Tian Dao Gong

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Introductory Practices

(Tian Dao Gong)


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Practice Guidelines

Practice in a serene state of mind. Never practice in

a bad mood or in an unstable emotional state. All the in-

tentions and thoughts during practice are benevolent and

peaceful. During practice picture oneself as an innocent

young child.

Relax ones entire body naturally.

Never get greedy or anticipate results; be attentive yet

relaxed; devotion in practice with no expectations on suc-cess. By forgetting ones illness and suffering and letting go

of ones controls, demands and desires, one gently connects

with the Divine Universe and Tian Gong, through their

transmission to send out blessings to all of Humanity (one

is naturally included.)

Select a comfortable place to practice. Never practice

in the rain or strong wind.

Do not allow any spontaneous movement. If spontaneous

movement occurs, use ones mind gently to control it.


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For weak practitioners, do not practice the standing

posture. For the elderly and anyone with a leg ailment, donot force oneself to practice in the cross-legged, kneeling,

kneeling/sitting-on-ankles, or half lotus/half sitting pos-

tures. Eat lightly before practice.

Women who are pregnant or menstruating should

practice in the sitting or lying posture.

For daily practice it is best not to exceed three times a

day, with a duration of 30-40 minutes for each session. For

people who are in good health, practicing up to twice daily

is sufficient. For the physically weak, practices can be more

frequent but shorter in duration according to the need.

If one gets startled and feels uncomfortable during prac-

tice, use ones mind gently to calm oneself back to normal

and then either perform a closing or continue to practice.

It is best to relieve oneself before practice and wait 5-

10 minutes after the practice to eat or take a shower.

If one is currently following another practice style,

there is no conflict involved in switching to Tian Gong.

On the contrary, Tian Gong practice will further strength-

en the benefits and results from any previous training.


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It is very important to perform a closing at the end of

each practice.

All the introductory practices, with the exception of

Tong Tian Gong, require one to perform a closing before

one can answer the phone, speak loudly or get up and

walk away.

It is recommended to bring the palms of ones hands

together in front of ones chest with the fingers pointing

upward before and after each practice.

If one has a serious mental illness, do not practice TianGong for the time being without special permission.


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Six Practices Of Tian Dao Gong

Pathway to the Universe Practice (Tong Tian Gong)

Styles: Walking, standing, sitting-on-chair; kneeling/

sitting-on-ankles; sitting-in-lotus (or with legs naturally

crossed) or lying down.

Intention:Tian Gong sends out Celestial blessings of wis-

dom, well-being and auspiciousness to all of humanity.

Practice Method:

Preparation (Figures 1 2)

Spread your feet shoulder-width apart; align your feet

on the same line and have them parallel to each other or

pointing slightly outwards. Let your hands down natu-

rally by your sides. Relax your entire body.

Your eyes are open naturally. Smile from within and

on your face. Enter a serene, natural, peaceful and calm

state of mind and pray for all of humanity to receive the

Celestial energies of wisdom, vibrant health, healing andlongevity through Tian Gongs transmission.


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Gently bring the palms of your hands together in front

of your chest, with fingers pointing up, and prepare yourself

to start the practice.


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First Section: Listening to the Celestial Bell (Figures 36)

Place the palms of your hands tightly over your ears,

and tap the back of your head lightly nine times with yourfingertips, creating a dong-dong sound, like the ringing

of the Celestial Bell. Continue by removing your hands

from your ears so quickly that the ears resound. Repeat

this a total of three times. If practicing in the lying-down

posture, you can skip the tapping movement on the back

of your head.


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Close by bringing the palms of your hands together in

front of your chest.


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Second Section: Climbing the Celestial Ladder (Figures

7 16)

Next, separate your hands to the sides of your chest and

make hollow fists with both hands; raise them to about

the height of your eyes, then drop them past your cheeks,

the sides of your chest, the abdominal area, until reaching

the thighs. Now naturally open your fists. Again raise both

hands to your eye level; make a fist and lower your hands

down to the sides of your thighs as if there were a rope

ladder in front of you and your hands were gently grasping


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the side rails of the ladder, continuously climbing upward.

You can also move your hands gently in turn to climb the

ladder. (You can start this segment in this manner to climb

the Celestial Ladder). With your hand motions, your maywalk around, walk in place, or stand still.


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Third Section: Crossing the Celestial Bridge (Figures

17 21)

Bring the palms of your hands together in front of your

chest, with your fingers pointing upwards. Slowly rock

them in a left-and-right fanning movement in front of your

chest. Your fingertips should not go higher than your eyes.

