Zhou Zishu's Meditation Guide (Episode 4)
Omg the YouTube subs were so bad. If you were relying of the subs I’m quite sure you didn’t understand what he meant xD “be absorbed in and push your gas to your suprapubic area LOL” SORRY I CAN’T NOOOO
In Episode 4, Zhou Zishu teaches Zhang Chengling to mediate using the following steps, “眼观鼻，鼻观心，五心朝天，合气汇丹田”. We need to break the sentence down to understand what he’s saying.
- “眼观鼻，鼻观心” - This is an old idiom. literal translation: eyes on your nose, nose on your heart. This means to concentrate.
- “五心朝天” - Lit translated: keep your five hearts faced towards the sky. This is a posture that’s frequently used in Taoism. The five hearts refer to one’s hands, feet and their head. So one should sit cross legged with their feet and hands facing up towards the sky. It was believed that this posture would help with the meridian flow. In modern times, this is called “双盘座” (loose translation: double plate seat”. It should look like the image below.
- “合气汇丹田” - To concentrate your energy into your dantian. The dantian is a focal point used in traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese martial arts. (You might see this around frequently in the wuxia/xianxia genre). You can read more about dantians. https://www.healthline.com/health/dantian#locations
