Archive for August 2019
Saints & Sages Part VII: 張三豐 Zhang San Feng (1247——)
Saints & Sages Part VII: 張三豐 Zhang San Feng (1247——) —————————————————————————— 福自我求，命自我造。 -张三丰 Happiness is sought out from [within] me, Life Destiny is produced from [within] me. -Zhang San Feng __________________________________________ Zhang San Feng’s name was a Han Chinese, style name Jun Bao[君宝], another of his names was Quan Yi [全一], or Complete Oneness.…
Read More道教五戒 The Five Precepts of Daoism
Daoism Series 2 [part 1] 道教五戒 The Five Precepts of Daoism ______________________________________________ 无杀， 无盗, 无淫， 无妄， 无酒。 Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not indulge in sex. Do not lie. Do not consume alcohol. ______________________________________________ 道教五戒传 Commentary on the Five Precepts of Daoism __________________________________________ 无杀 Do Not Kill ______________________ There are many levels of…
Read MoreAlchemical Classics II: 大成捷要 [柳華陽]
Alchemical Classics II: 大成捷要 [柳華陽] The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang —————————————————————————— Liu Hua Yang together with Wu Shou Yang [伍守阳] make up the so-called Wu-Liu School with its main focus on Internal Alchemy [nei dan 內丹]. The former is also the author of the Scripture of Wisdom…
Read More地藏王 Earth Treasury King
地藏王 Earth Treasury King [Ksitigarbha] Today, the 30th day of the 7th lunar month [1] celebrates the birthday of Earth Treasury King, the Bodhisattva of the Underworlds [di yu 地狱]. A Buddhist deity in origin, the Earth Treasury King is one of the four principal Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism, but has been entered into the…
Read MoreSaints & Sages Part VI: 王重陽 Wang Chong Yang (1113－1170)
Saints & Sages Part VI: 王重陽 Wang Chong Yang (1113－1170) _____________________________________ 重阳全真。 开化辅极帝君。 -北五祖宝诰- Double Yang – Complete Realization. The Supreme Being of Opening Transformations & Supporting the Bounded Finite [1]. -The Treasured Declaration of The Northern Five Ancestors- _____________________________________ Wang Chong Yang was the ancestral master [zu shi祖师] and founder of the Complete Realization…
Read More道教八根基 The Eight Foundations of Daoism
Daoism Series I [part 1] 道教八根基 The Eight Foundations of Daoism ______________________________________________ The following appendix entry is a write-up from a collection of notes taken over several years at Five Immortals Temple [2] during lectures by the residing abbot Li Shifu. It is by no means comprehensive or all-encompassing, but more intended to provide an…
Read More化性谈 Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature
化性谈 Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature ________________________________ Preface by Daoist Renunciate Xing De (Li Shifu) 是⼀篇很好的自我完善提升的⽂章。在学习和完善自我的过程中， 我们的执着， 我们的贪， 嗔， 痴， 等各种欲望， 对我们的身，⼼， 灵的提升有巨⼤的影响和阻挡。升华和进化是宇宙万物的主题， 在这个星球上我们有了⾁体， 就会受到阴阳五⾏， ⽣老病死，诸多规律， 纬度， 频率等等各种限制。天地万物⽣⽣灭灭， 时间， 空间， ⽣命， 如梦如幻。什么才是宇宙的真理？ ⽣命的真谛？ 它的源头在哪里？ 过去我们受到⽗母的， 朋友的， 社会的等等教化。在我们的⼤脑中已经形成了固有的， 短见的， 局限的思考认知。让我们先放下来， 让我们的⼤脑放电进⼊零点， 不受外在事物的影响和刺激。让我们把目光收回来， 向内听， 向内看， 向内寻找，我们就会发现⼀扇崭新的⼤门。 湖北⼗堰张湾武当⼭天马峰白马⼭五仙庙兴德 Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature…
Read More五品仙人 The Five Ranks of Immortals [part II]
五品仙人 The Five Ranks of Immortals [part II] ______________________________________________ The following appendix entry is a write-up from a collection of notes taken over several years at Five Immortals Temple [2] during lectures by the residing abbot Li Shifu. It is by no means comprehensive or all-encompassing, but more intended to provide an overview to deepen…
Read More中元節[鬼節] Hungry Ghost Festival
中元節[鬼節] Hungry Ghost Festival _____________________________________ Traditionally the Hungry Ghost [1] Festival is held on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month [2]. It is a day of festivities for both Daoists and Buddhists. It marks the day when the portal to the underworlds open and the living are visited by the Spirits and…
Read MoreYuan and Heng’s Compendium of Equine Cures 元亨療馬集
A series of images from the late Ming-Dynasty veterinary manuscript 元亨療馬集 (Yuan Heng Liao Ma Ji) or Yuan and Heng’s Compendium of Equine Cures, depicting the various stages of the dental development in a horse’s life. The Yuan Heng Liao Ma Ji was written in 1608 by two brothers, 喻仁 Yu Ren and 喻杰 Yu…
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