Harnessing the Frequency of the Universe

Oct 04, 2014Tino FaithfullMeditation, Nei Gong 1

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Every tradition has its own way of looking at the world and its own vocabulary
to explain it. Within Daoism, everything is seen in terms of vibrations or
frequencies. What we refer to as reality, in the vast majority of cases, is the
sum of our five-sense perceptionswhich represents a rather narrow
spectrum of what can be experienced. Daoism invites us to look behind the
fake backdrop that we call reality. In this tradition, our sensory experience of
the world is viewed as an intricate web of vibrations. All the things we think
we experience are the result of frequencies being interpreted by our brain
and instantly translated into something that can be understood. This is how
the picture of the material world (i.e. what we call reality) is conjured up for
us perceiving subjects.

Daoist philosophy divides the realm of human experience into different

degrees of vibration. Thus, everything that takes place within the compass of
Heaven and Earth is said to vibrate at a specific frequency. This wide
spectrum of frequencies gives birth to the myriad things or the ten
thousand things, two common ways Daoism refers to the infinite potential of
the universe. This way of looking at the world can become quite abstract in
the absence of a model. Daoisms model for discussing the interplay of
frequencies that makes up our picture of the world is the Yi Jing, or classic of
change. Within Yi Jing theory, different frequencies are represented through
mathematical symbols called trigrams and hexagrams. Those symbols consist
of different combinations of Yin and Yang energies, represented by broken
and unbroken lines. Different combinations of Yin and Yang lines correspond
to different vibrational qualities.

Yi Jing hexagrams
The 64 hexagrams from the Yi Jing

Just like everything else that can be experienced, human beings are the
manifestation of a particular frequency between the poles of Heaven (which
represents extreme Yang) and Earth (which represents extreme Yin).

Man between Heaven and Earth

Man between Heaven and Earth

Following Daoist philosophy, the microcosmic frequency that exists inside our
body has to match the macrocosmic frequency of the universe. If there is an
infinity of frequencies on the outside, then the same thing has to be true on
the inside. To make things more approachable, Daoism isolated three main
vibrations within the human body and called them Jing, Qi and Shen. These
three categories are microcosmic reflections of the Earth, Man and Heaven
grid.

Matching microcosm and macrocosm

Matching microcosm and macrocosm

However, we should always remember that Jing, Qi and Shen in fact refer to
one and the same thing, even though they have different names.

When we begin our study of Daoism, it is probably easier to consider Jing, Qi

and Shen as separate things.

The frequencies of Jing, Qi and Shen

The frequencies of Jing, Qi and Shen

Eventually, we must understand that they are only signposts that allude to
the ever-changing nature of all phenomena. Every occurrence is a process. In
fact, we could say that everything is part of the same ongoing process
unfolding everywhere, all the time. Jing, Qi and Shen describe the same basic
vibration, only manifested at different degrees of refinement.

Vibrational refinement
A process of vibrational refinement

This core vibration is the blueprint of the universe, its original matrix. What
we call time is nothing but the process of vibrational transformation that is
constantly taking place within the universeand so within ourselves too.
Being closer to Heaven, Shen describes a highly refined range of frequency.
Shen vibrates faster than Qi. Although denser than Shen, Qi still vibrates
faster than Jing. The faster the vibration, the more ethereal it will be.

When looking inside the human body, Jing is the densest of the three main
vibrational moments (for lack of a better term) that Daoism talks about. Jing
sits at the lower end of the Daoist vibrational compass, which means that it is
less refined than both Qi and Shen. Crucially for our purposes, Jing occurs
right before the material world. Although very dense compared to Shen and
Qi, Jing is still lighter than pure physicality. A common mistake is to equate
Jing with physicality when they are actually not the same thing. Physicality is
what we experience with our five senses. What we can experience with those
senses necessarily belongs to the realm of the manifested. Although
relatively close to physicality, Jing does not belong to the realm of the
manifested. Rather, Jing represents the potential for the physical
manifestation of somethinganything, really. It corresponds to the stage
right before something becomes real, i.e. tangible.

The reason why our common definition of reality is so narrow is because most
people are only tuned into their physical body, which severely restricts our
field of experience. This is why Jing is the most important category to work
with when we begin Nei Gong. Considering that most people are
disconnected from the energetic realm (Qi), it would be pointless trying to
work directly with pure consciousness (Shen). In the early days, it is only
sensible that we spend some time laying the foundations for our practice.
This foundational stage corresponds to the level of Jing.

Another reason why we must start with Jing is that, simply, we must adhere
to the way the universe is laid out; otherwise, well be skipping stages, which
is never a good idea. A possible definition of the universe according to
Daoism would be consciousness experiencing itself. From this perspective,
every single manifestation or occurrence in the world is an attempt on
consciousnesss part to understand itself. Every time something takes place
(which is pretty much all the time, as far as were concerned), it is as if
consciousness were saying: What am I?, What do I want?, What is my

purpose?, Why am I even thinking those things? etc. In other words,

consciousness is both curious and idiotic at the same time. It doesnt really
seem to know what to do, and yet it keeps exploring itself compulsively. If
consciousness is an octopus, we are its tentacles, fumbling about, tentatively
searching for answers.

