The Budo Secrets of Internal Energy from the Master Samurai Kaibara Ekiken Part Three Nourish Your Mind and Your Ki If you missed them: Part Two Part One Your fundamental health is, in its origin, the ki that gives birth to all the Ten Thousand Things in Heaven and Earth. If you do not have this ki, you will not be born. After you are born, you are aided by such external elements as food and drink, clothing, and shelter. Thus, your fundamental health is provided for and your life stays on a steady course.* At the outset of this 3rd part in my series on the teachings of the “master of ki” Kaibara Ekiken, I wanted to begin with this quote—with its reference to the “Ten Thousand Things in Heaven and Earth”—so that you will understand the “place” of ki in Asian thought, which will better help us to understand not just this particular essay but all essays in budo with regard to ki development and cultivation. Ki is not something that you cultivate in addi...
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