When I empty out intentions and relax in meditation, what is this force that moves my body in complex patterns?
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Buddhist walking meditation is walking back & forth (caαΉ kamanta), as in this video, however for twenty to thirty paces.
As for the involuntary movements, these are caused by your past doing of yoga, tai chi, chi kung or whatever breath-related exercises you were doing.
Your case shows exactly why yoga, tai chi, chi kung, etc, are obstacles & contrary to Buddhist meditation.
If you wish to deprogramme your nervous system, possibly a skilled acupuncturist or Bowen therapists can assist.
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That's chi, not wu wei. Wu wei is more of an approach - one that can give rise to feelings of chi, aid in samatha meditation, etc. Using chi is outside the scope of Buddhist practice, although Jwing-Ming Yang mentions its role in Buddhism in many of his qigong books. Personally, I appreciate his effort, but his writings on the subject seem like a bit of a stretch to me. You're better off just sitting on the cushion. Meditation practice is complicated enough. No need to add additional complexity.
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