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According to Ilchi Lee book humans and trees have no business dealings in the normal sense. There are no brokers who take their cut, whose profit is calculated by the amount of air that we consume. We don’t need a lawyer, an accountant, or an arbitrator to regulate our dealings with the trees. Therefore, we haven’t had a single incident of conflict. No tree has refused us its exhalation of oxygen just as we have never refused a tree our breath of carbon dioxide. The reason why there are no conflicts in this life exchanging process is that there are not any interlopers seeking to take credit for what is not theirs, coveting honors they don’t deserve. All conflict arises out of just such misguided self-aggrandizement. However, the real giver of life does not seek any recognition, prayers, or worship. If this is not real love, then what is? If this is not divinity, then what is?

All of life is intimately involved in this cycle. There is no sense in labeling who the giver is or who the taker is. Everybody owes somebody something. I literally owe my life to a plant, tree, or a shrub nearby, not in any metaphysical sense but in a real sense. Ultimately, a tree is a tree, the Earth, and the universe. It is you, it is me, and it is all of humanity. When we realize this, we will treat each other, and nature, as we ourselves would like to be treated.

For a single seed or cone to mature into a healthy tree, you need the full-fledged participation of many factors, including the water, earth, sunlight, and wind. In order to grow, the tree, and all life, opens itself up to these energies. However, we humans often make the mistake of closing ourselves off, while simultaneously trying to attain those things that are crucial to our survival. We live too much in our own world of isolated bubbles, blown from the hot air of self-inflation.

See the tree again. Feel the tree through your breath. Feel the life of the tree transmitted through the air and communicated through breath. This tree has its roots embedded deep within the earth. From the earth to the tree, from the tree to you, from you back to the tree, the cycle of life and energy can be sensed, not on an imaginative plane, but palpably, in reality. Through this cycle of breathing, the Earth’s energy and soul are transmitted to us, showing us that our lives are not separate and isolated, not even for a moment. This interchange of energy is a fundamental function of life at all levels. Breathe with the tree, and you will feel the inescapable oneness that connects us to one other and to the Earth.

I am breathing, as are you. We are creatures whose noses are rooted in the air that we share. We don’t have to pay for this privilege. We just breathe. Who, then, is the owner of this air, the most precious of all commodities? If we were to calculate it in terms of money, the sum would literally be priceless. However, we have never been presented with a bill, thank God.

Countless trees sustain our lives. Trees have supplied humanity and other creatures with one’s worth of oxygen and energy, thereby life. Trees have never asked to be given credit for this contribution. Trees have never asked to be worshipped for this ‘life-giving’ activity. Trees have never asked to be recognized in the slightest way. However, if we were to pick something to honor or worship based on merit or contribution to the prosperity of humanity, any old oak or poplar tree would come far before any ideas of god. In fact, a single needle on a cactus in a forsaken desert would qualify before any abstract concept of a god.

Trees heal without having learned any special knowledge or developing any particular religious faith. The Earth supplies the trees with water and nutrition without any conditions. What is more important to us, trees or gods? What is more important to us, Earth or gods? If I were told that trees are gods, and the Earth is a god, then I would be less confused. Ilchi Lee says that I cannot believe that any god can be more important than the trees, the air, and the Earth. Nor proscribe to the belief that any god would exist in a vacuum far above, instead of residing within the trees, the forests, and the streams that surround us. Reside within the Earth herself. I believe firmly that ‘god’ exists within all life that we are witnesses to today and beyond.

The trees that surround your house, the shiny dew that greets you in the morning, the mountains yonder and the river under the bridge are all manifestations of the Earth’s body. Bread, vegetables, and fruits are all products of Earth’s body. Water, which composes about seventy percent of our human bodies, flows from the Earth. All life is born, reared, and returned to Earth. We can most palpably sense the ‘Motherliness’ of the Earth through the embrace of her lands and bounty of her seas. All of nature is her body. Everything from the wisps of clouds in the sky, to the blind worm in the soil, from the deepest of her oceans to the tallest of her peaks, are her organs and cells, to be nurtured and cared for.

Imagine … and see her again, being blessed by the sun in the day and the moon at night. Have you ever lain in a sunny field of grass, and felt the warm rays of the sun enters through the mouth. Our lives are sustained by the circulation of heaven’s and earth’s energy.

Thirty percent of the air we breathe is oxygen. Oxygen comes from trees and plants, which breathe in the carbon dioxide that we breathe out. Trees and humans thus have a symbiotic relationship in life. I would now like to introduce you to a simple meditation that you can do, one that will help you feel the Earth through the life of a tree. This meditation is best done in the outdoors, filled with trees, but it is also possible to practice indoors.

