Interesting Quote/Article on original Taoist Alchemy

he ahsnt told me he’s coming. perhaps he’s too occupied, doesn’t want a companion, or simply doesn’t like me. hope he has a good trip. the chicks where i am are hotter.

I consider these two categories totally specious and mis-described.

shen (hsien) taoists, specifically “School of Interior Gods” alchemists are seeking spiritual immortality, not to live physiclaly forever. That is just kung-fu novel take on it. Time to read deeper texts.

wu-wei does not mean “non-actioni”. It means, according top classical chinese scholars Roger Ames and Tom Hall in their Daodejing: A Philosophical Translation, : “no coercive action”.

Don’t fool yourself. Sitting in quiet contemplation of your navel, or practicing “letting go” is taking an action. Every type of meditation is an action that has effects.

michael