Taoist Texts

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a fish rots from the head down. All of the intelligentsia depends on govt handouts eventually.

That's the main point of a conspiracy. Its is difficult to see the big pic until it is too late. Anyway congrats on that. And on this http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/super-rich-swiss-village-opts-for-200000-fine-instead-of-accepting-10-refugees-a7053826.html As for the UK I would be surprised if it would not fold like a lawn chair and stay. It is probably to late to for it to save itself.

Roman politicians passed laws in 140 B.C. to keep the votes of poorer citizens, by introducing a grain dole: giving out cheap food and entertainment, "bread and circuses", became the most effective way to rise to power. … Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses[6] [...] iam pridem, ex quo suffragia nulli / uendimus, effudit curas; nam qui dabat olim / imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se / continet atque duas tantum res anxius optat, / panem et circenses. [...] (Juvenal, Satire 10.77–81)

Switzerland's voters reject basic income plan - BBC NewsBBC News‎ - 2 days ago Final results from Sunday's referendum showed that nearly 77% opposed the plan, with only 23% backing it this was another effort to finish up Europe by destroying its last hold-out nation-states one by one. the Swiss morals proved too strong so the globalists failed for now. next target: Britain.

that would be "Abiding in no forms at all, one falls into the abyss of void." so...no.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2014/dec/03/durers-polyhedron-5-theories-that-explain-melencolias-crazy-cube

crocs shoes, no tent

if you bite it in half, you will have two. a food for thought.

"possible role of consciousness in the collapse of the quantum wavefunction. " Your tax dollars at work. But at least there is an abstract in French, which is classy.

仲尼曰：“…是必才全而德不形者也。” Confucius said:..his soul is so whole that his De does not come to the surface of his body. 哀公曰：“何谓才全？” Duke asked: what do you mean his soul is so whole? 仲尼曰：“死生存亡，穷达贫富，贤与不肖，毁誉、饥渴、寒暑，是事之变，命之行也；日夜相代乎前，而知不能规乎其始者也。故不足以滑和，不可入于灵府。使之和豫通而不失于兑，使日夜无郤而与物为春，是接而生时于心者也。是之谓才全。” Confucius said: …the circumstances change, that’s fate; you can not know where it started. But for a person whose talent is whole, the external things are not sufficient to disturb the harmony (of his nature), and are not allowed to enter into his soul. So he is ever joyful and does not lose his senses, there are no cracks in him and the things are forever as if in spring season, he comes in contact with things and reacts timely with his heart. Therefore his soul stays whole. “何谓德不形？” Duke asked: what do you mean his De does not come up to the surface of his body? 曰：“平者，水停之盛也。其可以为法也，内保之而外不荡也。德者，成和之修也。德不形者，物不能离也。” Confucius said: a calm surface of the deep water is a metaphor for this, its potential is within and there are no waves outside. Similarly, when somebody’s De is perfect, it does not come up to the surface of his body, and the external things can not disturb it. Basically the gist of this conversation is that normally a De of a person shows in his appearance making him beautiful externally, but also running a danger to be captured and led astray by the external things, because it is out in the open. Now, in exceptional cases, a De is so integral, that it stays firmly within, not making his owner beautiful, but also being safely hid under his ugly appearance, keeping his soul whole , not being led astray by the external things.

I entirely agree Yes, to me it is correct, but there is a twist to it...i will post on it in a few

Actually this 物不能離 (things do not break away) is a ZZ-unique variant of a set phrase that exists in several variants 物不能惑 物不能拘 物不能乱 meaning that if someone has de, or peaceful mind, or internal refinement, then the things can not bother, hinder, or confuse him this particular variant 物不能離 means that the things can not lead him (or his De) astray

no sweat I think so http://www.goldenelixir.com/jindan/neijing_tu.html http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/downloads/ma_teaching/lo/c123_6.pdf http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/8944-taoist-classics-free-download/page-4 http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/2563-nei-jing-tu/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neijing_Tu Interestingly, it is the chapter 73 in Suwen which is missing from Unshuld as you can see here https://muse.jhu.edu/book/26200 he skips 72 and 73 the sentence is ...神失守位，即神游上丹田，... ...the spirit loses its place, and travels to the upper dantian.. 《本病論》 however these 2 chapters are considered apocryphal as discussed here http://ctext.org/discuss.pl?if=en&thread=2342826&remap=gb

Direct - no. The concept of DT - yes. It is first mentioned in a confucian text 《蔡中郎集 - Cai Zhong Lang Ji》 [Eastern Han] 152-192 and in 2 foundational medical texts - one occurence in each) 《黄帝内经 - Huangdi Neijing》 [Warring States - Western Han (475 BC - 9)] 《伤寒论 - Shang Han Lun》 [Eastern Han (25 - 220)] Sure lots and lots of it. E g. like on this pic

Excellent Yes. And even closer goals would be to escape two traps: one is the neidan trap and second is the usual tourist traps. Actually thats one and the same trap, hehe) Similar Heck if i know. Have not seen it. If it is anything like this http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/41105-recorded-sayings-of-a-true-man-ma-dan-yang/ then it is, if not - then not.

who wants to become immortal must gain 30 points of merit. It is said that someone who gathers 3,000 points of merit becomes inimortal in a day. According to the chapter “Merits and Demerits” of the ^Jiiyan zong: Doing good lengthens life whereas doing evil shortens it. Deities metes out recompense or punishment unerringly.

It is an unsubstantiated opinion, thats all.

They dont;). Again, i would advise to formulate your goal concretely and explicitly in your mind and then look at how and whether the things work or dont towards that goal. Meditation, temple chores and chanting. Exactly. I read whats available on googlebooks. It is brilliant Also you may want to get in touch with Walker, he knows everything about these things.

You see right off the bat, there is something missing. What is it that you look to achieve eventually? You have to start at the end and think your way to the beginning. If you are unclear about the end it means you will start in the wrong direction. Actually it is the other way around. A student of mine went to Liu Yi-ming's monastery to talk with the keeper monk and the latter thought him 2 exercises: recital of DDJ and sitting up to 3 hours visualizing breath in the body. Yes as a distant second to ethics without which it will not work. Get clear on what you want eventually. When you done with Eskildsen you will find all you need here http://home.sandiego.edu/~komjathy/Homepage_of_Louis_Komjathy/Publications.html

yeah take your time the pyramids are not going anywhere

damn, why it had to be me? anyway, how come the Egyptians did not have the yin yang theory.

It is. except it is the other way around.