Your body can sway along with the hands. The swaying

motions should not be too sweeping and you should feel

very little effort involved. You can move your feet or stand

still.


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Close by bringing

the palms of your hands

together in front of your

chest.


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Fourth Section: Entering the Celestial Gate (Figures 22

28)

Spread your hands in front of your chest, with palms

facing outward, fingers pointing up, and your arms bent,

but not extended outward. In this position, make light cir-

cular motions in the same direction in front of the chest.

After making several circles, reverse the direction. The di-

rection can be switched from time to time. The size of the

circles does not matter, as long as they are not too large.


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You can move your feet

and legs as you please.

Close by bringing



chest.


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Fifth Section: Smelling the Celestial Fragrance (Figures

29 33)

With the palms of your hands facing each other, place

them on either side of your nose. (Optionally, you can first

press lightly with your forefingers on the Ying Xiang Xue,

an acupoint next to the nose, 18 times.) Then, gradually,

move them apart and then back to the sides of the nose, as

if making a motion of gathering fragrance. Continue mov-

ing them apart and together at a moderate to slow pace.

These motions can be big or small, as long as the palms


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of your hands are facing

each other. The movements

of the hands can change as

desired.

Close by bringing the

palms of your hands togeth-

er in front of your chest.


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Sixth Section: Immersion in the Celestial Rain (Figures

34 50)

In this exercise you feel as if your whole body and soul

are bathed in a sweet shower or rain that permeates the en-

tire firmament and is cleansing your spirit and body. You

feel quite relaxed and joyful.

This section has three steps:

Step 1: Let your arms and

hands fall naturally by your

sides, with palms facing yourthighs and fingers shaking

lightly beside your thighs.


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Step 2: With the

hands at the sidesof your body, palms

facing upward and

slightly forward,

shake your fingers

lightly as if to meet

the rain. While shak-

ing, your hands can

move freely at the

height of the shoul-

ders, in front of the

chest, or with onehand higher than the

other, as long as they

remain in the general

posture of receiv-

ing the rain; or your

head can look up to

the sky as your hands

unfold and spread

upward to greet the

rain. In other words,

as long as your palms


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remain upward and

slightly forward inthe posture of re-

ceiving the rain, you

can change the hand

movements as you

like. The hands can

shake as you please

or can remain still.


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Step 3: The hands take

turns making a motionof lightly stroking along

the arms from top to bot-

tom, but without touching

the skin. The left hand

strokes the right arm, and

the right hand strokes

the left arm. When strok-

ing, the fingers can shake

lightly or stay still. Then,

the hands stroke togeth-

er or take turns strokingdownward in front of the

forehead, face, chest and

abdomen as if you were

massaging yourself after

a shower and immersing

in the powerful energy of

the Divine Universe. The

stroking motion should be

lively and gentle. In the

whole process of immers-

ing in the Celestial Rain,


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your hands and feet are well coordinated to reflect grace-

fulness and carefree spirit and you should feel comfortableand smooth all over.

Steps 1, 2 and 3 can be done in sequence, or can be

done repeatedly in any order.




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Closing Exercise (Figures 51 57):

Gently place your hands over the navel, with the right

hand beneath for women and the left hand beneath for

men. Rub your Dan Tian (lower abdominal region) by

moving your hands in a circle nine times clockwise, then

nine times counter clockwise at a moderate to slow speed.

After rubbing Dan Tian (located inside the lower abdomi-

nal cavity underneath the navel), warm your hands by rub-

bing them together, then dry wash (without water) your


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face 9 18 times. How

to dry wash your face

is as follows: Place your

hands tightly against

both cheeks, push your

hands to rub upward

along the sides of your

face up to the midpoint

of the forehead; then

start to rub hard down-

ward along the center


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line of your face. Repeat this cycle 18 times. Lastly, tap

your teeth gently 36 times.

Close by bringing the palms of your hands togetherin front of your chest. This concludes Tong Tian Gong

practice.


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Remarks:

When performing this practice, there is no need to close

your eyes, go into a meditative state; you should refrain

from thinking about your illness, or making spontaneous

movements. Breathe naturally. One can practice these

exercises at home or during travel, before or after eating, or

during a stroll.

One can practice while watching television, or moving

the body gently in a dancing posture as long as the basic

practice posture remains intact.

During practice one can answer the telephone first

and then perform closing movements, or continue practic-

ing after the phone conversation.

