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Chi Flows Naturally

Tao Newsletter from Michael Winn

"The Tao is very close, but everyone looks far away.Life is very simple, but everyone seeks difficulty."

-- Taoist Sage, 200 B.C

Dear Friends of the Natural Way,

You may be one of the thousands of people who visited mywebsite in the last two years (HealingTaoUSA.com orHealingDao.com) and signed up for my Tao Newsletter. You mayhave noticed that it never arrived, unless you were a student on mypersonal email list.

My apologies! Lets call it a lesson in patience but one that isultimately rewarded. Below are instructions for downloading Freeof charge a new book, Way of the Inner Smile: Self Acceptance asTao Path to Inner Peace. It has 25 photos of the worlds mostincredible smiles!For non-subscribers, the cost of the 130 pagebook is $20.

After more than half a century of spiritual seeking, Iveconcluded that the simplest and most profound method of self-

cultivation is the Tao practice of the Inner Smile. I would like toshare my insights with you about the secrets of smiling and how itis the foundation of One Clouds Seven Formulas of Immortalityfirst transmitted to me back in 1980 by Mantak Chia.

I have attached below the preface to the book and its Table ofContents so you can decide if it interests you. I am currentlyediting many future books to clarify the path of the Tao forWestermers and its integration with chi kung (qigong) for

enlightenment and healing. There will be announcements of specialdiscounts on videos or Tao Home Study audio courses.

There will also be the most current schedules of Healing TaoUniversity (Dao Mountain) summer retreats in New Yorks Catskills.You can see this on our website or call our office at the mysticalnumber 888-999-0555.


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I plan to send, on an irregular basis, more issues ofChi FlowsNaturally. The newsletter will be irregular because of my busyinternational travel schedule. You may unsubscribe at any time,and if you do, I still welcome your feedback. If I have becomeboring or stupid, Id like to know about it. The main reason I botherteaching and writing is because I learn so much from the response.Otherwise, I could be very happy meditating and exploring thepower of chi kung in my log home in the mountains near Asheville,North Carolina.

I hope you will join me on the smiling journey to the center of ourcollective natural Self.

Warm Inner Smiles,

Michael Winn

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Inner Alchemy Series

Chi Kung Fundamentals 1

Way of The Inner SmileSelf Acceptance Tao Path to Inner Peace

By Michael Winn

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Introduction

What is the Inner Smile?

Man without smiling face should not open a shop.- Chinese Proverb

The Inner Smile is a simple, effortless Daoist (Taoist) meditationon how to live with an open heart. You can practice it sittingquietly, or while engaged in everyday activities. The Inner Smile


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challenges us, in a series of smiling baby steps, tounconditionally accept every aspect of our body, mind, and spirit.

The Inner Smile connects our biological self, our psychologicalself, and our spiritual self in a practical way. It ingeniously capturesthe power hidden in our natural impulse to smile. It doesnt try tofix anything or ask any part of us or others to change. It relies onthe power of non-verbal communication coupled with a clear mindintent to creatively find the harmony hidden within everything.

To paraphrase Lao Tzu, the Inner Smile does nothing, yet leavesnothing undone. The Inner Smile cultivates the spontaneousnature of our inner heart to accept all experiences in life at theirmost profound level. This may sound a bit abstract. Our westernminds demand more detailed guidance. What makes the InnerSmile practical?

What makes it practical is the Inner Smiles power to cultivateour chi the subtle breath infused by Nature in our body-mind-soul. This internal effect of the Inner Smile is greatly amplified byvarious kinds of chi kung (qigong). What is chi kung? Literally itmeans skill with subtle breath. It is the ancient process ofallowing (yin) and encouraging (yang) subtle energy to flowharmoniously in our life.

Chi Kung was originally known in ancient China as yang sheng, ornourishing life. Its methods embraced both the stillness ofmeditation and the movement of life. Its art became most famousfor its simple, gentle healing body movements.

The ancient principles of chi kung are the grandparents of thewell known martial art, tai chi chuan. In China tai chi chuan(taijiquan) is quite young, only about 800 years old! The huge timespans involved here give us pause to reflect on the superficiality of

modern knowledge about human nature.

What could be easier than simply smiling? Can we really learn topractice it as a skill? Many people who practice the Inner Smileexperience immediate calmness. For others it opens up inner vistasof spiritual joy. Some practitioners experience spontaneousmiraculous healing from psychological problems or diseases.


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Although it is simple, inner smiling is a skill that improves overtime and ultimately leads to deep spiritual realization. Some peopleget stuck in a chronic Inner Frown state, the opposite of theInner Smile. They may need special help, which is offered in thisbook. It is important to note there is a big difference between theInner Smile and the ordinary outer smile. I will give more detailson that later.

Where does a smile come from? Should we ask Leonardo DaVinci, who painted the Mona Lisa? Some scholars think it is his self-portrait, disguised as a woman to amplify the mystery of her smile.Our impulse to smile is certainly, at core, a mystery. But the key toengaging this mysterious smile can be found by the most ordinaryperson, not just great artists.

Mona Lisas Inner Smile

We should note at the outset that smiling is energetically verydifferent from laughing. Laughter is the best medicine the sayinggoes, and laughing certainly releases tension and is good for thebody in a number of different ways. According to Chinese medicine,if someone laughs too frequently or too loudly they may haveexcess heart chiand are unconsciously trying to release it.Laughter is more of belly centered emotional release than smiling.


