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Post by Suhana LIM on Oct 25, 2004 5:40:45 GMT -5
To understand the universe, you must study and understanding these things:
First, the Oneness, the Tao, the Great Tai Chi;
Second, the Great Two, the forces of Ying and Yang;
Third, the Three Main Categories, expressed either as Heaven, Earth, and Man or as Body, Mind, and Spirit;
Fourth, the Four Forces, strong, weak, light and heavy;
Fifth, the Five Elements, symbolized by water, wood, fire, earth, and metal;
Sixth, the Sixth Breaths- wind, cold, heat, moisture, dryness, and inflammation- which transform the climate and the internal organs;
Seventh, the processes of change and recycling;
Eight, the Eight Great Manifestations- heaven, earth, water, fire, thunder, lake, wind, and mountain- the combinations of which reveal the subtle energetic truth of all situations, as taught in the I Ching.
Understanding these things, you can employ them internally to leave behind what is old and dead and to embrace what is new and alive.
Once discovered, the process of internal alchemy opens the mystical gate to spiritual immortality.
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Post by Suhana LIM on Dec 27, 2004 6:47:18 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao The highest truth cannot be put into words. Therefore the greatest teacher had nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service and never worries. Cheers.
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Post by Suhana LIM on Jan 1, 2005 4:21:57 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts, however large and impressive, will expire as well. Insight, however, is a function of the spirit. Because your spirit follow you through cycle after cycle of life, death, and rebirth, you have the opportunity of cultivating insight in an ongoing fashion. Refind over time, insight becomes pure, constant, and unwavering. This is the beginning of immortality. Cheers.
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