What is Yiyuanti? Yiyuanti is a part of the Hunyuan Qi within the human body. It is a form of matter that is invisible, intangible, and formless. Internally, it is perfectly homogeneous and undifferentiated. It is compatible with the physical structure of the brain, centered around the brain's core—specifically, the center of the brain—and extends both inside and outside the brain, reaching throughout the entire body and spreading even beyond it. Yiyuanti represents the holistic functional state of Hunyuan formed by all the nerve cells in the human nervous system and their associated Hunyuan Qi. Nerve cells serve as the foundation in which Yiyuanti is established, yet Yiyuanti possesses a certain degree of independence and can create a reactive influence on the nerve cells.

在前面我们带着大家阅读的内容中，可以看出庞老师是引用了佛家、道家锻炼中最经典的关于主动运用意识的内容，明确所有的修行门派都离不开主动运用意识这一要旨。目的是让大家清楚，我们智能气功功理功法的编撰不仅有经典有历史的实践为依据，更重要的是我们是汲取了不同修行法脉中最核心最重要的精华，提纲挈领，正中要害。节省了大家的时间与精力，也降低了在茫茫修行大海中迷失自己的风险。所以大家要珍惜，把握要领，深入琢磨哦。 In the content we've read together earlier, it's evident that Dr. Pang drew upon the most classic teachings from Buddhist and Taoist cultivation practices regarding the active application of consciousness, clearly demonstrating that all cultivation traditions hinge on this essential principle. The purpose is to make it clear that the compilation of our ZN Qigong theory and techniques is not only grounded in classical, historically proven practices, but more importantly, we have distilled the most essential and vital elements from different lineages of cultivation. We grasp the essence, hitting the nail on the head. This saves you time and energy, and reduces the risk of getting lost in the vast ocean of different brancheds of practice. Therefore, everyone should cherish this, grasp the key points, and delve deeply into them.

Next, Dr.Pang elaborated on the concept of consciousness from various perspectives, including philosophy, psychology, medicine, Buddhism, and Taoism. We have distilled the content relevant to our practice for everyone to understand. Today, we will focus on the definition of the subconscious from a psychological perspective, which is highly insightful. The original text from the book reads as follows: "The term 'consciousness' emerged after Buddhism was introduced to China. Before that, ancient China referred to it as 'mind' or 'spirit,' broadly meaning advanced neural activities." "Psychology: Consciousness is considered the sum total of all psychological activities. Psychological activities refer to emotions, moods, temperament, thinking, memory, abilities, etc. All these activities take place against the background of consciousness." Additionally, psychology defines the subconscious as follows: "Primordial Consciousness Layer: It resides at the most 'fundamental level' of all neural activities. Under normal circumstances, it is obscured by the conscious layer and submerged by conscious activities. Only when conscious activities cease can it manifest. It does not rely on conceptual activities but directly aligns with information. Hence, it is non-analytical and non-conceptual. When concepts come into play, conscious activities begin." Please take the time to reflect deeply on this definition of the subconscious. By doing so, we can better understand when we might catch glimpses of our subconscious in daily life—that hidden force that silently influences and controls our life activities. Furthermore, we can explore the principle of how the subconscious emerges and flows during our practice of “Do-nothing” meditation.

During a Zhi Neng class, a participant arrived with a locked lower back. I began the class with the Qi Field exercise and a few movements. I continued with the Rolling exercise (section 5). I advised her to sit down, to bend forward, if possible, gently between her legs. I guided the group down vertebra by vertebra, and to my surprise, I was prompted to place my hands on her lower back. I resisted for a few seconds, then, while continuing to guide the others verbally, I positioned my hands on her lower back without actually touching her. As she straightened up, my hands moved up her spine to her head. I returned to my seat and continued the class. At the end of the lesson, we always have a discussion. Here's what she shared: I was suffering from a sharp, stabbing lower back pain that appeared a few days before our weekly Zhi Neng session with Florence on Thursday evenings. Despite the pain, I decided to go to the session anyway. During the class, while we were in a forward bend, Florence placed her hands on my lower back. I immediately felt a gentle warmth spreading through my lower back. Next, I felt a tingling sensation in the tissues, followed by a soothing effect, as if the smallest cells were regenerating. And when Florence removed her hands, I noticed that the radiating pain had completely disappeared, and I was able to continue the session without any discomfort. Gratitude to my teachers and the field of qi ❤️☯️🙏

Today we will read about Zhineng Qigong’s perspective on consciousness: "Zhineng Qigong posits that consciousness is a unique content and process of activity within the Yiyuanti. It originates from various information in both the internal and external environments of the human body. The internal environment refers to information from life activities within the body, while the external environment refers to information outside the body. When this information becomes active within the Yiyuanti, it manifests as consciousness. At different stages of human life activities, the expression of consciousness varies. During infancy and early childhood, movement and consciousness are integrated, forming sensory-motor thinking. In later childhood and early youth, it develops into imaginal thinking. By adulthood, it transitions into logical thinkin -- the use of concepts for thought. Practicing Qigong can also lead to extraordinary forms of thinking -- heightened intuitive thinking—an advanced form of cognition based on holistic perception rather than partial awareness. Here, as we discuss the Yiyuanti, we first need to develop an understanding of it."