PanGu Shengong Newsletter in June 2009:
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Schedule of Master Ou's workshops
in June and July in 2009 is available now. Please
click here to read more.
He will be in Boston from
June 2 to 10 and 17 to 18, in
Connecticut on June 6 & June 10, in
New York from
June 12 to 16 ,
and in Portland Oregon in June 26th to 29th, and in
Mérida in
Mexico in July 18 to 25. Flyer for the event in Portland OR
in June is available for download at
http://www.pangu.org/english/schedule/PortlandMay09.pdf .
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Training Tour to China in September: Advanced Training Camp
in Hong Kong (9/4 to 9/6) plus Spiritual Sightseeing Tour in
Southern China
(9/7 to 9/17). Please email us at
info@pangu.org for more
information and registration. Detail information about the
tour will be available on our website on June 22nd.
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"My Introduction to and Rediscovery of
PanGu ShenGong" by Roger Aldridge. Aldridge's background in
Freemasonry and Mayan practices enabled him to get a sense of the
benefits of PanGu ShenGong quickly. The background gives him a
perspective that may be different from most PanGu ShenGong
practitioners.
Here, he is going to share it with you.
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"PanGu Cultural" Online Forum is open now. Please join
us!
http://www.pangu.org/smf/index.php Please feel free to
share your opinions and ask any questions you might have on
the forum.
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Jiri Habarta, new moving form
instructor from
Czech Republic, shares
his comment about PanGu ShenGong and his reasons to become an
instructor. Please click here to
read it.
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Monthly world wide practice
The monthly world wide Pan Gu Shengong moving form group practice is
open to all PGSG exercisers on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 1:30
Pacific Daylight Saving time. The one in June
of 2009 will be at 1:30pm on the 20th Pacific Daylight Saving Time.
Please join us and enjoy this special event.
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Newsletter
online: PanGu ShenGong monthly Newsletter is available online since
this month. Please visit
http://www.pangu.org/english/news/newsletters/index.html
Feature of the
Newsletter
My Introduction to
and Rediscovery of Pan Gu Shengong
Roger Aldridge
When I was introduced to Pan Gu Shengong in November, 2002
the practice immediately felt like an old friend. Prior to that training class
I had not heard of Master Ou or PGSG. My QiGong teacher, Frances Gander,
arranged to have Master Ou present PGSG instruction at her studio in Sykesville,
Maryland. Frances told me this was going to be really good. So, I attended
the PGSG moving form training and met Master Ou.
Several things about Master Ou’s moving form training stand
out in my memory:
When he gave us the “passwords” I immediately knew what he
meant and how they work. I’ve been active in International Co-Freemasonry (a
Masonic order that allows men and women to work together on an equal basis) for
close to 30 years. When a member is advanced to a higher Masonic degree he or
she receives a password for that degree. Then, while the member is being
prepared for the ceremony, the lodge is raised to the higher degree. When a
Masonic lodge is ceremonially opened an energy field is activated. It is very
much like turning on a switch. Each Masonic degree has its particular energy,
color, teachings, work to be applied, etc. The purpose of a Masonic password is
to assist in raising the member to the energetic level of the higher degree when
he or she comes back into the lodge for the degree ceremony. In a similar way,
when I say the PGSG passwords I feel myself in a higher energy field with Qi
flowing through my body. The effect is immediate.
My logical mind sometimes asks, “Why should simply saying
these words have this effect”? My logical mind can ask the same question as to
why the opening of a Masonic lodge raises everyone in the room to a higher level
of vibration. Part of the answer is when one becomes the Master of a lodge
there is a special ceremony which conveys the power to perform the functions of
that office. In a similar way, when we take PGSG training a kind of initiation
takes place, given by Master Ou or a certified teacher, which activates our
ability to use the passwords in our PGSG practices. In this way, a door has
been opened.
The next thing that stands out in my memory about the
moving form training is drawing upon the essence of the Sun & Moon and balancing
them. In a Masonic lodge the Sun & Moon are represented by two pillars. From
the very beginning of one’s Masonic life one learns about the yang-yin duality
of our selves, our world, and the universe. Progressively, one learns about the
qualities of each pillar and, importantly, about balancing them in our life.
The Sun & Moon also touched a deep interest I have had for
many years in the ancient civilizations of Meso-America. Representations of the
Sun-Moon duality are commonly found in the Ancient Wisdom traditions of the
Americas. This interest became a calling and 10 years ago I started training in
the Temple of the Deer Wisdom School and underwent a series of Mayan
Initiations.
