Chapter VIII
Set a Training Schedule
A normal, healthy student should practice a half hour in the morn-
ing and a half hour in the evening. Someone who is sickly or weak
should practice an hour in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the
evening. Those who do not have back trouble, high blood pressure
or gastric ulcers should do the “stretching the tendons” exercise.
This is done in nine sets of nine repetititions or three sets in the
morning, afternoon and evening, making a total count of 81 for the
day.
Do not worry if you miss a session. Just stay relaxed and if you
can find a few odd minutes at home or in the office, try to meditate
in those spare moments.
When first beginning it takes a little bit of time and discipline to
achieve rapid progress. Remember that later on it will occur with
no effort.
The exact amount of training and practice required to develop
the Microcosmic Circulation varies from individual to individual. For
best results one should practice at least twice a day at home, for
ten to thirty minutes at a time, even if one has attained a higher
level of accomplishment. Students with previous discipline in yoga
or other meditation techniques are frequently able to open the mi-
crocosmic orbit immediately by redirecting their power of concen-
tration away from the “third eye” (brow point) and into the warm
current flow.
It is possible that some individuals might not succeed at all and
never be able to grasp the essentials. Many report completion of
the circulation within the first one hundred days of diligent practice.
Most students report success within three months to a year. Im-
provement of illness may occur quite early in the practice. Many
who worked hard on it, were reported to have achieved relief of
their medical problems despite the seeming absence of dramatic
feeling of the “warm current” flow.
The Esoteric Taoist system of meditation ultimately leads to
mastery of the “Third Eye” center, the crown of the head and those
centers beyond. But it stresses the necessity of mastering all the
Set a Training Schedule