Hamlet
Hamlets famous soliloquy in the shape of a skull!

As physically incarnated beings, we are far removed from the origin of

consciousness. When we try and look at it, we are confronted with a dark hole
oozing a strange jelly-like substance. This is why we must work step by step.
Before we can become enlightened (if such a thing even exists), we need to
learn to breathe properly. On a very obvious level, this means that we must
practise a lot. In philosophical terms, this means that we must work our way
step by step along the vibrational compass of the universe. Once we
understand how the universe unfolds, both theoretically and experientially,
we can start reversing this process and go back to the sourcethe strange
jelly-like cat thing. Maybe then well manage to make sense of it

This is why studying the process of creation of the universe is so important in

our study of Daoism. Before anything conscious appears, there is emptiness.
Consciousness creates the energetic realm, which lays the foundation for
physicality. Therefore, we must first rely on our physical body in order to tune
into the energetic realm. The closest frequency to physicality is Jing. If we can
connect with Jing (and that is fairly easy for most people), well gradually
begin to connect with our Qi. It is common for beginners to experience strong
feelings of heat during their practice: this is how Jing manifests on the
physical level.

The most important aspect of our physical body in relation to Jing is our
Kidneys. The Kidneys are a key organ in Nei Gong because they constitute
the root for the process of vibrational refinement which we seek to start
inside our body. Like every key vital organ, the Kidneys have both a Yin and a
Yang function. The Yin aspect of our Kidneys is in charge of storing the Jing,
which is our vital essence. On the physical level, Jing manifests itself as our
bodily fluids. Blood and sexual fluids, for instance are manifestations of our
Jing. Because the Jing is stored in our Kidneys, this means that we must keep

this organ as healthy and strong as possible. There are many factors that
deplete the essence of our Kidneys, including stress, overwork and excessive
sexual activity. We must build a strong foundation of Jing in order to elicit the
process of internal change with Nei Gong. This is the first step in our practice.
If we fail to build up and preserve our Jing sufficiently, there will be a glass
ceiling keeping us from moving on to more advanced stages. There must be
enough essence in the area of our Kidneys so it can be converted into Qi by
the lower Dan Tien. This is the first level of conversion within the Nei Gong
process.

In the early stages, Nei Gong seeks to create a strong movement of

expansion inside the human body. The Yang aspect of our Kidneys is in charge
of fostering this expansion through the Ming Huo (Ming Fire), located between
our two Kidneys. The Ming Huo heats up the whole body and plays an
important part in all the transformational processes that take place within us.
If the Ming fire is weak, the process of internal refinement will be poor. This is
the reason why we wish to warm Mingmen, the point on our body that is in
charge of the Ming Fire.

Mingmen
Mingmen: a key point for Nei Gong

If the heat is strong in this area of our body, there will be a strong conversion
taking placeprovided there is enough essence to convert into Qi.

Once we can do this, we have succeeded in beginning to reverse the process

of creation within our own body. This essentially means that were starting to
align with the energies of our environment. We begin to be more in line with
our Ming, or pre-ordained life path. Life suddenly feels less random and a lot
of things start falling into place on their own. At this stage, your life
circumstances may change rapidly, in very unpredictable ways. For instance,
you may suddenly be provided with all the space and time you need to train
for an extended period of time. Maybe youd been struggling to fit in just a
couple of hours of training a day before that. So what happened? Youd been
cripplingly depressed for most of your life and suddenly youre a different
person. You can hardly recognise who you used to be, how you used to react
to people and situations. Your past starts to fade away and you may even
lose many of your memories. Why? Its very strange indeed. These shifts are

difficult to explain; they have to be experienced. This could be the most lifechanging experience in your life.

What the hell is happening?

We dont really know but we go along for the ride. Its like an adventure.

Using our body as an antenna, we tune into the original frequency of the
universe; and this can be the beginning of a genuine spiritual journey.

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One thought on Harnessing the Frequency of the Universe

tim
October 4, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Very interesting, The shift you talk of has been my recent experience. Though
I didnt arrive there through Daoist practice I find the little I know of it to be
highly complementary to the awakening process.
One thing of current interest to me is the overlying programme that appears
to be veiling the natural existence. An understanding of this would seem to
be useful so as to know thine enemy as it were (though Daoist practice may
circumvent the necessity for this perhaps). Either way this free to read book
may be of general interest, as may the resource platform where there is an
immense library of valuable information
http://issuu.com/theresistance/docs/the_esoteric_alphabet/1