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大攝 (dà shè): 指飲食攝取太少、過於飢餓。 It means eating too little will cause over hunger 骨枯 (gǔ kū): 指骨骼乾枯。 It indicates that the bone become withered. 血沍 (xuè hù): 指血液凝滯、淤結。「沍」是閉塞、凝結的意思。 It indicated eating too much that will cause blood clot

Using Gemini AI for the translation that makes more sense. 凡 食 之 道: Regarding to the principle of eating 大 充: excessive eating; eating too much 傷 而 形 不 臧: will cause damage to the internal organs. PS Please note translating Chinese classics cannot be done by word-for-word. It must be done by the thoughts in the contextual meaning in the phrases.

Yes, you are right. It seems to be a mistake.

The Chen style has its uniqueness too. I had studied an observed that their moves are must be practiced in sequence. In addition, I'd also observed that there are lots of muscles twisting in between each movement. IMO The Chen style is a body builder. It is because of the muscle twisting will give the body a good massage exercise. To me, it is a little too rough for me. Thanks for asking!

The uniqueness of the Taiji movements are slow, soft and graceful. If we can performed that, our body and mind would appreciate it very much. Especially, it gives us good health. Perhaps longevity. Even though it is the Yang 24 Taiji style, but people still perform it with a slight variation. Anyone are welcome to post their favorite clips.

Good question. I had practiced the Yang style Taiji for more than five decade. I was also studying, not practiced, the other styles. I have discovered that as long I had learned the basic Yang style movements, I can practice those movements in any sequence without losing its continuity. As opposed to other styles, I cannot do the same. Besides, there are many numbers of sequential forms. These forms are just repeating the same basic moves in different sequence. For that said, I just need to be familiarize with the basic moves and practice them in any sequence without remembering them in sequence. That gives me the flexibility and freedom to perform without losing the authenticity of the Yang style.

You have seen nothing yet!

Demo shown from the back side.

The demo of coordination of movements and breathing

FYI Mabu(馬步) is a noun and a posture. Jaat ma(札馬) is a verb in performing Mabu. When you are doing Jaat ma, actually, you are standing with the Mabu posture.

From the translation of Line 1 of Chapter 1, it indicates that the translation was way off. "A way that can be walked is not The Way A name that can be named is not The Name Tao is both Named and Nameless As Nameless, it is the origin of all things As Named, it is the mother of all things" Tao may be the way(of principles) , but the way is not Tao. Tao is alive, it is not a walkway. However, Tao was treat as a walkway in his translation which is incorrect. Tao is not Named nor Nameless. You(有) and Wu(無) are used as proper nouns, thus it should not be translated at all. Tao was named as You(有) and Wu(無) were given at two present states. You(有) is in a visible state and Wu(無) is in an invisible state. How reliable/accurate/respected of the translation? I shall reserve my comment on that or you may have your own judgment. PS Tao is not nameless. It is because Tao has two given names: You(有) and Wu(無).

Can you post Chapters 1 and 5 of his translation? Then we go from there!

Welcome to TDB. Do you happen to know the Chinese characters for Xu Ming Gong?

Yes, one who can help is the one that can help oneself and to let go of things. Self cultivation of the mind may be considered as psychotherapy.

Let's put it this way. Jing, 精, is one of the three treasures in the body. According to the Taoist philosophy, there are prenatal and postnatal Jing. The prenatal Jing was came from the parents and is the basic unit of the body structure. In order to preserve the prenatal Jing in tact, it needs to acquire the postnatal Jing to sustain the life of the human body. However, just by normal eating and breathing will fulfill this requirement. If one wants to hence the Jing, it is best to exercise to keep the body more active to function effectively. All cultivation for a better health involves the body, mind, and breathing. The emphasis is on the breathing exercise. To accomplish the cultivation of the body, mind, and breathing, the best exercise is Taiji or any kind of Qigong. The reason Taiji was recommended is because it involves body movement and breathing. The thought behind the practice is the coordination between the movement and the breathing. BTW, Taiji was considered to be as a form Qigong. The practice of Taiji will increase the mobility of the body muscles and joints. The best of all is improving the respiratory system. As result, the body is more active than the normal routing. In addition, the body will function more active than before. Indeed, this will be definitely preserve the Jing and prolong life of the body. Don't you think so? To answer the latter part of the question. Your energy level will increase progressively, and there is a less of chance for you to catch a cold or get sick. Even though you might get sick, you will have a speedy recover sooner than you think!

Here are some of the combinations had shown how the hexagrams were formed: https://zuiai.me/zy/ The trigrams on the blue row placed on top of the trigrams on the red column formed each individual hexagram. https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/六十四卦

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Yijing(易經), the book of change, is describing the interaction of all things within the concept of yin/yang. It uses the 8 trigrams to represent the 8 phenomena of nature.

The Yijing was introduced to Confucius, at the age of fifty, by Laotze. Then, he came up with his own explanation of the Yijing.

It is not a multiplication table. It is the combination of 8 trigrams by stacking them one by one. Then, it ends up with 64 combinations of hexagrams.

I thought you would ask. There are 8 trigrams in the Yijing to begin with. If you stack the first trigram on top of the 8 trigrams. Then, the second on top of the same 8 trigrams and so on. You will be ended with 64 hexagrams.

It is 8 x 8 = 64 8 trigram x 8 trigram = 64 hexagrams

这听起来很有趣，我期待听到你有什么要说的。

Correction: A "received copy" was edited to make all the corrections for the mistakes in the codex.