Pranic Healing® and the Five Levels of Chinese Medical Science

In ancient Chinese Medical Science, there are five levels of healing skills. The first and simplest of these healing levels is "tuena," or acupressure, in which the healer uses his hands to massage the body. At the second level, the healer uses herbs, minerals and sometimes animal products to heal. At the third level, which is more sophisticated and complex than the previous two levels, the healer employs acupuncture and moxibustion, which is placing a burning stick of herbs in close proximity to the body. At the fourth level, the healer begins to actively manipulate the healing energy or "chi," of the patient by using acupuncture with the projection of chi through the needles into the meridians and internal organs. The fifth level, which requires the highest healing skill and the most extensive training, is the projection of chi energy without the use of needles or physical contact. The chi energy can be projected from close range or at a great distance -- even from one continent to another. In ancient China and India, the technique of projecting chi in the manner of a fifth level healer has been a closely guarded secret down through the ages, with the most hidden aspect being the ability to project chi without the healer getting drained of his own energy.

This projection of chi energy without physical contact is called "medical chi kung," and it is divided into two schools, the "internal school" and the "external school." The internal medical chi kung school is by far the more well-known and more popular school. However, internal medical chi kung is also quite difficult to master, for it requires that the healer practice for many years in order to develop sufficient internal chi so that the healer can project his surplus into another person for healing. The use of oneâs own chi energy for healing also has another drawback: It is quite exhausting, which is why Chinese medical doctors who use this technique typically heal only two to three patients per day.

The external medical chi kung school is less popular and much less known to the public. Practitioners of this school learn to draw in chi energy from the air and the earth, and then direct it to the patient for healing. The external medical chi kung school is superior to the internal school, primarily because it does not drain the healer. In fact, a good external medical chi kung master can heal as many as 20-30 patients per day. It is also easier to learn and apply.

Developing Strong Internal Chi

The internal medical chi kung school and the external medical chi kung school are actually very much related, for in order to become a good healer using external chi, one must have a certain amount of internal power. The greater one's internal chi power, the greater one's capacity to absorb chi from outside the body and then use it to heal another. There are numerous ways that can be used to increase one's internal chi. Yogic physical exercises and breathing exercises, particularly ARHATIC YOGA® physical and breathing exercises, are very helpful in developing internal chi. But internal chi is developed most effectively through meditation, primarily those meditations that open and activate the crown chakra or ãbai hui.ä When the crown chakra is open, it permits great quantities of ãtian chi,ä or spiritual energy, to enter the body, which helps develop strong internal chi. The quickest and safest way to open the crown chakra is through regular practice of Meditation on Twin Hearts.

Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui's External Medical Chi Kung and Pranic Healing®

The external medical chi kung as taught by Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui is revolutionary in its simplicity and effectiveness. It uses acupuncture points, but not those from customarily known acupuncture. Rather, it uses 11 major acupuncture points called "zhu xue lun," as well as semi-major acupuncture points called "xiao xue lun." Since the students of Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui's version of external medical chi kung do not have to learn thousands of acupuncture points but, rather, only a few major and semi-major acupuncture points, they can learn and apply his system faster and easier.

Four Levels of PRANIC HEALING®

PRANIC HEALING® is divided into different levels. In Level 1, the students learn the basics of the PRANIC HEALING® system:

- how to absorb air prana or chi energy, and how to project it into their patients;

- how to sensitize their hands and how to "scan," or feel the energy body of the patient;

- how to clean, energize and stabilize the projected chi energy;

- how to release the projected energy, and how to cut the energy cord between themselves and the patient to prevent contamination; and

- how to make the patient more receptive in order to accelerate the healing process.

Other lessons include self-healing, divine healing, and distant healing, especially how to project prana or chi at a great distance.

The next three levels of PRANIC HEALING® build on this base students learn in Level 1.

In Level 2, students are taught how to use more powerful color pranas to cleanse and energize the patient.

In Level 3, students are taught how to use color pranas on psychological ailments. Treating psychological ailments require more time and effort, and greater skill.

In Level 4, students are taught how to use crystals to more powerfully focus prana to the patient.

There are other higher levels of PRANIC HEALING®, but they are taught only to Grandmaster Choa's senior disciples.