Understanding Reality by Chang Po Tuan-tr.-Thomas-Cleary-1.pdf

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STANDIG A as m ss by Cg P   C Cy by  g           

    • 

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      e ees  ssee sse e a a  fe fe   use of  hin ss Ps  otes 

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e esta Rety    ect ect Epato I

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Stee Stee veses veses , epesetng epesetng  et ouces " of  a a  et et oues " of o f yag , o o  oe pou  " of e  

I Sxtf Sxtfo eses, eses , oe  oee e o o  te  ube u be o o ss s s  e I hing  57   57    te   cbe cb e a a  ace ace  59  59   te escet escet oo ace ace  8  te tue ea    usn lea    ot usg us g lea le a   y   lea an ecu y   te te oe o e eegy of otgness otgness    ae ae ad a d e    eaeea d eateat    vet ve tg g ate ad e e    e ve eleets elee ts  8  e o poles  

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      e ees  ssee sse e a a  fe fe   use of  hin ss Ps  otes 

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e esta Rety    ect ect Epato I

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Stee Stee veses veses , epesetng epesetng  et ouces " of  a a  et et oues " of o f yag , o o  oe pou  " of e  

I Sxtf Sxtfo eses, eses , oe  oee e o o  te  ube u be o o ss s s  e I hing  57   57    te   cbe cb e a a  ace ace  59  59   te escet escet oo ace ace  8  te tue ea    usn lea    ot usg us g lea le a   y   lea an ecu y   te te oe o e eegy of otgness otgness    ae ae ad a d e    eaeea d eateat    vet ve tg g ate ad e e    e ve eleets elee ts  8  e o poles  

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  z z      a         s 8    a a a  8   a a   i  26  7 -28  t in css    n n  cs csss  ating t ici  icin n 87 29 n t   i css css   xtacti xtacti an aiin ai in 8 7 3 n t in  in css css  inba in bain in  3  t n  n c  css ss  ming min g      32  i  i a yag  rnng rnng t  cn   33  atg 1 4 n cltal ig an an maal nng n ng  35 th a  ani nig g  xagas  3-3 n th  t t in in g g   yag an clmn cl mna ann  in    38 al al  39-40 n t  ystios   ssnc a sns 10 41  n ing 11 4  mal mal a mal 1  44 n g an nn bng 10 45-46  non of h e e  0 4 n t lix lix  cyall cyalln ngg o o  whn 10 4  n  n ong fo fom m wtho wt ho 10 4 n t t tw lxs lx s nn nn  an o o     sv val val  10  n nn  nn t h ot ot 110 5  th sw  w w  111 53 n a  amn mno o cbnaon cbna on f n an a n e 1 54 n ga ga an e e   5 n t s s  a a  csta csta   the ex e x 1 5  c c t t a a 11 5     mchan mchan  of tav 11 5  hogh hogh v  vstg stgaon aon o nce nc e    n  n a tacr tac r 1   sng ac ac nat 1   on a sf sfcc c c 1 -3  i  i a at  at 11   ixng wt na  na soct a  teating teatin g   2 2 222 2

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aos  a os as og a a potat oe  te eveop et o Cese vzao  paua  te els o aua see , e s  soog A etee ope penoeo ao s as use an ea o epesso a uee a eas o togt a ao toug ts og sto A o g ts oes o pojeton a sees o nuee a be ounte osopy, ots, ego  oloe a tolog sae an o e  os o o vsa at a esgn poet us a sog aa a to, eba ad psosoa ee al euato, aal as ay sateg a aey, bot aea an sal  I ve o ts eaab e pouso o os , a attet to estabs stoa s og eve one o te os o atvt at ave bee abeed aost eets t oabe pobes Peas te sge ost e aepte aost te s e aous o  hing but se te eags o ts ote  o annot be ente establsed b oa tea eos a nteetatons va eoosl at eta pots e oto o aon toug assoation it te teaigs o te o  hing s o ubous value oeoe aoist teate as ote o ove to tousad eas te eistee o degeeatos a abeatos de te b o te ao ts a assed i beee ieet os o aos a wel be oe tat as i at apse  o oe at as o te beg  g abiae by alse aalog eveteless  i oe ee to potese a  e i  aog qu e ere os o aois ot pesg to eopas evet lle Ts  s potess a e t the atiale beh he er u aet  aeos tog i aoist eh  cce he bee resee gt be u   te e  es  e   h  tsel: "A a tat  be erbze s   er   r   log tat a be esgae s   cs ery e r 

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 oaos of aois his i uu   sso i os r si o  a  i    ssmai obsaio opaio  p    abu o spu raios  i i   aos" a a fomaios is u       re h somar sios of thouh o o s  sor i  e b ha  oins o  iaos o    b posiiv asran b io hos is siu is u o o  o h ri n au of   aa  aois tu  u  aso o h pui of assoca aa c wo p h ois  a ism o spc s o or acs Wha ses o b a om ee s h i h Tos ransces hisoyra so  sa  i h ss h  s conac wh ohe enso of xpri bo h rrsi a horzona n a i as to rea  bfo hisor. Taos on ay associas s ear  arcuao o h rsia p h h vy bnns o roohs iiza io bu aso cis oon or perioaly renewe coac i a hihr sor .  is o o cos  a a necssa  ve e d o an of h fns aes of Taos hso  oer o apecae t s rprsaios of h coon conon a h scr of  ui s as ecv   coioa soiad i t t rawork o e an spc  s no abso  a h h  xts t  uma  h ona or xrisona percpo  a sense  h b possib o epre th pesc    mals  oners n aos o as a nao  nst  u ossibiis  has oen b os oro tha u th  dsripos of xorina powrs al o  aalable tu  ei ko  o b fou a o t o  a is phs  sa han sch possibis s hi e o th o  o s aos srss he issu of th us a fnctio of s oed an por o ha h ee f of he pssiii ti aom  so o h acta idiidl and ti et  a deii o h xers o lede ad   s p io to suodae eryhn in  pat t  s  p staliaio  osness  m es anrs er he aists  th shs i  o  no y the e o ole eait o it   aos   distt moet te t  t  ti ies  oed t  oait   a i  i a os i t as   i  

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   ccn i  s ccording in bo socia and si c cc   oowr o Co Ri srov o op   c r o be  snce of Buddis nd Co nfuciais  w  i  c of Coee Ri aois w very oer, an i   i suerseded e ged d fiing schools of C 'an Bud , ic  for ceuies exred enorous iuee o Ciese cviiio o be sur Coe aiy aois ad u i co o wi a Buddis, noably ildig cocred iaio exr cises nd  racic of inrodig res vies of radiional eigs Aong  irary oras usd i  oecio o Colee Ry ois wa e voabury ad igry o alchey oe o h os ncen d widsread res of ieres in Cha o aoe by se e w oiss  n egory fo a  ocss of ier aoro  d subiio e rse ex, Uert  Ret, s oe o he  sics o is siriu cey, n is si osie a b ocuen f aois e science 

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Udsadg Rat (Chns W Ch P) s on of  bsc cs sics of ois spru chy s pcc  e Cop a (  uch) scoo o os  Wr   h r 1841, h ois Cu u  scrb s sus hn h ron  hs ers : i Pon of h Esrn Hn ynsy (23220 C  rs ve h cs cs n xoun s sorc ruhs, coposi  T  T'u Ch  . . . In h Sn ynsy (9601279 Ch zu copos h W Ch . Boh exs r prnn uies o h su of  o ."  Cn oun sy zuyn, v ro pprox 983 o 108 H s consr h founr of h soc souhn schoo of op Ray os. As h v bfor h ispr pubc rec oiion n nsuonzon of Cop Riy ois  oo lc unr h succssors n scnns of W Ch (117) , our of h norhrn school,  s non bou hs if. In, ar fro hs r rospciv rconion s h rs prirch of h souh er schoo of Co  y os , C is    o spl s  uhor of drstad Rat, coser  bsic ex by prc ioers of o ohrn an sou hr schoos  Cg Po-un orgil  su ofu c ins bu  vu u r  o esoe ric suis   r ree flu r o ss cvl seice ex  ios . He aso r iel i secuar subjcs, ncudig l, hecs, eii  , iliry siece ,  roo ,  geogrphy. Accorg to o n e soure h expe riece  i g hile su  yig Bu  hist  ierure b u t   is ai n o  "he Tao of ui co wih he fudeal was sti ll co lee , he coiue to ravel in search o elit. 2 hgs sh eed h h  h Ts  u Ts'   s  h   ear  iu is suosed o h  h scs f s  hu g h 'u  u Tu  n, h  ls s  h

