Cobie

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  1. Emotions are the path

    (ēƒč‚ wu1gan1) ā€˜black liversā€™? Nah. 肝 gan1 - euphemism for inner feelings (Kroll dictionary); ēƒ - dark; black So imo it just means negative feelings.
  2. The Basics

    http://thesecretofthegoldenflower.com/ch6.html 7. ā€¦ the empty chamber produces white (light). Inside and outside, are permeated with light. This is a very favorable sign.
  3. Emotions are the path

    I think ā€œemotions are the path'ā€ means the same as č™›å…¶åæƒ
  4. The Basics

    3 chakras:
  5. Greetings!

    Hi. Welcome to the forum.
  6. Hello everyone

    Hi. Welcome to the forum.
  7. Can ChatGPT read what's posted on the forum?
  8. The Basics

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  9. Signs of ones forthcoming Death

    ā€œā€¦ a charismatic authoritarian in his sixties who controlled his young female followers through emotional abuse, mind games, bizarre rituals, dubious teachings, and sexual excess.ā€ https://www.amazon.com/Sorcerers-Apprentice-Life-Carlos-Castaneda/dp/1583942068
  10. Thanks for the ā€˜likesā€™.Ā :)

  11. hello from china

    Hi jalen69. I am looking forward to your posts and hear your opinions. So interesting you live in northeast of china! Great to have you on the forum.
  12. Hello! Advice?

    Hi KaioZel, Thanks for the intro, lots of experience! Welcome to the forum. @ilumairen Peter van Breukelen lives in the Netherlands (as I do). Curiosity killed the cat, which country do you live in?
  13. Is there a picture in your signature?
    Itā€™s not visible, I can only seeĀ a box with some letters/numbers

    1. Cobie

      Cobie

      Oh, now the box has gone again. Weird. Must have beenĀ something todo with my computer then. Sorry.Ā :)

  14. Videos

    I would recommend starting with a book, a copy of the text of the Daodejing.* Carry it around with you and occasionally read a bit of it. Just reading somewhere at random, and see how it grabs you. Enjoy. * E.g. Te-Tao Ching by Robert G. Henricks
  15. Filling the Dan Tien

    @awaken posted that the Xia dynasty was in Egypt.
  16. Buddhist meditations for fear and pain.

    Exactly. Ime we have them all, because we need them all (equally). Ime the heart is the centre .
  17. ā€œwe can only guess what the Buddha ā€¦ preferred not to speak about.ā€
  18. Howdy

    Hi. Welcome to the forum.
  19. @Maddie I got recommended this thread before ā€¦ 85 pages ā€¦ my digest: ime totally true.
  20. I asked that question before ā€¦
  21. no worries, look at my post count!
  22. Se non ĆØ vero, ĆØ ben trovato