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Hello Everyone,
I would like to share some of my experiences with Chi Kung while I was in Malaysia and after I went and practiced on my own back home.
The first time I went to Malaysia in 2002, I didn't know what to expect, as I had only read about Chi Kung mostly in the internet and Sifu's great Q&A series. Chi Kung had interested me so much, so I had to go and check what was it all about. At that time I was 24, and didn't have any health problems that I know of. The only thing that I knew was that I was always a bit lacking in energy, especially when I had lots of things to do on that day. For example by night time my friends would want to go out somewhere, but I would be too tired to do go anywhere, so I just stay at home and go to sleep early. The other thing that bothered me was a constant heartburn that I used to get daily, but was kept under control by taking antacid pills all the time (had this problem for a few years).
The first day of the Intensive Chi Kung course, I found out that the students there had experience with Chi Kung before, and most had been to Sifu's regional courses. The first day I did not feel any chi flow, and there was no movement or anything. But some of the other students were moving, and one other guy was shouting really loud! Not feeling much did not worry me, I kind of got a good "vibe" from Sifu and really felt this "presence" from him, a presence of a true Master. So I just followed his clear instructions and enjoyed the practice sessions. The second day during the morning practice, I still felt nothing. But as before I just opened my heart and enjoyed the practice. After the practice session was done, I got ready to go for the trip and went to the lobby. Here I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the area below my belly button, it was just for a second, then went away. Then it came back again a few more times. I went to the restroom thinking that maybe I had diarrhea, but when I went there, there was nothing. So I went out of the restroom, and again I got that sharp pain again. Then the pain subsided, and I didn't feel it anymore. After the second practice that day, I went to my room and just laid down on the bed and watched TV. My body felt very relaxed, and I started feeling this pressure in both my eyes, it was quite strong but not painful, also at the same time I felt a similar feeling in my ears, as if they are getting cleansed and opened. It was a very soothing feeling, and the more I relaxed the more I felt it. I stayed like that without moving for about 45 minutes, just enjoying this unmistakable feeling of chi, and letting it cleans my body. After that I really felt as if both my eyesight and hearing have improved. I'm guessing now that I had a blockage at the "dantian" area, that is why I got this sharp pain, and probably that's why I always felt lacking in energy. When that blockage cleared, the chi started going to other areas of the body that needed cleansing. In my case the eyes and ears. The third day of the course was where I had the best practice sessions, and also felt the chi in my arms and legs. But I never got any movement like some other students did. I should also add that two students commented during the course that while we were practicing Sifu would go behind us and move his arms in a certain way, I did not notice that cause I always had my eyes closed. Sifu was probably directing Chi to us, I think he did that during the second and third days of the course, and that explains why I and other students had a strong feeling of chi. And that is probably why many students mention that after they go back home from an Intensive course with Sifu, they might feel that they had lost some of the energy that they had gained during the course. So it's true, we do get some of Sifu's energy when he is around us, and that's is why our training sessions are always better when Sifu is standing near
The first thing that proved to me that Chi Kung is very effective, is when I arrived home. I got home in the morning at around 9AM, The flight was long and I had not slept since the day before. What is really amazing is even though I had no sleep except for maybe 1 hour in the plane, I felt so energized, I also felt the happiest I had felt in a long time. I had this smile on my face that would not leave all day I did not feel the need to sleep until about 2AM the day after! My Chi Kung did improve a lot during the first few months, and my energy level improved gradually. But there was some days where I felt more tired, and one time I was sick for more than a week, even though usually I never get sick for more than a day or two. I say this so people would know that while our Chi Kung practice is healing and improving our body and mind, the problem that we have might become more pronounced, but after you get past that period, you will feel better than ever before. And that is what happened to me for the most part. And you should not stop your practice, have faith in yourself and in the high level Chi Kung that was generously passed to us by Sifu.
I would like to share two spiritual experiences that happened to me within the first year of practicing Chi Kung. I noticed from the start that I enjoyed the standing meditation after we finish each practice. So when the months past by and without noticing it, after completing each Chi Kung session, instead of standing for a few minutes and finishing I was standing for 15 minutes or more. So one day after standing and enjoying my chi flow, I just stood there thinking of nothing like always, but this time something different happened. I just wasn't there, wasn't standing anymore, and wasn't in my room. I was "nothing", I wish I can explain this more, but it's not explainable. This nothingness was short, I thought less than a minute. After concluding my practice, I was shocked to notice that over 45 minutes had passed from the time! Another time a few months after that, I was also standing in this same mediation, and on that day I had an unusually strong Chi flow all over my body, felt like waves of hot and cold energy flowing all over. And at that moment I just remembered a saying of Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam that I read in one of Sifu's books, he said "If you can walk one mile, you can walk a hundred miles". When that thought came to my mind, the energy flow in my body increased so much, it started "glowing" outside my body and expanding, it felt as if I merged with the energy around me. This did actually feel very very good, and it stayed for about 20-30 seconds. Those feelings can not be explained but actually have to be experienced. And I'm sure many of Sifu's students have had similar experiences. I want to add that I did not get those experiences again, even a year after they had happened, but I did get other experiences on a much smaller scale. But like Sifu says just enjoy them when they happen and don't get attached to them.
Finally I will say that taking a second Intensive course with Sifu was a very good move on my part. Not only my skills and energy level have improved tremendously, but also my confidence level. Sifu was very kind to come on the forth day after the course and teach three of us the first ten Loan Hands, "Grasping Sparrow's Tail", and he corrected my 3-Circle Stance which I had just started doing at home before going there (learned it from his book).
Sorry if this was too long, and thank you for taking the time to check this out.
Respectfully.
