Daoism
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The Dao that can be casted is not the unchanging Dao.
More on the Golden Elixir. Not there yet, but working on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJAaApu7eQ
Year of the dragon is not disappointing here on FC!!!
Happy Wood Dragon Year!!! A year of creativity and explosive growth!
1/ The Way has no fixed position;
It abides within the excellent mind.
When the mind is tranquil and the vital breath is regular,
The Way can thereby be halted.
That Way is not distant from us;
When people attain it they are sustained.
That Way is not separated from us;
When people accord with it they are harmonious.
It abides within the excellent mind.
When the mind is tranquil and the vital breath is regular,
The Way can thereby be halted.
That Way is not distant from us;
When people attain it they are sustained.
That Way is not separated from us;
When people accord with it they are harmonious.
1/ Clear! as though right by your side,
Vague! as though it will not be attained.
Indiscernible! as though beyond the limitless.
The test of this is not far off:
Daily we make use of its inner power.
The Way is what infuses the body,
Yet people are unable to fix it in place.
Vague! as though it will not be attained.
Indiscernible! as though beyond the limitless.
The test of this is not far off:
Daily we make use of its inner power.
The Way is what infuses the body,
Yet people are unable to fix it in place.
1/ All the forms of the mind
Are naturally infused and filled with the vital essence,
Are naturally generated and developed because of it.
It is lost
Inevitably because of sorrow, happiness, joy, anger, desire, and profit-seeking.
Are naturally infused and filled with the vital essence,
Are naturally generated and developed because of it.
It is lost
Inevitably because of sorrow, happiness, joy, anger, desire, and profit-seeking.
1/ Therefore this vital energy is:
Bright! — as if ascending the heavens;
Dark! — as if entering an abyss;
Vast! — as if dwelling in an ocean;
Lofty! — as if dwelling on a mountain peak.
Bright! — as if ascending the heavens;
Dark! — as if entering an abyss;
Vast! — as if dwelling in an ocean;
Lofty! — as if dwelling on a mountain peak.
The vital essence of all things:
It is this that brings them to life.
It generates the five grains below
And becomes the constellated stars above.
When flowing amid the heavens and the earth
We call it ghostly and numinous.
When stored within the chests of human beings,
We call them sages.
It is this that brings them to life.
It generates the five grains below
And becomes the constellated stars above.
When flowing amid the heavens and the earth
We call it ghostly and numinous.
When stored within the chests of human beings,
We call them sages.