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"The Three Months of spring are called spring forth and display. Heaven and earth together produce life, and the 10,000 beings are invigorated. " - from Neijing Suwen 2, as discussed in The Liver, Claude Larre and Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee, Monkey Press |
"Fulfilling your destiny is just guiding your life with essences, spirits and qi according to the great rule of cosmic animation as expressed in yourself. You can react precisely because the firmness and stability of the interior is perfectly in tune with all the stimulation and influences coming from the exterior, constantly adapting oneself to circumstances, small and large. If all is like that nothing is wrong, and everything is circulating well. Liquids are always and everywhere transformed in order to be incorporated and useful, blood circulates well and regularly, and you are saving and sparing your essences for the benefit of your inner vision. " - from Essence Spirit Blood and Qi, Claude Larre and Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee, Monkey Press |
"The blood and qi xue qiand the essences and spirits jing shen of man offer life and fulfill perfectly the natural destiny of each. " -Neijing Lingshu, Chapter 47 |
"Cultivate Virtue in your own person, And it becomes a genuine part of you. Cultivate it in the family, And it will abide. Cultivate it in the community, And it will live and grow. Cultivate it in the state, And yit will flourish abundantly. Cultivate it in the world, And it will become universal." - Laozi, from Chapter 54 |
Daodejing Chaper 9 "As for holding to fullness, Far better were it to stop in time! Keep on beating and sharpening a sword, And the edge cannot be preserved for long. Fill your house with gold and jade, And it can no longer be gaurded. Set store by your riches and honour, And you will reap only a crop of calamities. Here is the Way of Heaven: When you have done your work, retire!" - Laozi |
Six Lines of Advice from Tilopa "Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen Relax, right now, and rest." - Tilopa |
"There is nothing better for sustaining life and attaining longevity than disciplining the body. The secret of disciplining the body is to focus the vital energy in the elixir field (dan tian) located in the sea of vital energy (qi hai). When vital energy focuses in the elixir field, the vital spirit gathers there. When the vital spirit gathers in the elixir field, the true elixir is produced. When the elixir is produced, the physical frame is strong and firm and the spirit is full and replete. When the spirit is full and replete, long life is assured." - from Idle Talk on a Night Boat, by Master Hakuin |
"When something takes charge of the beings we speak of the Heart. When the Heart applies itself we speak of Intent. When Intent becomes permanent we speak of Will. When the persevering Will changes, we speak of Thought. When Thought extends itself powerfully and far, we speak of Reflection. When Reflection can have all beings at its disposal, we speak of Knowing-How (the knowledge of how to conduct life)." - from Neijing Lingshu, chapter 8 |
"The important thing is not to be prey to one emotion, not to be preoccupied by some kind of desire which is not the realization of your own nature. Because that realization allows you to be able to really see what it is, to see yourself and also what happens at the exterior. There is no difference between the knowledge and the perception. You have to think about what you know and perceive with a pure heart. Therefore you can see without any emotion perturbing your perception or vision. As a result the same inner disposition enables you to understand and achieve the knowledge from the perception and information which you receive from the exterior through your orifices. The heart is the master of all that. The heart is the mind, the intelligence and the spirit, in general Chinese classical literature. "" - Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee, from "The Seven Emotions, Psychology & Health in Ancient China," by Claude Larre and Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee |
"The True Man of ancient times knew nothing of loving life, knew nothing of hating death. he emerged without delight; he went back without a fuss. He came briskly, he went briskly, that was all. He didn't forget where he began; he didn't try to find out where he would end. He received something and took pleasure in it it; he forgot about it and handed it back again. This is what I call not using the mind to repel the Way, not using man to help out Heaven. This is what I call the True Man."" - from Chapter 6, The Great & Venerable Teacher, of the Zhuangzi |
"The sage does not hoard. Giving his all to others, he is the richer for it. Not vaunting himself, he attains to wisdom. Not justifying himself he becomes illustrious. Not conceited he is effective. Not bragging he comes to be supreme. It is just because he does not vie with men that no one in the world can vie with him. How truly it was said by the Ancients 'the bowed becomes straight'!" - from Chapter 22 of the Daodejing, Laozi |
"When something has to be done, the wise man steps forward without fuss and deals with it as effectively as possible, but no sooner is the result ensured than he slips away to be free of unnecessary involvement. The true meaning of wei wu wei is not "doing by not doing" but acting in a manner that entails the least involvement and proceeds from the inner stillness of the heart. " -From "The Secret & Sublime," by John Blofeld |
"Outwardly go along with the flow, while inwardly keeping your true nature. Then your eyes and ears will not be dazzled, your thoughts will not be confused, while the spirit that dwells within you will expand greatly to roam in the realm of absolute purity. " - from the Huainanzi |
"In peaceful calm, void and emptiness, The authentic qi flows easily. Essences and spirits are kept within. How could illness arise?" - Neijing Suwen 1, lines 41-44 |
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