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Don't treat every yellow leaf. Regenerate the soil.

Turn on the 9 Hidden Switches to reset your body to the best condition, standing and enjoying, letting the leash off, letting the mud settle. Healing is only the by-product, as grandmaster Yu often says: "People are like muddy water. Let the mud settle, and then the truth appears: courage, clarity, peace, joy, compassion, and love." 

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What Is Oneness?

"A practice this simple, direct, and effective is rare."

Grandmaster Yu Hongkun

 

"Oneness is a practice that trains the body to correct the mind, then uses the changed mind to live a new life."

Grandmaster Yu

What is Oneness?

Oneness passed quietly from teacher to student for thousands of years. Taoist practitioners used it to nourish life and return to harmony with nature. Kung Fu masters used it to cultivate a body, awareness, and inner stability ordinary training couldn't reach.
It stayed within close lineages until the 1950s.

Grandmaster Wang Xiangzhai

Founder of Dacheng Quan

Overcame childhood illness to become one of the greatest Kung Fu masters. In 1950, he publicly introduced Zhan Zhuang—standing still like a tree—as the core practice for cultivating inner energy and healing.

His teachings helped tens of thousands recover from chronic illness by unlocking the body’s natural self-healing power.

Notable disciples include Grandmaster Wang Xuanjie and Kenichi Sawai, who introduced the practice to Japan as Taikiken. Sawai’s teachings influenced many Japanese martial artists, including early Kyokushinkai Karate practitioners.

Grandmaster Wang Xuanjie

Second Generation

Who overcame poor health in his youth, rose to become a leading Kung Fu master and a key figure in the second generation of Dacheng Quan. Through more than ten books, he preserved and clarified its essential teachings.

As Zhan Zhuang gained popularity across China, many began distorting its original simplicity. Grandmaster Wang called for a return to its authentic essence—one rooted in non-doing, non-attachment, and natural wholeness beyond form.

His vision laid the foundation for what would become the Dacheng Lichan (Oneness) Practice, later formalized and shared widely by his disciple, Grandmaster Yu Hongkun to help others rediscover deep healing, inner balance, and awakened living.

Grandmaster Yu Hongkun

Third Generation

A former Sanda (Chinese MMA) champion, began his lifelong pursuit of a truly effective, universal practice through the path of Dacheng Quan, where he became a third-generation disciple under Grandmaster Wang Xuanjie.

His journey evolved from martial mastery to deep spiritual cultivation—a path known in China as “由武入道” meaning entering the Tao through martial arts.

Building on his teacher’s legacy, Grandmaster Yu founded the Dacheng Lichan (Oneness) Institute and authored seven books to share this ancient wisdom—helping people heal, grow, and cultivate the spirit.

LD Chen

Fourth Generation

A former entrepreneur, suffered in his early 30s from heart disease, asthma, liver issues, anxiety, burnout, back pain, and leg numbness—with no lasting relief from medicine or other practices.

Determined to heal, he spent over ten years in relentless search—until he discovered Oneness, a book by Grandmaster Yu Hongkun. Under Grandmaster Yu’s guidance, LD not only healed physically but also found emotional peace and spiritual awakening. In 2016, he became a formal disciple and a fourth-generation inheritor of Dacheng Quan.

A graduate of NYU’s Executive MBA program and now based in the U.S., LD leads the Oneness Institute across America and Europe—carrying forward the lineage with a mission to help 100 million people heal, awaken, and live meaningful lives.

 

"Oneness is a practice that trains the body to correct the mind, then uses the changed mind to live a new life."

Grandmaster Yu

What is Oneness?

Oneness passed quietly from teacher to student for thousands of years. Taoist practitioners used it to nourish life and return to harmony with nature. Kung Fu masters used it to cultivate a body, awareness, and inner stability ordinary training couldn't reach.
It stayed within close lineages until the 1950s.

Grandmaster Wang Xiangzhai

Founder of Dacheng Quan

Overcame childhood illness to become one of the greatest Kung Fu masters. In 1950, he publicly introduced Zhan Zhuang—standing still like a tree—as the core practice for cultivating inner energy and healing.