The movements should be in medium to slow speed

and as gentle, natural and graceful as possible. If the hands

and feet both move, they should be coordinated. The num-

ber, range and intensity of movements should be in accor-

dance with the individuals physical condition, as well as

how relaxed and comfortable you feel after practice. If you

get tired during practice, take a break for a few minutes andthen resume practice. Each time, practice for approximately


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30 minutes. If you do not have enough time or a suit-

able place to practice, utilize whatever time and space isavailable to you, whether it is five minutes, ten minutes, or

twenty minutes. You can select some sections to practice

or shorten the time for each section.

The effects can be enhanced when practiced in groups.

If feasible, the entire family or husband and wife are en-

couraged to practice together. It is recommended to practice

with a Tong Tian Gong video or music tape.

In practicing Section Five, Smelling Celestial Fra-

grance, some practitioners may smell various aromas. Whenpracticing other sections, some practitioners third eye may

open to see the various phenomena such as the Celestial

Ladder, Celestial Gate, Celestial Bridge or Celestial Rain.

One may experience clairaudience in hearing the sound of

the Celestial Bell. One may feel the sensation of energy in

the hands intensify. All the above and much more are the

possible good responses from this practice.

Tong Tian Gong can be learned easily and immediately

taught to others. Helping others by teaching the practice is

a very effective way to nurture and accumulate ones virtue,and expand ones energy body.


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Celestial Smile Practice (Tian Xiao Gong)

Style: Half Lotus and half sitting.

Intention: Tian Gong infuses humanity with smiles.

Practice Method:

Posture (Figure 58)

Sit comfortably with your legs crossed naturally. Men

lift the left leg to an upright folded position, making an

upright triangle, while the right foot remains flat on thefloor. Women lift

the right leg to an

upright folded po-

sition making an

upright triangle

while the left foot

remains flat on

the floor. Hold

the palms of your

hands together in

front of your chestwith fingers point-


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ing upward. Gently place the left hand, palm down, on the

left knee or leg, and gently place the right hand, palm downon the right knee or leg. You may lean your upper body

gently backward (support behind the back is allowed) and

lift your face slightly upward. You may also choose to keep

the upper body straight but relaxed and the chin slightly

tucked in. The entire body is naturally relaxed and com-

fortable. Close your eyes slightly. Then engender a smile

from deep within your heart, letting it gradually emanate

and spread to reach every cell of your body and every pore

of your skin. Let the ripples of the smile continuously ra-

diate and expand towards outer dimensions of time/space

until the human body as a microcosm and the Universe asa macrocosm smile

together as one.

Closing: (Figure

59 64)

Change to sit

in lotus position

with legs naturally

crossed. The clos-

ing is the same as

Tong Tian Gong.

Next, rub along


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the center line of the soles of your feet 36 times. Using

either side of your palm, rub the sole of your foot along the

center line to stimulate your Yong-Quan Acupressure Point.


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Men rub the left foot first

with the right hand, whilewomen rub the right side

first with the left hand.

Then change to the other

foot. Rub each foot eigh-

teen times. Finally, bring



chest in prayer position.

Suggestion:

This practice is most

suitable for those with

excess worries, depres-

sion, sadness, anxiety,

extreme introversion and

difficulty in opening up

or letting go.


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Sun and Moon Practice (Ri Yue Gong)

Style: Standing, kneeling, kneeling/sitting-on-ankles, sit-

ting-on-chair, or lotus positions.

Intention:Tian Gong transmits the Sun or Moon energy

to all of humanity.

Practice Method:

Posture (Figure 65 85):

Spread your feet shoulder-width apart; align your toeson the same line; your feet should be parallel to each other

or pointed slightly outward; bend your knees very slightly;

let your hands down naturally by your sides; gently close

your eyes; relax your entire body; smile from within and on

your face; then hold palms together in front of your chest

with fingers pointing upward. (You may also practice in

the sitting-on-chair, sitting-in-lotus, kneeling or kneeling/

sitting-on-ankles positions.)

Sun and Moon Practice is comprised of Divine Sun

Practice and Divine Moon Practice. These two practic-es share the same posture, but differ in intention during


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practice. The practitioner gently connects to the Sun or the

Moon Divinity with respect and gratitude, and prays for

the transmission of the Sun or Moon energy to all of Hu-

manity. Practitioners with differing religious and culturalbackgrounds will have different names for the Sun and

the Moon Divinity and thus can make their own choices

according to custom; for those with no religious affiliation,

they can use their mind to connect with the Sun and the

Moon directly.


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This practice is made

up of three ball-embracingpostures:

Lower Dan-Tian Style:

Hold the palms of your

hands together in front of

your chest in the prayer

position. Then open your

arms and lower them to the

lower abdominal area in

a ball-embracing position

as if embracing the sun ormoon.

