Chang dao ling Posted October 13, 2023 Hi, i have a question. in Taoist cultivation we refine Jing into chi. But i heard we die when our jing completely depleted. My doubt is in our cultivation we only refine small amount of jing? Please clarify Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gerard Posted October 15, 2023 Time to go when Kidneys stop working since then no more Yin & Yang is created. Kidney is the true source of both energies. You only refine post-natal jing that comes from food, air (breathing while meditating) and optimal environmental conditions (peaceful and relaxed vs busy and stressful life) The original jing you are born with is your life battery. Once exhausted is time to go as well. Basically nourishing the Kidney will promote good health and extend your life but it is not infinite. One day your physical life will cease to exist. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang dao ling Posted October 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, Gerard said: Time to go when Kidneys stop working since then no more Yin & Yang is created. Kidney is the true source of both energies. You only refine post-natal jing that comes from food, air (breathing while meditating) and optimal environmental conditions (peaceful and relaxed vs busy and stressful life) The original jing you are born with is your life battery. Once exhausted is time to go as well. Basically nourishing the Kidney will promote good health and extend your life but it is not infinite. One day your physical life will cease to exist. Is there any difference between human jing and animals jing and immortals jing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damdao Posted October 15, 2023 Immortals (it is said) are immortals because they have accomplished the fusion of xing (inner natur) and ming (life force) so, probabley there is a huge difference between them and humans, from the point of view of jing and shen too. Regarding the OP, it depends on what your discipline is (qigong, yangshen or neidan). Post heaven jing depends on nourishment so every day you expends and generates it. Preheaven jing is another story but it is said that jing can be replenished. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang dao ling Posted October 16, 2023 14 hours ago, damdao said: Immortals (it is said) are immortals because they have accomplished the fusion of xing (inner natur) and ming (life force) so, probabley there is a huge difference between them and humans, from the point of view of jing and shen too. Regarding the OP, it depends on what your discipline is (qigong, yangshen or neidan). Post heaven jing depends on nourishment so every day you expends and generates it. Preheaven jing is another story but it is said that jing can be replenished. What is post and pre heaven jing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
exorcist_1699 Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) Different from post-natal jing , the pre-heavenly jing is outside of our body('天地至精' ) , everywhere , which can also be called as the Mind of the Cosmic('天心') because at the pre-heavenly level , not yet embodied in the body , jing , qi and shen are a trinity , unseparated ; it is only after a physical intercourse of a man and a woman that the body is born and post-natal jing then stored in people's bodies , yet its amount so limited that it can only sustain a life of 125 years approximately . Capable of retaining the post-natal jing and accumulate it to a full extent will start another intercourse, now a spiritual one between qi and shen back to the higher plane , that lets people open the gateway of accessing the limitless pre-heavenly jing outside, therefore makes the breeding of an everlasting life possible . Transforming jing ( it sometime in the form of energy , sometime appears as some physical stuff) into qi , then reversing it upwards to nourish the brain (' 還精補腦 ' ) is the first step of such an exploration . Edited October 18, 2023 by exorcist_1699 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang dao ling Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, exorcist_1699 said: Transforming jing ( it sometime in the form of energy , sometime appears as some physical stuff) into qi , then reversing it upwards to nourish the brain (' 還精補腦 ' ) is the first step of such an exploratio Are you taking about Micro cosmic orbit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
exorcist_1699 Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, Chang dao ling said: Are you taking about Micro cosmic orbit? Doing the Micro cosmic circulation does not necessarily mean people can nourish their brains with qi as it really depends on the quality of the jing sublimated , embedded inside it . The following can be viewed as criteria to judge : -how hot the qi they feel -whether any bright dot/ball of light appeared somewhere before them ? (provided that imagination/visualization is not the way they adopt) - any sex pleasure ? - whether they then get a clear mind, one with good memory and understanding ability..etc - sweet saliva overflows from mouth? - ' beat ' of the perineum area? If people get most of the above mentioned phenomena , then not only their brains nourished ; that kind of qi really can be a powerful doze of medicine that cures most diseases , even severe ones . Edited October 18, 2023 by exorcist_1699 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang dao ling Posted October 18, 2023 1 hour ago, exorcist_1699 said: Doing the Micro cosmic circulation does not necessarily mean people can nourish their brains with qi as it really depends on the quality of the jing sublimated , embedded inside it . The following can be viewed as criteria to judge : -how hot the qi they feel -whether any bright dot/ball appeared somewhere before them ? (provided that imagination/visualization is not the way they adopt) - any sex pleasure ? - whether they then get a clear mind, one with good memory and understanding ability..etc - sweet saliva overflows from mouth? - ' beat ' of the perineum area? If people get most of the above mentioned phenomena , then not only their brains nourished ; that kind of qi really can be a powerful doze of medicine that cures many diseases . Wow . Very nice information sir. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites