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I HAVE GIVEN INNUMERABLE LECTURES while traveling around the world during the past twenty-five years. I had many opportunities to have conversation with people of diverse social, cultural, and religious backgrounds about the way of life. During this process, I came upon an important discovery. The attitude and experience of sexuality have vastly influenced the quality of life in both positive and negative ways.

Most people think they have a mature perspective and comfortable relationship with sex. The reality is different. I have found that too many people have twisted or dual perspectives on sex. This reality often prevents people from leading more fulfilling and authentic lives. The times I feel most saddened is when I meet people who have had sexual traumas and suffer from it for the rest of their lives.

For this reason, Ilchi Lee have emphasized that sex education must take place at home before our children reach puberty and before they are too much exposed to immature social notions of sex. I include sex education in the family as an important part of Human Technology. Before talking about sex education, allow me to share some general HT perspective on sex in this chapter.

Prof. Ilchi Lee tells that most of us have a hammer, nails, and other tools for making basic repairs in our homes, as well as the ability to use them. If we make small repairs as they occur, our house remains well maintained and will last a long time. However, if we leave them unfixed, ultimately, the damage to the structure becomes so overwhelming that big renovations are necessary. The same principle applies to the human body.

Acupuncture, acupressure, and moxibustion are like the hammer and nails we use to repair and maintain our houses. Anyone who has the ability to use a hammer and nails can practice acupuncture, acupressure, and moxibustion. You do not need the skills of an architect or builder to use a nail and hammer in the maintenance of your house. In much the same way, you do not need to know about all the structures and functions of the human body to use acupuncture, acupressure, and moxibustion. Moreover, we possess an amazing functional control panel called the brain. If we take the simplest measures to activate its functions, the brain will automatically take care of the rest.

It is a sign of maturity to have the ability to manage our bodies and maintain our health as well as our family’s well-being. Perhaps this should be a requirement before creating families!

Tae-yang: The area of the temples. By using the thumbs, press this point for three to five seconds. Repeat this slowly five times. Then tap this point lightly thirty times using the fingertips. [Fig.17]

Gak-son (Angle Vertex, THzo): Directly above the apex of the ear on your hairline.

Yeol-kuel (Broken Sequence, LUy): Cross your index fingers and the thumbs of both hands with the index finger of the other hand. The point is located in the depression right under the tip of the index finger, next to the bone and toward the inside. [Fig.5]

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Joong-bu (Central Treasury, LUi): Place your middle fingers in the hollow area directly below the protrusions of the collarbone just outside your upper breastbone. Breathe deeply as you press this point with your thumb for one minute. [Fig. 14; Jok-sam-lee (Leg Three Mile, ST36): Place the pads of four fingers under the kneecap. The point is located below the fingers and in between the slight depression formed by the bones. Find the corresponding point on the other leg. fRg.2]

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These are the energy points most important in Dahn Yoga training. Becoming familiar with them will prove very beneficial for you.

BAEK-HOE: Located at top of the head, it lies at the intersection of an imaginary line that connects the ears and a line that connects spine and nose. “Baek-hoe” literally means “intersecting point of 100 meridians.” This is the point where energy flows in.

JUN-JUNG: Located about four to five centimeters in front of the Baek-hoe, this is also a point where energy flows in. While Baek-hoe is sometimes called “Great Heaven’s Gate,” Jun-jung is named “Small Heaven’s Gate.” f N-DANG: Frequently called “the third eye” in the West, this point is located between the eyebrows. When this point is activated, one might exhibit extrasensory perceptual powers.

Ml-GAN: Located at the top of your nose, in the center of the indention at the top of the blade of the nose.

1N-JOONG: Located in the center of the valley between your nose and lips. AH-MOQN: Located between the first and second vertebrae. This is the place where the neck and head meet.

OK-CHIM: Locate the slightly protruding point in the back of your head. Ok-chim consists of two separate points that are located one inch to either side of that protrusion.