Close your eyes and imagine a tree in front of you, its strong branches packed with healthy leaves and filled with vitality. The oxygen that the tree pumps out comes into our bodies to help generate the energy that allows us to live. Conversely, the energy that we breathe out as carbon dioxide feeds the tree, and helps maintain its life. Feel the air as it enters through your nose and into your body. Feel every particle, every molecule, of the air as it flows through your nose, mouth, and into your lungs, being absorbed by each single cell in your body. Feel the refreshing and literally life-giving pleasure provided by the simple act of inhaling. Now exhale, letting your body relax, newly invigorated.

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Although every experience that occurs in the world of the five human senses is, strictly speaking, an energy experience, you can experience energy directly as three main sensations; a sense of tickling electricity, a sense of the pulling and pushing of a magnetic force, and a sense of heat and cold. When your senses become trained with practice, you begin to have a deep sense of energy as it moves through your mind and body. We can call this the language of the soul. With this you can communicate with all of existence, and fully utilize the information contained within the flow of energy. A sharing of the soul can only occur via communication through energy. Therefore, it is only possible to commune with Mago when we have reawakened our ability to sense energy, which has long remained dormant.

When you can sense the energy, you don’t need research studies to tell you that the climate is warming, species are disappearing by the hundreds everyday, and the rain forests are losing ground at an alarming rate. You don’t need specific numbers. You can feel the deleterious effects that these have on Earth. Just feel. Feel how the Earth feels. Feel how the sea feels. See how the sky feels. And see how Mago feels.

As Ilchi Lee writes in his book energy is the universal language that we humans must adopt in order to engage in spiritual growth. Energy is the language of the soul that provides the path that will lead you to Earth, to the cosmos, and ultimately, to yourself.

Many people have romantic ideas about enlightenment. Many of them pursue enlightenment as a means of escape, chasing after dreams of eternal peace or freedom, or trying to escape real world suffering or difficulty that they feel unable to deal with. Such is not enlightenment.

Enlightenment has a definite purpose and goal. If you wish to surround yourself with a nebulous cloud of feel-good love and peace, then you harbor a huge misconception. People often think that enlightenment is an eternal state of peace and quiet. Perhaps in a metaphorical sense this is so, but you must not remain there for long. A child may be pure and innocent, but what power does a child have to change the world? Remaining in a state of isolated peace and quiet may be good for an individual, but is useless in bringing peace to the world. True enlightenment imparts wisdom and strength to effect positive change the real world. If enlightenment has no bearing upon the state of the real world, what good is it?

According to Ilchi Lee research first, and foremost, enlightenment is a choice. Enlightenment is not the creation of a new state of being, but acknowledgement of something already existing within you. It is the recognition of your body and mind as instruments of your soul. Enlightenment is choosing to recognize that your soul is your true self, an integral part of the cosmic rhythm of life without beginning or end.

Body exercises tips by Ilchi Lee.

PURPOSE: Assesses the lower body’s flexibility, which is important good posture, normal gait patterns, and for various mobility tasks, getting in and out of a bathtub or car. HOW TO TEST: From a sitting position at the front of a chair, extend one leg out and reach toward your toes. Measure the approximate number of inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters) between the extended fingertips and the tip of the toe.

BACK SCRATCH

PURPOSE: Checks shoulder flexibility, which is important in everyday tasks such as combing hair, getting dressed, and reaching for a seat belt.

HOW TO TEST: With one hand reaching over the shoulder and behind the head and the other reaching behind the waist and up the middle of the back, measure the approximate number of inches (1 inch = 2.5 centimeters) between extended middle fingers.

8-FOOT UP-AND-GO

PURPOSE: Assesses agility and balance, which are important in daily tasks requiring quick maneuvering, such as getting off a bus or getting up to attend to something in the kitchen. HOW TO TEST: Count the number of seconds required to get up from a seated position, walk 8 feet (2.44 meters), turn, and return to a seated position.

Although the mind is important to the creation of a young energy age, one cannot ignore the body itself. Energy travels through the body in a definite way, and it only makes sense to work with it, not against it. For that reason, the Jangsaeng method advocates specific angles of the body to consider when walking. You may be used to walking unconsciously, so at first this may seem a little burdensome. But after a little practice, it will become automatic and will feel completely natural.

The basic posture of Jangsaeng Walking is simple. Walk while focusing on these basic principles:

The basic posture of Jangsaeng Walking is simple. Walk while focusing on these basic principles:

*    Tilt the lower part of your pelvis forward.
*    Breathe with your lower abdomen.
»     Let your heel tap the ground gently as you step forward, with a straight leg. »  Feel your weight transfer fully to the balls (Yong-chun) and     toes of your foot. »  Keep your feet parallel, stepping on either side of an imaginary line.
*    Angle your body one degree forward.
*    Swing your arms freely.
*    Smile!

