Posts by Purple Cloud Institute
初真戒 The Precepts of the Initial Truth
初真戒 The Precepts of the Initial Truth Written by Kunyang Zi, Wang Changyue 崑陽子王常月著 (from The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods, Purple Cloud Press forthcoming) Introduction: The Precepts of the Initial Truth consist of (1) taking refuge in the three jewels, which are the dao (the body), the scriptures (the spirit) and the teachers (the life-destiny);…
Read MoreDragon Gate’s Core Methods: Qiu Chuji (excerpt)
Qiu Chuji (excerpt) From the introductory section of The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods Vol.1 (Longmen Xinfa), Purple Cloud Institute forthcoming: The following biography (excerpt) underscores the pivotal role Qiu Chuji played in the development of the Complete Reality School. The original Chinese script stems from the Ming Dynasty The Complete Biographies of the Ranks of…
Read MoreDaoist Texts in Western Languages
Daoist Texts in Western Languages This free downloadable PDF was inspired by Louis Komjathy’s influential ‘Daoist Texts in Translation’, which is available at no cost online. It identifies the few English translations available to us over the last decades. Since more and more treatises and scriptures have been made available, we decided to put together…
Read MoreThe Dragon Gate’s Core Methods: Intial Truth’s Preceptual Statutes (excerpt)
Intial Truth’s Preceptual Statutes (excerpt) 天尊曰：三皈依戒者，天地之樞紐，神仙之根基，發行之初門，建心之元兆。運氣含靈，冥真入理，包羅有象，朕形无外。持之者，天地神明慶快，心智耳目開張，萬物敬畏，六腑和樂，眾真衛護羣生，父母長世不遺，人身交泰。 The heavenly worthies said: ‘The precepts of the three refuges are the pivot of the heavens and earth, the foundation of spirit immortality, the initial gateway for developing one’s practice, and the primordial starting point for establishing one’s mind. They circulate qi in those who contain the divine, coincide…
Read MoreChinese Medicine and Australia
In this episode of the Purple Cloud Podcast, we talk to James Flowers about the history of Chinese medicine in Australia, as well as delving into the nature of scientific research and where it fits into the future of Chinese medicine. James Flowers is a Research Fellow at Kyung Hee University of Korean Medicine, South…
Read MoreShang Han Lun Explained Vol.2: Yin Yang Exchange Pattern
Yin Yang Exchange Pattern The following is an excerpt from ‘Shang Han Lun Explained Vol.2’ by Greta Young and Christopher Zaslawski (working draft; Purple Cloud Press forthcoming), giving insight into a rather unusual formula: Section Two 5.2 YIN YANG EXCHANGE PATTERN Shao Ku San Clause 392 伤寒阴阳易之为病，其人身体重、少气、少腹里急，或引阴中拘挛，热上冲胸，头重不欲举，眼中生花，膝胫拘急者，烧裈散主之。 Shang han yin yang exchange disease: If the…
Read MoreEfforts to Preserve the Ancient: Simon Feeney
In this episode we talk to Simon Feeney of Empirical herbs about his efforts to preserve the ancient manuscripts of his Buddhist Mon teacher, and his forthcoming Chinese Medicine summit that will raise money for this. To sign up to the summit, please visit the follow link: https://empiricalhealthshop.com.au/products/chinese-medicine-mini-summit-theory-and-practice?_pos=1&_psq=summit&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Read MoreFree Live Yang Sheng Longevity Lecture by Li Shifu
Li Shifu, abbot of Five Immortals Temple, will give a free 1-hour lecture on Yang Sheng, or longevity (literally, ‘nourishing life’) followed by Q & A over zoom on the 16th April 2023, 3pm EST, 9pm CEST. If you live in a different time zone, google can tell you what your local time is. This…
Read MoreDancing with the Dead: Bill Porter (Red Pine) and Mattias Daly
Mattias Daly Talks to Bill Porter aka Red Pine, renown translator of Chinese poetry and religious texts. He delves into the philosophy of his translation methodology and the history and practice of Zen Buddhism. Mattias and Bill discuss Bill’s personal story, practice, translation methodologies and travels as well as his forthcoming work, “Dancing with the…
Read More“Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 2: ‘The Ren Channel & Points’
The following post is an excerpt from “Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 2” from the chapter ‘The Ren Channel & Points‘ translated by Michael Brown and edited by Allen Tsaur The Rèn Channel & Points 任經 Overview of the Rèn Channel 任經總論 思蓮子曰：此脈爲陰脈之海，以人之脈絡，周流於諸陰之分者，譬猶水也，而任脈則爲之總會，故名曰陰脈之海焉。 Master Sīlián says, this vessel is the sea of the yīn…
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