A comment that I want to make to Tientai and Tyc, is the following:
And more in relation to the current pandemic. The Inner Qi when cultivated for several years in a row is more powerful than an Atomic Bomb, and I am not exaggerating at all. Perhaps some colleagues may think that I am imagining strange things, or that Diego is totally crazy, but it is not like that. I have studied with Masters of these Internal Arts and the Ancient Manuscripts of the Monasteries of Imperial China, I have my arguments that are very solid and forceful. Nor will I debate the arguments in an International Forum that is open to all kinds of public (I know that there are people who are flexible to the Tao and others who think that this is charlatanism or that those of us who practice it are literally insane, therefore, better to be cautious). In ancient times (I don't know now), a candidate for a monk who wanted to enter a Taoist or Buddhist Monastery was first subjected to rigorous tests, and until he had the necessary attributes and merits he was allowed access to this Wisdom. “Filters” have always been handled, anyone will think that this is something elitist, but in reality this is not something to play with, nor to use it for evil. A person who does not have the ideal spiritual merits can easily become a Master of Martial Arts Criminal and Serial Killer.
For the time that I have been practicing the Tao, I feel totally IMMUNE to COVID. I am in Bogotá (Colombia), you can verify it on the Internet, here in this city is where there are the greatest number of infected and dead in reference to my country. As far as possible I go without a mask around the city and among the public (people sometimes look at me strangely), and I only put it on when the authorities (Police and Guards) force me to comply with protocols of social distance and isolation. But I have no fear (not the slightest), even against the New England Strain of catching it. In fact, my Internal Qi is a Natural Vaccine and More Powerful than the best of the Chemical and Synthetic Vaccines of Pfizer, Moderna, Aztrazeneca or Sputnik V. And as I mentioned in the previous reference, Internal Qi is More Powerful than a Wild Horse. If I used it in Martial Arts it could kill or fracture a person, even without hitting him hard (what happens is that I am not interested in becoming a Black Belt in Kung Fu, or in anything like it, which is irrelevant).
If a Virus like Covid enters my blood, the Virus will not kill me, on the contrary, my Internal Qi would kill the Covid in less than an hour. And I know very well why I am telling you this. Perhaps the only thing that worries me a bit about the Pandemic is the economic consequences, it is increasingly difficult for me to obtain a stable income of money and it does not stop causing me uncertainty. But the public health part, I don't care much. I am sorry that people die, but the Inner Qi (or its absence) leaves each person in their rightful place.
Personally, I am convinced that with the issue of Global Warming in these ten or fifteen years to come, Viruses and Pandemics will appear Much More Powerful and Deadly than Covid. And with the Internal Qi you can protect yourself from any Pandemic, whatever it is called. Let's go a little further in about 15 or 20 years, with the development of Quantum Technologies and Military Nanotechnology, the Third World War will arrive where the People's Republic of China, along with Russia, Iran and Turkey will face Nuclear Missiles (there will even be satellite bombardments out of the atmosphere) against the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel and France. Other countries such as North Korea, India, and I don't know how many more will surely enter.
When that happens, Nuclear Contamination by Radioactive Isotopes will flood the oceans, rivers, air and agricultural crops of the entire world. A person who handles and accumulates enough Internal Qi, will be able to protect himself against Radiation by Massive Atomic Bombs. Those who do not have Internal Qi will bear all the losses and the consequences of cancer due to leukemia (which is nothing more than a neoplasm that is produced by not having enough Internal Qi). It is difficult to do massive bone marrow transplants, that is something impossible to do in reality.
Regardless of the catastrophic events that come, I aspire to die of old age practicing the Tao until the last day of my life. And it is the main reason why my life makes sense, besides it is better to save good dharmas for my next existence. I simply recommend this Path of Tao to you, but since there is free will, each one will choose what they think suits them best. Only at the end of existence there will no longer be time to make amends for mistakes and bad decisions.