[Notes: Master Lương Sĩ Hằng explains the Vô Vi Meditation practical method in the Vietnamese language in 1999; following is the English translation as well as reading by Mr. George Kapp, a Vô Vi Meditation practitioner.]

THE VÔ VI PRACTICE

PART 1. BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS

1. MAKING A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT
2. CONCENTRATING YOUR SPIRITUAL ENERGY
3. MASSAGING AFTER CONCENTRATING YOUR ENERGY
4. ABDOMINAL BREATHING WHILE LAYING DOWN

The Sitting Position:

• Sit on a cushion placed on a carpet or blanket;
• Cross your right leg over your left leg, or vice versa;
• Put both arms against the sides of your body, and both hands on your lap;
• Sit facing Southward;
• Curl up the tip of your tongue so that it touches the upper gum and teeth;
• Keep your teeth touching slightly together, with your mouth closed;
• Close your eyes and focus on the middle point between your eyebrows;
• Sit straight so your spine is straight;
• If you cannot sit cross-legged, you may sit on a chair with your feet flat together on the carpet, heels touching each other;
• Sit straight, and do not lean back.

1. MAKING A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT

• Put your hands together in a prayer position in front of your chest;
• Keep your mind calm;
• Concentrate on the top of your head;
• Use your mind to invoke the following: “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT;” “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT;” “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT”
• Then bow 3 times with your hands; keep your spine straight, not bowing.

2. CONCENTRATING YOUR SPIRITUAL ENERGY

• Slowly raise your elbows up to the level of your shoulders;
• Use your thumbs to plug your ears;
• Using the tips of your middle fingers, press lightly on the bone at the ends of your eyes;
• Put the tip of your index fingers lightly on your temple at the hair line;
• Fold your middle fingers inside your palms;
• Curl your tongue up to your upper gum, teeth against teeth, mouth closed;
• Close your eyes, and focus forward on the middle point between your eyebrows;
• Listen to the energy vibrating up to your head;
• Breathe normally;
• Sit with your back straight.

This can be done at any time during the day, after the Mental Invocation, to help your nervous system calm down; do this exercise for 5 minutes at least, and 15 minutes at most. (3:48)

3. MASSAGING AFTER CONCENTRATING YOUR ENERGY

• Slowly raise both hands to your head to draw energy back to your body;
• Cover your head with your palms;
• Slide your hands down alongside of your head;
• Pull down on your ear lobes;
• Rub your face, like this, 3 times;
• Rub your hands together to warm them; rub your face, like this, 3 times;
• Rub your hands together to warm them; rub your face, like this, 3 times;
• Again, rub your hands together to warm them; rub your face, like this, 3 times.

4. ABDOMINAL BREATHING WHILE LAYING DOWN (4:44)

Practice Abdominal Breathing while laying down in order to cleanse and harmonize your intestine.

• Lie on your back;
• Curl your tongue up, up to your upper gum, teeth against teeth, mouth closed;
• Keep your limbs extended and completely relaxed;
• Tell yourself to forget about your body;
• Close your eyes and focus solely at the middle point between your eyebrows;
• Concentrate on your navel; when you practice this exercise, always concentrate on your navel;
• Start to exhale while pulling your abdomen inward to eliminate the air;
• Slowly inhale, fill up your abdomen, and exhale to empty it;
• Mentally count, “1”;
• Continue inhaling and exhaling the next breath, and count, “2”;
• Don’t hold your breath; breathe evenly, then count, “3”;
• Continue counting; “4”;
• “5”; “6”; “7”; “8”; “9”; “10”; “11”; up to “12”. This completes one cycle.
• Rest for a few seconds, and begin a new cycle;
• With each new cycle, you will be dropping a number;
• Exhale emptying your abdomen, then inhale filling your abdomen;
• Slowly exhale, emptying your abdomen, and start again with “1”
• Continue breathing, and count only up to 11;
• The next time, count only up to 10;
• Then 9; and so on;
• “1” to “8”; “1” to “7“;1” to “6”; “1” to “5”; “1” to “4”; “1” to “3”; “1” to “2”;
• and finally, just “1”;
• The total number of breaths should be 78.

Your breathing must be smooth and rhythmic; if you go too fast, your will get less results; if you go too slowly, it is easy to fall asleep. You may practice this method at any time your stomach is not full, or 2 to 3 hours after a meal. You may practice it after the exercise of Concentrating Your Spiritual Energy, or separately at any time during the day.

THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPLE OF “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT”

“NAM” is Fire; “MÔ” is Air; “A” is Water; “DI” is Expansion; “ĐÀ” is Emanation of Light and Color; “PHẬT” is Inspiration.

