The meeting of the three parts means an advanced state of balance andharmony to be achieved in qigong practice.

    The three parts refer to body, mind and consciousness. Jing, qi and shen are known as the three elements. Bringing the three parts together indicates the maturation of the elixir; the integration of the three elements signifies the completion of the elixir, and their meeting can be achieved through a state of blankness and jing (stillness). The method is: Make the mind blank so that it will combine with shen ; keep the body still so that ring and emotion will be at rest. Only in that way can the three ele-ments become qi with the consciougness totally untroubled.

    When the body is still, jing will change into qi ; when the mind is calm, qi will transform into shen ; and when consciousness is at rest, shen will return to the prenatal state of void.

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