The meridian system is a series of channels which transport Ki through the body. Meridians can be compared to a system of irrigation canals carrying sustenance to the body, mind, and spirit. Acupressure points, which are distributed along the meridians, are energy ports through which energy enters and exits the body.

Imagine that the meridians are the paths for the transport and supply of goods. If you see the body as representing land, the meridians represent the main highways, while the acupressure points can be viewed as bus stops and resting places. Just as one may transport goods following the roads, your body can supply energy to the organs and different parts of the body through meridians. According to Prof Ilchi Lee views if energy flows well through the meridians, it is distributed evenly through the body, helping both the body and the brain to maintain their optimal condition.

Your body consists of 12 major meridians and eight minor meridians. In general, only 14 of the meridians are commonly used, Ki comes into the body through the breath. It then flows through the 12 meridians and collects in two of the eight extra meridians—one along the back, called the Governing Meridian (Dok-maek), and one along the front, called the Conception Meridian (Im-maek). The two meet when the lips touch.

Each of the 12 major meridians is associated with one of the principle internal organs and is named accordingly: kidneys, liver, spleen, heart, lungs, pericardium, bladder, gall bladder, stomach, small and large intestines, and the triple burner (body temperature regulator). Yin meridians flow upwards. Yang meridians flow downwards. These 12 meridians are paired, or bilateral, and situated systematically on either side of the body. Ki flows constantly through the 12 meridians of the body, starting with the lungs and ending in the liver.

There are three types of Ki energy in the human body. Won-ki is the energy that you have inherited, or were born with. Jung-ki is the energy that you obtain by eating and breathing. And Jin-ki is generated through deep, concentrated breathing. Won-ki and Jung-ki are generated without conscious participation, while Jin-ki requires concentration. The energy that is utilized in Dahn Yoga is this Jin-ki.

Since Jin-ki is generated by the mind through concentration, its quality varies according to the state of the mind at a given time. A positive frame of mind and emotional state produces a positive flow of energy. This, in turn, will have a calming and relaxing effect on the body. A negative state of mind and emotions will have the opposite effect. When the flow of Jin-ki is blocked or impeded, the body becomes tense, resulting in stagnant energy.

We often use the concepts of Chun-ji-ki-woon and Chun-ji-ma-eum in Dahn Yoga practice. Chun-ji-ki-woon is another name for cosmic energy. In Korean, it means the highest level of Ki that circulates throughout the universe. We experience Chun-ji-ki-woon when we have Chun-ji-ma-eum, which means Cosmic Mind or “Enlightened Consciousness.”

Once a person thinks that he has realized the truth, there is a tendency to separate himself from the world. However, all you nurture in an isolated life is a sense of self-satisfaction and self-achievement without any actual growing of the soul. The soul grows by feeding on the joy, peace, and trust one gains by applying his enlightenment in the real world of everyday living. The soul, therefore, needs a mirror through which it can take shape and judge its own maturity. We need this, not for anyone else, but for ourselves, in order to help the soul mature and express its maturity through a good sense of personal character.

Since the study of living must be done in the world, among people, an individual or an organization needs guidelines by which to plan and to apply the plan in the world. Without such guidelines, one is always nervous and unsure about the Tightness of his decisions and actions, always waiting anxiously upon others’ judgments or criticisms, being reactive to the situation instead of being proactive. Having guidelines that one can rely on and trust is akin to having a reliable compass when traveling along an unfamiliar road.

So how do you formulate guidelines? No need, for they already exists. We can divide the guidelines into three points, or rules. Rule One: Revolution vs. Rotation; Rule Two: Centripetal vs. Centrifugal Force; Rule Three: Fairness vs. Equality. These are the rules by which the universe runs. These rules are reflections of the cosmic mind. Some traditions call this the Tao, or the Way. These rules form the basic behavioral guidelines of all Dahnhak practitioners.

