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I started out learning the simplified characters but I have switched to the traditional characters, I prefer them. : )

True. But that does not make them 1. 2 sides 1 mountain

In my experience it’s a temporary stage in healing.

The mountain has 2 sides. The shadow side is 1 side. The light side is 1 side. 1 shadow side + 1 light side = 2 sides 1 + 1 = 2 1 mountain having 2 sides. The mountain remains 1 mountain. 1 = 1 and 2 = 2

Imo, we see what’s being blocked. : )

True.

True, chakras can spin.

I do not feel it. I do not know any such people in real life.

True.

imo = in my opinion. I hardly know any Chinese, so like to qualify what I say. But imo : Never use pre and post heaven! 先天 innate 後天 acquired (not innate) 後天氣 = acquired qi

It does in my experience.

The characters are 先天 , that means ’innate’. To separate the characters and translate as ‘pre’ ‘heaven’ is like translating 天氣 (weather) as ‘heaven’ ‘chi’.

Very true. : )

Doesn’t 先天 mean ‘innate’? Do you not believe in ‘innate’ 氣？

That made me laugh. But to be fair to @awaken it’s very sensible imo to put people on the ignore list. I use it a lot myself. There’s only so much time in my day and I don’t want to waste it on futile arguments.

Yes, that doesn’t help in conveying the actual message.

Great, seems we are all in agreement on this.

I think it’s always best to first and foremost apply this to oneself.

Yes, that’s my experience too. : )

Yes, that makes sense. I too use two modes, one for ’doing’ and one for ‘being’ (but mine aren’t Confucianism & Taoism, I do my own thing). Glad to meet you too FreeToChoose. : ) Welcome to the forum.

Takes me ages to read one line, lol, so work in progress. But I do like this: 強調自學, 不需要老師

先天 | 氣 xiān tiān qì - innate | spirit 後天 | 氣 hòu tiān qì - acquired (not innate) | spirit

The front page is identical to the system I use, except that my crown chakra is white and I also have a beam of light going from the root chakra to the core of the earth.

This I will not do, as the computer translations are not very good and will only confuse me.

Very true in my experience. : )