Nintendao Posted June 2 On 12/24/2016 at 12:36 PM, Taoist Texts said: 32. After the first quarter of the moon and prior to the last quarter of the moon the taste of the medicine is even and the form of the qi is complete. Once [the medicine] is gathered put it back into the stove and refine it; [once] the refining is complete warm it and nourish it in the same way that you would cook fresh food. Ā The lunar cycle can be used for labelingĀ locations along the orbit (as in XiuZhenTu) so this may describe something that occurs in the middle or upper areas of the body, and then swallowed back down to be re-digested? Ā On 12/25/2016 at 6:23 AM, Cheshire Cat said: what the hell could it mean "...nourish it in the same way that you would cook fresh food"? Ā The footnote for this verse (Crowe,Ā page 69) says:Ā "Yuan Gongfu explains that in advancing the fire one has to employ the same kind of care as one would in cooking a small fish." Reminding of something DaoDeJing 60 said aboutĀ not overdoing things. Ā 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted June 3 4 hours ago, Nintendao said: re-digested In this case, this is about the timing, not the location. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