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r   c o ng C n  dd of  wf n ur3   cas, ng  bvd o av arnd  so or of c o u 'o and o av ubsquy cod  rocss uccu n  bca  ar n s on rg, oug r s no rc o  vr avng foudd ny sor of orgazaon;4 nar  n o s f  coosd Uetig Re and sd  o a ro, rqusng  o crua : A  I av ard n y f s rn ,''   rord o av ad on s ocao. Crua , ad sody r  b os wo arrv a  ay roug s book 5 Aordg o Cang's on rfac o s Ue  Ret,  oosd  x baus  oug al raur and s xgss n s  obsu ad ofud H alo shd o hz  conun of Budds Cofua, ad aos v addng a andx dvod o Budds su bjs  rsn ransao of Ueg Re  bd o, ad ud,  on of Lu 1g, a C'g dyay aos o lk Ca Poua w dy vrsd  Budds ad Co  ll  os, d xrssy ddad s orks o ovg ob ur oud a ogy  l lrau. u l ha alcal rology ogay a rv dv, a bo a l r ga lg     ba cl; h s on aos ss a s kd by ga ly ds, ad uquvoal udao of ras  rdd   r hl . As w Chag oua, hr s o vd of  1g's b s n ay foa ogazao, ad  dal of h lf ar ah obu. Ardg o  o gs, hc a  h d o h g y ough h r qa of h h u ,  f o a  ag f   sa of h , ad ll ah gs w  vualy jd a dgra r g a a wo nsd   a ss of  ssal oa f bala  n yars ar   ar ar s gda abl h o rs a h dubs Fr y yar  rad oa  h wod  orkg o l, ad  a a ly saad a ghsa ad Fun,  sud h varu gs of avlg  cha oa soar aa borr ad lus  h aard a a ys s  rkd as a ahr r l gag  oruo d rr f b l su as a ad brg uy  rb a abdo aos lsr ad lvd hr  r w ars ug s rd  ss  hav arad a c  o dscs  cod ar  lasc suh a h 

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hi g, e Ts  n T 'ug C ' d Ud erstad R  ealty along with a coderbe numbe r of original poe and essay. 6 T op y o Cs hicl or is a is  l o onis . A or Tois sys  Chins lchica xs r o ni ino  y o xi suy n horouh isia o i i  o n . Why is i h no o ih prooun nin in Toi  o o o orz  ? 7 Th hr is a cr in iony lyn i qusio bo prn h on rcs n o  opnn n o h   Ch n ny c  y y of ioon o  pn ok  ill y ocs on h  in poins f  n o ersad eat  iu pns i n appn  os o  h pci l r no oh upo in h irouc ion    onp h  o n ou o phis hr  yin n yan   ns   ss n i i n iio   us of  C sn  h qsio o p il  briy consir .

   Th cocp o yi  a y ors o of h ic n p   ive hs of aois hou  us o scr  a r o opposi ios a  ol mriis i h physic an  e ap hysa  ors.  h eangs of op li y Taois   n h in he presen work,  n  a ha a u r of ssociaios hic represen rous qaes nd  o  u rs no i Tois hos of hman develoen. Ge er a  y sng hree apecs or pha e of a os ra e  re xpressed n ter m s of yi n d yang . Tese are refer red to a gQ_� g wh repellg yi , blenc g y�n. �nd  n, nd transcedin n  nd t· merpr  the�e h ae s, te a soca tios o yn ad yang dff er   o d  g o he seif roess ei ng esr e   In s on of e ba eues of n an ang s e r of   d ar. A one eve of erreaon, een refers o  dd ghe onsousness, beond he ons of ord  a oon; er reers o he exerene of he eera W(J d . Te       ha being s osdered a baed combintn  ths t  s o xree s s xess n  l�s n "eg n  r d  g   e   ro ma u<   ighr, vatr s   n M wh     vn v n  rl dmi     n  nn  n n -

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cri   Lu -g's commenry as " nconsciosy folowing he scrib s t   bdy ws qf_Gd. '' In scr ms , t  obeying t h md , o dese cnfom ng to rean .

 rcic procere or epeling yin n oering y oten ened in oi ex bicy conit o tnin oo rom te oin ne ec o t mint i, cqie habit o tot n eeingn orer o ncre warene o te rece ceet i , wic i cnie  e origin , p imor id Cop Reit im nd n indcion  ti pctice in e o ine o e ncien cic o  Chg " ect epie t the extme, rd ine caeuy  yrd thig ct i cncert,  eeb wc he retr I ccring to te Coete Reliy nrpeto, eptine d tilne reer to qietig the ent tk ic ti e cqued old ie  hbitl ieet theein " thng ct in cocert I tey c the e  taken t en tat ing ti rctice e lee tig  teele, n big inle it exenl ject  ite , y ea  e i ne n ie, "tcig  the "et  y, the iinl ind whic  been  bced by cqie eta hat  eagle en in tig  te wr.  accg t he ee ei co uerig  thi ctce, tie i t a en  a men, n  pacice  epie  e i pped  ae  denie ciax nd u tce . e poce  re_e i i ten cled he "i ne�e  and Coee Reali ext pe  petin he in cnegene  we ll  elin he  cnegene u i a t ening: excli u dne ondiionn   exent a  il  ee th  n  ia  nc ig mnan c    ex    nery o l    e o A ovnn uon   bln  x a ilo ma b o  e b   ngg  a   dig   b oi e d pen deilitting e uel of     o  exee d  need n   o  oe   od by ge, n e or n,

    t on' w hol xpeence  oldd by f d  be d cat·goris  mpelld b y th a ssoci tons n rucur ffordd by  particulr gua g , o b a nua  in nr l,     b s bom resrictiv, lk a prson of te mind. Moder n sychogs rogz  u ssocitions or ra cions o l bels, b hey mo ve r inu, f ivl lock a bsorpion of informtion, o sy ohg of uersa d; is s a bs on of T aoist le ning teoy. T  sm pon is m n h openng lnes of e   "  p  a e vealzed is no  pan p erooy  n be desiga is n onstn eminolo T is mg be a sed  syn tt te is ala o han what n be encomss  y omlaon we that fomulin be a wo, a uae, a sstem o out o a l ulue T his oes no ey the elave valit  usfuless o a such tools ahe it as h ete o ate otetia,  ossiilit o poess an eeo. T eee Comlete Reait aist teaci es ot sa ha unan t o oniioing is evil nl that it shoul e a sean athe ha a mse Fo s stanpot uae coitioi is ot ba pe se, i is he suce  wat is the suocatio o te ai livi otential o he iiu an cunit Oe avate o eig able o san se om h uae  ecove  awaeness  h unondione imoa mn is at t alws a moe objeiv assessmen of t vaue  oeise  paticula haits o patens of beavio nd  alows lewa wtin whc t i  ehaio Wha te Comlee Reat Taist stives fo is o aain auonoy,  feeom t e  nt to e t   t  acoing to the ees of e ston at han I ts sese e ep is sai o tanscend yin nd yag eachin an uee state i ic on ''oes ohin, e oes nying  is is alue o i te pesent et i epessios such  "nete bein  noein, eihe maei o vo  e accolise aoist in this sense is eite a wollin or an oeorll ancote, bu uses bth volven a withawal  ecessay eans  an ultat blace an competeess Aer ai o potn es anlgus to eaven a eah s "he n f  an te human i Accong to he C o Ci he  of ao s te "snn , whle te uan n is e "an erin n. at te aois res    ese ers, s o s e anerin an susan e sng, efecng ereby a sabn  c aeness s racce s als ese b aner fas   e  

