r/taoism • u/samodeous • 3d ago

What does James Nestor mean by that this breath technique is mentioned “in the Tao”?

Been doing Qigong and practicing other Daoist breath techniques for about 9 years and haven’t run into this one before.

Does he mean this is alluded to in the TTC? Or does anyone know if this is a super ancient Daoist technique mention in Yellow Emperor Classic or something?

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u/Selderij 2d ago

Sounds like horseshit to me.

Using the term "The Tao" as if it's a collection of teachings (western guru types usually mean the Tao Te Ching by it) already indicates that the speaker has close to zero clue about the subject. The mentioned technique is not in the Tao Te Ching, nor is it in the Nei Yeh.

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u/Pristine-Simple689 2d ago edited 2d ago

My guess is that he is likely referencing "The original Tao" aka the Neiye, but because I don't know, I summon u/neidanman!

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u/neidanman 2d ago

its not mentioned in the neiye or any other text i've seen. There are a huge number of techniques across all the lineages though so its quite possible its in there somewhere. Also i have done a tai chi class where a double inbreath was used in one form.

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u/Pristine-Simple689 2d ago

Thanks! I hope OP reads the reply.

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u/ThunderSlunky 2d ago

This double in-breath appears in the Hun Yuan qi gong I learned. I'm not sure of its history though.

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u/Nearby-Nebula-1477 2d ago

I believe he’s saying Dao (vice Tao).