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Smiling is more subtle than laughter, a more inward and moresustainable experience. Someone who smiles continuously is notconsidered in excess, assuming it is not a phony outer smile.Smiling is less about emotions, which are our response to outer lifeevents, and more about subtle feeling. Inner Smiling cultivates thisfeeling to a high level, focusing on the spiritual joy that arises from

our inner soul and radiates out as subtle presence.

The Smiling Inner Heart of our Energy Body

Thanks to ancient Tao masters passing down their tradition forthousands of years, we now know the secret of the Inner Smile ishidden within our inner heart. The inner heart is not the physical

heart, and it is not the emotional or feeling heart. There is a thirdheart, just as there is a third eye. This inner heart is a portal todirect experience of what is called soul, a concept in the Westthat has successfully eluded all definition.

The ancient enlightened masters gave us a very specific map ofthe Inner Smiles pathway within our body. It arises like a wavefrom the inner ocean of our unknown and unborn self. Before itgently splashes onto the beach of the outer world, it passesthrough many subtle layers of body-mind consciousness that they

mapped out in great detail.

This mapped out network of energy meridians and spheres ofpsycho-spiritual essences hidden within our physical body is knownto Tao adepts as the Energy Body. The Inner Smile is a way ofawakening and harmonizing our Energy Body. As the smiling wavearises within it can be guided to effortlessly float loose our deepsexual, emotional, and mental patterns, which are basically frozenenergy.


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The ability of this smiling infant to swim underwater

totally free of all fear of drowning is akin our innate abilityto smile and float in the sea of our Original Energy (yuan chi).

Smiling can melt energy patterns that we might feel are stuck orfrozen inside us. It can reach and dissolve patterns that havefrustrated other forms of therapy, if done with proper focus.

The Inner Smile is a gentle tool, but so profoundly subtle it can

probe powerfully into the depths of our unconscious, where fewcan reach. It can dissolve patterns without struggle, as it does notencourage divisive attitudes (me vs. them) or attempt to kill thesick energy. If you attack your problems, they resist even harder.

The Inner Smile operates by embracing the aspects of our pain ordysfunction from within. It awakens our core sense of unity, andactivates the inner will of our heart. Inner Smiling causes the sick


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energy to spontaneously shape shift. By smiling, we are really justliberating the inner will of our stuck energy to become functionaland free.

The Inner Smile is just the first step on an amazing journey tothe experience of your true self and to the core of the multi-verse the multiple dimensions of Natures grand unity.

I hope you will join the growing global community of seekers ofthe Natural Truth. Tao offers a practical way gain the freedomneeded to experience all levels of your reality. I hope that you growto love and trust the Inner Smile as much as I do.

Michael Winn

Asheville, North Carolina

Spring Equinox 2003

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Self Acceptance Tao Path to Inner PeaceBy Michael Winn

Table of Contents

About the AuthorPreface by Mantak Chia: Inner Smile Root of the Root

Introduction:What is the Inner Smile?The Smiling Inner Heart of our Energy Body

Chapter 11) The Sages Way to Unfold Tao: Inner Smilea. Mapping Our Body-Minds Energetic Patternsb. Our Inner Family of Biological Intelligencesc. Inner Smile Deepens other Tao Practices

d. Sexual Tension of Becoming vs. Tai Chi Harmony of Beinge. Can the Inner Smile change real life situations?

Chapter 22) Key to the Inner Smile: Self-Acceptancea. Positive Ego, Negative Ego, Neutral Egob. St. Francis of Assisi: Punishing the un-Holy Bodyc. Outer Acceptance vs. Inner Acceptance,

Outer Smile vs. Inner Smile


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d. Receptive Yin Smile, Projective Yang Smilee. Chi Dissolving Process Purifies Mind & Emotions

Chapter 3

3) Smile Softly to Overcome the Harda. Smile links Inner Heart to Original Spiritb. Neutral Smile of Acceptance vs. Acts of Lovec. Smiling is Non-Dualism Made Simpled. What exactly is meant by presence

in connection with smiling practice?

Chapter 44)Overview of Inner Smile Practice

Chapter 55) Guided Inner Smile Meditation

Chapter 6

6. Question & Answer

1. How long do I practice Inner Smile at one sitting?

2. Can Inner Smile help couples having difficulties?

3. What do you do if you just feel bored while smiling?

4. I have struggled with boredom and depression for a long time. Do I needto try harder for a breakthrough?

5. Whats the difference between Inner Smile as Water & Fire dissolvingand Tao Water-only dissolving methods?6. Does Lao Tzu mention the Inner Smile?

Chapter 7: Conclusion

7. Inner Smile as Path to Enlightenment

a. Tao Cosmology: Unfolding the Original Trinity

b. The Confusion of Spoken Language

Spiritual Being vs. Bodily Becoming

c. Smiling Chi Flow as the Silent Language of Nature

d. Smiling Builds Trust in Original Substance-Body

e. The Great Secret of Internal Alchemy

Appendix One


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Chi Kung Fundamentals #1 & 2 Homestudy Course(discount offer). Testimonials on improved health.

Appendix Two

Complete List: Healing Tao Home Study audio-video courses in recommended

sequence.

Appendix Three

Poem Smile by Barbara Hauck

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