Poza czasem i przestrzenią

"In the metaphysical realm, the Yang within Heaven corresponds to time, while the Yin within Earth corresponds to space. Through the quiescent states of prayer and meditation, the ancient Chinese Qigong masters were able to dissolve their energy into the infinite space of the Wuji and reconnect with the Dao, transcending both time (Yang) and space (Yin). Through stillness of Mind, one can realize the boundless ocean of vibrations connected to everything contained within the Wuji."

J.A.Johnson, Energetic anatomy and physiology, Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Volume 1, Pacific Grove, CA 2005, p. 49.

Transmutacja

"Przemiana ciał w światło i na odwrót jest zgodna z prawami natury, którą tego rodzaju przemiana zdaje się uszczęśliwiać"

Izaak Newton, Opticks, London 1704, za Mircea Eliade, Alchemia azjatycka, przekład I. Kania, Warszawa 2000, s. 110.

Taoistyczna terapia

"Particularly interesting is an episode preserved in one of Ma Danyang's poetry collections in which Ma becomes very ill and starts to cough and vomit blood. When urged by people to take some medicine, Ma declines. His reasoning for this was, "When a Daoist has a disease, no other people are able to cure it. I must cure myself. If I cultivate and refine the priceless treasures in my body, this disease will heal itself." Because the Quanzhen masters also saw it as their duty as saviors of all living things to be merciful towards those who were ignorant and incapable of defending themselves, they also engaged in ritual and exorcistic methods of combating the natural and demonic forces that afflicted people. Although they avoided the use of medicines for themselves, they were also trained and knowledgeable in medicinal healing methods so that they could treat the illnesses of laymen who were incapable of the proper self-discipline"

Steve Eskildsen, Early Quanzhen Daoist Views on the Causes of Disease and Death,B. C. Asian Review volume VI, 1992

Stuletni taoistyczny mistrz sfotografowany przez amerykańskich żołnierzy w latach 30-tych XX w.

W harmonii z Naturą

"wierzono, że ludzie otrzymują wsparcie od niewidocznych sił, kiedy pozostają w harmonii z Naturą."

Thomas Cleary, Istota Tao, przełożyli S. Musielak, R. Bąk, K. Fordoński, Poznań 2000, s. 171.

Droga do Źródła

"By dojść do źródła, trzeba płynąć pod prąd"

Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Myśli nieuczesane.

O przeznaczeniu

"kultywuj ciało i oczekuj tego, co jest ci przeznaczone"

powiedzenie taoistyczne, Dr Yang Jwing-Ming, Korzeń chińskiego qigong. Sekrety zdrowia, długowieczności i oświecenia, Kraków 2000, s. 61.