The Wisdom of the Body
Daoist tradition, unlike Buddhism or Christianity, only rarely developed systematic theologies or religious philosophies to explain the Daoist experience. The first line of the traditional version of the Daode jing (Scripture of the Way and its Power) asserts that "The Dao that can be spoken is not the constant Dao," and philosophers ever since have questioned the ability of language or mental concepts to express the thoroughly physical and yet spiritual experience that Daoist practice aims to offer.
In this clip Solala makes the distinction between theoretical or intellectual knowledge, and the type of wisdom that emerges through engaging in Daoist practice. Wisdom is thus something that can be "grown" or "cultivated" through these body disciplines. This type of body wisdom is not generally a part of the Western tradition, which has tended to emphasize intellectual reasoning and moral wisdom.
Next we learn more from Roger Jahnke about how Qigong cultivation leads to personal potentiation .