Kenneth Cohen,a well-known Chigong master, tells the following story.He was defauded,at one point in his life of all worldly possessions.Distraught ,he went to vist a Native American shaman who suggested they do some kind of magical practice to wreak vengeance on the man who was responsibleNot feeling right about this approach,he decided to go out into nature,to fast and to pray(Good call!)During this retreat he received the following four teachings:

1) Never give in to negative thinking

2)Release the entire situation to the Creator(the A.A. Movement calls this”Let go and let God”)

3)Don’t allow a single shell to develop around the heart

4) Do whatever is necessary to retain the flexibility of the heart and it’s capacity to give and receive love.