Middle Dan-Tian Style:

Stretch out your arms in

front of your chest as if you

were embracing a ball.

Upper Dan-Tian Style:

Raise your hands high in

front of your forehead as if

embracing a ball.


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The selection of the

above three postures de-pends on the condition

of your physical strength,

health condition and prac-

tice level. You may start

with the Lower Dan-Tian

Style, then proceed to

Middle Dan-Tian and Up-

per Dan-Tian, progressing

gradually from easy to more

difficult levels. Practitioners

with too much heat energysuch as high blood pressure

should not practice the Up-

per Dan-Tian Style and the

Divine Sun Practice.


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When you become tired while practicing in the styles of

Sitting-on-chair, Sitting cross-legged, Kneeling, or Kneel-ing/sitting-on-ankles, you may choose to switch to one of

the following: Natural Sitting Style (Figure 70), Natural

Cross-legged Style (Figure 74), Natural Kneeling Style

(Figure 78), or Natural Kneeling/sitting-on-ankles Style

(Figure 82).

The Natural Styles can be chosen for beginning the

various practices such as the Sun and Moon Practice, or

separately as individual practices for meditation and cul-

tivation.

Natural Sitting Style: Follow the sitting-on-chair style

of the Sun and Moon Practice, but instead of holding the

hands in front, rest them on top of the thighs with palms

of your hands facing either up or down; or you can gently

place the hands upon the lower abdomen to protect the

Dan-Tian areafor man the left hand underneath and forwomen the right hand underneathwith the thumb of the

upper hand lightly pressing on the Lao-Gong Acupoint

located in the depression on the palm of the lower hand.

Natural Sitting-cross-legged Style: Follow the Sitting

Cross-legged Style in the Sun and Moon Practice, but in-

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your thighs, with palms facing either up or down: or you

can place them gently upon the lower abdomen to protectthe Dan-Tian area.

Natural Kneeling Style and Natural Kneeling/Sitting-

on-ankles Style: Follow the Kneeling and Kneeling/Sit-

ting-on-ankles Styles in the Sun and Moon Practice, but

instead of being in the ball-holding posture, your hands arepositioned in the Dan-Tian Protecting Style.

Closing:

With the Standing Style, Sitting-on-chair Style and the

Natural Sitting Posture, the closing is the same as Tong

Tian Gong; with Sitting-in-lotus (or with legs naturally

crossed), Kneeling, Kneeling/Sitting-on-ankles Styles and

the other three Natural Styles the closing follows the Ce-

lestial Smile Practice.


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Suggestion:

This practice strengthens your energy. It will enhance

your health, heal diseases and expand your energy body

quickly. If you can stand, practice more in standing. Make

sure you control the intensity and timing of the practice

well. The best criterion is how you feel afterwards you

should feel relaxed, comfortable and not feel tired. Ifyou cannot practice standing, adopt sitting and kneeling

styles.


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Community Practice (Gong Zi Gong)

Style: Lotus position or with legs crossed naturally.

Intention: Tian Gong transmits the Universal messages of

world peace and global service to all of humanity.

Practice Method:

Posture (Figure 86)

Sit with your legs naturally crossed or in lotus position;

then hold the palms of your hands together in front of your

chest; tuck in your chin slightly; close your eyes gently;smile from within and on your face; be relaxed and natural;


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place your hands at the sides of your body until there is

30 to 45 degrees between your arms and your body; yourshoulders are relaxed and even; your elbows are bent into

a natural curve; the fingers are in a natural curve shape

and relaxed. For men, your palms should be facing down-

ward and slightly backward; for women, your palms facing

upward and slightly forward. The posture of this practice

resembles Chinese Character Gong (for the community,

which means public, sharing with others, open to all) .

During practice, let yourself enter the spiritual dimension

of serving the world and unifying with the Universe.

If you become tired during practice, you may chooseto switch to practicing in the Natural Cross-legged Style

(Figure 74) in order to restore your energy. You may also

set yourself up in the Natural Cross-legged Style when

first begin the practice, then proceed on to practice in this

posture.

Closing:

Same as Celestial Smile Practice.


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Suggestion:

If one is overly attached to personal gain and loss and

lacks the cultivation of the Greater Self and the concept of

Serving the world, one should concentrate more on this

practice. If more and more people perform this practice, it

will expand the power of peace globally.


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Celestial Cross Practice (Shi Zi Gong)

Style: Standing, sitting-on-chair, sitting-in-lotus, kneel-

ing or kneeling/sitting-on-ankles.

Intention:

Chest Protecting Posture: Humility, gratitude, self-re-

flection and repentance.

