| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 臺灣研究教師在職進修碩士學位班 === 106 === This study investigates the relationship between body and morality, especially focuses on how our bodies acquire morality. Different from the ways of cognitive learning, Qigong practitioners’ experience of practicing Qi shows that the “perception of Qi” can help them pass and acquire the messages of morality. In this study, the “perception of Qi” is a kind of “shentigan,” and “morality” means “the process for people to turn from bad to good.”
This study chooses Heshi, a Qigong group in Taiwan, to be the main object. I adopt depth interviews and participant observation methods on collecting the materials of body experiences from my informants and the arrangements of teaching Qigong in Heshi. The research regards Qi as two levels: the sensation and the perception of Qi. Both of them are developed from everyday Qigong practicing in the culture and environment of Heshi. The everyday Qigong practicing includes body movements, breath, and the thought. The sensation of Qi means that one can feel the existence of Qi, and the perception of Qi means one can use Qi as a tool to feel the messages outside and inside the body.
Results show that Heshi emphasizes the link among body, Qi, and the thought. Moreover, the thought is a key element which triggers the process for people to turn from bad to good. The process is named as “thoughts-changing” in Heshi, and it is also named as “thoughts-changing mechanism” in this research. It is not easy to trigger thoughts-changing mechanism. To get it started relies on the sensitivity and intensity of Qi. The members of Heshi practice Qigong every day to strengthen their perception of Qi and acquire morality by using it to receive the messages outside and inside their bodies. This study on Heshi indicates another method to acquire morality.
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