Wu Ming Jen
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Some Thoughts about the Neutral Quality of the Tao
Wu Ming Jen replied to Sebastian's topic in General Discussion
What are you punching and making bleed are you striking at impermanence? striking at something that can not be drowned or burned alive there is simply nothing to be hit. Cultivation is to change body to excellent function and to change mode of thinking to pre heaven or natural state of mind in balance and harmony with all things.- 69 replies
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Some Thoughts about the Neutral Quality of the Tao
Wu Ming Jen replied to Sebastian's topic in General Discussion
This is old school wudang dragon gate, original mind/will, pre heaven or before birth and acquired mind/will, post heaven, or after birth mind / will. I agree with what you are saying in your other post just giving a reason why humanity can be controlled. the two operating modes of Shen or spirit. One is free and one is a captive in its own body. -
Some Thoughts about the Neutral Quality of the Tao
Wu Ming Jen replied to Sebastian's topic in General Discussion
The reason why people can be led and mis directed is because the post heaven mind will takes over as commander in chief of a human. The post heaven mind will is easily divided and very easy to control. When the pre heaven mind will takes its rightful place as commander the dust of this world has nothing to stick to. Being human sucks a very poor way to live, investing time into what dies hardly seems like living to me. Real person or divine human are terms I relate to taking over what is rightfully ours now and after the life of this body- 69 replies
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The earth is flat and hollow riding on the back of a turtle swimming thru empty space on the tip of my fingernail that has no gravity but everything is the same, nothing is different, nothing changes. When I lay on my back the earth is flat. When I fly through the air there is no longer gravity. When I step inside a cave the earth is hollow. When I spin around the earth is round. All is true and false, small and large, round and flat, real and fake at the same time Oh the marvels of the human mind.
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Raindancer, dancing in the rain, feeling everything's the same, got no time for all the pain, he just loves the smell of rain, this keeps us so sane, he just loves the sound of rain, sees the sound of rain, feels the sound of rain, he can taste the sound of rain washing all things away.
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One reply could be the Tao is not a thing and being a Taoist is not a want. People usually want what they do not have. If you want to be two Taoist instead of one because you already are one Taoist that could be confusing. Did you ever think you wanted to be a Taoist? it probably just happened that you are by accident with out want or trying, no really, it can just happen that some people have the bones of an immortal and the tao sings to them.
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I am familiar with the sitting technique Inhale looking up exhale looking down all done through the nose with hands on the ltd as an energy lock as well as abdomen breathing awareness when the hand are on your belly.that is just one part of the exercise the rest is looking left looking right and head rotation circle one direction reverse direction with the breath.. Has absolutely nothing to do with dreams it is to condition the neck preventing whip ;lash effects and increasing flexibility. The demon is an imprint of your teacher mentioning a connection with dreams.
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The ego and the heart in Chinese medicine
Wu Ming Jen replied to nothing02's topic in Daoist Discussion
TCM has heart and shen relationship. The term ego being alien to tcm might be something like acquired self, post heaven mind will, the fake person, trouble maker or illusory self. ego is not worth investing time in. Ego is perishable, does not last, is born and dies. Guanzi, prior to 200 B.C.: The heart is the emperor of the human body. Its subordinate officers are in charge of the nine orifices and their related functions. As long as the heart remains on its rightful path, the nine orifices will follow along and function properly. If the heart's desires become abundant, however, the eyes will lose their sense of color, and the ears will lose their sense of sound. Thus it is said: 'Keep your heart empty-this is the art of the heart through which the orifices can be mastered.' If we stay clear of desires, the shen will enter its home. If we sweep away all impurities, the shen will stay with us. Human beings all crave intelligence and wisdom, but rarely do we try to understand what the source of their existence is. Alas, intelligence, intelligence-even if you jump over the ocean, it will not just sit there waiting for you! The seeker will be limping behind the one who is without desires. The sage does not seek anything, and thus naturally achieves the state of vacuous understanding [ultimate knowledge apart from fixed concepts]. -
Having a direction is great. The Tao has a direction Two legs moving in different directions one forward, one back, one back, one forward, contradiction, opposition, conflict but wait there is a direction created by the "one" moving the legs. Do birds wake up and say to themselves I am not going to fly today? It seems by the nature of being a bird it is to fly, So does the Tao not give a shit but also provide, care and nurture all things? Of course any thing else would just be just silly, it is not a thing, Why? because birds fly.
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Adapt or suffer. This implies that the art of life is more like navigation than warfare, for what is important is to understand the winds, the tides, the currents, the seasons, and the principles of growth and decay, so that one’s actions may use them and not fight them. Not giving a fuck and true caring are different aspects of one and the same system, and that the disappearance of either one of them would be the disappearance of the system. so the sage cares without caring and is kind without being kind. In the center the two extreme poles are very easy to navigate.
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I give flat earthers crap but there is a widespread misconception
Wu Ming Jen replied to thelerner's topic in The Rabbit Hole
We say the sun rises and the sun sets and we also know that earth rotates and the sun does not actually move. to opposing true statements. The earth can be round and flat. The earth is mostly bumpy from where I am standing and for the roundness the sun rises and sets flatness in this perspective the sun would be instantly off and instantly on beside the actual physics and laws of the universe not being accounted for in its flatness. -
What did you buy recently that does the job !
