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Khan Tegri, master of the Tien Shan range
Chi Kung is an offspring of prehistoric Asian Shamanism, which is known to be
at least ten thousand years old, but is likely much more ancient. When
civilization started in Asia four thousand years ago the shamans moved up into
the mountains to get far above the dust of civilization, and their practices came
to be known as Nei Kung.
Around 3800 years ago a group of Taoists wandered into Northwestern China, near
Mongolia, and ended up at Tien Shan, the highest northernmost mountain range in
the world, where they developed this Nei Kung system. Tien Shan means Sky or Heaven
Mountain. It is a practice for health, longevity, and spiritual growth for
hermits. Longevity provides more time for spiritual growth
and being full of energy and youthful vitality in their old age was also
necessary.
In China the more powerful Chi Kung systems, Nei Kung, are kept secret because
they greatly benefit the holder. Greater creativity, endurance, intelligence,
longevity, compassion, and psychic advantages represent a form of power which
has been carefully guarded.
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In the heart of Asia lies the enormous, mysterious massif of the Tian Shan
Mountains, from which rivers flow East from the timbered ridges of the Sayan, to
sink and die in the hot sands of Western Khayan. It stretches over a huge
portion of Central Asia.
The cradle of peoples, histories and legends; the native land of bloody
conquerors, who have left nearby their capitals covered by the sand of the Gobi,
their mysterious rings and their ancient nomad laws; the states of monks and
evil devils, the country of wandering tribes administered by the descendants of
Genghiz Khan and Kublai Khan, the Khans and Princes of the Junior lines: that is
Tien Shan.
The land of mysterious doctors, prophets, sorcerers, fortune-tellers and
witches; the land which has not forgotten the thoughts of the long deceased
great potentates of Asia and of half of Europe: that is Tien Shan.
The land of nude mountains, of plains burned by the sun and killed by the cold;
the land of boiling hot springs and of mountain passes inhabited by demons; of
sacred lakes swarming with fish; of wolves, rare species of deer and mountain
goats, marmots in millions, wild horses, wild donkeys and wild camels that have
never known the bridle, ferocious dogs and rapacious birds of prey which devour
the dead bodies cast out on the plains by the people: that is Tien Shan.
Tien Shan, the land whose disappearing primitive people gaze upon the bones of
their forefathers whitening in the sands and dust of their plains; where are
dying out the people who formerly conquered China, Thailand, Northern India and
Russia.
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