Internal Elixir Cultivation Quotes

“The modern consciousness teacher, Peter Ralston, often”
― Robert Coons, Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation

“Daoists use the idea of “emptiness” to help them practice understanding the world at large.”
― Robert Coons, Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation

“Using the concept of yin and yang to balance the energy in the body is not only useful in meditation, it can also be used as a life principle.”
― Robert Coons, Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation

“There will often be times when the energy feels blocked in the body. These blocks are almost always emotionally related. In fact, the only times when qi doesn’t flow smoothly in the body is when the mind and breathing become fixed and can’t move freely on their own.”
― Robert Coons, Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation

“When you finish the meditation, you can just put the mind back in the lower dantian and let it rest there—or you can place the mind on the whole body and gradually open your eyes.”
― Robert Coons, Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation