The Three Minds
correspond to the Three Tan Tiens or major energy centers within the
body. They can store, transform and supply energy to and from each other,
the spinal cord, sexua| organs and other major organs. The Upper Tan
Tien is located within the Upper Brain, the Middle Tan Tien is located
in the heart and the Lower Tan Tien in the abdomen.
If the Upper Brain generates too much energy, it can subsequently
transfer and store it in the organs; heart, lungs, liver, spleen,
stomach, pancreas and kidneys). Excess sexua| energy can also be stored
in the organs and the Three Tan Tiens. The Taoists, understanding these
principles, learn to generate, refine and store continually increasing
amounts of energy within the body. As these energies multiply, it
becomes necessary to practice growing the virtuous energy which
provides for true alchemy, exchange with heaven, earth and universal
energies and all those whom we share our lives with.
By storing Chi
within the body and not emptying oneself outward, there is no subsequent
drainage of energy. Sitting and emptying the mind is good, but very
little energy is actually generated. The Taoist turns the self inwards
to the universe within, the microcosmic reflection of the macrocosm
without.
With the simple
practice of smiling to all the organs, we can integrate our bodies,
minds and spirits. They are no longer separate. The goal of the Three
Minds is to combine the faculties of observation, consciousness and
awareness and connect them with the forces from the six directions -
above, below, left, right, front and back, drawing and fusing a
sublimation of all of these external energies into the body. Eventually,
with practice one can draw upon many different energies and use them as
needed, thereby giving form to the formless energy that is abundant in
Nature.
By combining
Three Minds into One, one is able to use minimum effort to achieve
maximum effect.
Three Tan Tiens
In the Tao practice, we store energy in the Three Tan Tiens. The Three
Tan Tiens correspond to the Three Minds, Upper, Middle and Lower.
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