ChiDragon

Let Nature take its course.

Let Nature take its course.

Let Nature take its course.

The term "selflessness" is only a humble expression for a modest individual. It means that the individual was being impartial without bias, prejudice, nor self centered but put others in the front and oneself behind. Isn't that good to be cultivated for being a nice person, so to speak. To a Taoist, that is the cultivation of Xing(性) for the mind.

This is only a translation without the interpretation of its superficial meaning pertaining to the actual.

It is true because one's immune system is potent enough to engulf the cancer cells. However, if the cancer cells were out numbered the protective white blood cells, then the consequence would be outrageous.

"like Yang" what is that mean....???

走火入魔 cannot be judged its meaning superficially. It is just a simple expression or description which means that something went wrong in one's practice. It would be an over evaluation if one looks at it character by character.

Let Nature take its course.

Let Nature take its course.

Let's find the cause of cancer before we can prevent it. What I meant is what is taken place inside the body and body cells.

The term "religious qigong" are often used some superstitious group. Actually, they were performing qigong but added a religious flavor into it to deceive other mundane individuals. 神功 is not "spiritual qigong". Btw "divine power" is rather a better translation. It is only a description which simply means a special power was acquired from practicing a special method or given by god. It was assumed that this special power has been vested in one's body like superman.

"Selflessness" doesn't mean that one doesn't exist. Unfortunately, so far, no one knows what the philosophy behind "selflessness" is from a point of view of a Taoist or a Buddhist.

I have concluded the translation of the partial text with the pertinent information about the QuanZhen Tao Religion. There may be some open loops but I am willing to close them with discussions in the Taoist Discussion Forum. So, please feel free to address all your questions for clarification at the mentioned forum. Thank you very much! @MH.... No problem, I love to hear things from one true-self.

Let Nature take its course.

To the best of my knowledge, Qi Gong or Chi Kung has the same effect on the body. Qi Gong will enhance the health of the body or heal when the body needs repair. The reason that Qi Gong was categorized is because there were different category of people who practice for a particular purpose. Whatever their purpose is, they just add the adjective in front of "Qi Gong" to distinguish their goals.

Wang Zhongyang and his disciples assimilated the point of view about living from Buddhism. They insisted to shorten the life and the six ways of karmic torment. Everyone was admonished to dismiss the urge for the rich and famous. The wealth and family are only an unrealistic illusion. The Taoists are determined to cultivate the principles of Tao and be an immortal; and pursuit the true heavenly happiness; and detach from the mortal world. Hence, QuanZhen Tao have stipulated that all their disciples to be abstinent and dwell in the Taoist Shrine permanently. They are restrict to abide by the canon, not being married, stay on a vegetarian diet, live in austere quarters and forbidden to the four taboos such as alcohol, sexual desire, wealth and temperament, do away with desire, worry and anxiety. In addition, regulate the necessity in diet, sleep, and materialistic. Discipline oneself in a virtuous manner, assist people under extreme hardship. Therefore. only this way that one can be transcended beyond the Grand Master Wang Zhongyang and his seven disciples. In general, one can maintain this kind of self discipline and diligence; and insisted in mundane and simple way of life style which is the spirit of the Quanzhen Tao. Let's have the people be surprised by "Our different ways of life; and be touched by our mystical action".

Yes, selfless may not be a matter of religion. Thus it may be considered to be a matter of personal cultivation.

I believe from a religious point of view, selflessness is above all and vulnerability is not an issue. The truth must reveal itself without fear.

Taoist do attain to a state of selfless too. Have you noticed that I haven't been exasperated as much as before.....???

The highest cultivated state is the "selfless state". Then, there will be no one me watching all the other me's.

That's right, "possessed" is not the right word. Don't worry!

Let's say Jing is the essence which composes the body. Without it, we ain't nobody.

See post # 27.

王重陽(Wang Zhongyang) said: "If the true mind was not being perturbed, free of attachment, nothing is going or coming; then, that is longevity and immortality." This way, during the early stage, Quanzhen Tao had a drastic change in their beliefs to become an immortal. In stead of the pursuit to have the fleshing body immortalized and transcend to Heaven, but it was changed to have the spiritual soul to go beyond its existence forever and having the body stayed on Earth. Wang Zhe(王嚞) had declared that: "The root to the cultivation of Neidan is the DCXM. During cultivation, the imaging the invisible form is in the dust and the comprehension is beyond the materialistic world. Thus the separation from the world means only the mind rather than the body. He said: "Forgetting the anxiety(慮念) in the heart means transcend the realm of desire, forgetting the milieu(諸境) means transcend the materialistic realm, . do not seek for chimera(空見) means transcend the non-materialistic realm." Remove oneself from the three realms, then the spiritual may dwell in the fairyland. This thinking was originated from the Taoist Religion metaphysics in the Sui(隋) and Tang(唐) Dynasties. 全真道在宣揚成仙升天的同時，還要求其信徒必須有克已忍辱，清修自苦精神。 Quanzhen Tao encourages the disciples who become immortalized and ascend to Heaven, at the same time, one should be self disciplined with patience to endure humiliation; and purely cultivated with stamina for painstaking.