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Right, chum. I am advertising Lu Dongbin here. By the way, I have succeeded: at least one British 'grandmaster' has finally heard this name because of my advertisement.

Can you read what is written and not what you want to read? The school was created from an orthodox Daoist lineage, not from texts. But looks like your only goal here is trolling.

Thank you for the comment, that's exactly what I am trying to tell. BR

Well, you can blame the Patriarchs of Daoism. Maybe they were not as smart as you are. BR

I am not. The true methods are never described openly. Zhongli Quan doesn't describe them. That is the answer to your question. BR

'Historic text'? So you don’t know who Lu Dongbin and Zhongli Quan are, dear teacher of teachers? Well, I am not surprised. That depends on what 'success' is in your understanding. Definitely, any path leads to some result, and you are free to call it a success. But these results may differ. BR

Wuliupai is a known and respected school in the Daoist circles of China. So I wonder how much do you know about the Daoist schools and their ways.BR

In general, neidan (internal alchemy) is. In particular, the true methods are never described openly. BR

You are wrong, my dear British chum. I don't know who damdao is, but he is definitely not from Wuliupai. Also, it looks like he is from Argentina, and I really doubt that Argentinians have 'Slavic mindset' (and I also doubt that the disciples of Lu Dongbin and Zhongli Quan had one). But definitely you can go on posting your thoughtful interpretations of the words of the famous Patriarchs of Daoism. BR

The translation (Russian-to-English) is not perfect, I do understand. But hope everyone understands what's written there. Regarding triumphalism, my dear British chum. It's kind of funny to hear that from a guy who calls himself a grandmaster But if only you read the text carefully, you might have noticed that this is a translation of the words of Lu Dongbin and Zhongli Quan. If you consider their words 'triumphalism' - well, good luck finding greater authorities in Daoism. Finally, I don’t really think that discussing the personality of a topic starter instead of the text (which is a translation of the Daoist classics) is a good idea to start a conversation. At least, it is not an evidence of good manners. BR

These methods (and the others described in the text) can give some results, but not immortality. That is the difference. BR

The true methods are never described in the texts, unlike the false ones. BR

Hi damdao, One of the founders of the School, Liu Huayang, was a Buddhist before becoming a Daoist. Also, there are a lot of references to the Buddhist concepts in the Wuliupai texts. So there is a connection between Wuliupai and Buddhism. BR

Hi damdao, Thank you for your interest. I will publish the first translation this week. BR

There are no videos, the School is not that open. That also applies to all kind of public retreats. Regarding the articles: I will publish some in a few days. BR

Hi MooNiNite, Thank you. The current Patriarch of the School in China is the Teacher of the United Yang (Daoist name). I will publish the translations of some of his texts later. The Master of the Russian branch of Wuliupai (the one I belong to) is Dmitry Alexandrovich Artemyev, my teacher and a disciple of the Teacher of the United Yang. He translated a lot of Chinese texts into Russian, and I will publish some of these texts translated into English. BR

I mean it is not a method in Wuliupai. There are practices that give quieting the mind as a result. BR

Quieting the mind is a condition of cultivation, but not a method itself. It is a result of other methods. Wuliupai is a descendant of Dragon gate, but its methods differ. That's because the Patriarchs of Wuliupai also belong to other (non-DG) lineages. Also, it is worth noting that Wuliupai has no official website in English. The one you can find is semi-official, made by volunteers, and some part of the information there may be incorrect. BR

I would also like to answer the post from another thread here: In our school, it is considered that the principles of Daoism and early Chan are identical, but that does not apply to the latter period of Chan/Zen. There was a lot of traditions in the past that are based on the principles similar to the ones of Daoist alchemy, but there are much less of them today. BR

Sure, just wait a bit. BR

Hi Aethorous, Thank you for the questions, 1) In fact, that is not in our nearest plans. I want to be understood correctly: my goal here is not to advertise the School, but only to give some information about the authentic tradition of Daoist alchemy, since there is a lot of pseudo-Daoist schools and teachers. Anyway, besides that, I think that visiting USA or Canada can be discussed, but only if there is a lot of interested persons. 2) The requirements are very strict, but visiting China is not one of them at the moment. Learning is not that expensive, and we do accept people who are in college. BR

Hi DAO rain TAO, Thank you for the question. This is a basic method of our school, but it is a high level one in comparison to the post-heaven practices like qigong. It doesn't use postures and mind, that's the difference between pre-heaven and post-heaven methods. BR

Hello, I am from Russia, and I am a disciple of a Daoist school Wuliupai (here you can read a bit more about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuliupai). Here I am planning to give some info about the School, its main principles, and also publish some translations of the classics that are either written by the Patriarchs of the School, or other famous Patriarchs of Daoism and inner alchemy (neidan). Also, I am always glad to answer any questions.

Hi Michael, Thank you for your interest. I will answer you in detail a bit later, in a separate topic. BR