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The Belly, The 5 Inner Gods & The Immortal Self By Andrew Fretwell Taoist Inner Alchemy Teacher How Chi Nei Tsang (CNT) can assist in understanding the human soul’s journey to immortality
I have always been fascinated by healing modalities having studied many types of massage since I was 21. When my teacher of the last 20 Years Mantak Chia first introduced me to Chi Nei Tsang (CNT) I knew I had been blessed to receive an amazing massage technique that worked specifically and directly on the energy of the inner organs. That’s what CNT stands for; “Chi” is the life force “Nei Tsang” means internal organs. As I studied and practiced on many thousands of people with this healing modality I came to be very interested in not just the purely physical application but understanding the deeper implications of this work. I had always been fascinated by the term “Spiritual Growth” and it led me to ask a very simple but I think profound question. What is growing? And where is it located? When we use the term spiritual growth. I’m going to let you just contemplate that for yourselves as you read this article. Our internal organs are the most important thing to heal and keep in a state of radiant health. From the Taoist point of view it’s the internal organs that reflect our whole body mind as well as our inner and outer life. Not only do the organs have a physiological function for example, our Liver detoxifying our body, but also a psychological function. The Liver, can express as anger, frustration and stress if not functioning well, but also as kindness and generosity when the Liver is healthy. There are also inner qualities that reflect outwardly as life skills that all the organs “The 5 Inner Gods” bestows when functioning well. Again taking the example of the Liver, if healthy we have a natural ability to plan well and to manage our life. From the Taoist viewpoint the internal organs are the true dwelling of what they call “De” virtue and the inner powers that the Taoists of old named like this. Po: Personal Desires - West - Metal – Lungs Virtue = Integrity
How to develop true inner virtue, not outer ideas of what it is to be “Good” In my classes I always make a simple analogy of going to a church and the priest is telling his congregation. “You know it’s very good to love your fellow man to turn the other cheek etc and the whole congregation is nodding and agreeing. Everyone agrees that we should express higher qualities as human beings, what the Taoists call virtues. But this is easier said then done, its one thing to agree with the priest and try to be a good person from a conceptual point of view, by living up to some external standard of “goodness” This is actually incredibly hard work because you have this concept of what it is to be a good person and you try your hardest to live up to it. Over time by practicing this kind of inner will you will eventually become a virtuous person but it takes a long time and is really hard work. The Taoist viewpoint is heal your internal organs allow the life force to flow Many people get frustrated that they can’t achieve their goals in life, so they go to self help seminar and they learn to think positive and use their will power to “Go for It” This can be effective but many people drop this after a few weeks or months because the internal organs are still not involved. It’s very difficult to feel optimistic and positive if your lungs are not breathing correctly. From the Taoist point of view the Lungs inner god the Po bestows the virtue of strength and optimism. Heal your lungs and you will just naturally, without trying without psyching yourself up, without using your will. It will just be how you naturally are. So you can see that keeping your organs healthy is so important for your life The central challenge that our ordinary ego-personality faces is the separation, fragmentation and dispersion of our underlying soul essence. The 5 Inner gods |
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