天地之气
丹道分成兩段工夫，第一段氣功態，第二段入定態。第一段氣功態的鍛鍊，非常重視天地之氣，也就是練功的環境，如果環境是在屋頂，那就造成沒有接地氣的問題，如果是在室內，不僅沒有接地氣，還沒接天氣，只剩下修煉者自身的氣，如果修煉者自身身體不是很強壯，也沒有運動的習慣，那麼練起來效果就會非常的差。
因此，第一段工夫，一定要出門鍊，而且最好找五行俱全的好環境，上有太陽火，旁有好樹木，下有草皮土，最好還有岩石，像是花崗岩，但是這取得不易，不必太過強求，如果還能有瀑布，那更好了，當然這也是不必強求，有草皮的地方，自然下方也有水。為了更能接地氣，最好是赤腳練，而且必須從動功練起，不宜一開始就打坐，造成氣機停滯難以打通經絡。
有了天地之氣，剩下的就是自己的努力了，練功時，應該專注，不宜聊天想事情，若雜念過多，應該反省自己是否執念太多，當下捨棄，為道日損，損之又損，養成覺察自己的貪念的習慣，不宜放任貪念，執念橫行，若是此點做不到，也不必練功了，修煉是逆法，世人皆外求，修煉者內求，如果想成為丹道修煉者，整天被貪欲執念拉著走，和世俗之人有何異哉？
Qi Cultivation
The
Taoist practice can be split into 2 phases, namely Qigong phase,
Meditative(stillness) phase. When cultivating Qi, it is very important
to connect to the Heaven and Earth. Heaven and Earth refers to the
training environment. If one practices on the rooftop, one isn’t able to
connect with the Qi of the Earth. If one practices indoors, then one
also misses out on the Qi from the sky(Heaven), leaving only one’s own
store of Qi. If the practitioner isn’t healthy to begin with, and don’t
have the habit of exercising, the effect of training indoors is usually
poor.
Thus when training Qi, one must
practice outdoors. The most ideal environment would be one that has all 5
elements. The sun in the sky(fire), trees in the vicinity(wood), grass
to step on(earth). Sometimes there might be rocks nearby such as
granite(metal), a small stream or waterfall nearby(water) but these 2
elements are harder to come by. We work with what is available without
getting overly fixated on the fine details. It is best to train
barefooted as it allows better connection to the Earth. Qi training
should start from movement as opposed to a seated practice, which might
reduce the circulation of Qi in the body, making in harder to clear the
meridians.
中文作者：藍石
英文翻譯：阿文