ney stone and had to go to the hospital. At the hospital he was
given an injection of morphine, which he later said felt just like the
experience when the energy suddenly rose up to the head. Natu-
rally he was excited and he called me and asked me if that was
possible. I explained to him that this phenomenan lately seems to
have been backed by scientific investigations into the way the body
makes endorphins, which are morphine-like compounds, and how
acupuncture works to stop the pain. Anyway, whenever he gets
pain now he stops it by meditating. You have to have some idea of
the magnitude of the pain that kidney stones can produce to really
appreciate this account. That student never fails to thank me now.
Gunther Weil: Often when we have workshops there are people
who have had injuries in the back, knee, scrotum. When they do
the microcosmic orbit they say they feel heat or pain in those ar-
eas, because the chi is going to those areas first to heal them.
This is sometimes a little painful. It’s like a resistance coil. The
electricity flows and meets with an obstruction and takes a while to
work through it. But then it works quickly. If you do it everyday you’ll
find a lot of healing in your body. Old injuries will heal themselves
faster.
Student: I’ve benefited greatly from the practice. I came here
because I have an injured back, as of three years ago. I’d been
treated by chiropractors, acupuncturists and masseurs in Taiwan
and in Tokyo, but nothing helped. Then a friend recommended that
I come here because she said that she had had good results doing
your meditation. After I had practiced about six weeks, I awoke one
morning and felt a flowing sensation rise up through my legs.
Gunther Weil: You’ll have different experiences at different
points. Some points won’t have any sensations at all. And other
points will be very st. It changes all the time. It depends on your
general state of health that day, the atmosphere, how much prior
experience you’ve had.
Student: From doing the microcosmic orbit and the Six Healing
Sounds I have a distinct sense of vitality, both physically and men-
tally. I find it an extremely valuable and valid approach. My first ex-
perience with meditation was in yoga and then, about 8 years ago,
I learned Tai Chi and different types of meditation. Many teachers
talked about energy flow, especially as regards to Tai Chi, but I
never experienced it. I’d had my tongue to my palate through all ofChapter XII