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We live in the Information Age, defined by absolute belief in the supremacy of information as a means to self-sufficiency and freedom. This causes are to be continually in search of more and more information in a never-ending cycle of anxiety. However, no matter how much information you possess, information in and of itself does not guarantee a better life. Instead, too much information can make you indecisive. Negative and twisted information can infect your value system itself.

We are a collage of information. Who we think we are is actually a hodgepodge of information that includes name, age, job description, salary, family, friends, and coworkers. It includes likes and dislikes, happy memories, painful memories, resentments, future dreams and goals, skills, knowledge, and countless other bits of information. Combined information creates a unique set of information that is you and is me. Therefore, in a way, the worth of a person is determined by the quality and quantity of information held.

So, in essence, we are a collection of information. However, we are also the masters of this information. Unfortunately, most of us do not realize that we have the freedom and ability to choose and transform the information that bombards us every day of our lives. Instead, we act as a passive receptacle for the flow of information that continually washes over us. Eventually we forget that we are more than just an accumulation of information. We forget that we are masters of the information that makes us.

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One of the most common questions Ilchi Lee get asked during a lecture is this: “How can I become enlightened? How can I become a master?”

In the general parlance, a master is someone who has attained mental and spiritual mastery of herself. My questioners seem to be envious because they think I have attained something they want and they don’t know how to get it. The unfortunate thing is that I have nothing to tell them, for there is no special way or method for enlightenment. Therefore, walking a path to enlightenment is an illusory exercise whereby you artificially build a path and try your best to stay on it. It’s not that there is no path to enlightenment, but, more accurately, there is no distance between yourself and enlightenment across which you can build a road.

Enlightenment is our natural state of being. Since it is already us, you will never find it looking for it somewhere else. Why don’t we know this? Why don’t we feel this? Shouldn’t we be able to recognize it if it is so close to us? Therein lies the contradiction. We cannot see it precisely because it is so close to us. Something that is too close or too large cannot be consciously recognized. Fish do not feel the reality of water since they live in it: we do not feel the flow of Ki although we live in it every waking moment.

Scientists suspect that animals are able to utilize their senses to detect changes to Earth’s magnetic field. In fact, all life forms have the ability to detect minute changes in this energy flow. It’s just that we humans have been dependent too long on recognition based solely on languages and thoughts and have not developed a finely-tuned sense for the energy. Therefore, in order to use the language of Ki, we first need to reawaken our inherent sense of the energy. This is not learning something new. This is not dangerous. And, it does not require tools or heavy lifting.

Since you already possess this sense, all you have to do is unblock the blocked parts and awaken the sleeping parts. Using the language of Ki does not go contrary to the use of language; actually, “Ki language” supports and enriches our word language, allowing us to experience those aspects of life that otherwise would have been impossible for us to contact. Remember the digitized dots? Ki language allows us to completely connect the space between the dots.

Although every experience that occurs in the world of the five senses is, strictly speaking, a Ki energy experience, you can directly experience Ki energy through three feelings: a sense of tickling electricity; a sense of pulling and pushing of a magnetic force; and a sense of alternating heat and cold. When your senses become trained through use, you can sense Ki as it moves through your mind. This, we call the language of the soul. Only then can you communicate and share with all of existence and fully utilize the information contained within the flow of Ki.

A sharing of the soul can only occur via communication through Ki. When this happens, you don’t need scientific studies to tell you that the climate is warming, that species are disappearing by the hundreds every day. and that the rain forests are being destroyed. You don’t need specifics: you can sense the deleterious effects directly. Just feel. Feel how the Earth feels. Feel how the sea feels. How the Heavens feel. How the universe feels.

Ki is the universal language we have to adopt to engage in spiritual growth. Ki is the universal language with the potential to help us overcome the national, religious, and ethnic boundaries that divide us today. Ki is the language of the soul that provides the path that will lead you to God, the cosmos, and ultimately, yourself.

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