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Qinggong monk- Ki spells wrote:

Spells: These ki powers duplicate the effects of a spell, and are spell-like abilities. A qinggong monk’s class level is the caster level for these spell-like abilities, and she uses Wisdom to determine her concentration check bonus.

PFSRD Spell-like Ability wrote:

A spell-like ability has a casting time of 1 standard action unless noted otherwise in the ability or spell description. In all other ways, a spell-like ability functions just like a spell.

So to sum up, as a Qinggong monk you burn a Ki point and spend a standard action Ooobie Doobieing a spell into existence. Similar to any other SLA granted to a class, such as the acid bolt granted to conjuration focused wizards.

Yes this all makes sense but i tend to disagree that it is a standard action.

Each of these powers is activated as a swift action. A monk gains additional powers that consume points from his ki pool as he gains levels.

This says that using ki points is a free action. You can also use any of the feats as a free action. I know that it does not say what type of action it is but this is what i assume. Would be nice to get an official clarification on this as i will be starting a new AP with a zen archer that is planing on taking the Qinggong archtype down the road.