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Yes - the modern New Age form of Taoism is a form of "ietsism". However in the TTC several qualities of Tao are described, and the sage in taking notice of those qualities doesn't waste his time and energy on trying to achieve the impossible. Hence old school philosophical Taoism does go beyond modern day ietsism.

 

I'm not going to describe those qualities of Tao here, one would do better to read the TTC oneself to see that the story doesn't end at chapter 1. ;-)

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[awaken]

13 hours ago, Cobie said:

兔髓 - innermost core of immortality?  
 

what does 兔髓 mean?

 

 

 

rabbit marrow

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好，我知道你要問什麼了

 

這是一種功態，必須要對中觀有深度的覺悟，才能練出來

 

中觀就是最近一個熱門的主題，非二元

 

ok, i know what you're asking

This is a kind of gong state, which must be achieved by a deep awareness of Madhyamika.

Madhyamika is a hot topic recently, non-duality

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中觀不是one's outlook on life

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5 minutes ago, Cobie said:

Righto. What does it mean?

 

你只有一個方法可以真正知道

 

就是跟著我練功

 

You only have one way to really know

Just follow me to practice

 

否則你不可能透過文字瞭解的

 

Otherwise you can't understand through words

 

This term's meaning can not be delivered by words or thinking

 

It can only be delivered by cultivating and awakening

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中 middle

觀 look, aware, see inside

 

there is a direction in our mind

we add some strength to it

we deduct to it

when we {want to} do something we add it

when we {don't want to} do something we deduct it

 

when we reach the first jhana, our mind is fixed in one goal, for example, Qi

When our mind is fixed in one goal, there are no thoughts flow through our mind, only one mind left,  the existence

But the attention is still there

our mind still can give or deduct strength to our attention 

 

in this state,

if we can not aware the strength of our mind or our attention, we will not progress to the next stage

we will stay in this stage forever, the first jhana of qi or the second jhana of black liver light

 

Until we aware the strength of our mind, and aware when we move our mind

 

I wrote this by my poor English but not by google

I hope you can understand more

 

 

Therefore, the first step is that you must clean your mind to one mind state

Then the second step is that you must aware the strength of your mind or attention, in this state, there are completely no thoughts left inside, then you can aware the strength of your mind in no thoughts state

 

the one mind of the first jhana is by fixed your attention in one thing, for example, Qi

but the one mind of second jhana is different from the first jhana

we don't need to fix our attention into something in the one mind of second jhana

our attention would be attracted by light just iron power would attracted by magnets

So we don't push any strength to our mind in this state

 

But no matter the first or second jhana, those are all one mind state

only 中觀 can break one mind state and enter the third jhana

 

When you break one mind state and enter the third jhana, there would be a kind of light like a moon hangout in front of your eyes by a long time

 

I have done my best to explain what is 中觀 to you 

 

but if you are not in the second jhana state, it is impossible for you to really understand  中觀

because when you are in a surface consciousness, your mind is full of thoughts

it is impossible to see the attention of your mind in a polluted land

 

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