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  i  t y (III), wic i itrre to   e n mi o it r in n rocction    eer o te einreri te oc o iewit e  wee o rey  i o o n e n mi re o ocite wit "re nowe  "cocio nowee Re owee i e to e onicre immeite knowi oriny nerent in te mn ben n not th proct o enin  Concio nowege i te eery wre o orinr ie ore by trining n experience  ot im i to oen cocon n thereby ow greter cce to reity big ment ht tbin coco ow  re nowee o tht it  ot bect to itorting nence hi i o exree in ter o kig re kowee conco n concio nowee re  Re owee nd cocio knowege re i tr octe wth "en d eence  ence  he eence or n et tre  conone te ee i t ction  I te coditoe te  eece  oe ito peronit n tmpermet whe ee wder it eing  he eort hre  to o ee ad eence h may be d ecre  deeopng a ee o the re eence  m an eg ay ec ro te eece o cocioe rhe ha hrgh h acq pychooicl cog  tmpeme   Thi i a   e pig concione opn nd i whe cang en  jc ng thi e trcec  erc mea xa hgh h greer perpecti ded b the m  Ta  in n ng e  cmm ee  xl a m an tee term re then ppd t h y  ag c  exmple the ence  coci wege in  ha     a o be exibe bece t h o  r galy     a nowedge n he mind  T i a   m    jc and uequvoc The jining  h  m ha h xil c cioune ntea o cnmg o e ara nce  y nd onen i  b ed  h me  e g   u concio nong   d h   it  acc  a  ng  o  nowng n th  e ha     al jc o onoun e qu o xibl n rme o o a an a nrou ot on  eeenc   aca   ee of nou noldg ad  ne  rl keg        u ng dce mn a ng 

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cisiss ss iribii a indomitabiliy; h ls ocis i wi amt ice ereniy. will. cnsieny, icai  bctii s r ibii Liu dne thi i tes  sotr umiit csii o oer s i mli i   ini . a ms  s rs to ibi it  ol an e  cus i i  rm rm comu s ab  ott   a ene f rn m ou a imaiai  o ts is  pries  us b sus b e sime erms i    rs  s assciains i s  bi  i a a a is  aim a ts ors o  an a ar soms i  scia am  tru  in an ru n Sa in a ms abu    baac xbi a rmss Lu Imn i is  o  sas  f o is awys   w b imuous ss ad man; on t tr a if n s aways s  w acia a b nfc Baac  cocus  cs  ss  w wi xi bi n ac  r us i aa n lan b  coc baac of y a a  ms f s qus a cas  mss n xbi s con man b o soci  as w  o sual   In  cx f u cc y a ya as corsd  stss an movn bo of wc  usd  Co Ra os nn Slnss ay an acu ysca snss cmmo us  n d  acvn nn slnss ;  s as usd o ma  s n of cn unsbl qu suc as ndcvss a  a  i s us o  o a sa f nwad nqu y n  s of aco  Movn   nub o nns n Com Ry os rs;   n avl yscal cs psycosomc ecs or on acvy   wold Cb cves  cula ae o gv sc s as b an oan p of h ovll css of u vlon copssn n bee o onself w ou w bn o oes   somwa o sube ann  sllss  oveme s essce n unco of weness Ts socaon as n  cote  a secc xecse descb  slenc e n o ev fo uco o ess�c unl quescnce ces  cl ollowed by spoous ac o o e conscous oenl ol se b mena ouie  e o  ne pos o aos pacce he s o scer  exac qua o e oveme ollowng sllness o dene wee  s  act ovee o e pmol   o To o wer  s mxe w e cque umn ealy

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 n Cn  Com Riy oi acin   n roc y concnrion on i no ncriy cin o  o  o ni o ycooica coniionin an y oy o  n orry ync. r  h proc r ce o ixir bc y i in im. Accorin o  oi o o ning n ncni yin n yn i h l nyi r  ppo o  no x iy n iln  mmn in  min commry on Uertg Ret hi banc ingrio  rrr o by mn o an xprion om h I Chg, rnqil n np y niiv n ci n by  commo i h lway clm y wy rponi alway rpoi y lwy clm i  coni o b  bic pc o h niin  ha  r wihin my  pimy m  aoi prcic. e fe eees  concp o   lm lik h  yin n yang i  o  baic cipv mork o in  mpl aliy chool o om. o wll ablh w h n o  lm cmpoing h   c  kn a  cam i  claiy in in m    i mic  ic i pyily  con   i i ci   a  m in pycholgy.     ci  ai a l    moor cm  c   hi achig .   ompl aliy cl jcin o im   h m cmmon coc o i   icio  ciin   an g i cal mblg   m.   m  rpr b h phyca m   a    a  i rn an  cc lg ral klg  nc a n T   qvn  mli o  v  rp   l g  yn n yag  a n c ao  c  cc knwlg an   l nwg   wh  ca g al   m o  r ill  r n   ig  qrd ga bw  cono   c . o  b  h v ln   cr  "o lng  "rvrl.  or o  c rv rom  nn d h   n i   c n o   no or gv     Tai a l  v   o rp i    cy o rc

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 ia   i i rsus  rimr     m  i rmi   ii  m s are  ti or hrmful   ar wras   rimri   m   er te with   r  ar  ii  m are rm· heras  mia  ms ar u i   ass rr  ruti  t    m s is d-irearth mlaw a s   t iti sa    d  stands  mran  r ii art r rbirar  ma  lns war r sir  s rms mrmt rus la a us arbra its iis u s ls u sis  sirs ru mramt  s ss a l  n smwa rmiist   Bus a f  wl cl    I  ml sa w sans  ss  r   sisnss a f u n mal   ss a wa r ra kwd H s   f wamawar d ssn dus l kwld al knw rus  ss u sns ducs u n  nn us   susnss  cnscu sss dus ssn   class d f  m u cmn    ms is  awamw  c qals rd  cr  mn rmn wl s a  ar nras  b ns ; b nis m ra kwd s a i ras  ds; dsis rm susss s a i bms a an nsabl; lay ms ss s a i rams i ns; s cm ssnc s a  s md i mram Ts s anr wy  dsbn  c  nn  Rvrsn  muu a -vcn l ss vrms is s h rrn   ss ; ru sns ms al s a i  rurs o car scusnss; car nscusnss vrcms sr s a i rurs  ral kwl ; ral kwl voms wllfuss s a  rturs   nt; tru t vrms tmp t  a  r tu r ns o ess nc .

 l w as ans  s sel  remebr a   a d mpd  asm en wi a palar o f om  a be den  n was w e ru  a re s  e sadard sm a s ursl appd  mpa f  pro  deal w aos raure ma b used frm e a a  ders frm e pe aeme f  o  Ching e a e e aur a e us dere  plaao a ere e   are of rprea e  ra u  e

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   t t  cd t conditiond form of te a vta   s o sx t. n Compt Rait aoism sexu aity as o o ssocitons  nd  ts operation nd mpoyent are treatd a a cc ss.  sic prmise in ts regard s tat sxua ativity can t oost o dpt nrgy te fundanta ai of Compte Reaity s seems to e to ontro and onsious diret sexuatyneite e cy  indne aording to Cang otuan ato of Uner sang Rely, wi te on to the goa . n Cang s soutern soo of Compte Reity aois seua nteouse both ysia and mena) ws sd to ctivate energ bis n eat eseay in te e of prctitions o vad age. As it breating eeses an syoso mtic conntraton practis sexua teniques are osre hazaous f impropr peored. ost iterature abounds th angs about te msus of sexuaty ot teiay an eneay; s t ohe aspects of ife n t wod te matte s rsne s a queston of wt one s controed by one s energies o  ont o of he e disci nating mnd efes to oneptu ztio . hs s gare s  caratest of te hua  oo by so a o ctie history; i is useu for eeyay afs bu t uey e n mitin. On fature of e snatg m s h  ozes mtpicit ; witout te ba ato o e eeo o o unity it is poe to aty ss n b. uho  he ates orng to hh he sat  ozs  o naes is atiites ae asoat h an une by so   ura nty ty te o boe tay bo  h e wih then eases the teney o ros a  s s te e when spe o he hu   e o pete Reay aost teacngs oe aa y   h  tudes toa he srintn ;  s e that hs s bs sc eains re esse to hose  h h sat  h toug og use eoe ito  je os ty h sees o   disot oee no th s ae t s nees to    oectio tt ttent o eheet i ot e s  sai o be e fo won an he than f   o e fo s oud b tt o a ie i ostiba sey he a tio a ess f  te i a ne ess os e o h  d de  t cocpt ioae of  gie syse .  to   o ex  eibiy s te bg of he te o e o; d  ti uit is oetay emae o  oe a hi t o  t tnt t   f m it migt be sa tha oe  e   d t  os tic in tis espect.

