Taoist Texts Posted April 5 3 minutes ago, Apech said: That's me - when I'm feeling lively. nice pajamas hombre 3 hours ago, Apech said: I want to make sure that I understand what zouwang is him who coined that old hat puts it best 'I sit and forget everything.' Zhongni changed countenance, and said, 'What do you mean by saying that you sit and forget (everything)?' Yan Hui replied, 'My connexion with the body and its parts is dissolved; my perceptive organs are discarded. Thus leaving my material form, and bidding farewell to my knowledge, I am become one with the Great Pervader. This I call sitting and forgetting all things.' ........Zhongni said, ' 3 hours ago, Apech said: Some of what I have read suggests it is part of the Buddhist/Daoist crossover Zhuang-zi says it is actually a Confucian thing. Since he was the first to write that term down , he probably knows 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue eyed snake Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Taoist Texts said: good job on translation. just one small thing: what you rendered "sitting with concealment" “隐机而坐” is actually this posture leaning with one elbow on a small table or a pillow perfect, I only need to grow a beard 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Taoist Texts said: nice pajamas hombre him who coined that old hat puts it best 'I sit and forget everything.' Zhongni changed countenance, and said, 'What do you mean by saying that you sit and forget (everything)?' Yan Hui replied, 'My connexion with the body and its parts is dissolved; my perceptive organs are discarded. Thus leaving my material form, and bidding farewell to my knowledge, I am become one with the Great Pervader. This I call sitting and forgetting all things.' ........Zhongni said, ' Zhuang-zi says it is actually a Confucian thing. Since he was the first to write that term down , he probably knows Confuse us? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted April 5 10 minutes ago, blue eyed snake said: perfect, I only need to grow a beard I think you could get by with a false one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue eyed snake Posted April 5 47 minutes ago, Apech said: I think you could get by with a false one. thats good, less energy needed for cleaning and combing plus take off when it's hot in summer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted April 9 Rest As Awareness. No method, no technique, no forgetting, no achieving and no process. Rest as awareness. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
