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"It is far superior to know that one does not know, as it is a sickness to confuse one's ignorance for knowledge.
Only when one becomes sick of this sickness will one cease to be sick."
Dao De Jing Ch.71
The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan By Ren Gang Translated by Mattias Daly
The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan By Ren Gang Translated by Mattias Daly The following post is an excerpt from a working draft of 《The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan》 [太极拳行法释要] written by Ren Gang and translated by his disciple Mattias Daly. This book revolves, as the title suggests, around the quintessence Tai Ji Quan and will…
Daoism Series 44: The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods
Daoism Series 44: The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods As the winds, clouds, thunder, rain, frost, snow, fog, and dew each have their own patterns and limitations, they cannot [help you to] exit this world. As human beings live and die, they cannot [help you to] exit this world. As [all] beings flourish and then decline…
Day of the Ascent of The Sovereign of the Eastern Florescence
9th November, 2022 東華帝君 Day of the Ascent of The Sovereign of the Eastern Florescence The day of the ascent of the Sovereign of the Eastern Florescence is on the 16th day of the 10th lunar month. He was also known as a counterpart to the Queen Mother of the West. His other appellations, however,…
An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Yin Qiao Vessel and the Spagyric Anatomy of the Internal Alchemists
An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Yin Qiao Vessel and the Spagyric Anatomy of the Internal Alchemists The following is an excerpt from Will Ceurvels’ ‘An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels’ by Purple Cloud Press. It is an in-depth look at the Qiao vessels of the eight extra channels, a subject next to nothing…
Chinese Medicine Series 16: Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.2
Chinese Medicine Series 16: Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.2 The following post is an excerpt from ’Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 2 from the chapter ‘The Foot Jueyin Liver Channel & Points‘ translated by Michael Brown and edited by Allen Tsaur. This second volume completing the series and is available at a reduced…
The Body, Radical Health in the Zhuangzi and the Tradition of Yangsheng Literature
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