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 n nn s cons  no o vaon o   u n   nn s uonomous wll o conco assocd w ulnss sncy an rlably wc acs as  ocl o o s cc  o l   wol   w s cld a  r  or  r  umn bn Ern nn on  o an s mor wllulss a wll an  s nuc by xrnl rssus and subcv dsrs  cons o  sob lb ocus o u   cvy o  n nn  s unsbl n cl   v bs n v ns r u sd o con scvy v vus n v vs  v vus sn quls wc r l o sulously omo socl  l n sonl dvlopn   v vs  oons n cvns clld vs o bnds bcus  nulnc obs  nvul o nry rson and nr uooy s n s l o b  cus f yscl d al dcln us  am o Col ly osm s o ovr  v ns by  v ss n subordn  v vs o  v r us  c d o  v vus sms o v akn a sa   work o  scod cnury BC Conca scor u Cusu wo s sd o av nrouc  old scm o  v s o Coucans Pror o s  ra Cofucan r cus    8 9 BC ad sok o four vrus  bnvolc  usc coursy a kowd  cosdrd vonc  ourow o sya us  a ourow o sa a do l  coursy a ourow o r c  a kowd or wsdo n ourow o  u or a ss  ig a wro cus consdrd  bs o s rs o   i a o   s o   us ar varouy rasa i l llsra i   c or icaos o  quis  rrs   c  ociad w uay kdss ad compsio sic i ca w iouss ad du Coursy  soca  c  a soa grac  odg or sdom s oca  isaio   a ai o rcps   ral   iu ar   deed. ei  ai i dr as  ir rr aodi   n    a  o  as a  ra attitudes ad aon ch  g  r ca a   L oth    c a pactica  Th th  tfuln, is pha  th qulity most  re    / d d     h  r  an  trn      t  bu      'Ei prc  i fa  wth  n    rg    u  

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  t rt ct t ts  s as cstt g e cre     ssee  fe

 nnr and ter ngrt  t man bng s call t scece  ssc n l (hsing-min hsuh), an s trm s cmml sed  dce t grl sbjct mr  Clt lty a s. s rss s tclarly sgcant  t t llstrts te ctet  t Cmle lt sc ta bo mndan and transcedenta el mt r rtt r te ralzat  man cmleteess.  ncn trtn , re e term sms  rgnate , hsing-ming generaly mans ma natre ad esy n Cmlete eaty ast s , t mns essnc and le , d as mn an bdy, r srt n  enr. s r sad t b  n te rmra stae , ten dvded b mrl ctng n s ses te scenc  ssence ad le s am  restrtn  t rmal rgac nt  mn nd by, srt d enr A n t ressn sc a sens,  t ce essence  es  bsc ntr  cnscsns, s t  be cale  or srt. The scal std  te scence  esece es t realzato o t basc re  rms  Plat s ear  t cave, te sty  essece s cmmly rcced by trg t attento r te saows  te wa  t rc  e lg tsel. one nt by crsve tog b by a c r snse , s s t s nn n C  a Bddhm a eeg  chinhing nd Cmle eaty Tas tet oen e e C a ress  rg e atten arn o l wrd o ec b  b rcc sd  bo scls r s roe. e se  le , al g  he eergy o beng , cde hycal e mssg, sycomac eercse, eerg coeao, d co ¥   gel  Wle m masns  e  ma t be r   sc, eerl ee ycal eercses re eeraly acc e b  m es r des. Te ec ea     ao   l and ell beg . The rcce vove   e  l  be mle, ad   generally n ths are a  e a l eaer a secs wt Comee           e ars   ysal eercse, e wo ye  knwn    el don are e p n  , et  b,    h h   abole bn . Te omer 

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 o       C    l l  o   vo o          o         S o wo  ·   l             wl  b b     o m     b    o    o vo m o m    l   bc o oy  co ,   c     g  b  w m   co   od     rlo    co o        L     bcd  bo ox dco cc m    o   o  o   co o , d m b d ml  xc o  wo c cld   ol o  Co Rl o  cc    coomc xc   Co Rt To  w  ow    wl " ( o e  T  o      coctto o  o, t cct  t  o  cc cn cd  c   ( nd e c,  t  , o  d , d dow      o of  to  bbvd    xrc,  t c cl    o h b ,  d  rt    o     ( n  ng  no)     , o    n r, ccd  co co w x cr   t ml    o  d , h by cr coc o  r , cr  xml  d ood s ,   o   t codcd b coco    t t bn, wr t  b" w  d oh d  b bl  o To do ot  h w or brrrn r nd z  cc o  cot     re hl d td   E conto l m z th  o  d d  t cd both xr o extrm wdrwl d cc  wl a g rdcto  cr ndtr  gy It   hr mo Tot ctntn t exct o togt d oton dr eo o r, ad  s dtrrt o  orgn nct  etn, tt, d ee e r objct   rll retrte er beled o d n recoer  ded ry  t n antan  cl elt  rey nd, n Comlt ty m wtdwl ad ede are  eerl le ttr r gal  at racte , bt ecc ec t be led l at rrt tme e geera ratce  adg r wate  nrgy ls t

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o  n n o co v e n pc c  p uu o   on ,  o e ono of e  u w e     In  ee , oc  c , nof  e oo npe o , e conee n ne  of e "cence o fe, pu  ec bo pcc  phyc we n e o  con In  nocon o ersnng Rely C Poun eo e oe ecn  Concu  ben y cocen  "fe, c e fe e  "fou n ue, o xo, no ence  ego. ee ue e  cee benec o  n  e conex o fe   he o  ol   e cn x o  pcoc eeen , b foe  e cc  of e e eee  o u enhce cocue  I , he uu o e "cece  eence n le c f he ne  oue eo of e  hu beg h e e  ncon of e chooc  hyc enee  he fcue  exeon, cobe wh  uca o he  w e evoe  Boh  e n e hzn e vwed  een  fg  ce uh ch ee  c nou ow  en bewee " heen n e . e se f   ss  c wh he  lchec e Undersnding Re i y e ce   he ce l I Ching    ec   e  c   hee e he   cl heen h e,  we   hen   erh = = e e "   p   e  , ce.      a    ce qe          a  e  ce  y  yg  A         g , e c f he          co ex f ug  e  r   gel   ee    l  cncoun     re  ee     evn, c    gl a     opon       r       a a   c e  y  e            , n e       ,     fre   n     o        a  

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ic  csius  c  c b  oniousnes" In noth ss  i ss r mui c    c  t b t   in thi   : smbi am ci s    n ben in   b mu iucs ruc he hu an ntit, whih i cr o  susctb   t i  t r   crs t  ccus ow  t um m   ent    o ee o t r   he b  :   si  m      mt i  m  ss r     ira r   s bcm bui b  m cit i r rrs b t w i   cms surui it us  bac rt  st acm s scrib s ta  s   u   us  o c  b    is   s s  ruc w  even   is mas i  ors   rr rl w rom  ovr  arc ci   us h  rc  mun c coscus w b st  bc cmnss   rir cs m  Assca ucs  s o r xa   cmmt     x Ar w n wc s cbon s xrss s  rms   s e n we " I te o wrl um b i s s r s ab wr jus as  ss, nscsnss s va    m  ar u; n js s wr ws ,  kow s o bcm sbm n  ucco, to n wy  b. s w e  boe n wte below, cscsss  l know   ete w nd do  cmb r as cm e  nvn e d wte o   rcw  cs"  ,  n  ss tt el nowlege tble concone nd eoe vol l  , w  w" wte, n te ene  cscusss b e nowledge to cton n lfe Te eg bc gn  te  C ng e lo ed to eeent nd etl eleent noled  u deeloent; ence te lcecl eeon te ccble o te egt tg" I t cee, heven =  ne, h = =  exblt, e   wene, we  d nge,  unde =  cto , munn   tlle , ke   joy,  n   obedence 

 we e le ee , owee, te ge of te g  Tot te y y jt e tt o ny ote bol o exeon  One o te gn oten ed oe o le  olton o ote   unde =  eeent ng one g eng e two yn, ybog te ece o te o n te oon ecece  = = tnng o  n