Wu Ming Jen replied to dawei's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I recently bought my first "new" sword. This dao is perfectly balanced with a short blade so easy to wield. The problem is that my wife loves this sword so I guess it is shared. She has her own straight sword from ching era with seven stars on the blade but loves "our" new sword. My straight sword is older then the united states and my primary weapon. The short dao has advantages in small areas and we can work out in the house with it. -
Man's fascination with penetration could lead to the want and desire of a hollow earth. This is a good reason not to talk with women on important issues like this we could never win the argument. we should legally take women's rights away then men can feel like they win. the women's movement of a wet and rock hard earth is gaining momentum. The beauty of the subject is that yes or no changes absolutely nothing.
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I know you guys are having a scholarly discussion on the neiye. My experience can shed light on the text if it is welcomed just let me know if I am distracting the discussion thanks.
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numen is another name for shen Chang Sen Feng 100 steele 若能养炁忘言守，降伏身心，神归炁穴，意注规中，混融一炁。如鸡抱卵，如龙养珠，念兹在兹，须臾不离，日久功深，自然现出黍米之珠，光耀如日，默化元神，灵明莫测，即此是也。 If one can cultivate the qi of pre-heaven forget speech and guard Oneness, subdue body and mind, the spirit will return to the carven of pre-heaven qi, focus your attention on Gui Zhong (i.e. the Yellow Court), fusing the one qi of pre-heaven. Like a chicken incubating an egg, like a dragon cultivating a pearl, keeping in mind, never leaving for even a moment, as time passes achievement deepens, a pearl the size of a millet will appear naturally, brilliant like the sun, the primordial spirit is silently manifested, the brilliance of the numen cannot be measured, that this is.
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You are already free. A lotus blooms from a muddy pool live in the mud and be a beautiful flower. The steam of the lotus is empty the mud of this world does not stick to it. We can live a higher life and have higher standards than the man made world. If we do not have higher standards we can not attract a better life for ourselves. Material and spiritual life must be in balance first master the physical realm, work hard and get dirty just do not let the dirt stick to you, wash it off, return it to the earth.
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Quality of Jing directly affects quality of Qi. We need to do nothing to have jing and Qi. The quality is affected by post heaven Qi basically lifestyle, environment and thoughts can damage or reduce the quality of jing and qi we are all born with. Knowing mind is the limit of knowledge stop. The original spirit is pure awareness return to awareness and forget knowledge and then there is no limit.
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I agree 100% no denial of the manifest and all that life has to offer. Going in reverse or return is the celebration of life.
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We never left anywhere when we are born and did not go anywhere when we die. Starts and stops are the fable of the human mind. In this story land I am separated by this birth and death. The story can be dark and depressing or light and everlasting as all moments are one moment BUT the mind will have its own moments conflicted and confused but as the dust settles we find that the negative is a companion of death and the positive is the companion of life. Then two gates mysteriously appear which one would you like to enter? Do you want to move forward and go along with things to the gate of death or turn around and go back through the gate of life? Life will only take a second so we can surf on the top of this rotating planet or be crushed by its own weight with every turn. So when the sun comes up tomorrow just know that the sun never moved,
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What Daoist religious practice might the philosphical daoist/cultivator benefit from?
Wu Ming Jen replied to thelerner's topic in Daoist Discussion
This needs to be repeated, Great post exorcist 1699. Taoist religion is not what a westerner would consider a religion but with Taoism it contains all religions and surpasses them. If one chooses to become a Taoist priest in a linage the scriptures contain the highest philosophy and methods of becoming an immortal. Internal alchemy, Immortality training outside of the temple is very watered down version and contains errors or is just plain Chi Gung glorified. So if interested in the religious practice which is not separated from philosophy being one in the same one must go to a temple, not a school or going rouge (having no master) -
Right that is my point we can communicate in word form to point at the wordless and we can all get it, it is not difficult. so who is not intelligent to not get the meaning no matter what word we choose to use? Let's talk about language and specifically the alphabet word form, the transmission is lost. Not using symbols or wordless transmission that express something so much deeper and includes its opposite it is a loss of transmission in time because words change meaning. If I call you gay that does not mean that you are happy at this point in time or that the dress I am wearing means something a woman would wear at this point in time. Easily put alphabet word construction is an abstract of reality and words change meaning. The spiritual and material life we all live must be in balance. If the physical and material life is not in order then spiritual pursuits are a waste of time and not important. people that get it backwards are called spacy or ungrounded. The I ching is designed to be understood by people that can not read or write. The literates overlook such simplicity and make it complicated. One solid line WTF does that mean. This is extremely funny to me. Please go on this should be exciting.
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I do not understand what you are saying and what is with the monkey fetish? Going beyond word form is laid out in the Tao Te Ching in what the first sentence? communicating with out words was normal and now travailing around the world with out speaking the language this is highly more effective than using words. The international language is easy Words are a form of deception and only can be communicated by ignoring the opposite of what is being said causing absolutes that do not exist. As For the title of this thread Nothing is absolute.
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I like to have long conversations about no thing because there is nothing for the mind to attach to. With no thing being beyond the laws of yin and yang there is nothing to confirm or deny, no for or against so this helps keep conversations very lively and exciting. Talking and thoughts are in word form so we can see how this thinking mind has made the world the opposite of what all humanity really needs. Arguments allow us to keep the current shape of our societies with the post heaven mind being in charge and easily controlled by other or them.
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It is funny to think something is created and that there is a creator of things. The un-manifest is primal . Something comes from nothing, no thing, no form, shape or color. We are all here in a physical sense and not here at the same time. what is not here in a physical sense so to say is the eternal, everlasting and formless. We all are eternal, immortal and everlasting with and without this body. I apologize if this eliminates fear, worry and countless other conditions for people.