The memory of Master Yun’s experience came up one day, along
with the advice the many Taoist and Buddhist initiates and teach-
ers I had seen. I had the thought, “If a patient has exhausted all
forms of available medical care, he should at least have the right to
try some safe mental techniques like meditation.” I set out on a
new pilgrimage to Yoga, Taoist and Buddhist meditation teachers,
biofeedback and stress reduction programs.
Mantak Chia is one of the teachers I have met in my new quest.
He is able to reproduce what Master Yun was able to do and goes
beyond that, doing what the Taoist initiates can do as well. He is a
Taoist initiate himself, but he does not include any of the Taoist
rituals, religion, or philosophies in his program. A Christian by con-
version, he is a doer, not a talker. He teaches his students solid
steps without any high-sounding philosophy.
I have interviewed many of his students and I estimate that over
50% of his students who put a reasonable effort into their practice,
open up the energy channels with vivid sensations and with notice-
able improvements in health. The rest of them open the channels,
without the vivid sensations, but with improvements in health. A
very small number drop out. I have observed no side effects in his
students, although all of them were prepared to meet all sorts of
unusual bodily sensations. His students come from practically all
walks of life, and many different races.
All in all, Mantak Chia is one of the few living heirs to the great
Taoist tradition. He has access to the codes in the Taoist Classics.
He is writing the Taoist Esoteric Encyclopedia in simple English for
everyone, dispensing what had been secrets for centuries in simple,
solid, easy-to-follow steps. Many other Taoist Masters and initiates
may not agree with him for giving this esoteric knowledge so freely.
If used for the improvement of health and the treatment of ill-
ness, it is morally justified to disseminate this knowledge far and
wide. Fortunately, Chia refuses to teach higher levels of achieve-
ment that might lead to paranormal abilities, unless the student
can prove himself to be a law-abiding and trustworthy citizen, will-
ing to serve mankind and use his or her esoteric knowledge to help
the needy in a selfless and generous manner.
I wish Mantak Chia every success in his ambitious endeavor.
Lawrence Young M.D. is an internist in private practice in NewMedical Science looks at the Microcosmic