Читать книгу Chi Kung. The Art of Mastering the Unseen Life Force онлайн

20 страница из 27

The legendary Emperor Shen Nung was believed to be the founder of agriculture. "Shen" means spirit or god, and "Nung" means agriculture. Shen Nung was revered as the patron god of agriculture. He is associated with the Way of Nature as farming is a livelihood that depends on harmony with nature. He showed the Chinese that one must break ground, plant, cultivate, and harvest in accord with the natural passing of seasons.

The early history of China abounds in myths and legends. By these tales, man was able to explain things he didn't understand. But as time passed, experiences gave him empirical knowledge. Many old arts were developed by our ancestors through trial and error and the passing of many centuries. Ch'i Kung, the art of breathing control, is one of the oldest arts in China and it was developed in this way. It began long before written history, and reached its golden age of development during the Chou Dynasty, 1122-255 B.C. Each succeeding dynasty, up to the communist takeover, sustained and practiced this art.