When Master Ou taught the PGSG moving form to our class a
vision came to me in which I was performing the moving form in a Mayan
ceremonial center. The experience was deeply profound and I told Master
Ou about it.
I took to the PGSG moving form like a fish to water. After
a period of time, I learned the non-moving form and went on to take teacher’s
training. However, for reasons that I do not exactly remember, I drifted away
from PGSG around five years ago and focused on Mayan energy practices.
Fast forward to last summer when our family was on vacation
at the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Our grandson Dyllan was sick with a high
fever. On pure instinct, I started doing the PGSG method of healing with him.
The PGSG passwords and everything immediately came to me. After giving Dyllan
one treatment he felt better. THAT really impressed me and I took it to be a
Sign!
When we returned home from vacation I reviewed my PGSG
materials and started doing daily practices again. I discovered that I was able
to experience the PGSG practices in deeper ways than before. Now, PGSG is an
important part of my daily life. It connects everything in life that has deep
meaning for me. Above all, it is an expression and an experience of universal
love and compassion. When I do the PGSG practice it feels to me that it is
“from the Stars” to help humanity awaken to our higher potential.
I am so happy that I rediscovered this wonderful practice.
At
first, I was startled by the simplicity of Pan Gu Shengong. “Is this it?,” I
said to myself after the first course in Moving Form. I couldn’t believe this
practice could be effective. “Ok, it is an exotic addition to my other
practices,” I thought. I kept looking for The key, The substance, The
principle...
The
course in the Non Moving Form opened new horizons for me. I’d looked up the
Chinese legend of Creation out of Pan Gu and became more perceptive to the
method’s source that is deep in infinite Space...and I also began to better
understand why it is practiced the way it is. I still didn’t quite grasp the
function of the opening and closing statements at the beginning and the end of
each practice. I thought the claims were too optimistic, basically serving to
open and close the session in terms of energy. I am still in the beginning
stages of my understanding of PGSG, I have only practiced a short time - only a
few years - but I am beginning to have a strong sense of the principle of
inter-connectedness among one’s ethical development, the amount and quality of
one’s energy, and the level of consciousness – a person’s spiritual development.
In
the West we assume that the main point of PGSG is to gain a lot of energy – and
we are probably mistaken. I am sure this is only partly true.
I
have heard that in China they used to say: “A person with a lot of energy,
wisdom and love is Buddha / A person with a lot of energy but no spiritual or
ethical qualities is a Demon!!!”
If a
person’s body is blocked by unreasonable behavior or mental attitudes, he simply
cannot handle finer and higher kinds of energy. Furthermore, expressions of
negative habits constantly weaken him. In unnecessary fights the level of his
immunity is dropping as he works to re-establish a balance in his energy and
health. It is therefore inefficient to deal with consequences in the form of
illness but rather to focus on the causes of imbalance in attitudes and in
behavior. Only then true healing is possible! Only then one can understand how
and where to walk on his Path to Life! Only recently it all finally started to
make sense. I finally understood that an improvement in terms of health and of
the quality of life are inextricably linked to a growth in the ethical sense
that is symbolically expressed in these four statements!!!
It
is probably impossible to reach lasting satisfactory results without changing
one’s attitude toward himself and toward others. So what better way to share
one’s knowledge with other people than through PGSG? Through fulfilling the
motto of PGSG, through healing, teaching, or through openly sharing the
knowledge we have, as well as through leading by example, we can help others
understand the true change for the better. There are still things I don’t
understand very well but I am always astonished by the simplicity and efficiency
of PGSG. I wonder about what I will still come to learn and experience.
I was
impressed with the extremely simple form and the short learning curve of Pan Gu
Shengong. Significant improvements in one’s quality of life can be achieved in
just a few hours, even if one invests only a few minutes a day. That’s amazing!
Practicing other self-improvement methods allows me to compare and to appreciate
the beauty and efficiency of PGSG. I also like the positive effects PGSG has on
the practitioner’s personality, health, inter-personal relationships or on his
spiritual growth, all of which seem so important nowadays. The ease of PGSG and
the fact that it demands only a small daily time commitment are great benefits
for contemporary people who constantly rush around. I believe these qualities
make PGSG a practice of the future - and not only for the peaceful and
meditative types – it is a suitable practice for those who are very busy as
well.
There
is so much to say about the benefits of this method that even the question
why I want to teach PGSG? itself sounds strange.
I
would like to offer it to everyone who is interested so that together we could
transform this complicated world into a wonderful place to live. True change can
only come from within each of us, and PGSG is a great method to get there.
I
am very happy I have come across PGSG and I would like to share this opportunity
with others who seek.