Ilchi Lee books on brain and breath respiration.

In Eastern thought, there is a saying, “Where the mind goes, energy follows.” Essentially, energy flows following our conscious thought. In fact, ev- erything that we accomplish in this world begins with a conscious thought. For example, if you admire a tall building in the middle of the city, you can say that it all began in the mind of the architect working in tandem with the investors, contractors, and workers who brought it into being. As all these minds came together, energy began to flow toward the fulfillment of the vision. In that way, imagination became reality. Every space mission, every classic piece of art, every saintly act began as a thought in someone’s mind.

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The same is true for the energy we feel in our bodies. When imagining that we can feel energy through our hands, it really happens that way, and if we imagine that energy is collected in the lower abdomen, then energy is really collected in the lower abdomen. One can only feel energy by focusing the consciousness—not by knowledge, analysis, or judgment.

Ilchi Lee tells that Jangsaeng Walking is partially based on this notion that energy follows the mind. Part of the goal is to teach the body to walk youthfully, which might be something you have never really done since bad habit can start early. Through walking youthfully. your body will regain the attributes of youth, as will your mind. Finally, my hope is that this feeling of energetic youthfulness will follow you into all areas of your life, creating a more vital and satisfying style of life.

You are not simply your thoughts, habits, memories, emotional responses, triggers, and biases. That would be like saying a computer is merely a collection of microprocessors and disk drives. But a computer, properly assembled, becomes a tool for writing this book, sending people into space, or changing the world. So too are you not simply the sum of the three parts of your brain, but their combined potential. It is possible to view the transition periods of later life not as crises but as opportunities to redefine the person you are. Brain Integration fuels that redefinition.

Brain Integration unifies the disparate centers of your brain, restoring the flow of energy and renewing communication. The process allows you to let go of the sense of self that depended on aspects of your life that have changed, and empowers you to create a new identity based on today—your new pursuits, relationships, and passions.

Imagine being able to shed your outdated sense of self and to let go of the unwanted influence of other people and events. You become free to decide what parts of your new life will define you and to July experience your emotions without fear. Brain Integration establishes new, robust connections between your three brain centers and the hemispheres of your brain—the linear and analytical left brain and the creative and intuitive right brain. You will be able to unleash your creativity, control your emotions, and approach situations from both a rational and intuitive perspective.

Instead of a brain fragmented by traumas during the aging process, you will find your lifetime of experiences and knowledge meshing like the parts of a wonderful machine, carrying you to new levels of insight, including:

*    Expanded awareness of your environment
»    A sense of the oneness of existence
*    Greater self-awareness
*    The development of new talents
*    Deeper, more satisfying emotional relationships
»    Greater wisdom

Older individuals who practice Brain Integration frequently find themselves attracted to new pastimes and activities, discovering new life purposes, and healing their relationships with friends and family. Who knows, vou might discover a love for writing vou never knew you had, decide to mentor a young scholar, or join a new7 circle of friends who are on the same life journey as you are. Brain Integration is challenging, but once vou have completed the first three steps, you will be ready.

At this level, BEST is all about three skills:

a.    Being fully aware of your emotions and moods

b.    Cleansing troubling, harmful emotions from your mind

c.    Developing the ability to change long-term temperament patterns

It is a myth that our emotions are beyond our control. Those who claim this are really saying, “I choose not to exercise control over my feelings.” Often this attitude is born of a sense that negative emotions are just part of who we are—that feeling persistently angry or sad is something that just comes through the hard knocks of life. But how sensible is it to continue harboring such ideas when they wreak havoc on our bodies and our energies? The path oi personal wisdom is to harness the brain’s great powers of self-awareness—the watcher watching the watcher—to uncover the hidden patterns of mood and emotion that we bear within us and change the way we view the world. We have the power to change our set points, as it were. Have you ever wondered how some families living in poverty in the inner city or in a small village in the Third World can live with so much joy? It’s because their set points are modest. They have each other, food to eat, a roof over their heads, and, often, their faith. That is all they need. What do you need to truly be happy and at peace with this life?

Let’s differentiate between emotion and mood. Our marvelous brains recognize emotions from the time we are born. Feelings become hardwired into our neural connections long before we can manage the complex dance of cognitive thought and language. Emotion is like weather; it is what we feel in the moment as we encounter the conditions and people in our lives. Mood is like climate; it lingers and engulfs us. Thus, we say, “He’s in a bad mood.” Moods are emotion made persistent and can go on for an hour, a day, or even develop into a life-long disposition. Sometimes, when a melancholy mood becomes dark and helpless and hopeless, and persists for a long time, it is called clinical depression.

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