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cf “yin & yang” 萬 物 負 陰 而 抱 陽 wàn wù fù yīn ér bào yáng - All turned their backs on the yin, and embraced the yang; 中 氣 以 為 和 zhōng qì yǐ wéi hé - the two primordial essences blended, creates harmony. (DDJ Ch 42)

Sorry, didn’t know, I don’t have time to read all the posts. I tend to read only the short posts.

Hadn’t heard of IFS before but this resonates. I made a conscious decision about 40 years ago to use my ‘internalised parents part’ (very capable but unpleasant) to protect and raise my ‘inner child’ (practically without capabilities at that time).

IFS, interesting stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Family_Systems_Model#:~:text=IFS posits that the mind,interests%2C memories%2C and viewpoint. @liminal_luke (my apologies if I am wrong) the noble ‘Managers’ reminded me of you.

I’m done in 6 words: I know I have a self. Obviously if you’re not in touch with yourself, then you can endlessly make up theories about it existing or not.

That’s your opinion.

That’s what it’s supposed to do! Facing the anxiety is the cure. But agreed, facing it is not for the gutless.

JFF, my all-time favourite post: classic!

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Happy new Lunar Year everyone!

I think that’s from Castaneda.

Know thyself. To me it means exactly what it says on the tin - know thyself. Simple. Not easy.

So why the liver? Might be a form of sympathetic magic, the liver has a dark reddish-brown colour. Think chakra colours, e.g. @Apech rage is associated with the red chakra.

Thanks.

(Google) food that contains hydrocarbon … certain cooked meat products such as flame-grilled burgers. We’re done for.

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Oh no, we’re back at Castaneda?

@Bindi as far as I understood Master Logray i.a. said, “Liver Qi stagnation … is closely related to emotions and stress.” https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/55571-i-started-meditating-to-relax-and-i-ended-up-sobbing-with-rage-am-i-stange/?do=findComment&comment=1025424 Also Nintendao, “… (肝 gān) is used like "guts" even today. To have a gut feeling, or make a gutsy move …” https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/55571-i-started-meditating-to-relax-and-i-ended-up-sobbing-with-rage-am-i-stange/?do=findComment&comment=1025440

Around the time of Laozi the character for liver (肝 gān) was also used as a euphemism for inner feelings (Kroll, page 127), thus ‘liver stagnation’ can refer to an emotional blockage.

Why so many people with an “inborn” defect?

What is the right way?

Wow, the 虛心 elixer!

@Apech Is that your Jing in the glass? Better be careful no one steals it!

No not strange at all. Meditation did not create the rage; it was always there but kept unaware of by keeping busy. It’s hard to face the shit but who wants to stay on the run the rest of their life?

am I stange? Well … you do lack an ‘r’.