▁the ▁body ▁as ▁they ▁truly ▁are , ▁which ▁can ▁possibly ▁be ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁books ▁ ▁developing ▁an ▁authentic ▁dan ▁t ien ▁that ▁is ▁cons ci ously ▁n our ished ▁and ▁deliber ately ▁formed ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁books ▁ ▁greater ▁sens itivity ▁for ▁sp arring ▁and ▁fighting ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁anyone ▁looking ▁to ▁learn ▁Ne i ▁G ung ▁sin cer ely , ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁learn ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁good ▁teacher ▁of ▁internal ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁like ▁H sing - Y i ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁easiest ▁and ▁most ▁powerful ▁forms ▁of ▁mart ial ▁cultiv ation ). ▁It ▁is ▁rare ▁to ▁learn ▁authentic ▁D ao ist ▁practices ▁from ▁a ▁true ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁as ▁quite ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁Ne i ▁G ung ▁skills ▁are ▁an ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁complete ▁system ▁of ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁Ne i ▁G ung ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁philosophy , ▁but ▁a ▁technique ▁and ▁an ▁art ▁of ▁inner ▁cultiv ation . ▁There ▁are ▁intellectual ▁gu idel ines ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁Ne i ▁G ung , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁' Inner ▁Work ' ▁which ▁means ▁effort ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁in ▁to ▁develop ▁real , ▁substantial ▁and ▁test able ▁skills . ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁something ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁imag ined ▁or ▁talked ▁about , ▁only ▁from ▁direct ▁experience ▁and ▁hard ▁effort ▁can ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁Ne i ▁G ung ▁develop . ▁A ▁true ▁pract ition er ▁and ▁teacher ▁will ▁take ▁you ▁on ▁a ▁journey ▁growing ▁your ▁inner -