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In Chinese religion, Ch'i is the soul or the spirit. If the Ch'i leaves the body, then man would be just a body without life or the will to live. Ch'i is the source which nourishes the existence of life. Man is born with Ch'i, or the unseen life force. Without Ch'i, man is an empty body. The Taoists believe that man is made up of three "Ch'is: (1) the principle of constitution, (2) the original constitution, (3) the true spirit of constitution.

Ch'i has great significance in every field of human endeavor. A writer is said to need "Wen ch'i" or a literary or scholarly disposition. A calligrapher needs a special characteristic or style of brush control called "pi chi." A hero needs heroic style or heroic comportment called "Ch'i Tzu." A professional speaker needs a charismatic and expressive style of speech called "Yu Ch'i." And the average person needs proper understanding of his natural capacity to deal with people called "Ch'i Liang."

In this book, Ch'i means the flowing of the unseen life force. In instances where Ch'i means something else, the usage of the term will be explained.