Ten Cheng Breaths

Awaken paths of breath and mind

Stir channels of blood and bile

Nostrils to Tan Tien

Lungs push navel

Draw in the wind

Bring the sun home

Forge this spherical comb

Droplet of man in life’s mist

Now open the gate

A step makes the road

Take another step

Let the gate close behind

Grasp the sky

Bring it close

Take the world’s cloak

To know the story it tells

Then invite heaven

To warm the center

The day will dance

The stars will sing