• “NAM” is the South Gate of Heaven; “NAM” is the South Bính Đinh Fire, the built-up energy at the point between your eyebrows; these two energies connect and spark brightly.
• “MÔ”: shows the invisible things; when we close our eyes, we can view the scenery from above.
• “A”: Nhâm Quý gathers in the Kidneys; water and energy come together in the spiritual renal water; when the Kidneys don’t function well, you cannot sleep, but when Water and Energy connect, you feel better and sleep well.
• “DI”: represents the 3 precious energies: the Seminal Essence of life, the Vital Breath energy, and Spiritual Energy; these 3 energies fuse together to stabilize you.
• “ĐÀ”: is an aura, a color that covers everything. When you are serene, a spiritual energy in the form of a golden aura radiates throughout our entire body and protects it.
• “PHẬT”: is Recognizing the Serenity inside of ourselves: we must admit our problems so as to repent; we must repent to permit progress toward enlightenment.

INVOKING THE MANTRA “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” DURING THE FIRST 6 MONTHS (9:40)

During the first 6 months, concentrate and use your mind to invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” so that energy vibrations move into the 6 corresponding chakras of your body.

Curl your tongue up, teeth to teeth, mouth and eyes closed, and invoke each word in your mind:

• “NAM”: when you invoke “NAM,” focus on the center point between your eyebrows;
• “MÔ”: when you invoke “MÔ,” focus on the top of your head;
• “A”: when you invoke “A,” focus on the center point between the two kidneys;
• “DI”: when you invoke “DI,” focus on the center of your chest;
• “ĐÀ”: when you invoke the word “ĐÀ,” the light around your skin shines in serenity;
• “PHẬT”: when you invoke “PHẬT,” focus on the center of your stomach.

Invocation of this mantra is the key to spiritual development: the more you work on it, the more you use it, the more you will grow spiritually.

Invoking “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” stimulates vibrations of energy around your body; these vibrations help clear the 5 organs and arteries, and help open the energy center of your head. You can practice this invocation at any time.

PART II. COMPLETE VÔ VI TECHNIQUES FOR USE AFTER 6 MONTHS

After 6 months, you may practice the following techniques in the correct sequence:

• MAKING A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT;
• CONCENTRATING YOUR SPIRITUAL ENERGY;
• CONTINUOUS BREATHING IN CYCLES WHILE SEATED;
• MEDITATIVE CONTEMPLATION;
• POST-MEDITATION MASSAGE.

It is best to meditate between 11:00pm and 1:00am local time; avoid meditation between 3pm to 9pm.

1. MAKING A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT
2. Put your hands together in a prayer position in front of your chest; keep your mind calm; concentrate on the top of your head; use your mind to invoke the following: “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT; NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT; NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT”
3. “NAM MÔ TÂY PHƯƠNG CỰC LẠC THẾ GIỚI QUÁN THẾ ÂM BỒ TÁT”
4. “NAM MÔ LONG HOA GIÁO CHỦ DI LẠC”
5. “I AM (put your name in here, and say this); ‘PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE PROMISE TO PURSUE THE SPIRITUAL PATH TO REACH ENLIGHTENMENT AND LIBERATION OF MY SOUL“
6. “NAM MÔ TÂY PHƯƠNG CỰC LẠC THẾ GIỚI QUÁN THẾ ÂM BỒ TÁT”
7. “NAM MÔ LONG HOA GIÁO CHỦ DI LẠC”
8. “I AM (put your name in here, and say this); ‘PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE PROMISE TO PURSUE THE SPIRITUAL PATH TO REACH ENLIGHTENMENT AND LIBERATION OF MY SOUL“
9. “FROM NOW ON I WILL STRIVE TO:
   1. RETURN TO MY TRUE NATURE OF SERENITY,
   2. RETURN TO MY TRUE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL ENERGY,
   3. RETURN TO MY TRUE NATURE OF MY DUTIES TOWARD MY FELLOW BEINGS, HEAVEN, AND EARTH.
   4. “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT”; MAY PEACE BE WITH ALL CREATURES.”
10. Then bow 3 times with your hands; keep your spine straight, not bowing.

Next, exercise Concentrating your Spiritual Energy again, as you did in PART 1.

1. CONCENTRATING YOUR SPIRITUAL ENERGY
2. Slowly raise your elbows up to the level of your shoulders;
3. Use your thumbs to plug your ears;
4. Using the tips of your middle fingers, press lightly on the bone at the ends of your eyes;
5. Put the tip of your index fingers lightly on your temple at the hair line;
6. Fold your middle fingers inside your palms;
7. Curl your tongue up to your upper gum, teeth against teeth, mouth closed;
8. Close your eyes and focus forward on the middle point between your eyebrows;
9. Listen to the energy vibrating up to your head;
10. Breathe normally;
11. Sit with your back straight.

Now, as your 3^rd step, you will be practicing:

1. CONTINUOUS BREATHING IN CYCLES
2. Put your arms against your sides; put your palms on your thighs;
3. Curl your tongue up, teeth against teeth;
4. Close your eyes and focus on the center point between your eyebrows;
5. Begin by slowly exhaling to empty and flatten your stomach;
6. When your stomach is really flat, slowly inhale;
7. At the beginning of inhaling, order yourself to, “Fill the navel, fill the chest, up to the head”;
8. When you cannot inhale any more, slowly exhale until your stomach is deflated;
9. Press to the bottom of your stomach so that all the air is released;
10. When you inhale or exhale, keep your chest still; only move your stomach;
11. When you finish exhaling, order yourself to, “Fill the navel, fill the chest, up to the head” and inhale again;

Six to 12 breaths are enough for each practice; one breath means 1 inhalation and 1 exhalation; you should not hold your breath. Breathe evenly and steadily.

