Tag: taoist

  • Dao De Jing 2 – Dualistic nature of worldly standards, vs. non-dual lifestyle of sages

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    Everyone know what is beauty, because of the concept of not-beauty; Everyone know what is virtue, because of the concept of not-virtue; -> quality behind the adjective “beauty” exists not independently, but co-dependently with a judgement/comparison to what considered “not beauty”. i.e. when one let go of labeling something as beautiful or ugly, there is be…

  • Weekly Daodejing starting Dec20!

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    If you are interested in the wisdom of Laozi’s Daodejing, but you don’t have the privilege to come study here, here is the good news: Starting dec20,2011, I will be sharing my teachings of this sacred text, one chapter a week, with detail explanations and my interpretations of it.  I hope you will find them beneficial to your…

  • Zhang San Feng – The Internal Alchemist – 张三丰 – 内丹大师

    Zhang San Feng – The Internal Alchemist – 张三丰 – 内丹大师

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    Besides being a master martial artist, Zhang San Feng is also a master in Daoist Internal Alchemy.  In his treaty “Speaking of the Dao in plain words”, Zhang San Feng provides a brief yet clear overview of the pathway of Dao cultivation via meditation and Internal Alchemy. He discusses the general outline of different stages…

  • What is Dao? – 何谓道？

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    What is Dao? Dao is the origin, the path and the destination. (see Summary of Daodejing) Most people live their lifes for survival, many live for possessions, some live for achievements, few just be themselves, rarely still are those just are. What is your path? Where is your destination?何谓道？ 道是起源，路径和终点。 （见道德经大纲） 大多数人为生存而生活， 有些人为财富， 有些人为成就， 小数人做自己，…