Introduction
Energy. How
many times a day do you hear that word?
Offices, restaurants, schools, everywhere you find people together, you
hear people talking about energy.
That
was a wonderful aerobics class, great energy!
The
energy in this music is so exciting.
I
love to be around Susan’s energy when I’m depressed.
Did
you feel the hostile energy in the meeting yesterday?
Those
colors are too low energy for this room
What
can we do to energize this project and get it going?
Mr.
Lee’s lectures are so high energy you don’t get tired.
When I do a demonstration such as described
previously, I am actually working with different forms of energy, which we will
discuss in greater detail throughout this book.
Yes, energy takes more than one
form in this world we live in. Although
you may never have consciously defined energy, you certainly feel it come and
go and affect you in many different ways.
That is why you can talk about it so easily even though you don’t really
know what it is.
But what is it?
Where does it come from? How is it we use this word to describe
everything from nuclear power, to colors, to emotions? And most importantly for readers of this
book, what does energy mean in terms of understanding you own personal body,
mind, spirit? What does energy mean in
terms of interacting with your environment, forming relationships, and creatingyour life? When you finish this book, my
hope is that you will know much more about the nature of your own energy, and
how to use it to create a life fulfilling your deepest desires.
There is a universal Creative
Force which brought the universe into existence. It also brought you into being. What is the essence of this Creative Force? What it is made of? Energy.
The universal Creative Force is
energy, which takes form as your individuality, your body, your mind, your
spirit, your life, and your world. This
energy is called ki in many eastern traditions (pronounced Key, and sometimes
spelled qi), prana in Indian or Hindu traditions, chi by the Chinese, and more
recently life force in the west.
You and this creative life force
of the universe – you and this original ki – are unified, fused together as the
same field of energy. Silent Master or
Silent Master Consciousness is the expression I use to describe this original,
pure life force, as it exists within you personally. So your Silent master is your original Self,
made of original universal creative energy; and you are this Self right
now. Your physical Self is just one part
of your total energy field. But if you
aren’t aware that you are this universal ki energy…if you don’t know how much
power is in this energy… if you don’t know you can direct this energy…if you
don’t know, in short, that your Silent Master is your true, original Self, and
the source of your personal ki energy…then you are most likely limiting your
creative abilities. On the other hand,
if you are consciously aware of how to tap into your Silent Master
Consciousness – and direct your pure ki energy – you might achieve far more
than you presently dream possible.
In doing the bed of nails
demonstration, I like to show people how limited their concept of energy might
be. During that time, there are a lot of different energies coming at me all at
once. Gravity is pushing my back against
the nails; biological energy is beating my heart and keeping my vital functions
going; the potential energy of the material sledge hammer poised in the air is
rapidly changing into powerful kinetic energy as it slams into the cinder
blocks on my stomach; my mental energy is aware of this entire proceeding and
of the necessity to protect myself; and my emotional energy is feeling possible
dangerous consequences.
If I were to focus only on these
energies, I could be limited to many commonly accepted expectations surrounding
these energies. Let’s say one general
expectation is that gravity, plus my body weight, plus the force of the
sledgehammer should cause the nails to puncture my back or at least hurt
me. The general expectation surrounding
my mental energy is that I should know better than to put myself in that
dangerous situation and I should get out of it, and the expectation surrounding
my emotional energy is that I should be afraid.
So many “shoulds”! I break what
many people consider “rules,” and yet I do not suffer any consequences. Why do you think this is?
The reason is, in my meditative
state, I rise to my Silent Master Consciousness, where I am aware that my
original ki is more powerful than these more limited forms of energy. These limited forms of energy are subject to
my control when I focus myself in my “higher” Silent Master energy, and I
cannot get hurt.
Although this bed of nails
demonstration shows that we can exercise more control over energies than we
might have thought possible, there are far more important issues in your
life. For instance, what accepted
expectations are pinning down your life right now? Do the “rules” say that because you lost your
job, there’s no way to make a living now?
Do you have a general expectation that you can’t have a successful
relationship? Or a fulfilling career? Or
a healthier, more attractive body? Do
you think you have some good “reasons” why you should be more limited than you
desire to be? If so, it may be time to
stand up to the sledge hammer coming down in your life, and demonstrate that
you can utilize your own Silent Master energy to overcome limitation in your
life! It may be time to awaken your
original ki, and learn how to purify and direct it.