Cross Posture: Willingness to sacrifice for the sake of

others and all life.

Practice Method:

Posture (Figure 87 93)

Chest Protecting Posture: Spread your feet shoulder-

width apart; align your toes on the same line; your feet

should be parallel to each other or point slightly outward;

bend your knees very slightly; let your hands down natu-

rally by your sides; relax your entire body; gently close your

eyes; tuck in your chin slightly; in a serene and sacred man-

ner, hold your palms together in front of your chest withfingers pointing upward; then move your hands apart and


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cross them softly in front of your chest as though you were

protecting your chest. For men, the left hand is beneath the

right hand, while for women the right hand is beneath the

left hand. (You may also practice in sitting-on-chair, sitting-

in-lotus, kneeling or kneeling/sitting-on-ankles position.)


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When you become tired during practice, you may choose

to switch to practicing in one of the Natural Style (Figure70, 74, 78, 82) in order to restore energy, then proceed on

to continue with this practice. If you wish, you may also set

yourself up in any of the above mentioned Natural Styles

when first begin the practice, then proceed on to practice

in this posture.


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Cross Posture: Have your feet together; stand relaxed;

let your hands down naturally by your sides; gently close

your eyes; tuck in your chin slightly; in a serene and sacred

manner, hold the palms of your hands together in front ofyour chest with fingers pointing upward; then spread your

arms outward to both sides of your shoulders; your palms

are at the same height as your shoulders; your whole body

resembles a cross. For men, the palms face downward,

while for women the palms are upward.


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Closing:

For the standing or sitting-on-chair styles, the closing is

the same as Tong Tian Gong; for sitting-in-lotus, kneeling

or kneeling/sitting-on-ankles style, the same as Celestial

Smile Practice.

Suggestion:

The beginners should mainly practice Chest Protecting

Posture. Humility, gratitude, self-examination, repentance

and noble willingness to sacrifice for all of Humanity are

the best medicines to heal spiritual and physical sickness.The more you can let go of yourself, the better the effects.

Those who are prone to self-blame or depression should

not perform self-examination and repentance; instead, they

should prepare themselves to receive Divine Grace with a

humble heart full of gratitude.


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Celestial Pagoda Practice (Tian Ta Gong)

Style: Standing, sitting-on-chair, sitting-in-lotus (or with

legs naturally crossed), kneeling or kneeling/sitting-on-

ankles.

Intention: Tian Gong transmits the Universal messages of

compassion and unconditional love to all of Humanity.

Practice Method:

Posture (Figure 94 102)

Spread your feet shoulder-width apart; align your toes

on the same line; your feet should be parallel to each other

or point slightly outward; bend your knees very slightly;

fill your heart with compassion; your manner is sacred; gen-

tly close your eyes; relax your entire body; hold the palms

of your hands together in front of your chest with fingers

pointing upward; then separate your hands and raise your

right hand until your thumb gently touches or points to-

ward the Yin Tang Xue (the Third Eye), located in the

middle of the two eyebrows (to connect with the human

energy field); your forefinger and middle finger are togetheras sword finger and point toward the sky (to connect with


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the Universal energy field); your ring finger and little finger

are bent toward the ground (to connect with the earth en-

ergy field). This constitutes what we call the upper Tong

Tian Ta (Pathway to Celestial Pagoda), which facilitatesthe harmonious resonance among the Universal, Earth and

Human energy fields. The left hand imitates the right hand

to form another pagoda shape and is gently placed in front

of your chest. The tip of your thumb should be at the mid-

way point (Shan Zhong Xue) between your nipples. This

is the lower Tong Tian Ta. Your mind should focus softly

on the centers of the soles of your feet. You can alternate


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hands. (You may practice in

sitting-on-chair, sitting-in-

lotus, kneeling or kneeling/

sitting-on-ankles positions.)

If you become tired dur-

ing practice, you may choose

to switch to practicing in

one of the Natural Styles

(Figure 70, 74, 78, 82) in

order to restore your energy,


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then proceed on to continue this practice. You may also

wish to set yourself up in any other above-mentioned Nat-ural Styles when first begin the practice, then proceed on

to practice in this posture.

Closing:

For the standing or sitting-on-chair style, this closing is

the same as Tong Tian Gong; for sitting-in-lotus (or with

legs naturally crossed), kneeling or kneeling/sitting-on-

ankles style, the same as Celestial Smile Practice.

Suggestion:

This practice can manifest and nurture unconditional

love and compassion in the hearts of the practitioners.

The more people practice, the more sufferers in this world

will be relieved and bathe in the sunshine, rain and dew-

drops of love.

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