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'''Qi''' (Also spelled '''Chi''', '''Ki'''), and pronounced “chee”, is the [[Chinese]] term for vital [[energy]] or life force, found in all living things and formed from the interaction of the energies of [[Yin and Yang]]. | '''Qi''' (Also spelled '''Chi''', '''Ki'''), and pronounced “chee”, is the [[Chinese]] term for vital [[energy]] or life force, found in all living things and formed from the interaction of the energies of [[Yin and Yang]]. | ||
| − | Chinese medical thinking does not distinguish between [[matter]] and [[energy]]. Qi is thought to be energy at the point of becoming matter. | + | Chinese medical thinking does not distinguish between [[matter]] and [[energy]]. Qi is thought to be energy at the point of becoming matter. Some traditional Chinese medicine theories describe Qi as the energy that is present in the meridians and the bodily organs. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Martial arts]] | * [[Martial arts]] | ||
* [[Breathing]] | * [[Breathing]] | ||
| − | *[[Meditation]] | + | * [[Meditation]] |
* [[Daoism]] | * [[Daoism]] | ||
* [[Yin and Yang]] | * [[Yin and Yang]] | ||
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[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
[[Category:Meditation]] | [[Category:Meditation]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:54, March 25, 2016
Qi (Also spelled Chi, Ki), and pronounced “chee”, is the Chinese term for vital energy or life force, found in all living things and formed from the interaction of the energies of Yin and Yang.
Chinese medical thinking does not distinguish between matter and energy. Qi is thought to be energy at the point of becoming matter. Some traditional Chinese medicine theories describe Qi as the energy that is present in the meridians and the bodily organs.