MoMo,
I would like to share some of my experiences with Chi Kung while I was in Malaysia and after I went and practiced on my own back home.
The first time I went to Malaysia in 2002, I didn't know what to expect, as I had only read about Chi Kung mostly in the internet and Sifu's great Q&A series. Chi Kung had interested me so much, so I had to go and check what was it all about. At that time I was 24, and didn't have any health problems that I know of. The only thing that I knew was that I was always a bit lacking in energy, especially when I had lots of things to do on that day. For example by night time my friends would want to go out somewhere, but I would be too tired to do go anywhere, so I just stay at home and go to sleep early. The other thing that bothered me was a constant heartburn that I used to get daily, but was kept under control by taking antacid pills all the time (had this problem for a few years).
The first day of the Intensive Chi Kung course, I found out that the students there had experience with Chi Kung before, and most had been to Sifu's regional courses. The first day I did not feel any chi flow, and there was no movement or anything. But some of the other students were moving, and one other guy was shouting really loud! Not feeling much did not worry me, I kind of got a good "vibe" from Sifu and really felt this "presence" from him, a presence of a true Master. So I just followed his clear instructions and enjoyed the practice sessions. The second day during the morning practice, I still felt nothing. But as before I just opened my heart and enjoyed the practice. After the practice session was done, I got ready to go for the trip and went to the lobby. Here I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the area below my belly button, it was just for a second, then went away. Then it came back again a few more times. I went to the restroom thinking that maybe I had diarrhea, but when I went there, there was nothing. So I went out of the restroom, and again I got that sharp pain again. Then the pain subsided, and I didn't feel it anymore. After the second practice that day, I went to my room and just laid down on the bed and watched TV. My body felt very relaxed, and I started feeling this pressure in both my eyes, it was quite strong but not painful, also at the same time I felt a similar feeling in my ears, as if they are getting cleansed and opened. It was a very soothing feeling, and the more I relaxed the more I felt it. I stayed like that without moving for about 45 minutes, just enjoying this unmistakable feeling of chi, and letting it cleans my body. After that I really felt as if both my eyesight and hearing have improved. I'm guessing now that I had a blockage at the "dantian" area, that is why I got this sharp pain, and probably that's why I always felt lacking in energy. When that blockage cleared, the chi started going to other areas of the body that needed cleansing. In my case the eyes and ears. The third day of the course was where I had the best practice sessions, and also felt the chi in my arms and legs. But I never got any movement like some other students did. I should also add that two students commented during the course that while we were practicing Sifu would go behind us and move his arms in a certain way, I did not notice that cause I always had my eyes closed. Sifu was probably directing Chi to us, I think he did that during the second and third days of the course, and that explains why I and other students had a strong feeling of chi. And that is probably why many students mention that after they go back home from an Intensive course with Sifu, they might feel that they had lost some of the energy that they had gained during the course. So it's true, we do get some of Sifu's energy when he is around us, and that's is why our training sessions are always better when Sifu is standing near
The first thing that proved to me that Chi Kung is very effective, is when I arrived home. I got home in the morning at around 9AM, The flight was long and I had not slept since the day before. What is really amazing is even though I had no sleep except for maybe 1 hour in the plane, I felt so energized, I also felt the happiest I had felt in a long time. I had this smile on my face that would not leave all day
I did not feel the need to sleep until about 2AM the day after! My Chi Kung did improve a lot during the first few months, and my energy level improved gradually. But there was some days where I felt more tired, and one time I was sick for more than a week, even though usually I never get sick for more than a day or two. I say this so people would know that while our Chi Kung practice is healing and improving our body and mind, the problem that we have might become more pronounced, but after you get past that period, you will feel better than ever before. And that is what happened to me for the most part. And you should not stop your practice, have faith in yourself and in the high level Chi Kung that was generously passed to us by Sifu. I would like to share two spiritual experiences that happened to me within the first year of practicing Chi Kung. I noticed from the start that I enjoyed the standing meditation after we finish each practice. So when the months past by and without noticing it, after completing each Chi Kung session, instead of standing for a few minutes and finishing I was standing for 15 minutes or more. So one day after standing and enjoying my chi flow, I just stood there thinking of nothing like always, but this time something different happened. I just wasn't there, wasn't standing anymore, and wasn't in my room. I was "nothing", I wish I can explain this more, but it's not explainable. This nothingness was short, I thought less than a minute. After concluding my practice, I was shocked to notice that over 45 minutes had passed from the time! Another time a few months after that, I was also standing in this same mediation, and on that day I had an unusually strong Chi flow all over my body, felt like waves of hot and cold energy flowing all over. And at that moment I just remembered a saying of Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam that I read in one of Sifu's books, he said "If you can walk one mile, you can walk a hundred miles". When that thought came to my mind, the energy flow in my body increased so much, it started "glowing" outside my body and expanding, it felt as if I merged with the energy around me. This did actually feel very very good, and it stayed for about 20-30 seconds. Those feelings can not be explained but actually have to be experienced. And I'm sure many of Sifu's students have had similar experiences. I want to add that I did not get those experiences again, even a year after they had happened, but I did get other experiences on a much smaller scale. But like Sifu says just enjoy them when they happen and don't get attached to them.
Finally I will say that taking a second Intensive course with Sifu was a very good move on my part. Not only my skills and energy level have improved tremendously, but also my confidence level. Sifu was very kind to come on the forth day after the course and teach three of us the first ten Loan Hands, "Grasping Sparrow's Tail", and he corrected my 3-Circle Stance which I had just started doing at home before going there (learned it from his book).
Sorry if this was too long, and thank you for taking the time to check this out.
Respectfully.
MoMo,
!!! So yea, I've been learning from him since then.
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