Qigong Meditation Lineage

A Qigong meditation lineage is an uninterrupted chain of knowledge and practice passed on and perfected by the entire lives of many great teachers/masters in an unbroken line, which is used to establish beliefs, thoughts, knowledge and practices in certain non-Western cultures. Every qigong meditation lineage exists as an individual unit of the cultural establishments of that country that is equivalent to the modern Western concept of university or academic institution. In such a perspective, a qigong meditation lineage and its history can be viewed as a university and its history. If the idea of a non-Western cultural practice of lineage appears to be culturally chauvinistic and intimidating to Westerners, then it is no difference to the idea of learning at Harvard University that is chauvinistic and intimidating. In either case, one’s common sense wouldn’t allow a self-claimed surgeon who reads a lot about health or takes weekend classes and seminars on health at the local gym to perform brain surgery to oneself, why should one accept a well-read or good weekend class/seminar attendee as a qualified qigong meditation or tai chi teacher?

Due to the nature of qigong meditation and tai chi knowledge and practice, the masters often need to transmit the meditation teaching “orally and physically” to pass on the lineage. In other words, true and effective qigong meditation and tai chi teaching must require not only the master’s presence but also the master’s cultivation. This type of knowledge and practice was normally well valued historically and highly guarded only for the trusted students or family members. While the information age progresses, the practice of qigong meditation and tai chi gains more recognition and popularity as well. There are more and more self-claimed or commercially motivated Western organizations and institutions with certified teachers available today. However, fewer and fewer of these teachers are qualified, simply because the training and the cultivation take so much time and devotion, which are precisely the thing those commercial organizations and institutions cannot provide. As Grandmaster YeYoung has it: Mass media produces massive information, and the massive information creates massive confusion. We seem to have everything available today except the truth and authenticity.

The YeYoung Tradition is an ancient Chinese school of wisdom and practice that dates back to 1428 in the Ming Dynasty. The teaching enables people to begin living the fullness of life, and to come to the realization of Self by cutting through the myriad forms of “mind-thinking façade” created by false Self or the Ego, and actuating the true sense of “practice,” which has been largely recognized by the Western world in the recent years.

YeYoung is an inherited title from the Ming Royal Family that was given by the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty to his son, the crowned Prince of Ning, the founder of YeYoung Tradition. YeYoung means “Knight of the Light,” which guides people in the wisdom and practice to become a Knight of Enlightenment. Trained as the heir since a young age, the present lineage holder Bing F. YeYoung was given the title of Xiansheng in 1999, a word equivalent to Sage in English. Foreseeing the current social conditions, Grandmaster YeYoung was directed to come to the United States by his forerunners and teachers with the mission to situate the YeYoung teaching so that it benefits more people.

His Eminence YeYoung Ren (1889-1976), former patriarch of YeYoung Tradition, passed the authority to transmit this qigong meditation lineage directly to Grand Master Bing F. YeYoung who is the eighteenth patriarch of the YeYoung Tradition, in an unbroken lineage from the time of the Prince Ning of the Ming Royal Family of China since 1428. Jess Wilson is among these fortunate ones, granted with the honor and privilege to teach the YeYoung qigong Meditation Lineage in the USA. For information about YeYoung Tradition, go to http://www.literati-tradition.com/about_ycs.html

References

Waysun, L (1990). T'ai Chi Classics. 2nd ed. Boston: Shambhala Publications. pVII-14.

Dr. Jwing-Ming,Y (1997). The Essence of Taiji Qigong. 2nd ed. Boston: YMAA Publication Center. p4-16.