Mudryah

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  1. In the early 6th century when Bodhidharma took Buddhism with him to China (Shaolin Temple), he also took and introduced to the Chinese monks an Indian martial arts called Kalaripayattu. This came to be known as Kung-Fu and later on went on to several Asian countries and took shape of several Asian fighting arts.

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  2. The important task is not to just reliably achieve De Qi, but to decide what to do with it each time. Whether it is due to misunderstanding or misrepresentation, tangibly and reliably manipulating Qi with ones hands or a needle seem to have taken an esoteric turn in the West. In actuality, it is a very grounded and simple process. What was once common knowledge is now being seen as high level skill. Sadly, this has greatly affected the efficacy, and thus reputation, of Chinese medicine. -Andrew N.

     

    This goes for all practices.

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