His teachings helped tens of thousands recover from chronic illness by unlocking the body’s natural self-healing power.

Notable disciples include Grandmaster Wang Xuanjie and Kenichi Sawai, who introduced the practice to Japan as Taikiken. Sawai’s teachings influenced many Japanese martial artists, including early Kyokushinkai Karate practitioners.

Grandmaster Wang Xuanjie

Second Generation

Who overcame poor health in his youth, rose to become a leading Kung Fu master and a key figure in the second generation of Dacheng Quan. Through more than ten books, he preserved and clarified its essential teachings.

As Zhan Zhuang gained popularity across China, many began distorting its original simplicity. Grandmaster Wang called for a return to its authentic essence—one rooted in non-doing, non-attachment, and natural wholeness beyond form.

His vision laid the foundation for what would become the Dacheng Lichan (Oneness) Practice, later formalized and shared widely by his disciple, Grandmaster Yu Hongkun to help others rediscover deep healing, inner balance, and awakened living.

Grandmaster Yu Hongkun

Third Generation

A former Sanda (Chinese MMA) champion, began his lifelong pursuit of a truly effective, universal practice through the path of Dacheng Quan, where he became a third-generation disciple under Grandmaster Wang Xuanjie.

His journey evolved from martial mastery to deep spiritual cultivation—a path known in China as “由武入道” meaning entering the Tao through martial arts.

Building on his teacher’s legacy, Grandmaster Yu founded the Dacheng Lichan (Oneness) Institute and authored seven books to share this ancient wisdom—helping people heal, grow, and cultivate the spirit.

LD Chen

Fourth Generation

A former entrepreneur, suffered in his early 30s from heart disease, asthma, liver issues, anxiety, burnout, back pain, and leg numbness—with no lasting relief from medicine or other practices.

Determined to heal, he spent over ten years in relentless search—until he discovered Oneness, a book by Grandmaster Yu Hongkun. Under Grandmaster Yu’s guidance, LD not only healed physically but also found emotional peace and spiritual awakening. In 2016, he became a formal disciple and a fourth-generation inheritor of Dacheng Quan.

A graduate of NYU’s Executive MBA program and now based in the U.S., LD leads the Oneness Institute across America and Europe—carrying forward the lineage with a mission to help 100 million people heal, awaken, and live meaningful lives.

 

"Oneness is a practice that trains the body to correct the mind, then uses the changed mind to live a new life."

Grandmaster Yu

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Our Support

Almost everything is explained in the books, so the website stays clean. These hold the details a book can't fully carry — the courses, supports, and in-person practice.

1-Day In-Person Workshop

Receive personal guidance to help you find the effortlessness and the "aha" moment. Learn Oneness Three Fists. Learn Oneness Walking.

7-Day Breakthrough Retreat

Grandmaster Yu highly recommends the 7-day retreat for those ready to go deeper. Not a conventional retreat or vacation — a protected period of concentrated practice, seven days devoted to moving beyond ordinary learning and opening the possibility of a genuine breakthrough.

The Watch

A practice-support community where you can remain connected with others walking the same path. Often, we do better when we do not walk alone. We have a 30-day challenge and live video calls.

Get in Touch →

Questions About Your Practice

Questions may arise after you begin — whether you are practicing correctly, whether the posture needs a small adjustment, or how your body's individual structure affects the
ideal form.

We cannot diagnose symptoms or provide medical advice.

Get in Touch →
Oneness Coach

For those who feel called to go further still, and help others find this door: change yourself first, then help others. Becoming an Oneness coach grows from the same daily practice, not a separate track. If this calls to you, contact us. one@onenessinstitute.org

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Books

Each book stands on its own. For most new readers, 9 Hidden Switches is the one book you need. The other two offer earlier perspectives on the introduction and development of Oneness in the West.

The Complete Beginner’s Handbook

The complete why and how of Oneness practice.

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The Original Introduction


The first introduction of Oneness practice to the West. It's simple, and personal.

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The Bridge


Written in response to questions from readers of the first book.

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Reflections, practice guidance, and stories from readers and practitioners.