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The Three Minds: Human consciousness

From young age, being inspired by the beauty and grace of Ancient Asian philosophy, I came to learn about the human spirit and mind. One of the most interesting and fundamental philosophies I have learned focuses on the human mind potential. I believe it is the main cause of differences between global ancient wisdom and modern science. I consider it most important to be aware of this principle, especially when making decisions, judging any matters or persons, and establishing theories. ⚪ Ancient philosophy introduced me to the three "minds" (aspects or elements) in serve of whole human CONSCIENCE: The mind that knows (INTELECT):   We are all familiar with our cognitive mind ability and necessity in daily life. Modern society and science are dominating the human thinking capacity and basing any statements almost completely on knowledge-base facts. Indeed, it is important to collect objective facts beyond doubt to support important decisions that may affect the general society....

Tanden (TanTien): The Center Of Our Being

For many centuries the source of our being, power and health is known among the sages in the far east as the body’s center of gravity, or the “field of longevity” ( Jap = Tanden; Chi = Tantien). For centuries this center was cultivated and maintained by healers, martial-artists and masters of many types of arts who believed that perfection depends in utmost utilization of this center, both physically and mentally. In fact, sources point three divisions of this center in our body: The upper “Tantien” (3rd eye) as the mental center of wisdom, the middle center (middle of the chest) as the center of emotions and conception and empathy, and the lower center as the physical center, the center of gravity in our bodies and source of our true strength. Breathing into and from this center (lower center) is considered as the most fundamental element in maintaining health and optimizing our body’s powers and functioning! In my personal experience over the course of practice I noticed a significan...

What Is KI (Qi) Energy

“Ki” energy (Chi “Qi”) is a fundamental concept in many traditional Asian martial arts, philosophy and traditional medicine. It basically refers to the cosmic life energy that flows through all matter in the universe and unites all living things, just like air, and provides life. KI flows endlessly throughout the universe, throughout the cosmic cycle (TAO) dynamically shifting in between 2 poles: YIN & YANG. Those 2 poles are like complementary phases of KI energy and can be considered like High & low, Day & Night, Activity & Rest, Masculinity and Femineity etc. In order to fully merge with the KI we must be aware of it and understand its nature! The capability of allowing KI to run through us naturally and with no interruptions is considered the core manifestation of health in Oriental medicine. A more modern approach to understanding “KI” may be the use of “ Aerobic energy ” compared to “ Anaerobic energy ” in our body. The Aerobic energy in a protein-based energy pro...