Taoist Texts

huh?

Of course. At the end of times the false teachings proliferate. Its in the scriptures. This practice promises rejuvenation and physical immortality. Do you believe these things are possible?

Have you seen some one like that? A young old alchemist?

hehe three years of ignorance and counting;) 吾聞諸老聃曰：天子崩，國君薨，則祝取群廟之主而藏諸祖廟，禮也。卒哭成事而後，主各反其廟。君去其國，大宰取群廟之主以從，禮也。祫祭於祖，則祝迎四廟之主。主，出廟入廟必蹕；老聃云。」

They got nothing. This is one solid stream of insults uninterrupted by any logical reasoning. Which is good, because it does demonstrate that these salesmen have nothing but insults to sell or otherwise.

. Ancient histories describing the rise of states in the Korean peninsula, and the archaeology of the period—although later than state formation in China—suggest that shamanism is implicated in the organization of Korean states. For example, excavations of royal tombs reveal that the kings and queens of Old Silla (traditional dates 37 BCE to 668 CE) were interred with shamanistic crowns bearing gold antlers and stylized trees sprouting from a gold circlet as prominent symbols of royalty. Historic sources indicate that state rituals of the Goguryeo kingdom (traditional dates 57 BCE to 668 CE) did not merely tolerate shamans, but required their services to mediate disastrous events. A portrait of a woman shaman was painted on a Goguryeo tomb wall,

These people are not just ignorant. It is fascinating that their opinion is always a 100%, unadulterated opposite of the truth. To any reasonable person it is obvious that stalinism is based on Russian orthodoxy since the only country in the world where these two ever existed and succeeded one other is Russia. But a neidaneer, with his unfallible instinct for the false, will pick this example as obvious. Amazing.

Shanlong you can not sway liberals. They always side with the government and since the government sponsors the rapefugies, so they side with the rapefugies, lying that 'they are not all bad'. but sometimes they do not lie. Rote Antifa posted a picture of young feminist on Thursday, holding a sign that stated she preferred rapists from Syria and North Africa over nationalists in Germany who have demanded Chancellor Angela Merkel stop taking in more refugees. “Prefer sexually active fugitive as German racists,” was featured as the pictures caption. Read more at http://redalertpolitics.com/2016/01/29/german-feminist-welcomes-refugees-better-rapists-racists/#T39r3q3dVOba5qbG.99

That is easy to correct. I think you will agree to the following reasoning. At the dawn of the history people held certain beliefs. Those beliefs, no matter animistic or shamanic, involved designated specialists to communicate with spirits. The most apt name for such specialists are 'shamans'. One important responsibility of shamans was maintaining a history of past divinations and controlling the propriety of rituals. According to historical evidence, those two responsibilities were included in Lao-zi's job descriptions, thus he is a shaman. Since he is the founder of Taoism, it follows that Taoism has originated from shamanism.

You just used 3 undefined or non-consensual terms. Thats how.

It is interesting how those who side with neidan are unwilling to come up with logical reasoning for their opinions. They just state unsupported statements. What is the point of this no-lesson? Lets say we call a specific human behavior animism now instead of shamanism. Does it make it non existent or proves that 'animism' is not a root of anything? This is both irrelevant to your opening claim, and unsubstantiated. Again, a completely unsupported opinion. Supported opinions must include a 'because'.

lol;)

From the new testament. not from the old one.

Some more love to go around;) 11. “Daoism starts with the body” Misconception: “Neidan is superior to all other practices because it is based on dual cultivation of the mind and body, while all other practices are lopsided”. Why it is wrong: First, the neidanists claim that they practice the dual cultivation, then they turn around and claim that they cultivate the body first. But in reality they do neither. What, in their ignorance, they believe to be either their dual practice or their body-first practice, is actually a deviation which is called 走火入魔 zǒuhuǒ rùmó ‘roving fire, entering demons’ Unwittingly, they activate the so called ‘false fire’ or the ‘empty fire’ which dries up their bodies producing: (1) sensations of localized hot spots in the body, spontaneous movements - ‘roving fire’, and (2) irrational emotions of anger, delusions of grandeur, greed - ‘entering demons’. Besides observing their behavior on the web and in the real life, how else can this diagnoses be confirmed? It is actually rather simple: they boast about it. When, after a seminar, the grateful students leave glowing reviews on a webpage of a neidan school, these reviews boil down to: (1) “After the seminar, I feel heat radiating from my dantian, at my kidneys, my hands and feet are always hot now, spontaneous movements have been activated” – sensations of ‘roving fire’, (2) “After the seminar, I have become more attractive to people, especially of the opposite sex, the things are magically going my way, my business prospers, I am a part of a great teaching now” – delusions of ‘entering demons’. Far from being disabused of these errors by their teachers, the students are encouraged to persist in their errors by their blind teachers, leading the blind. They irony is that they mistake a common deviation - for a great achievement, the trivial spontaneous movements - for the primal qi, the false internal feelings - for the neidan (the internal medicine of eternal youth). Of the neidan, in their delusion, they also boast to possess, which is of course a major symptom of a deviation. Correct answer: the neidanists mistake deviations for achievements, a brief flaming of a false fire for the true energy. There is a sappy Chinese song also called (for a reason) zǒuhuǒ rùmó ‘Roving fire, entering demons’, - a tribute to the madness of the first love, to the hot flashes, the raging hormones and the general silliness of youth, which, similar to the illusory achievements of the neidanists, will pass only too soon. Let them have their fun while it lasts. Enjoy the song!

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3)

dude be strong and never give up on your dream. u can still become a ballerina if you give your 100%. we all are rooting for ya.

but you are a ballerina, no?

Some time ago he likened the members of this forum to barking dogs. I donno if this is an improvement.

Whenever their seminar selling business is slow they come out and attack other practices, as an ad campaign. Once a month they do that;)

well may by for u it is not;) they do. a terminal barrier.

more of utter ignorance. these guys do not know the very basics 得道有四難，是那四難？一、人身難得；二、中華難生；三、明師難遇；四、真道難逢。 Obtaining Dao has 4 hardships: the human body is hard to get; it is hard to be born in China; an enlightened teacher is hard to meet; the true Dao is hard to encounter. The true Taoists emphasize that the human body is the foremost blessing on the way; the false one treat it as a given. But still kudos to them, 1 out of 4 is not bad;)

right but... is having a body a good thing or a bad thing?

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