"All things in the world bear yin and embrace yang. When yin and yang stir and clash into a harmonious state, this is 'Chong Qi.'
Chong Qi bears both yin and yang, where they blend together. It is a balanced yet lively qi, like the 'stem cells' of spiritual life in the universe—the root of all changes in form.
Clear qi rises to become Heaven, turbid qi sinks to become Earth, and the breath of yin and yang merging gives birth to living beings.
'Chong' means 'balance.' Without Chong Qi, yin and yang lose their master, and divinity can hardly manifest.
Without Great Harmony Primordial Qi, pills cannot condense, and cultivating the Dao becomes difficult.
'Chonghe' is a wondrous mystery within breath. Mastering the qi of the innate and acquired can bring one into an intoxicating realm.
Acquired cultivation methods find it difficult to bring spirit, qi, and breath—the 'three families'—together. If the three families do not meet, the Dao Embryo cannot form.
So long as one breathes, one loses the realm of 'Chonghe.' Guarding the center means moving from the tangible to the intangible, in accord with the laws of the Middle Way.
Proper speech evokes the effects of Chonghe, and Chonghe qi nourishes the spirit.
Ordinary people breathe through their throats, their breaths shallow and short;
A True Person's true breath originates from the heels.
Chonghe qi exists between Heaven and Earth, like the Dao's flavor—beyond words.
Spirit and qi interact, never parting even for an instant. True yin and true yang merge, eventually nurturing a Golden Core containing endless mysteries. This is the key for cultivators pursuing transcendence.
'Primordial Qi' is mysterious and wondrous. It is free and unfettered, initially without divinity, and cannot be called Spirit Qi. Before the Primordial Spirit enters the body, it can