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     s  t c   g         a acain    a         ntt,  u   s  t   snt s: tu s        cb a  tat     c   ssc  nd  s jy s t emt  n ls t c  dti a   o ss  b  s� s g s f t I Ching  als sed n alcca xts  s hass   rtc  . Ag te ms ny ncn  cu d a  as n t sadard ssn dfculy  he orng, arkess at ngh ." Tis max is generaly A

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sed   t t sc aal and ltral es  t accal  vlvn aci st  g g l n ass nanc s coy ast   act ae as n  g an oo , srvg a  st  . ls m  Usandng Raly a t ais obto  quzty st n l Obsron = = sns ailr  n  yg t ntr  mbne , ts bsttng m an  quzy = = sts r t nteratn  yn and yang,  s e as  g     a y, sttld symbles e nteratn  f d e s oledg ad real wedge  th rng bandates te slatn  fr and war r anc    ant     ng n bas  Fnay, sndng Rali as alles  hat are  nn as the six yag s g n and sx yn sgns. T six yang sns ae retu  � , oveeeing == nquzy , grat por = = , prg - - , an haven  Cn� vs,  sx yn sgns are metin _ _ , whdrwal = =  obscon = = , obsei � � , stping awy  � , a rh � � . Tee ns are not ed  s e ardng t ter ndval vales as oned n e I Ching, but s m p y as reresentatons f  gral growth of yan ow by r w yn : hne they yboze   yan  "   yn  one gen  te w rednant eans o te aeal s .

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n  e ntees eares o Urs Reality  ta  o o g  as f any on o  e to    ha ransran s to be aolhe Ts an be ealy arecad n the rncl a ra a av t endd et

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siiities o te wo soos  t at  rat      st e obie  s eo oe  wt  r sr r    ote so    o s o r        o o  so e soo   ss o  s    rd     re o  seit o w   b o b   d       obets m  e i    r ba o    14   r  e soue soo  e i oe  obt  ir ro   te o mst  esme e ati o r s  mb ra  et  esee  eu o e iess  go ba to og es o us  o iee a settmt Oteise os o t t wl i te e is    s e i o Coete eat Tois s to be  ea a beg  e   wi  ot o soo ut r iet  to be    keutoomos  be o exesg ee w  o ereig t witot ti ostts  It is ot eess to beie i t ossibit o tti ig ts go to  te esso o reios is  to tt bitay aotio o om es beuse o traitio or ato  sm autoatze eole i ote w, jst adg s to ettes  te C '  se  Te lue o txts k Under dng e s ot  o g   to Z  o Toist egt   but  rog  total bss o derst th   o a xs i te otxt o  os rewok,  eto to s ossbiites. Tis eos t s om trs d oses attetio o et, s ta  sst  be ssesd  t  wa  dos rr t wt it ooks ke.

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es 1 . Ting P ' Shang -yang tzu Yun Chu s an 'n Ch 'i ( Hsin Wen Feng Pub lishin Co  , Tawan  1 978 ), p   2   Hun Me P  (Tzu Yu Puishng Co  Taiwan  1 965 )  and L  Shn H Shh  Hsn Wen Feng Pulshg C  Taiwan  1 78 ) 3 There ar obvious chronoogcal probems invoved i trying o trace Com lte Ral ty aoism back byond Ca ng Po- uan an d Wang Ce  Lu s ' ao is said to av livd in the tnth ctur, a hundre years bfore Chag Poa e im   un -p in , o o a va ody of apocry a is attri buted , s sa    vd in th hth century Cu -l i is generay sad to hav bee  an o  ' an dy naty ut his tacr as suosy born i n te m i f  s centuy C E aoists  of cours , ave on cl aime  tha  sr of  i brn   ss ped animation ca b achivd b ractic; inrsi u i 

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teora eas o the aet sentsts  he est hae receny ben t serosl exane te qesto o heter h hbernato s ossbe t aart ro an n terest n Tas   the orks o Chag o-ta and an Ce are t ed o te bas of th Ch ' a Buddst ax  "Reer eeryhn to or se hstocal conces sbsde to te relatvey supercal ane o tnol ad ogzatoa atters 4  n geeal the orato o are orgazatons n Taost stoy relates o to econoc an otca cod tos a to trsc qate of Tao  aost ccles sc as tat repeseted b ag Tzu ere aparentl eoterc n the sese that they a o rea y eable soca presece  Stores o te ncon tes o C g-  h ' an   Tng- n  a L Ts  ao are cnteed on ndvdal  persona recog ton an n teracon  n dcaon o e stto n the tes of Cg Po-ta an ag Ce see to ot to ndua or sal gops of socates te oganzatoa boo o opet Reay Taos too lac ate ag s e  a conected t socl ctors ch  aleato o te e o po tcs e r oregn e  st rbed condos   oten Cha d e to  ta acto  d the recogon  ettleet o ag's sccessor Ch ' u C  ag-c ' n b e ongo hegeo Jengz   5 . L  She Hse Shh, crol 4   Ote cscs coe te on by u nc ud he  F Chig attr buted to ag T  Hang Tg Chg, ttte o Tug a Ch 'iao Wo Ke atrb ue to  Tg-p  Ke Sh y ag S-eg an Chn n Ss Pi Tz  hag o-tua  Fo  's expt  te I ng,    t  Chi Sa a Bos   9  or  xato  Chn  Ss Pai z,   Te Inner chngs ooism S a  Boto  )  L o-c u  Fg o Y L Cen S e Psg Co  Ta 5) p 2   . Aga n t spr o the o  hig, t ut be reebee tt no cas o ne at cn e a o ts or ay other trpreaton For roa t   c ca oe  Jose ea ' Science  Ciaion  Cha, 5 vs  am brg n vst Pess  Fo soe ncon o te vay o ntepetatve aoks app to aceca ts s Chg o hi  vo   o o Tang h Wo s  e Fn Psn g Co   Taan   Fo   -  ng  crtca exmnato o mtapyca a pca n trpretatons o Taot om  e m  nr ahg oos   o-ch'   Fng o              p               2                       b I p .  3     .    2-

S LY A D Exp

 Sixt een verses, representing " eght ounces  o f y and  eigt ounces ' of yan, forming " oe pound  of elr

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o o ot a stgg  a a t , t st   g . y ass t s w   ,  ty w b ab o o o o g ass w an ty aiz tat   a o a ow ng ty wi  , wt t s w b it o as o wt t s w b  wt gi  ss   t sa  a  to b a dd as  i t  , t st o sa t ga W t s  w d t ta i o  sos b at a t a otss bs o  w  ob a nt ats  as t wa ang t d,  ty ta a ag. Wi y s a , y iy nd gs  ys, bt  or ys s or tg s  id   d t ta aytg at a aog wit o w y g ; ny t dos   ss om ba to y o a tsad as t is tt t s og w airs as s  ssib , and ast t  n nigt  tas, wb t s t gat ixi.   tetia nd  msans  mt, and  do nd t gat xi, tis is ve t at , a gt sis ; st igt at n ng it wit t bst   w, ad yo a ae dt d nt , t nding ipma   d  wiing and staigtd tit it ,  a ing se and twing s awa s fs ae n a   wt ts w  nt s tg wd tingt   wi di  t wat is te e  nwedg 

