Offering to Taotie

Author: Jie Kong

“Offering Tao Tie” (Tao Tie, 饕餮) means understanding the volume of breathing. The depth of our breathing depends on outer and inner conditions. The two affect the nature of our breath, making it more superficial or profound. If we do not pay attention to the depth and volume of our breathing, then we could disturb the inner rhythm and this can activate various mental deviations.

This stage of breath control indicates that respiration activates the energy that is beyond our physical body. “Offering to the Taotie” is the process of filling the channels, vessels of the body with energy and nourishing the spirit. This process is activated through breath.