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Nei Kung: Secret Teachings of a Taoist | 
 enlarge | Author: Kosta Danaos
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 371347
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0892819073
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8
EAN: 9780892819072
ASIN: 0892819073
Publication Date: April 2, 2002
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 Informative Nei Kung April 23, 2008
Zadius Sky
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a practical aspect of Nei Kung, or so said the author, Kosta Danaos. It is more of a glimpse than the full practices, and some of these practices were already been discussed to some extent in other Taoist and Chi Kung books. In this practical work, Danaos brought forth a further understanding of Nei Kung and the yang/yin dynamic, and a step by step guide for the mediation as a part of beginning on the path of Nei Kung.
The full details of the techniques on how to obtain the results of combining yin (passive energy) and yang (active energy) is not included in this work because, as according to Chang, he does not want to create "monsters." He was very selective when training other people and it is highly dangerous training (since it is mentioned that many had died in the process).
When first reading this book three years ago, I have to admit that I was quite obsessed with the idea of obtaining greater powers, and reading from this book, it sounds like an easy thing to do: spending hours and hours meditating on your naval and focusing all the physical energies into it, but it was not easy as it sounds. Perhaps Chang was distracting others from discovering the real method of such practice? Once I soon realize of such obsession and how one can be led to a danger of wishful thinking, I have stopped doing these practices and focus on studying other traditions and histories. If one starts to explore psychic realms, one will never be able to succeed if one's psychological aspects are unstable or unhealthy as it would be a highly dangerous to practice such technique of complicated energy work and would likely results in death.
Nevertheless, it was actually this book that brought me to the attention of Nei Kung, Chi Kung, and other Taoist traditions to which I had never heard of before, and read a great deal of books on the subject. Also, from this book, I have learned a helpful technique of meditation for the purpose of centering myself, quieting my mind, and trusting my inner voice or abilities.
In conclusion, I have enjoyed reading this second book by Danaos as it is informative and interesting. This is merely a personal recount of the author's thoughts and further discussions of the meditative techniques with references to mythologies and legends.
However, it is best to read it with a grain of salt as I have learned the hard way.
 Review from a student of the author. May 13, 2002
Jonathan Burrows (England)
38 out of 44 found this review helpful
2,400 years ago, the Chinese sage Mo Tzu taught that there were three kinds of spirits in the world - the spirits of heaven, the ghosts of men and the spirits of mountains and rivers. In this sequel to 'The Magus of Java', Kosta describes his encounter with the spirits of a mountain. The reader is also provided with a history of nei kung (inner power) practices that existed in various cultures around the world, as well as entertaining stories from the authors' teacher and other Mo-Pai students. This book is not an instruction manual on the levels of Mo-Pai training, as tradition does not permit this. However, the author has provided a set of safe meditational exercises that will benefit anyone wishing to start nei kung training.
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