The 4^th step:

1. MEDITATIVE CONTEMPLATION
2. Your should sit and put your hands in the same position as before.
3. Your tongue is curled up, teeth against teeth;
4. Close your eyes and focus on the center point between your eyebrows;
5. Concentrate on the top of your head;
6. Mentally say: “MAY MY SOUL LEAVE MY BODY AND RAISE UP TO BUDDHA” (17:18)
7. Pay attention only to the top of your head for a short while;
8. Then, after that, focus on the center point between your eyebrows; the more focused, the better;
9. Relax, and quiet your mind;
10. The longer you sit, the better.

During Meditative Contemplation, if you feel itching or numbness on your feet, or your mind chattering, invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” on the top of your head.

SAMADHI MUTRA SEAL (18:00)

Advanced practitioners who feel energy vibrating while practicing Cyclical Breathing or Meditative Contemplation, will automatically put their hands together like this.

The 5^TH Step:

1. POST MEDITATION MASSAGE
2. Slowly bring both hands up to your head; both palms should cover the top of your head to draw energy back to your body;
3. Slide your hands down along the side of your head; pull down on your earlobes;
4. Rub your face, like this, 3 times;
5. Rub your hands together to warm them;
6. Again, rub your face, 3 times;
7. Rub your hands together to warm them;
8. Again, rub your face 3 times;
9. Rub your hands to warm them;
10. Massage your arms from your shoulders to your forearms;
11. Using one hand, squeeze the other from the wrist to the fingertips;
12. Do this 3 times;
13. Then rub your hands to warm them up;
14. Now, massage your other arm, 3 times;
15. Rub your hands to warm them;
16. With both your hands, massage your legs from top to bottom;
17. Press on your big toe, and bend it down.
18. Do this 3 times.
19. Rub your hands to warm them again;
20. Massage the other leg, 3 times;
21. Rub the soles of your feet together 50 times.

INVOKING THE MANTRA OF “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” AFTER 6 MONTHS.

• After 6 months of invoking the mantra, you should be ready for a change: that is you may feel the energy vibrating at the top of your head or at the center point between your eyebrows;
• When this happens, you should then be able to always invoke the mantra directly at the top of your head;
• Curl your tongue up, teeth against teeth, and, from the center point between your eyebrows, focus in front of you, and breathe normally;
• Mentally invoke the 6 words “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” at the top of your head.

ADDITIONAL EXERCISES

1. Auxilliary exercise for energy circulation;
2. Bowing exercise;
3. Invoking the mantra on the Eight Essential

You can practice the exercise for energy circulation and the bowing exercise any time during the day. Invoking the mantra on the Eight Essential Points must be done between 6:00pm and 10:00pm.

First Additional Exercise:

AUXILIARY EXERCISE FOR ENERGY CIRCULATION

• Stand straight, back straight;
• Put both feet apart at the same width as your shoulders;
• Relax both arms;
• Curl your tongue, teeth against teeth, mouth closed;
• Curl your toes down to touch the floor;
• Keep both arms straight down;
• Slowly raise both arms forward gently;
• Bend your wrist upward;
• Then swing your arms backward, as far as you can.
• Do this for about 15 minutes

Second Additional Exercise:

BOWING EXERCISE

• Stand straight in front of a Vô Vi Mirror; if your home does not have a Vô Vi Mirror, then face Southward;
• Begin to bow;
• While you bow, curl your tongue, teeth against teeth, and invoke the Mantra at the top of your head;
• Continue invoking the mantra while bowing;
• Do this 50 times.

Third Additioal Exercise:

INVOKING THE MANTRA ON THE 8 ESSENTIAL POINTS

1. Mentally invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT”; when invoking these words, the sequence should start at your upper lip with the word “NAM,” and finish at the tip of your nose with the word “PHẬT”;
2. Starting now, from the tip of your nose, mentally invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” upwards to the 2nd point, which is the center between your eyebrows;
3. From here again, mentally invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” upwards to the 3^rd point, which is the middle of your forehead;
4. From there, mentally invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT”, again upwards to the 4th point, which is half way between your forehead to the top of your head;
5. From this point, invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” to the 5^th point, which is the top of your head;
6. From the top of your head, invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” downwards to the 6^th point, which is half way down the back of your head and opposite the frontal psychic center between your eyebrows;
7. From here, invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” further downwards to the 7^th point, which is at your back between your shoulder blades and your lungs;
8. From that point, invoke “NAM MÔ A DI ĐÀ PHẬT” to the 8^th point, which is the center point between your kidneys.

Repeat this cycle of invocations 3 times to help energy flow through the 8 Points.

This is a sacred dharma to expel all external negative forces which may be directed at you.

Once your energy is developed, you should feel a current of energy running through all the points on which you have just focused.

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