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  o o ol ol o e oug gs o te world ad  o k  ga l by o e b a a . e way to  b   s  y o leag motal But tere are uou ls of ol ose o oree essee a roect  y oul  go o Toe o uerstad le ad kee ter bo   ol  ly ols Toe o udetad ot e a lf  o v bo ouse e boes , o ae bot s lly a lly ubl  o jo e To and ege wt realty, e elsl o Toug e  o go s e y soul ad a  a t  ll, ll se e bo s o eaet y sll ave e  o of bog o boy  eg aoe oug ely o k  oe  e ol , ll ey cano ee e  boy  ll v  b of e lusory boy elyg o g Of  o o fls o vg et, oe lls to ag bbo e equly uble o omlly s b an dea Oly l ol   uoy boy  eve e ral od y go byo co,  ve o b o a ble o sed   e e lfe a  ql o v  eve eayg   sus a o s b a e, tey soul lear celestal oalty ; f y t o le lsl olty, tey caot do o ut b e gre ee of gol x ol s oeg corutle l s a syol o bleg tout ae coutle reel ledg  te eetate oe eegy s lke t e meaeles em see o eave , elosg eertg , uleale to ayg  er ore ate te ay s aomlse oe s called a celestal ortl ecause o eg forever ouble , ts s also called a gold ortal  case o aeag ad saeag uatomal ts s alo called a srt motal.  realty, gol otals ad rt oal ar all cleal mortals   yo wat to lear celestal mortalt ter  no etod o dog so sae te scece o te gold elx  gold elxr s the ate kowledge ad ate caat ree  a ro eaet s coletel good, wt otg ad  t te letl eret srtal acult, t  ored o a coaglao  r ra t er re are lded  ad ag tere ar o e  et  tat s  er  te eer t o e  ba n e i anno be co p a re  to  cod oe cororeal ole tr o a i  v l o  f i i pae  ro g  n c o n r  e a ng  a d  eei, i bcme e  r n a  nopb  ca l  th grat rsd eix o f g o    q i   og v od reveron a  i o orati n .

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Undersandng Relity

 r s nter nme r te nrmente rn essene tr  n  er eses t rn essene  Ts er s nerent  r , nt mre n ses r less n rnr ee  t s te see  mmrts  enltene nes, te rt  sants n aes t s nly tt s n  t s nt een t tr re n rene , wen te ste mntes t mst trn t netve , wen wan nates t mst n, n  ls nt te temra  nteet nwee eves n rvt esres et me n ; teerent eeres n te natr  ms, nnt nwee an nnate ty t se ther nnene, n tr s n mre dy  rstne rty erre nnt ses set  te metd  reversn n rstrtn  gd r, st t e ee retrn me nd renze ter ne tr, t rr t w  nenty neren t y s t aed reversn  rtran? evrn means te se mes b ter t hs gne; restrt men te se s reaned ter  hs been st  Wn the srta r  the ndamenta een s sred, t  es yn nd ng are nt n  rmny and th ve eeet hrm e r.  n n yn r nted nd the v eemn re abd , he rmr mlenes  regned . A r te tw ns" menned n te tex, one  hard, ne s,  m, e bmv, o ea owde oe oo kede , ne r ese ne nss essene ea nowede  ded n he mnd  Ta, nd trs adness and rne   ere  re ene  Cn nwledge de n he han d, d ono ofne nd smssn; t s retve as oos eene  hen rea nowede and ss nwede sere, ne  r when ne odn e r , nd sbmts t wht one hldn  t bt to  hdne nd ofne ls tr rr mer, nd re ense and on eene rn no l lng nd lse ntr Wen re  nowede nd ono know dg r nd ne s rm wre ne od be  nd    o d m ; hardne and one re popey me, nd  lng d al ar rn no e ene nd r eene  I   n lr   thr er y,  We n he tw n jon , ene nd n er    r   lmt, y r t ve nerge  e, w , e re, d   n  mrdl  , he ve ene nte   b es, b se,  vty,  r, and s  n  d st,  nte v hnge deng ge l,  le lwr sl, he rty vay, e d m, d  n nt  v e nn e v

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vs  ve, sce oesy, o  tutues    ca e ve eves c ae o ar sass a , a st e e e es e oete te rioral a  ea  oo , a te  bes otro   t s    s ya  omas e mpuse t beogs to te ser  o i e ee eo I as t s e ece e  e is y ;  cmas  eaps  t beogs to e sr o , i e ese eo I uas t s sese e e ve e es ae   ay e aes bcoe soae; e ve bes   e ve s a e ve ves cage io e e ees   es   eas a e e  e es, essece is s a sese s ay, us comg empeet a ea eeig  so a  y  e ss e ee o fe   e e ees ae ee a oe , e a eu to oe ae; e ve gs  o e ve bas, e ve eves cage o e ve vues Te ag cos, e e ss, essece s sablie a feelgs ae ogoe , s cos e sese a eal essece so e eey of ea becomes e eey of le  Te a of sua alcem  s o moe a amo g ard ad sof, causg mess a submsseess o balace each other ad essece a sese o ue  eac oe We essece a sese ue, yi a a o a e ve emes ae comete this s e odal omeo of eave I s oly goo , wi o el , te aic eomea of ae kolege a capacece e gold elxr is esoe But afe e oal ogal bais s lost ad scattee , essece goes t ile ee ig goes wes , a ha a sot do ot i teact   tere s o amog substace o coey comicato, they wll e ct o fo eac ote a o ko each oe at all he hamog s saces ae e to eahs , e eaeea a te eahea  e eaeea s  chage o oee, ad s i he doa o yag te eatea is  cae of siless, ad is  te oce o y  a ic s quiescet a moig is eathearh tat which s sesi tie ad eecie s eaeeath  mog the e ites, the o eats ae real uthess he eal tuless is  he ceter, essece is stale  e he cio o te sabili is extealied , sese s haro ios  he essece is stale ad sese haroios , essece a sese eu to he oo, ie husbad ad ie i lssl erace ee ece, stice, coues ad owde retr t oe tes essece a sse, itality ad siit, o  e eer eae, ear,

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neanng alty

ad humity met ,   ns  ac   as, n   oigi a vt   ata  a    cas On a     st a by      aac ctat t    nn-

   t ay  tn ts  t s a c , ly s  a t t css  m ss , agt t sy  sbss ssc sg t ata t  bgg   , g  caingy at nit b way t cnt m a gy Pcg sbstac  n sbstnc  gg  sbt t aat , w t gy is  a  sit ct  wt a   t y s t s an av a by tsi t by T t accst s acv a y g t  csta ct t t Paac, ing   ni ying t n b ylgt bcg a  csti ta 't tat b t  gia t ssc s ca t g i; wi t ysic ts a t ac, t s g int a ba Ts w i is acn t  as  sags gt aay; ts w  t w it  sn  y s w ca ts t wi t w n i 

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ol y  of  To   u  u g  o y ok  o of  u x  ls  s of qu      l fo  eea to of    l o Mo  qu ou o ou que oe o  o     o  o ;    foud o s     To  ul to   Tfo  uo s    T o   u   of e   I ll pes o of o   fo o " T o l  l  su    ul l  uy  o  s  eto ls o  el o  o y    k o co g   l o  s  ok of eg   o  o  u      o o fo  o o      o l s   oe o df f fo     o    o  s of e  So t s te w o o  s   l  t o ods of a ux  qu  W l  l of   o of en  Te e s  o lo  o s o of n  g d reer sl of o   fo   t fre  s l ouse ad fee s e f  s u y w  peole s coscous ko ge cole   u  W te u d strs coscous kole s lke t isg of es of re er s k ouse  lgt s  t igt si s te ag hch  peo le s el kol e  te  of o We e d o o s osued l kowege s osure k ter owg do wr By veng tese , we prouce the mnd of To d stbze the h uman min. Wen the mnd of Tao emerges, eal kowled is strog a   , a te pure d woe wter rses  We te h u man m ind is stabilize d , conscos knowege s exe ad adatve, a th rsg, dr  ng f e scs  We wter ses d re deseds thy qualiz   a h e r  C u k ow  dg e s sse  essee s  the roe o ood   e s s m  e of wod i oft, a t eiy oat . Ra koweg  e; snse i i  p r o v   c e f meta: th ee o mta  a  t e nk   � u wege oatg u p a atg  a  t   os   ; thr i r t  fi < i a i t y w t ea ea nge kig ad o b i  g        us   h r t fc  a l vo  ly.   t   sl ur  'J() i   us"    m   

