Mysteries of the Life Force
My Apprenticeship with a Chi Kung Master
by Peter Meech
List Price: $14.95
Pages: 151
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781591810551
Publisher: Sentient Publications
By turns suspenseful, philosophical, and humorous, Mysteries of the Life Force takes you on a fascinating journey into the mysterious world of chi kung, chronicling the first seven years of an extraordinary apprenticeship that took place between author Peter Meech and a celebrated chi kung master from Shanghai.
Originally, Peter wanted to interview the chi kung master after watching him perform on Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Instead, he became an unwitting apprentice and embarked on an incredible journey of inner exploration that continues to this day.
Chi kung is sometimes described as an internal martial art, and during his apprenticeship, Peter learned how to manipulate the mysterious life force called chi. Many astonishing events pushed him past the edge of his rational understanding, including telepathic exchanges between master and student, the throwing of chi-energy over great distances, and the use of dreams as a medium for instruction.
Peter had to pass a big test to complete the first phase of the apprenticeship, but the nature of the test was never disclosed. Indeed, an important aspect of the test was to discover exactly what it consisted of, and this detective work is the narrative thread that pulls the reader through to the story’s startling conclusion.
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1. How do you get in touch with the life force in your own life?
2. What experiences have you had that can't be explained by mainstream science?
3. Can people waste their life force? Explain.
4. Do you think that having some expertise in chi kung, yoga or another spiritual discipline leads to wisdom? Do you think these disciplines are a prerequisite to wisdom?
5. Is the life force just like electricity, or is it different from electricity in some way?
6. Does all life have the life force? Does all matter have the life force?
7. In the book Dr. Chow tells the author that their meeting was fated. Do you think certain events in life are fated?
8. How much free will do you think the average person has? In other words, to what extent can we alter our destinies?
9. Is chi the same thing as God? If not, how do they differ?
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"Mysteries of the Life Force is a beautifully written account of a Westerner's introduction to an ancient Eastern discipline. Peter Meech, the author of this engrossing tale, provides his readers with an adventure more authentic than anything in the Castaneda books as he slowly develops what his chi kung master refers to as a ‘Chinese brain.’”
—Stanley Krippner, PhD, co-author, Becoming Psychic
“Peter Meech has written a vastly entertaining account of his apprenticeship with Dr. Chow, a chi kung master from Shanghai. The pages sparkle with wit and wisdom and contain facts about chi kung found nowhere else. If there is another book on chi kung that is more engaging, I haven’t read it."
—Alberto Villoldo, PhD, author, The Four Insights
