Der Begriff Tao ist schwer zu fassen, geschweige denn zu definieren. Häufig wird Pfad oder Weg mit diesem Wort assoziiert. Tao, so könnte man es vereinfacht ausdrücken, ist der Weg der Natur. Jemand der nach dem Tao lebt, sollte sein Leben also an die natürliche Ordnung anpassen. Doch was bedeutet natürliche Ordnung? In einem kurzen Artikel auf psychologytoday.com erläutert der Autor Dr. Mark Borigini die zentralen Aspekte des Taoismus Yin / Yang und Qi (Chi) auf recht prägnante Weise.
An interesting discussion abaout the mechanism for the generation and transmission of Ki-energy (Qi):
‘Ki-energy’, which can be enhanced through the practice of Nishino Breathing Method, was reported to have beneficial health effects. Although Ki-energy can play an important role in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as yet it is unknown how Ki-energy is generated, transmitted through air and received by another individual.
An interesting study about the Nishino breathing method, which is quiet comparable with some Qigong techniques, the effects of Qi (jap.: Ki) and the challenge to traditional scientific thinking:
“The breathing method, which was developed and is being taught by Kozo Nishino, a Japanese Ki-expert, is for raising the levels of Ki-energy (life-energy or the vitality) of an individual. It is neither a therapy nor a healing technique. However, many of his students have experienced an improvement in their health, and in some cases, they were able to overcome health problems by themselves. Since this is an interesting subject from the standpoint of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), we have been collaborating with Nishino to conduct a scientific investigation of his Ki-energy. We found that Nishino’s Ki-energy can inhibit cell division of cancer cells, protect isolated mitochondria from heat deterioration and reduce lipid peroxidation in heat-treated mitochondria.”