ChiDragon

What about according to native speakers. What about 無为 and 有为?

各異: each is different 異名: differ in name

If you see someone who practice Qigong with the arms and legs extended straight out, then stay away from the individual.

Some might take longer than the other. The prime factor depends on the physical condition of the individual. Of course, practice must be done diligently.

1.道生一。 2.一生二。 3.二生三。 4.三生萬物。 Think of it like a pyramid. Tao is the original creator. It produces one thing, one produces the second, and the second produces the third, and so on until all things are created.

The following chapters support Chapter 1 that Tao is the mother of all things. Chapter 42 1.道生一。 2.一生二。 3.二生三。 4.三生萬物。 1. Tao engenders One; 2. One engenders Two; 3. Two engender Three; 4. Three engenders all things. Chapter 51 1.道生之， 1. Tao engenders it, 15.生而不有， 15. Engenders it but not possess it.

The following chapters support Chapter 1 corresponds to 無 and 有. Chapter 40 3. 天下萬物生於有， 4. 有生於無。 3. All things in the world came from 有(you). 4. 有(you)came from 無(wu). Edited: Disregard Chapter 2 as an example. Chapter 2: 6.有無相生 6. You(有) and Wu(無 )mutually produce each other.

Yes, of course, that is part of the Chinese language. There are many examples. 無名: nameless 無有: don't have 橐籥:wind box.

Thank you very much! You are a gentleman and a scholar. That is what I had started with an open-mind and objective attitude looking into the TTC .

独立: independent; independence. The non-natives are not familiar with the compound character. FYI When two characters are compounded, it becomes a term with a complete different meaning than the original meaning of the two separated characters.

The final translation of the interpretation for the contextual meaning of the three lines would be: 3. At the beginning of the sky and earth, there was no name. 4. The mother of all things, there is a name. 7. These two come from one origin but differ in name. By the contextual meaning, the logic of Line 7 doesn't flow with the Lines 3 and 4.

We are not just looking at one character 異. This is not a guessing game. We are looking at compound character 異名. In simple Chinese, it means differ in names. It says no more or less.

Oh, please let stay within the scope of the OP.

Yes, I heard you said that before.

I look at things objectively. I believe in the principles of Tao. The reason I study the TTJ is to explore what Tao is all about from the philosophy of LaoTze. One who study the principles of Tao may be also considered as a Taoist. That is why I called myself a semi-Taoist. Is that ok with Cobie?

道人 is a Taoist 和尚 is a Buddhist

I was an electrical engineer. I know what are electrical ground and earth ground. BTW In the US, the color for the safety electrical ground is green. I do recommend Zhan Zhuang. The primary thing is to make your legs muscles are very strong. Secondary will make you more healthier. However, at the beginning of the practice will make your leg muscles very sore. Most people might gave up is because of this condition. PS Grounding in Zhan Zhuang is to have the feet stick to the ground or floor to stay in one place. Even someone pushes you and you are still stay put. However, this only can be accomplished after a long time practice of ZZ. PPS Here is a demo of grounding.

It has to be aftermath by someone. It is obvious that was the author of the TTJ which is Laotze. No? FYI Tao doesn't even exist. Tao was created by Laotze. That is why he wrote the Tao Te Jing.

Case two is out of contest. Here is the reason why. Line 7 is very clear that is talking about two things. Numbers don't lie. These two things are coming from one source but just the names are different. It is definitely was talking about two names. By context, these two names are 無 and 有 and came from one source which is Tao(道). In Lines 3 and 4 無名(has no name) and 有名(has a name) are adjectives. They are not names. Therefore, it is out of context with Line 7 for the reason above. 無名(has no name) and 有名(has a name) may be a description for Tao at different state but are not the names for Tao.

Case 1 would be my choice. Here is the reason why. Chapter 1 is the introduction of Tao and should be stand alone without any external influence. There is no doubt in my mind that Lines 3 and 4 spelled out the names 無 and 有 for Tao at two different states. Tao was named as 無 at the beginning of the sky and earth. Tao was named as 有 when all thing are being created. Line 7 is very clear that is talking about two things. Numbers don't lie. These two things are coming from one source but just the names are different. It is definitely was talking about two names. By context, these two names are 無 and 有 and came from one source which is Tao(道).

Line 7 is specifically stated: These two(此兩者) from one origin(同出) but differ in names(而異名). Where does it say all things (万物)？

It is because people are reading it both ways. The modern Chinese version are reading "有" and "無" that are separated from 無名 and 有名. The former are nouns and the latter are adjectives. Hence, it would change the whole meaning of Chapter 1.

無名 and 有名 are are adjectives here. What about in Chapter 40? 3.天下萬物生於有， 4.有生於無。 "You" and "wu" are standing alone as nouns in this chapter. Why did you ignore this? Should they be the key terms also. In Line 7, it is talking about two names are differ. Where would you find those two names in this Chapter 1?

May I ask what is grounding in your understanding? Are you practicing Zhan Zhuang.

FYI In order for a smoother feeling in the body, internal Alchemy is to building up energy in the body for this purpose. The body has more energy the healthier the body will be. It is the energy that keep a long life for the body. Otherwise, the body will die soon due the chronic diseases. PS The body does not accumulate energy. The energy has to be generated by the body cells. Otherwise, if the accumulated energy was used up, it has no replacement.