Cultivating Energy Through Buddhist Meditation?

DaltheJigsaw

Cultivating Energy Through Buddhist Meditation?
Possible?

Cloud

There are a lot of possible benefits to meditation. Lack of energy is, quite often, completely "in your head", and if you go to the source of the problem...

DaltheJigsaw

Well, I am comparing it to Taoist/Taoism/Daoism practice?
Any thoughts?

Cloud

You lost me there.

DaltheJigsaw

Basically, I know that Taoist System teaches cultivation of energy through Tai Chi, Qi Gong practices.
I was wondering if Buddhism had any practice that did the same?
Thanks,
Leon

RichardH

When the mind is dispersed, energy is dispersed.

When the mind is gathered, energy is gathered.

There may be effort to cultivate specific energy in Vajrayana, but a Vajrayana practitioner would have to speak to that.

Otherwise, take what comes..... "it's like this".

Practice is not about having an experience, but knowing whatever experience is present.

SherabDorje

You could stay with the Qi Gong and still do Buddhist. No harm in that. Probably not much difference.

DaltheJigsaw

SherabDorje wrote: »

You could stay with the Qi Gong and still do Buddhist. No harm in that. Probably not much difference.

Well, with Qi Gong it's mostly upper level movements.
You are basically standing up and doing the movements.
With Buddhism it's mostly you sitting cross-legged...
I am trying to basically do Standing Meditation and Sitting Meditation together.
I was also getting into breathing exercises... Any thoughts on breathing exercises?

exonesion

Qi Gong is beneficial only at the surface level as a practice and not deep-down.
Buddhist meditation brings renewed energy when the mind is calm and not agitated.
Qi Qong is thought to be somewhat inferior to Buddhist meditation because of it's superficiality.

There are many benefits of Buddhist Meditation which Taoist Meditation doesn't have or doesn't have as much.

Here is a list of some benefits that are not exhaustive.
1.: Merits (Yes merits)
2. Parami/Paramitta
3. Happiness
4. Tranquility of the mind ( Which Qigong doesn't provide )
5. Insight ( Which is classed according to many types as shown below)


(1)Perceptive insight into the factors of intangibility (nāma) and formations (rūpa) in their true perspective and nature.

(2) Udayabbayanupassanā Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the arising and perishing of all tangibility and intangibility from one moment to the next.

(3) Bhangānupassanā Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the dissolution of all phenomena.
(4) Bhayapat&t&hāna Ñāna: Perceptive insight into what are the dangers to be feared and
shunned.
(5) Ādināvanupassanā Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the misery inherent in all things, being rooted in grasping.
(6) Nibbidānupassanā Ñāna: After perceptive insight into the above five factors, the consequent aversion arising therefrom, as a preparatory step leading to release.
(7) Muñcitukamyata Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the yearning for release through the right path.
(8) Patisankhānupassana Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the discriminative contemplation whereby release may be obtained, though obstructed by the grasping aggregates.
(9) Sankhārupekkhā Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the equanimity wherewith all formations are to be viewed, preparatory to the attainment of release.
(10) Anuloma Ñāna: Perceptive insight into the adaptability of life, whereby release may be attained. That is, comprehension of the Four Noble Truths in all
their ramifications, and the development of the Middle Path
surpassing both (asceticism and sensuality) extremes.
(11) Knowing the past, present and future.
6. (extra-sensory perception)
Nāna dassana (extra-sensory perception) is that faculty of perceiving things astral. Devoid of this kind
of supernormal vision the human horizon is inevitably constrained within the limitations of the five
sense-organs, to say the least.
The list goes on....

DaltheJigsaw

Thank you all!:)