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rel olege e ost, cusig hat which sinks t fat up , ad t mke e essece of coscous knowledge the guest , causing that whc h fo p o sik ow . With hs an guest i nverted , metal and w d J e re n ater x , an meal an  n , te m n  a s r n e ma   sbm s   . Real knlege a cnscis ee are ne i  ne , essence an sense cmminge . H cl te l elxr en  crsall ize ? Hever s real , sble e  s  matera an n v   s ne nbens  ers, ee nly e can n nese. at is y e ex sys ,  Oe ks nesel," a t als says  W scers ?  Pel  n sern  ty  n i  ysel. That snatcing  eal s vsble n nknable t anyne .  s a , ere s bere an er, e e s tensy a elatin   u do  k e sbl e c n  bee and ater, intensit a relxt  even  y can recgnze the  ec na sbstances iversi ll e mss t eect an st an gst i  b etere Te  e ext lls gt  wt  In e  cc b ,  y t  ee e ecy wtn cn naa, n t ja  rs se dwn te slver t ater." H, old s sg r, jae s s tng st  te  ccbl "  sotn f e  l,   p s sein  sng e  Te gld ccble n j  symblze te at  cltvn  alty; anss a snss s s bd. The hua mid longs t fre : , wic s bsd  e by  f

Ts s te gold crucibl , cntanin t r f  i the send place ( - - ) a conscus knowledge; ths is a n whc  sfnss nd aapabity of earth is balcd n t cnr-tht is ,  e orgal ia caact. The u in s iy py a c, s mata sit ucloudd : bcaus  is x w c niin rminai cn scss , wans   ud  pr si ; percig bjecs , it aouss dst , sing wavs aln h th i , tu a mom 's rs , like t mrcu in cinnab, wic f i s hn i mes fr and s os d cul  ke p . This is w t Ts 'an Tung C h  i' rers  wh   sa s . " Te bd f o ng in th s u lys is  lve e prsn .' '  mind   Tao ngs  water  , whch s base  t  y f h = = . s s  ja  nd  ctn    of lsl u  ( - ) a r kle dg ; s s t i hih h h ss   ms of heavn = s baae d   cr  i , th o n  owheaven = .

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 . Bcs of fl o e oa stat or  o o y e e y cs  ag s  o    l     by  ac  o ss  e ocea o desr    t o  s obsc  slve  e tal ott a s. Slv s e sve  ate s te tal oa  tr Ts a moay s  at oledg o te org  a se   e oa s t s e ea koldge o e d o o By tt a oge oe eacs steg d elt  so t s reset t ocaly   la. By  el oledge oe coes ot a aas te To  so  s eseed  eaocay as tu sed . Sags sc aquy ave a com eeded essee a e b gat g es s meces. To te oscous kowlge o t ma  s esy mov f yo g e eal owledge o e  of Tao o coo  ,  coscosss   e to ealt a d ll  ot y o. sby  s u e  o  e sees of  e coscousess o  t m md  c    s u o l ac of e md of Tao   yo at to  e coscous oedg of e  ma md , ou must st set o ts e oeg of e d of Tao. Wee tee  te te se of a oege, e s e auoomy c s umoed b cotma eees;   cosous kolede of te um m atuy ss a oes ot fagmet . e md of Tao s use o coto t  uma md , t uma d s mae to folo e d of Tao; el kowlede oes oscous owlege, coscous olege utues el kowledge d d soft blace eac ote, m ad sub sse becoe  oe , essece ad sese coo ; t a sot me tey csle to  sge oud , l umous eel,  spal lgt sg bgty, ulele to  eat eeges Teefoe te ease sas, Te sptual wok opet te g does ot ke a wole ay befoe t bgs out th ob of the s  t eep pool ." e sptual o s te s let opeato o te gt o te st beg caefl e loe  te e s te amoous eg o al olege a oscous kowlege, ad ad sot, mgg to oe. peat te g mes beg aefl ad wy about th upe ceed, opeatg ts eal koledge ad osous koldge so te ad ad soft ute , ot lettg a gaage sta  te md  is e of stua wok s lke settg u a pole d seeg its sado sout to  ale covey oe 's voce;  ou do it stagtoa tho seatos, t o ' t take a a efoe ou ca esto t osit o  te egate, lke te s eegi i a e od gat ee eedig of sel

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e eeie eie  e oe oe o e oi i s is o      e becuse o is ssei mess i i as           bc bcus usee o  obusss obusss o is e   e           sie owi eeg  goo wi o vi   s r  e u eai o  i ow a a O   e o ecoe is u ei ou e o ru  a i i o wee wee e e ee me s o o    eo eo o a   bi o ou o e c i be a s ioib a ai So w u i s b eoee uu  di  eu d sog  scue Become ue em que d siceel ceel e  we ed w osi e eeg eeg om om u u  ime im e sil ess ou g g o o oo   e si iu i u sous ee eege ge.. A is e  e ose ose gt eees f fom i s  ai ike i ke e  e o osss sss o e e ge ge s oe usob  quick ee  i i  wi e oi o e o ce c e cosciouses cosciousesss  e  e   ssce ssce .    e o c oscousess s cle  fele go   s  o oss  i  eese o e eseo o of  ti t igg of   g   fo fo  d  d  wes e oug we   ges fo s ca wid is  we e  e dgo eg e g f fo s  s oo ws is  is as  coc o   g : go  ge e  essce   se   oiig oi ig io i o oe  eei e ei te ce e e  Te p o  egy cos o   io a  o ies d o co s fom o  a  bea of jwel: The spiriual T  a fo m." T sum fom." e  byo sum sp iriual e ebo ebo is e  vey sii    a ii i  sii of  ad ess ess eg e g o o  e    o o  s  i ss      l  ess of yi s e o essce. We  e ssec ad      j oi ess ce. We a       s  iiu e   d   a  a   d iiu  e  bo fos w e e  e ysi  ysioo u   s i i i s bo . We o doig  d odoig is  dd d We   o u ge  o ig is dd s e o o  is se u  ge o is ppp e a rs ; i  s no l o n   r n e c   s    o s t r i v e -  v p  v i   o n    r . I t i   i k      i  d i  fu  fu  t g ow  n  o n e t  y w i   r i p  n ;   a    t r n c h   - e v  n a  e b rn t h   l l y w i  l o n e d ay b e b o r  . u toug he cosoiao of h siua eo cs o odog te  si e wok o  i i  d ad bei be i  y o      o o u u  ko   o    ou o ot d u otu te t ig ou ou    ad ad ot i we we  wth t i itua tua   osodtd   aiu egy tes w d  u to t  a  tig tig a og togt togt t  o o  ata ata       y d d ot  ot att at te e  o ogg t t   

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r  rn rss rnn an vnin jins t vt  wrs   , rnn  rnn s  bnn b nnn n   a ay, ay, wn w n t ya  r y wrs bn n  a n , wn t yn n rgy wrs wr s :  v v vnn ss  bnn  v s t n n n n  nry, nry, yn an yan yan   e  e n yan s arar rriat riat , s yn  t waxin waxin an wani r , s yan wn yn yn s a ar n   s is  t r  r ars ars  w t n tals  rnin an vn n   a als ls  nt n t   r r by ay an a s by n   n b natntv na tntv , yt  n r r wrn wrn  by ay and a us at at r n  n n n ss , xan t  ral rras,  rras, n, nurr nurr t warly r r  rrd r rda a sr s rt ta a by b y Yr  r      n s n y rs, n o  avn s s te a. I s va ng anty, n n te marla T gra g ra ut utn n  rat tnt a , t realst wr  r an an , s n  stdy   vacant vacant , n ate s ; tat s y t says says , " Y sl sl nw te ra ra r t s nal n t  y; a s  nssy  n  n o  o ranq ranq sltu sltu de n n e mans? mans?  As

