Archive for March 2020
Chinese Medicine Series 01 兰江赋 Ode of the Orchid River
Chinese Medicine Series 01 兰江赋 Ode of the Orchid River _________________________________________________ This article, translated in collaboration with Allen Tsaur, is about an ode to remember point functions of the Eight Confluent Points of the Extra-meridians. It appears in the ‘Acupuncture and Moxibustion – The Grand Compendium’ [zhen jiu da cheng 针灸大成] by Yang Ji…
Read More8th March 2020 太上老君【太上】 Supreme Sovereign Lao [Lao Zi]
8th March 2020 太上老君【太上】 Supreme Sovereign Lao [Lao Zi] _________________________________________________ Today the world celebrates the divine birthday of Lao Zi or the Supreme Sovereign Lao, which marks the 15th day of the second lunar month [1]. Originally it was Purple Cloud Press’ intention to have the release of the Tai Shang’s Treatise on Action and…
Read More歷世真仙體道通鑑 The Comprehensive Mirror of True Immortals Who Embodied the Dao of All Ages
Daoism Series 13 歷世真仙體道通鑑 The Comprehensive Mirror of True Immortals Who Embodied the Dao of All Ages ________________________________________________ The following is a dialogue between a Chan Buddhist monk and Zhang Bo Duan, Southern Patriarch of the Complete Realization school, explicating the notion of the Yin- and the Yang-Spirit (translated by Allen Tsaur and Johan Hausen):…
Read More雷公[雷神] Thunder Lord [Thunder Spirit]
Daoist Deities 01 雷公[雷神] Thunder Lord [Thunder Spirit] ________________________ 东海中有流波山,其上有兽,……其名曰夔。黄帝得之,以其皮为鼓,橛以雷兽之骨,声闻五百里, 以威天下。 -山海经 In the Eastern Sea a wild beast lived on top of Mount Flowing Wave, it was called ‘Kui‘ [1]. The Yellow Emperor obtained a drum made from its skin, and a drumstick from the bone of a thunder beast. It sound could be…
Read More打坐的环境 Environments for Meditation
Daoism Series 12 打坐的环境 Environments for Meditation ________________________________________________ Transcribed from teachings by Li Shi Fu (fiveimmortals.com) The following is a basic instruction manual for choosing a location for meditation and stillness cultivation. Despite its simplicity it offers greater insights into some of the requirements from a Daoist perspective. This article will be part of a…
Read MoreDaoism Series 3 (part 2) – 重阳一至七字诗 Wang Chong Yang’s [Four] Poems of One [Character] to Seven Characters
Daoism Series 3 (part 2) _________________________________________________ 重阳一至七字诗 Wang Chong Yang’s [Four] Poems of One [Character] to Seven Characters _________________________________________________ The four-word combination ‘Alcohol, Lust, Wealth and Qi’ is present in all the writings of the Complete Realization School of Daoism. Yet one of the most elucidating and insightful considerations of this theme is found in…
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