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The ancients placed the LDT in the 胃 , which literally means ‘stomach’ but was also used for ‘womb’.

[I haven’t read the thread] No need to give it up! Laozi in Ch 67 says “compassion” is the first of his three treasures. Maybe the DDJ is more Confucianist than Taoist! Almost all DDJ translations use the Wang Bi characters (e.g. ctext.org, James Legge), and Wang B was a Confucian.

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Different terminology (Sankaras), but my experience is the same.

That was a smart move. I would not call it “karma”. But for you calling it karma works, so that’s great.

Circular reasoning.

With “figured out”, do you mean you remember it?

So you think you were abusive in your previous life?

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Deleted 3 posts, I do apologise.

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Isn’t Daoism supposed to be about finding a balance?

This is what’s in the dictionary: In the Kroll (see page X) (medieval) means that this meaning was not in use before the third century CE.

Hold on! Zen has it’s root in Chan, which (some say) came from the interaction between Mahāyāna Buddhism and Taoism! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Buddhism#:~:text=Some scholars have argued that,total fixation of the mind.

Not random, it’s their longest word. But the Dutch have longer words.

@kakapo I am very sorry, that was totally wrong of me. I have deleted my post.

Thank you. That’s a lovely notion, I appreciate it. Unfortunately Zhongyongdaoist, a Confucian, intends to spam such a forum with propaganda: And I think dear old Nungers, the occultist, also will spam. So I would like it to be a hidden forum (which I will not join).

You’re welcome.

I experience mind and consciousness as being different things. I do experience highest level of consciousness. You say it’s not possible, but my heart tells me otherwise.

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Not a book I would recommend reading, as the little Prince commits suicide at the end.

Exactly.