Cobie

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  1. Short presentation

    Hi Tigersmouth, welcome to the forum. Hopefully the Qigong will improve your health.
  2. That’s what I think too. See https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/53618-the-reason-why-a-person-who-only-has-qi-in-his-lower-abdomen-cant-understand the-huang-tingjing/?do=findComment&comment=982684
  3. Return to the Way

    Yes, a bit the same here. I like to call it a Daoist ‘going with the flow’.
  4. ch 3 - a totalitarian dark place?

    (my bold) I agree, in Ch 3 “其 refers not to the people” , but to the 聖人.
  5. ch 3 - a totalitarian dark place?

    “only that you don't see it.” Lol, what bit of ~ as I see it ~ don’t you understand? “The TTC … (also) addressed the ruler “ Again, that depends on the translation. 聖人 also can be translated as ‘wise and virtuous person’. ~~~ 聖 Kroll dictionary includes the meanings: <possessing wisdom, judgement and moral excellence. a. profoundly wise and virtuous; sage(ly) >
  6. Return to the Way

    Welcome to the forum. Seems to me you are very modest, as seems to me you have a lot of experience. Wishing you success with your exploring and practicing. : )
  7. ch 3 - a totalitarian dark place?

    But don’t use the Hoff book!
  8. Benjamin Hoff's "Tao Te Ching"

    Does anyone know about the credentials of Hoff? Does he have knowledge of (ancient Chinese) palaeography?
  9. Benjamin Hoff's "Tao Te Ching"

    Henricks thinks Chapter 5 is two separate unconnected parts. The two parts may have been removed from other chapters by ancient ‘Hoff-like’ reshuffling scribblers.
  10. yi4 jing1 易經

    五行 | 就 是 | 木火土金水。 wu3 xing2 | jiù shì | mù huǒ tǔ jīn shuǐ. https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/53724-the-reason-why-a-person-who-only-has-qi-in-his-lower-abdomen-cant-understand the-wuzenpian/?do=findComment&comment=984807
  11. yi4 jing1 易經

    The construction of the early bagua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFdCge5e_30
  12. yi4 jing1 易經

    The ITjing number system started with 1 to 5. The consecutive numbers are opposite to each other. Number 5 is in the middle. The odd numbers are yang (陽 yang2) in white and the even numbers are yin (陰 yin1) in black. 6=5+1, 7=5+2, 8=5+3, 9=5+4. and 10= 5+5 (in the middle again).