Everything created was born out of
the original universal life force and exists now as some form of energy. So in order to exercise your ability to
create the life you want, you need to exercise your energy! Your ki is literally the key to shaping your
life into the naturally fulfilling adventure you want it to be.
In the following chapters, my goal
is to help you achieve a better understanding of your own ki so you can begin
consciously developing and directing it.
We will approach ki from six different directions, each of which points
to some area where ki is the key to creating freedom, happiness, and
health. Ki is the key to:
1.
energizing yourself with the pure, original
creative life force of the universe, so you feel bright, vibrant, expressive
and powerful.
2.
transforming yourself, creating the mind, body,
and life you’ve always wanted.
3.
radiating positive energy into your environment,
so that you reduce stress and discord, and promote peace and harmony.
4.
forming great relationships where you enjoy love
without dependency and express individuality without conflict.
5.
staying healthy, feeling young, strong, and well
balanced physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually.
6.
taking charge of your life so that you are a
creator and an actor on your life path rather than a victim and a reactor.
Hopefully, as we go through these six different areas, you
will emerge with a much deeper and expanded concept of energy! There’s no doubt that energy is a popular
buzzword in today’s world. All you have
to do is watch a few minutes of commercial advertising on television and you
can see the value we place on “high energy.”
Cars, blue jeans, orange juice, batteries, soft drinks, even laundry
detergents, you name it, are portrayed with dazzling images of highly energized
joy and vitality. Yet, is this your
actual experience of energy in the environment of your everyday world? Probably not. The source of this kind of joy
and energy is deeper than these television images portray. And certainly those images won’t
automatically bring you instantaneous bubbling happiness and energy, although
that is what the advertiser wants you to believe!
No, if you really want spontaneous joy, true happiness, and high energy, you must go to its true source: the pure original ki of your Silent Master Consciousness. And this will undoubtedly require effort, persistence, and training on your part. The martial art I created, Jung Su won, means “the way of uniting body, mind, and spirit in total harmony.” Since Jung SuWon emphasizes harmony, it emphasizes energy training, because harmony is an energetic state of your Silent Master Consciousness! So is love…so is beauty…so are joy, power, health, and vitality.
No, if you really want spontaneous joy, true happiness, and high energy, you must go to its true source: the pure original ki of your Silent Master Consciousness. And this will undoubtedly require effort, persistence, and training on your part. The martial art I created, Jung Su won, means “the way of uniting body, mind, and spirit in total harmony.” Since Jung SuWon emphasizes harmony, it emphasizes energy training, because harmony is an energetic state of your Silent Master Consciousness! So is love…so is beauty…so are joy, power, health, and vitality.
The
teachings in this book are some of the basics of my Jung SuWon training. Much of this training I give to my students
and those who attend my seminars, workshops, and Self Discovery Weekends. Jung SuWon embraces truths which are also
found in many other traditions all over the world. One of my teachers, for instance, was a
Buddhist master, but he never hesitated to voice many truths as they appear in
the Bible. I, too occasionally quote
Bible passages, not for religious purposes, but because they express universal
truths in a beautiful way.
It is my
sincere hope that my training and life experiences will help you take a step
forward in unlocking your true energy.
Your own ki is the key to fulfilling your dreams and discovering your
original Self, your Silent Master!
You are
energy. Energy is all around you, in you, traveling to you and from you. Energy
is all there is! Remember the parable in
the Bible about the man who sells all he has to buy the one “pearl of great
price”? Your true energy is this
pearl. If you commit yourself to finding
your Silent Master energy, you will have found the Source of all. What could be more valuable than this?
Even if
it’s hard work, you can enjoy your walk on this path! I believe that learning who you really are
can ultimately be on of life’s most pleasurable and most important
pursuits.
When your
effort and persistence reward you with the peaceful inner joy of expressing
your true talents and desires, I believe you’ll agree with me. More and more, love who you are and celebrate
the beating of your heart as life’s gift of energy to you. Value each moment of your life as if it were
the last, filling each minute with all the joy you can. My love supports you in
every step you take, and my desire is that you discover your pure, original
being, your silent Master Consciousness.
Dr. Tae Yun Kim, PhD
Grandmaster, First Element (page 1-2)
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