Whenever I give my students the instruction of the basics of Zhan Zhuang, they begin to focus on it. I also tell them increasing time little by little, but most of them forget it. It is a sort of boring training, thus, many of them stay in the basic stage and do not increase the time. Some of my students come to me to teach them Zhan Zhang or Tai Chi to get rid of the mental issues such as depression, frustration, and distraction.
If you keep practicing Zhan Zhuang and Tai Chi gradually with dedication, it really works. However, as I discussed above, most of them don't dedicate to it and they look for something else(another toy) eventually. It is shame that modern people are impatient. They want to get a result as quick as possible with a little effort. If they can't, they drop it easily. If you don't get a good result, ask yourself if you really have dedicated to it. Training doesn't tell a lie. It gives you as much result as you have done.
The purpose of the basic training of Zhan Zhuang is actually to let the students focus because most of them are distracted easily. When you imagine the ball in your palm strongly, you will realize that you are very focused in that moment. You don't see or hear anything while you are focusing.
The ultimate goal of meditation is to empty all kinds of thoughts and to reach a state of nothingness.
- At the first stage (around 5-20 mins) -
Physical pain stage. You will feel the pain of each part of your body, shaking, vibe, and various kinds of feelings. It means that your body adjusting the bad habits that you have had for a long time you've lived.
Physical pain stage. You will feel the pain of each part of your body, shaking, vibe, and various kinds of feelings. It means that your body adjusting the bad habits that you have had for a long time you've lived.
- At the second stage (around 20-40 mins) -
Mental pain stage. Your physical pain will be gone and will begin to feel comfortable because your body has finished the adjustment and found a comfortable position for you. However, the monkey in your mind will begin to jump around. He's been waiting for this chance. All kinds of idle thoughts will come up on your mind and eventually, your mind will be full and messy. We call it NOISE(frequency). The noise disturbs your mental state, so you won't be able to keep your mind clean and won't able to enter the state of nothingness. Then how can you get rid of the noise?
Mental pain stage. Your physical pain will be gone and will begin to feel comfortable because your body has finished the adjustment and found a comfortable position for you. However, the monkey in your mind will begin to jump around. He's been waiting for this chance. All kinds of idle thoughts will come up on your mind and eventually, your mind will be full and messy. We call it NOISE(frequency). The noise disturbs your mental state, so you won't be able to keep your mind clean and won't able to enter the state of nothingness. Then how can you get rid of the noise?
Focus on breathing.
When the jumping monkey is dancing around your head, ignore him, and just focus on breathing. Observe inhale and exhale. Observe what's going on in your body. Observe where and how the energy flows.
Yes, observation is the key to meditation.
You can even observe the jumping monkey. Why does he show up? What is he doing? When you can observe those kinds of things, you will find that you can observe yourself as a third person. From this stage, observe each part of your body and mind. Observe each pain. Then you will be able to find the pain is getting fuzzy.
- At the third stage (around over 40 mins) -
In this stage, you won't feel any physical or mental pain. Your center will be stable and everything will be nothing. It's calm, comfortable, and peaceful. You can even feel pleasure.
**Note: Time and the symptoms can be varied depends on the person.
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