TheWhiteRabbit Posted March 21, 2009 shaken, not stirred? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 6, 2009 Ah! Water! The giver of life. The model for a Taoist. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 6, 2009 Okay Mal! Where's the pix of a rushing waterfall depicting the different states of water? Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarsonZi Posted October 6, 2009 "Flow like Water" Chapter 5:3 The Book of Zi Love, Carson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted October 6, 2009 Where's the pix of a rushing waterfall depicting the different states of water? Pretty vs Human scale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 6, 2009 Outstanding!!! You dun Great! That first pix pretty much covers it all! Thanks for you work and efforts, my friend. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted October 6, 2009 haha no worries, goggle images is my friend. I can see why Patric Brown use to embed so many images it gets addictive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
exorcist_1699 Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) Taoist practice, to the final analysis, is the relation between Water and Fire . They do not repulse each other . There is fire in Water,and there is water in Fire . Fire in water is yang-qi; water in fire is yin-jing . Knowing their interaction is always important . Edited October 7, 2009 by exorcist_1699 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 7, 2009 Taoist practice, to the final analysis, is the relation between Water and Fire . They do not repulse each other . There is fire in Water,and there is water in Fire . Fire in water is yang-qi; water in fire is yin-jing . Knowing their interaction is always important . Interesting. I will have thoughts on this but I have no words for now. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
exorcist_1699 Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) While fire in water is what our life relies on, our spirit is dependent on yin-jing ; However , if we solely refine our yang-qi, no matter how well we do, how many hundreds years we can live, we are just a stubborn fool. On the other hand , no matter how intelligent and delicate a spirit we polish , how great a mind like Socrates or Einstein we have , our soul still can't escape the fate of repeated transmigration .That is why Taoism always advocates the dual cutivation of Spirit and Life . ( * different from another meaning of dual cultivation : male cum female ) Edited October 7, 2009 by exorcist_1699 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 7, 2009 While fire in water is what our life relies on, our spirit is dependent on yin-jing ; However , if we solely refine our yang-qi, no matter how well we do, how many hundreds years we can live, we are just a stubborn fool. On the other hand , no matter how intelligent and delicate a spirit we polish , how great a mind like Socrates or Einstein we have , our soul still can't escape the fate of repeated transmigration .That is why Taoism always advocates the dual cutivation of Spirit and Life . ( * different from another meaning of dual cultivation : male cum female ) Yeah, I like the concept. I'm just trying to put the thoughts into my own words so it will be totally compatible with my present understandings. That's my problem though. Thanks for feeding the fire. I just had to say that. Hehehe. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites