Learning to Breath
an excellent article that contains one of my most favorite phrases ever written:
“Who says that sublimation by fire cannot be taught
Since only silent circuits can plumb the depth sublime?
And the article was originally published in this online newsletter journal...
From which I cull:
Master Xu Yun (1840-1959) studied Pre-natal Daoism as a child, and this experience can be seen in the manner through which he integrated Ch’an Buddhist teaching with Daoist history and imagery. According to Charles Luk, Master Xu Yun was very interested in the work of Daoist Master Zhao Bichen, and the development of the Qianfeng School, as he appreciated the integration of Daoist thinking and Buddhist methodology. Master Xu Yun, although a traditionalist with regards to the strict application of Buddhist discipline in mind, body and society, nevertheless was also interested in methods of applying old teachings to new times and settings. As a consequence, this ‘Special Edition’ of Patriarch’s Vision has a strong Qianfeng Daoist presence. Adrian Chan-Wyles provides Part II of his Founders of the Caodong – which
Very interesting!
And that "learning to breath" article also references this:
Yi Fang Ji Jie, Collection of Medical Formulas has a chapter on the microcosmic orbit
Wang Ang's Collected and Analyzed Medical Formulas: (Yi Fang Ji Jie)
From the 1600s Qing Dynasty.
(One day) he showed me the book I Fang Chi Chiai (The Ancient Medical Formula Explained) the last section of which deals with the Taoist technique called “The Microcosmic Orbit”.So that is a quote from:
The Secrets of Chinese Meditation – Chapter 5: Self-Cultivation According to the Taoist School – Pages 175-176
Strange since I'm sure I did not read that Charles Luk book until much later in life - probably not until I had rented a room by the Mississippi River in St. Paul MN (late 1990s)....
Anyway...
A letter from Charles Luk to Richard from 1972 is included in this edition, which offers important historical information about Charles Luk’s association with Master Zhao Bichen, and the connection between Master Xu Yun and Master Zhao Bichen.So this newsletter journal edition should be quite fascinating!
In this model, for instance, it is impossible for a practitioner to just ‘meditate’ to realise enlightenment (i.e. ‘Wisdom’), without having previously practised moral restraint. This is why Master Xu Yun (in the early 1950’s) advised the new government of China not to adopt the Japanese Zen tradition of abandoning the need for ‘moral discipline’ (sila) which is formulated in the Buddhist text known as the Vinaya Discipline. Centuries earlier in Japan, the practice had emerged of Zen monks abandoning celibacy so that they could marry and raise families – whilst retaining their social status as a Buddhist monk. Master Xu Yun criticised this teaching when he encountered it in Chinese Ch’an monks who had spent some time in Japan – and had subsequently abandoned their monastics vows in favour of marriage. Master Xu Yun said that everyone – both lay and monastic – must follow the Vinaya Discipline according to their status. Laypeople must exercise sexual restraint but are not required to be celibate, whereas monastics must not manifest any amorous desire in word, deed or thought. Therefore, in the Chinese Ch’an tradition, an ordained monk or nun ‘cannot’ be married, and if they want to be married, they must leave the status of ‘monk’ or ‘nun’ and become a member of lay society. This is exactly what the Buddha taught, and he taught it for a very good reason. This is why within the Chinese Ch’an Buddhist tradition there is no such category as a ‘lay-monk’ or ‘lay-nun’. Instead there are examples of Lay men and women ‘voluntarily’ upholding the full monastic Vinaya Discipline, whilst remaining unordained and continuing to live within lay society.https://wenshuchan-online.weebly.com/cao-dong-enlightenment---the-five-positions-of-ruler-and-minister.html
‘In reply to a monk’s question on the meaning of the Five Positions of Prince and Minister, the master said: “The real is the void in which essentially there is not a thing; the seeming is the realm of forms in which there are myriads of appearances; the real comprising the seeming is the real shifting to the seeming; the seeming comprising the real is the return of illusions to the real; and inclusive integration is response from the invisible, free from existence and being neither pure nor impure and neither real nor seeming. This is what is called the immaterial and profound Great Tao of the non-grasping True Sect.”’#
“When it shines on a cold pool, the bright sun becomes brighter.”’#
As Master Ben Ji was a Confucian scholar, it is entirely possible that he formulated the use of the idea of shaded roundels from the neo-Confucian movement that peaked during the Song Dynasty with the work of such scholars as Zhou Dunyi (周敦頤). For instance, the famous so-called ‘Yin Yang Symbol’ (太極圖 – Tai Ji Tu) is thought to have developed around 960 CE - or during the end of the Tang and beginning of the Song Dynasty. The neo-Confucians stated that they acquired their roundel symbolism from Daoism during the Tang Dynasty, particularly from a Daoist ascetic known as Chen Tuan (陳摶). However, the Mizong teachings are probably responsible for how Master Ben Ji used the shaded roundels to reveal 'void' and 'form' rather than merely representing a Daoist or Confucian idea of energy transformation representing a cycle of birth, life, decline, death and re-becoming. Master Ben Ji is of the opinion that the roundels reflect what is seen in the mind when meditating – and this interpretation is in inaccordance with the idea that mandala images are presentations of different patterns of consciousness, that through the skilful manipulation of a master, all lead back to fundamental emptiness.
‘(A monk) asked the master: “With what man of Tao should one be intimate to obtain everlasting hearing (even) before hearing a thing?” The master replied: “(Both are) under the same quilt.” The monk asked: “This is what the Venerable Sir can hear, but what is everlasting hearing (even) before a thing is heard?” The master replied: “It is different from a piece of wood and a stone.” The monk asked: “Which one is before or after the other?” The master asked back: “Have you not read (the saying) hearing before a thing is heard?”’#
The monk enquires about that which underlies the perception of sound (because it is exactly the same empty essence that underlies all six senses), but gets confused about the ‘void’, the ‘form’ and the ‘integration’ of the two. Even at this level of understanding the intellect is still active and has not been transformed into wisdom (or ‘prajna’). What seems illogical to the intellect makes perfect sense to the enlightened mind, and the fact that this ‘language of the uncreate’ (无生话 – Wu Sheng Hua) is unintelligible is an indicator that the enquiring mind is still inverted and suffering from delusion.
, met in 1895 at Golden Mountain (Jinshan 金山) temple the two eminent Ch’an Buddhist monks Liao Ran and Liao Kong. These two monks, also masters in the Daoist Longmen school, later turned out to be pivotal teachers in the formation of the Daoist Qianfeng school Self-Cultivation. This blog post is a narration of Dr. Zhang Qingsong visiting Golden Mountain temple, to try to find out more about these two masters of Buddhist and Daoist Self-Cultivation. Translation by Tianma.
. Later Zhao Bichen, upon the request of his Masters, was going to break with the tradition of passing on behind closed doors the methods of Daoist Internal Self-Cultivation (Daojia neidan gongfa). He did this by writing openly about his 16 step Daoist Qianfeng Method of Internal Self-Cultivation in the book ‘Xingming Fajue Mingzhi’ (translated into English by Charles Luk, known in the West under the title Taoist Yoga) and teaching more than 2000 people, during the period of the Republic of China (1912-1949). Furthermore he established the Qianfeng school, as an offshoot of the Daoist Longmen school.
Why did I translate Chao Pi Ch’en’s work? The simple answer is that he asked me to do so after I met him in Beijing (I think in 1936). His book was causing quite a storm in those days, I can tell you! You have to understand that China was modifying and there was a spirit of embracing everything new and rejecting everything old. However, throwing the baby out with the bath-water has never seemed to me, to be the most efficient of ways of breathing new life into old modes of being. This is where master Chao was so innovative. You see this great old Man of Tao managed to study all the Western ideas (of science and biology) and then integrate this ‘foreign’ knowledge into the old familiar Taoist ways of China. And he did this very well, did he not? Where others rejected the old Taoist methods, master Chao proved that the ‘new’ ways from the West were useful, but ‘not’ superior to old Chinese thinking. He made a point of demonstrating that the ‘old’ Taoist knowledge was in fact a ‘science’ that if not ‘equalled’, then ‘excelled’ that of the West. The icing on the multi-layered cake is probably the fact that he did not ‘reject’ Westernisation, but showed that it could be absorbed into Chinese culture in such a manner that enhanced that culture rather than sullying or diminishing it.
Master Xu Yun advises that if ‘sitting’ is not correct, then there will be either too much qi energy, or too little qi energy circulating through the body. If the pelvic-girdle is not properly aligned with the shoulder-girdle, then there will be an excess of ‘heat’ energy that can cause problems for the practitioner. The gong-an and hua tou methods have one function and that is to realise the empty essence of the mind.http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_64e533c90102wcwt.html
Master Liang Jie taught that words can be emerge from delusion, from the position of relative enlightenment, or from the position of full enlightenment. Words that are not in accordance with the ‘host’ position (relative enlightenment) or the ‘host in host’ position (full enlightenment), are not performing an enlightened function, are inverted and produced by a delusional mind that operates the wrong way around. Words that are ‘turned’ are produced by an enlightened mind and are in accordance with a mind that operates in the correct manner. When a deluded enquirer approaches a Ch’an master desperately and sincerely searching for enlightenment, the master takes the deluded words and skilfully ‘turns’ them back to their enlightened source (i.e. the empty mind ground from which they originally arose), so that the enquirer can be made aware of the true and empty nature of the true mind. A Ch’an master can turn words because it is obvious that (deluded) words are functioning in an inverted manner. Unenlightened enquirers, however, as they have not yet realised the empty mind ground, are unable to express words correctly so that they clearly express the enlightened position. Out of compassion the enlightened Ch’an master takes these words and uses them in a correct manner. As the deluded mind does not understand this mechanism. It interprets such behaviour as ‘odd’ or ‘unusual’, but this is a complete misreading and demonstrates the presence of delusion:
. As you know, and I have already said, turning the mind back through the hearing is the way to realise what the Buddha was speaking about. If you do not do this, then all learning is superfluous, just more noise! - Charles Luk aka Lu Kuan YuMaster Zhao Ming Wang:
Why can both feet feel cold in middle aged and elderly people? People believe it is because in middle and old age Jing and Qi are insufficient and do not flow freely. But actually the five phase Zangfu organ system of the body is entirely connected together with Yinqiaomai (阴跷脉) or the Yin Heel Channel (one of the eight extraordinary meridians). It is rather that the negative qi energy associated with concealed illnesses (which have not yet developed) is accumulated over a long time. Therefore it is illogical to say that the Jingluo (经络) or energy channels exhibit only unimpeded qi flow, as there is also the issue of the build-up of negative - illness-inducing - qi. Ganqi (肝气) or liver qi is obstructed, Shenqi (肾气) or kidney qi is deficient and the five phase Zangfu organ system (五行脏腑) is chaotic.
The skilful use of the Daoist Pressure Point system opens up the energy channels and removes all negative qi from within the body; this is a specific type of Daoist practice. This process is not difficult to understand, and therefore we can all know the mystery of Daoist gongfu.
rumour has it that Zhao Bichen and Xu Yun privately met and trained together for a few days – sat facing one another in upright meditation with the eyes open for three days without moving to eat, drink, or answer the call of nature. Very few people know of this meeting. Xu Yun was impressed with Zhao – a layman – who had truly realised the empty essence of his mind in all circumstances, and who did not discriminate between this and that. Xu Yun said that in reality there is no difference in essence between laypeople, monastics, and the different paths and traditions they follow – but that the mind can make differences, or create a peaceful coexistence. Due to this link, Charles Luk was introduced to Zhao Bichen and studied under him for a short-time, before training under Zhao’s disciple surnamed ‘Chen’. Xu Yun’s attitude toward Daoism is that it is part and parcel of the Buddha-Dharma if the mind is thoroughly cultivated and its empty essence realised.Male ejaculation is the OPPOSITE of female orgasm. You won't find that simple physiological and biological truth in the Liberal Corporate-State mass mind control news that now continually refers to "male orgasm" as if it is the same as female orgasm. Hilarious. The difference? Male ejaculation spikes cortisol stress levels via a trigger of the sympathetic nervous system. the female orgasm STAYS in the vagus nerve for increased relaxation. So this whole schtick about female addiction to orgasm is the LIE - the opposite is the truth. So with cortisol spike you lose the dopamine bliss from lust. So the male then wants MORE dopamine but what does he get ? MORE cortisol! So then MORE dopamine? Nope even MORE cortisol! And you can see what happens! It's a downward spiral addiction. The female orgasm in contrast goes from dopamine to what? Serotonin! And then what? To Oxytocin! Yes the right side vagus nerve from the cervix goes to the right side of the heart as increased oxytocin levels. And what I have just explained to you will NOT be found anywhere on the interwebs - not on the "techno" highly "sophisticated" news programs or news papers or whatever. haha. what a total joke. The original human culture taught all males how to have female vagus nerve orgasms known as N/om energy (later known as kundalini - both N/om and Kundalini means Snake. The vagus nerve "wanders" like a snake through the body). This turns into Qi or Prana or N/om when it activates the pineal gland. Oops - Modern Westernized Left-brain dominance for the past 10,000 years has kept this a secret and instead punished the snake as evil and the female who learns of the snake as doubly evil. So now we have a bunch of ejaculation addiction rapist warmongers running the global - with left brain right hand dominance. While N/om kundalini is right brain dominant. oops.
Buddha as Naga (snake)
Break On Through to the Other Side! yes indeed. Dr. Andrew Weil said when he did LSD then he could go into these yoga poses but then when the acid wore off he could no longer get into the same yoga poses. haha. That was the problem with the 60s - too dependent on temporary chemical fixes. Yes the Buddhists call the Kundalini - Naga - another word for Snake.
It's called the Phowa technique. You want your qi or prana focused in the top of your skull at the moment of death so that your spirit goes out of the heavenly aperature. Since I knew we were doomed since 1996 then I trained to transcend death by doing intensive meditation to finish my master's degree at U of Minnesota in 2000 - through http://springforestqigong.com as self-designed research supervised by the African Studies Department (as nonwestern philosophy). So you need to meditate about 4 hours a day and try getting PHone healings to feel the qi or prana (shakti). And then try fasting for a week while meditating the whole time (after you've meditated a few months intensely). So the qi should keep building up to fill the whole body. The centers of your hands and feet will pulsate with qi - and the top of the skull gets soft, like a baby - and the fontanelle opens up again.
This is called Fetus breathing or Immortal breathing. You become one with the immortal ether or spacetime Emptiness of the Universe. Around this time then you can see ghosts and also do strong healing. I accidentally pulled this old lady's spirit out of the top center of her skull without touching her. She had asked me to do a healing on her - as practice - and she could not see what I was doing but I felt this heavy electromagnetic "blob" get pulled out of the top center of her skull. I forgot that you're NOT supposed to pull "energy blockages" from out of the top center of the skull and I didn't realize how strong my qi was (since I had been fasting for a week). She immediately burst out bawling and keep bawling nonstop for 15 minutes while someone else put their arm around her shoulder to comfort her. Later at another event she gave me a friendly smile as she realized I had just made an honest mistake.
yes the Tibetan monks feel the newly dead body to see which part gets cold first as that indicates whether the spirit goes to hell (lower body) or heaven (upper body). So for example if a person is full of shit at death then their spirit could just get sucked out their ass at death and they would go to hell. It would be temporary I guess. I've seen earth-bound spirits - that were healed by the qigong master. They looked just like humans but were yellow light and they floated in from outside and then were hovering around the qigong master as he sat in full lotus. So I know for a fact that ghosts are real. Each of us has a ghost inside us - this is proven by quantum biology. It's called a coherent holographic biophoton spirit body. So our spirit is based on the frequency of the light. The golden light is actually from capturing light form the FUTURE - the blue light is absorbed as an Emptiness or spacetime relativistic shift. This is just as science describes golden light due to relativistic quantum spin.
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