The practice of Neidan(內丹)

[DynamicEquilibrium]

7 hours ago, ChiDragon said:

 

Yes, I figured that there was something hidden in the username.  Without any explanation, I see 性命雙修 is taken place in your daily life. What a coincidence, Wu Wei helps me to do the same. 

So far it eased my heart from a lot of burden, improved my health, clarified my mind, pacified internal conflicts, harmonized my human relationships...all this is very real for sure.  You've said it all. The mutual resonance on our part 可算得是知己知彼. No wonder the friendly gesture is unavoidable.

Absolutlely right, same goes for me from your posts and writing style. 

I don't regret to have taken a step out, now i have a new friend. 

[DynamicEquilibrium]

6 hours ago, Nintendao said:

and heaven and nature sing!

 

have we arrived at the gate?

 

 

Thank you. 

 

The OP ask fundamental questions and makes a very good observation: 

 

"there are actually many "unknowable" elements to human existence. Why does one person have a good response with a certain method, while another person suffers a lot of setbacks with the same method, or even has a terrible side effect? Who can really explain it? Precisely because these things are hard to say or know, you don’t hear many people in Taoist temples saying, “This is the one and only way to practice” or “It will definitely end bad if you practice that way.” There are nearly infinite variables in life. So many things really varies from person to person."

 

In the same way, it is not rare that what we call 'love' between two people end up in the killing of one of the partner. Not rare too that our choices and decisions in many different areas of life make us end up in very difficult and complicated situations, troubles, disorders, problems, diseases.  

 

Taoism has ways to answer such questions, individually, it is called taoist counselling. There are reasons underlying tangible and intangible phenomenas that can be calculated, measured and analyzed which can explain why for exemple this particular individual should not practice by this way, and methods to establish a tailor made 'training program' for that particular individual. 

 

From the point of view of taoist counselling, it is a daring bet to engage head first into something without knowing the odds. 

 

Why nowadays we can't find these taoist ways in taoist temples, Neidan schools, online Neigong academies etc is very simple, the speaker in the video learnt taoist practice at the Baiyunguan in Beijing if i recall correctly. This is a very special environment with its historical and cultural history, but unfortunately the original meaning and purpose of this place may have change into something else around the 50's. 

 

Today, 99% of the taoist channels linking to the west originate in this 'something else' which is devoid of the original value, meaning and purpose of taoism as a prehistorical intangible cultural heritage, but as you can feel from your 9th sense, we are almost arrived at the gate. 

Edited 2 hours ago by DynamicEquilibrium