Master Vi-Kien answers questions about the Cyclical Breathing Without Retention.

(Vô Vi Convention in Alaska, "Hùng Vĩ Giao Liên", 1998)

Question: 

Dear Master, man has to breathe to live, which is a law of nature. So why do we still have to learn breathing in our spiritual practice and what are the benefits?

Answer by Master Vi-Kien:

Man needs to breathe to live. Therefore, we need to nurture the original energy of Heaven and Earth to find and resolve our inner absurdities, so that our soul could become lighter.

Only by practicing the Cyclical Breathing without Retention, will we develop our enlightened spiritual heart.

When our energy harmonizes with Heaven and Earth, when we attain equilibrium, our spiritual heart becomes enlightened, and we will see the heavenly sphere. We will then dedicate ourselves to spiritual perfection. Thanks to the Vô Vi Esoteric Science, we will develop our inner consciousness, and only then will we be able to dedicate ourselves to spiritual perfection.

Question: 

Dear Master, please define the meaning of  the Cyclical Breathing without Retention?

Answer by Master Vi-Kien: 

As I just said above, the Cyclical Breathing without Retention will open the Enlightened Spiritual Heart. When we inhale, fill up the navel, fill up the chest, up to the head, we are utilizing the pure energy of Heaven and Earth to purify ourselves. We transform our direction upward to ascend higher, instead of directing our agitated thoughts to the lower sphere, which is made of intransigence and rivalries. 

Therefore, the Cyclical Breathing without Retention can help to transform an aggressive person into a kind one.

Question:

Why does the Cyclical Breathing requires us to fill up the navel, fill up the chest, up to the head, in contrary to the way of breathing in sports?

Answer by Master Vi-Kien:

When a baby is born, he utilizes his abdomen to breathe. When we fill up the navel, the navel relates to the kidneys, and the kidneys cause energy to circulate along the Yang Meridian up to the brains. Only then will we develop our enlightened spiritual heart.

The way of breathing in sports is just to maintain a position on earth, to maintain the body only.

But the physical body is limited to one hundred years. Eventually, one can no longer keep it, and needs to leave this earth. However, without spiritual awakening, one does not understand the mistakes of one's soul in order to transform oneself and advance further.

Question:

Dear Master, when practicing the Cyclical Breathing Without Retention, do we need to give an order? Why do we need to give an order?

Answer by Master Vi-Kien:

Our body is always lazy. It only knows about playing, eating, sleeping. Therefore, we must give an order. If we don't give an order, it will forget.

When you practice the Cyclical Breathing Without Retention, and say "I already inhale, then exhale, what's the need to give an order?",

then without the order, the body will not follow, because it is lazy.

We must mentally give the order: Fill the navel, fill the chest, up to the head. We must mentally give the order. We must always do so. With time, the body will get used to it, and we can mentally order ourselves to breathe with the abdomen. And the body will breathe in the correct direction, in accordance with the cyclical breathing from above to harmonize with the cosmic universe and evolve further.

Question:

How long to wait after a meal to practice the Cyclical Breathing without Retention?

Answer by Master Vi-Kien:

After 2 hours, you can practice. This exercise will help the digestive system, the colon, and unblock the 2 Yin and Yang Meridians.

Question:

Do we need to guide the breathing or pay attention to our breathing during the exercise of Cyclical Breathing Without Retention, like the other meditation methods, and why?

Answer by Master Vi-Kien:

We should mentally give the order: Fill the navel, fill the chest, up to the head. If you pay attention to the breathing or guide the breathing, this is wrong. You will not feel light, by guiding the breathing, your thoughts will wander here and there, and go on the wrong path.

You must follow exactly the instructions. After many days, the energy will concentrate in a positive way and you will unblock yourselves inside.  When the chest no longer feels tight, your head will be liberated. When you fill the navel, fill the chest, up to the head, and your head is unblocked, you should see the spiritual light when closing your eyes.