Taoist Texts

what is EB in a nutshell?

yes he does but thats a different term heavenly valley is 天谷 - а rare term for mystical anatomy locus in the head, from late Taoism. Association with lobes and whatnot is Yang's fantasy. 天谷 is associated with shengu, a DDJ term, which is in fact a misreading.

bidisha really really hates dorothy

no its me who is old. old but still a stallion.

No, not at you, you kindly answered my questions, I appreciate that. The quote is for anyone young, eager, impressionable, who thinks he found the real deal.

4 immortals! Study that, Liu yi-ming!

nah, i bet its a new one. the ranks of immortals grow by leaps and bounds these days in europe. must be something in the water

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i am actually interested in this part. How can the 'work' be not seen? Is he an invisible sage or something?

The article is new-agey nonsense. "The Universe is immaterial — mental and spiritual. " Whose spirit we talking about? It is also factually wrong He did nothing of the sort. Earth orbiting sun was known to ancient Greeks. In pre-modern times, it was theorized by Copernicus in 1543, 20 years before GG was even born. All he did was suggesting a false proof for heliocentrism, somewhat popularizing it in the process . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Galileo,_Kepler_and_theories_of_tides

who says it is?

Amazing. What is the name of your lineage?

You personally know not one, not two, but three masters. Good things come in threes)

Hu (Chinese: 笏; pinyin: hù) is a ritual tablet or flat scepter of Chinese origin, which is used in Japanand also currently or historically in China, Korea, Vietnam and Ryukyu. The Hu was originally used at court for the taking of notes and was usually made of bamboo. Officials could record speaking notes on the tablet ahead of the audience, and record the Emperor's instructions during the audience. Likewise the Emperor could use it for notes during ceremonies. It eventually evolved into a ritual implement. It also became customary for officials to shield their mouths with their hu when speaking to the Emperor. The hu can be made of different material according to the holder's rank: sovereigns used jade (similar to, but not the same as, the ceremonial jade scepter gui 圭), nobles used ivory, and court officials used bamboo. Japanese shaku is usually made of woods like Japanese yew, holly, cherry, sakaki or Japanese cedar.[1] It also became a religious instrument in Taoism and Shintoism. The Buddhist god King Yama, judge of the underworld, is often depicted bearing the hu. The hu or shaku is often seen in portraits of Chinese Mandarins, Japanese shōguns, emperors and noblemen, but is now used mostly by Taoist priests and Shinto priests (the kannushi).

you have names?

the alchemical one no, i was unclear sorry. what i meant is that seeing light does not mean that the process is taking place; on the other hand, the process always includes light its the same situation with those. Any of it can happen on its own not signifying that alchemy is in process; but when it is in process, all of these things do happen.

its seeing lights and colors and stuff

unfortunately no such either. At best, the modern teachers get to the light stage, which is not even necessarily a part of the process. And when it is, it is only 15% of the process

there is no such teacher

Great. What 'it' is like?

of course i do. http://www.shixiu.net/dujing/daojiaojingdian/1020.html Pregadio is a brilliant scholar but... that line just says 'you better seek true lead with diligence, not wasting any time...'. There is no 'intention' or "holding firmly" there.

oh no, i love intention except if you already holding something firmly, what is that you are seeking with that intention?

yin and intention kinda clash

of what?