Originally Posted by
donjitsu2
... I feel the act of going inside myself during Qigong meditation as well as the development and manipulation of Qi really adds a spiritual dimension to my training ...
"Going inside." That says it nicely. Qigong is not something that was overlooked outside of China. Aspects of it show up in exercise and health promotion systems, dance, gymnastics, singing, yoga, calligraphy,...you name it. We do not have to view it as anything other than human engineering. It is part of the user's manual that we didn't get when we were born.
It is proprioception. It is willing your mind to pay attention to "trivial" sensations. It is breathing, moving. We should hope to get better at what we practice.
Most of us aren't taught this by parents or school teachers. We don't value it enough to generally encourage it. It is a special interest. I think it is sad that we do not have a President's Council on Physical Wellness that can direct funding for serious research into psychophysiological benefits of being self-aware. Instead, here in the U.S. we pretend that learning competetive games is the same as physical education.
"Look, I'm only doing me job. I have to show you how to defend yourself against fresh fruit."
For it breeds great perfection, if the practise be harder then the use. Sir Francis Bacon
the world has a surplus of self centered sh1twh0res, so anyone who extends compassion to a stranger with sincerity is alright in my book. also people who fondle road kill. those guys is ok too. GunnedDownAtrocity