CH4

Breathing Meditation

Commom breathing is shallow breathing with your chest. This breathing only inhales oxygen and exhales carbon dioxide.

'True breathing' is deep breathing that also gathers energy in your lower danjeon, which is a spot located about five centimeters below the navel and about two-thirds of the way inside your lower belly. Through true breathing, you can breathe in the divine light of the universe and breathe out the darkness of your mind, body, and soul.

'Om-hoom breathing' is also deep breathing for receiving yullyeo ("pure yin and yang"), the original vibrations of the universe. Om came into being when all vibrations became one at the beginning of the universe. Hoom evolved from om. When you exhale, make the sound om. When you inhale, make the sound hoom in your mind. The vibrations of om and hoom will refresh all the cells in your body.

Forming an Orb of Light in Your Lower Danjeon

Your lower danjeon is a portal for receiving cosmic energy. It is the fount of energy in your body.

Through true breathing, you begin the process of forming an 'orb of light' in your lower danjeon. To advance the forming of this orb of light, chant the Sicheonjuju and Taeeulju mantras with laser focus, eschewing all random thoughts. The mantra chanting will pull into your body the divine energy of the universe, which will appear as beads of light that converge inside your lower danjeon. When this energy accumulates, it will eventually coalesce into an orb of light that resembles an egg.

When your orb of light is fully formed, the water and fire energies in your body will combine into one, giving birth to a spirit who will be your lifelong companion and guide in your quest to attain dao.