the efforts in gathering qi to build our Jing Qi Shen 精 气 神;....."

On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 1:21 AM, yew wah yau <yau...@gmail.com> wrote:

Mr Mow,

When you see something good, straight away you think of sharing with fellow qigong practitioners. Your noble intention we all must appreciate.

Plus you have that broad heart and open mindedness. So never so picky into the nitty gritty of the who the author is.

And me, out of wanting too much to guard our Soaring Crane Qigong, and worry that our fellow practitioners start to drift, swaying into this and that qigong, at the end gather only movements, with no real qi flowing through our meridians. Wasted all the efforts in gathering qi to build our Jing Qi Shen 精 气 神; the 3 building elements of bodily health (though can never be detected using the Western x-rays, MRI scans or the scope and probes).

Look around us, there're too many of such cases. Initially very excited with 1 qigong, later on start losing steam and wither away. Or taking qigong like fashion; hop from one to another. Forgetting the 3 essentials in Qigong practice: (1) Strong Believe that this Qigong would Help 信心，(2) Endurance and Detailing in Practice 耐心，(3) Need of Longevity or Continuation to open up the Meridians 恒心.

Back to this article, so I poked and poked into who is this so called Dr (?) Sherwood Woody Swartz is.

Frankly, I do find his article flashy, seriously lacks in substances. And secondly, if you go into the original Chinese Qigong Terminology, there's no such thing called Medical Qigong.

Yau

On Nov 20, 2013 9:07 AM, "almow" <alm...@gmail.com> wrote:

Shiheng YWY,

Thank you very much  for your highlight and opinion. I did not do any
research about the background of the writter. Just read his article
about Qigong.

Agreed that Soaring Crane Qigong is very good and further more cheap
to learn. We are a lucky group to have so many Sifus and Simos to
guide us.

NB.  Just in case, hope no one  here misunderstood me and think that I
was  belittling Soaring Crane Qigong here or something to that effect.
Qigongs ( about 10,000 types so say in some books ) simply can't be
compared.   No one particular qigong  master via the internet, dare
say what he taught is the best in this world. If he says so, forget
him.  All qigongs are good for health if practised seriously and
correctly.


Regards.

On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:49 PM, yew wah yau <yau...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Mr Mow, you meant well sharing this article, but I'm sorry that I've to
> disagree.
>
> 1) Firstly, this guy, Sherwood (Woody) Swartz, is from Miami Beach, Florida?
> And his article says he's a Nationally Board Certified (?) Acupuncture
> Physician (?), a doctor of Oriental Medicine?
>
> I did a search in National Certification Commission for Acupuncturist and
> Oriental Medical (NCCAOM) but can't find his name there.
>
> 2) The article is so jumbo mumbo, repetitive and flowery with words.
> Bombastic words are sprinkled all over trying to impress. I thought true
> masters, with their so full of substance, usually don't talk so much, haha.
>
> 3) And he sells pills! My goodness!
>
> 4) His sales in Amazon.com, in old VHS format, was long discontinued. He
> switches to own selling, now with a 4 CDs n books set for "special offered
> price" US197. And our Taman Megah Station is charging US3 per month with
> personal attention by several certified lao shis. Ai yo, which is better in
> costs n, importantly, in effectiveness?
>
> 5) Our whole set of Soaring Crane Qigong, performed by the Beijing original
> master, can b watched for free. On the other hand, this guy's did a
> promotional demo (his Flying Crane?) in that desert area, trying to impress
> poor novices how qi flow along what meridians. I just can't get to see his
> so called Flying Crane for free la.... May be I'm a miser, haha.
>
> 6) It's cute to find this kwai lou, with original name Sherwood (Woody)
> Swartz, slowly evolving his name to Wu Dhi. Another sign of China economic
> power? or Woody is just being shrewd!
>
> 7) When Google on him, many a times
> the sites prompt me to reveal my name n email address. More a marketing ploy
> for sales.
>
> 8) He may know a bit of acupuncture and qigong. But this salesman (sorry to
> say) capitalizes on his powerful in talking n flowery in words, turning it
> into money making.
> Is it wrong? Of course not. It's up to his conscience.
> But it's sad for the masses who, in so wanting good health, can otherwise
> meet up with true qigong masters.
>
> Final note:
>
> I think we already have these jewels, Soaring Crane Qigong, with us.
> It's based on the Chinese 5 elements, in sync with the 4 directions plus
> Heaven n Earth. And the 5 sets complete all body movements.
> Just believe in it, dwell into it, practice it well. Over times we guarantee
> to benefit from it.
>
> But what about this and that other qigongs? Let them be.
>
> On Nov 19, 2013 12:08 PM, "almow" <alm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please open this link :
>> http://www.energymedicinemiami.com/qigong/article_view2791.html?artID=21
>>
>> Regards
>>
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[almow]

Hi Siheng, 

Agreed. Be carefull bfore we have doubts about the  caliber of lao shis. We have to look inward first. If many other sihengs/ si chehs can get Qi from the same sifus's training, we have to discover why not 'me".

Rolling stones gather no moss can be very true if one does not have a firm stand on what one is looking for. I have seen a friend of this type but left behind by the rest of us even when many of us practising a number of qigongs. The difference between her and us is she did not know what she wants in qigong.  People like her is not many anyway. 

On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 1:32 AM, yew wah yau <yau...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, AL,

Yeah, some may have learned qigong for years and yet gathered no qi. The aptitude of a practitioner can be one reason and the caliber of lao shis may be another.
Nevertheless, rolling stones gather no moss. Single mindedly dwell on one qigong naturally has a much better chance to develop the all important qi flows.
And a qigong choice draws no analogy to fruits selection, I think. Taking various types of fruits gets to enjoy all the delicacies. Whereas, doing many qigong may deviate from that 'Continuity and Longevity' doctrine for getting qi.