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 ely io e el o sgs s s abid   d e, ve o siege Ts uama es o  ow ege ege   i  pay pay s e ge l x x  o o lg l l  Tose ose wo e e elue el ue d o o vs vsae ae  e t pr    g g  o o osie e bsis o ssc ad le t aado wa  ar  eek , eje e u a aep   T  ase  ves gowg ol wiou ullle oolsy rowg temses s o o be pe pe  a l ? wy Is s Te  quly o ae kolee et  pople is ei om om eves i  eave  T o ol l adpbl qaly qal y of  capacy s eceve fo e s eh"  og p    o ope w weess eess wou w ou osy os y  h spl sp l essece ,   s    uc of e eegy o e  e" Te o pe, ule  vly s  ee, w s a o o  ee of ee  s we" I o o  c e o   e  oce e  eve  e  sel jo T   see e e eg e g     w w    e  os e s       I people  vo vo ssg ssg   y  sp s p    e  e  esev eseve e w   a   ee l  ese Te esce   e   o e  o o e yllow sous s   q       q   s e essee o e  e kowedge kowedge  e cc cc s  spce spce  se s e  g  g   coles eec e eve  s ve qul o a o move   co c  Oes esy depd o oe o o ev  e  o lo log g lfe lfe  ee e e  o   og   ell ow o e esece o t dago a o   ql   ce kow o e ee o s oex ? T oe wo e ell o ecl subses d g ad ge    o soe cel ce l poe p oess ss do ll k k ss o sg tgsty t gsty tll  tll o o kow   we e ulvo  ulvo o e get lx  s comlt  gold  e ll e oo peseg li, akg t body oud ce eo eo copae  ow c ay e e l g  g be woy woy o ttamt 

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Understanding Reality

  F   ,                 H,   '    .                         ,,         F   OF  I     E  I    F  H,   I  G.  rcdn sectn says vn has th hrb r edcn  talty, bt t stll dsn't say her and hn ths herb grs thrr ths sctn rvals th acts abt the grt  th hrb, t enabl stdnts t  n t accrdng t the te, nd be carl th t rng rcss rcss  sthst s  drctn  eh = =  t s the rel her te n mn rtrns, er yn at ts xtr gves brth t yng In el , ts s t t t  begnnng begnn ng vnt hn st llness lln ess hs hs rached rached ts ts etr. Ts vent r te extre  stllness s recsely en t grat dcn dc n aeas aeas.. Hever, Hever, ts vent ven t s nt the strrng st rrng  emtns a xtel ences, d t s nt the strg of thoghts  te mnd. t s th mveen  the nnate nledge  the natal mnd , t vnt vnt  the real nwedg n wedgee  the the nd  nd  T.  . Ts nna  nna  nldge  the tl  tl n  ndd and a nd e nedge n edge f e md m d   Ta ar ar rsentd rsent d  ed e dc cna nall bsta  bstance ncess becase beca se the e e abe  rans ranscend cend te dnar dna r and n er nt n t te srt s rtl l , t se fm de de and rtrn t le Becse at he tme f extee stness, wen l nangeents ave ceaed, the nnte nwledge of te natral nd and t al nledg f the nd  Ta hve a n  brllnce gl s  tem , ts s esented esen ted as the ce ee ee te wc w c rvals a gls mdcn r hrb s dced. Bcase te nnate nledge f te aral md and real nwedge  te mnd f Ta ae wte wt bla, mg rm n et notgess, veen bn m l  ls s,,    a rr r r avg ts  ts sre  a srng sr ng , s  s s eeseed eesee d s s e e rr rc rc r e r s rced   s rb rb ,   ra stat , s te ae  ae wedge   te ntntal m   ral ae,    rl nwledge f the m f Ta T m  To s a re  t ntal mn, ea nwlee s a   a wldg. Bcas e at  ls t  o s,      abd rv rver er  setmes set mes t  t aers aers ,  ss

Part 

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ce by ote e te  o ao eause a oge sks to te se o ese  ts t eegy is obsu ed   t s e t s ot obscue t s cae b aote ame e d te you ve ece te pot o eveo ad stati  id o o s  befoe te atu  d e owege s  e ite kowee Soetes ppeg a soees ot beig obscue s e o o te  o o a ts  kowdg at is to sa, i t pce o soetmes ppe  soetes  ot eig sce tee is a pot o po, e, ue v potet susistig t  you use ts pot of v potet  cu tvte t  opposto to te usua couse o coto  eteoo, t sou be ad to etu to e tu   s te kowee by wy o t md o o  s el kowee  ut fo te etu ot to be cut, t  cesy to kow ca ee te souce of te ve s, ove et co fom e xteme o tiess o zu s, Eect eptess to te ext uad ess ceuy  y  c  coct,  ey wtc t tu e  C ng sys ,  Ret te at , co ck  v dy  Bot o tese pot to ts ive soc wee te  o ao d its a kowg e Oce you kow te ve souce we t meci is poucd   to uest te tg o pctic pplctio   st ai  catio of cutivat o te eix s ust a atte o taig t i tast o te  o o a te tx o t eix Becaus te id  ao s m  sto , coti wt i it t sse o a kedg  it i pestd  t le  it ed te is sive  it is ak tid  it ie: wit t i o o t is  kod,  is dak osid d lt side  S th itas ad ea p a a ikd te md o o d a kowdg to ix ad ad  th  i ig t speak xplicty,  i ats t t w  ia p at t  t a owde  th id  a i d ad uied  tio ad di ad has s d it cat t tsel ot  o k th  sc  o a adal c  ad stoe    thd  soaio s to  st wh  th idst o  d r  a wd s th odc  ae  p ea a  ar h  th  d at oa ds s t d  ar   t  atr,  i th r a       t h  ar  r  rs    , 

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Understandng Ralt

    ,    l  t b s      s   y " s  x  t  s  y  y ,   y t  s as b s   s ,  l a   y ss a l l s   s  y mst a  cly a t     c   s l  mb n sss mtal s l   avt  ll sa  sl s   ma cms   s  t ml   la mn, c y v  al l  cm bc , y s s    sns  l l,  an xan  , ssg    ln  m tn,   nalt vtaly s s    al   la, ts cl lly bg a cl W  rc s st, nat nl an nat caacy  l  bsc , l  l t tns , t ncly  l,   t ac  ,  ll, n aln ly, vy bng   s  l  t mn n  sy, ltn u  t rl  v, n  ss n can tn c  mly  v nc a c, v  n a nt n   y     n c , b lllt  t ans  cml ulln ll an, l w tn t nss, l ar  ml   la n, n n ars wtn ya Ral l ll  am ,  t wll  n bct an t s ll cm Wha wll b   t llutn  tal ct     an  T, whn al nwl  r t cmls , yu m ucly n   t th  at t" n t cnt an   u ly, nt lttn v a lttl  t l ut  T  t t g l   awans  t mt      , n   blnc a, un t  u sbtntat g a ar, wa  l , a  attn uty  r s a xbly, balanc  y n a, wt  t t uc ac, n xc  lac,  tl t   v a  g   ,    n s much a a sc  tt ay  v,  yu a a ll mau   t t, t    g   rs amul, utn tty n my, n  b t wt ucy t wt b ll  wa bs ll, crnn w t  a n t l    m  aac ya,   y  t  m   y,  rt y T t n  a un armd ,  t ar u  T   w ny wl

Part I

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 turlly come forh from nothing ess , wil  rs  a l  iz  and n   di p e rs e   siiu  byo wi  tae  f  usig  ig is o aoed  rmns and xbliy ot becoig satioay  h we i  o te m di c i n  n  ou , ss ad exibiity bo wid u n orr alanc the o is bc c o  is yg  i, tee is yin in yangyn  g meg, ss ad exibiit sumt r  nu i  , u ns  i   ng ,  sesitiv a ffcive  ssitive ad ectie , et ranu d  sti gi  is soig etaly ipeisa e .  moo wxig to fuss is a secet  ass  d on  wod o ot e sule of h ti chig mdg is asitted b m  n d  e eca subsacs a d o ow, ad te g cess is ot eas o udesd  Sus sould ase o d a gei e eace Ts seco icludes witi  i  e mecia sstaces , t  n g o cess, he subl alicao of  esoe ex ; it s e ost ctica of  sxee secos i h s pa d sold be stded cael, wou sg ove a sgl wod lgtl f o acl a som esag , go o a geue eace fo afao ; o ow ad gs b wa of a sigle see  ,

 REFG THE HE LLOWS A FOR SRS F O LOOK O HERBS,  S OT AL AOR  A AG, G R CORARTS,  O R CORS HE THE O EGS MATC, E AAL JO CLOSL E SUN N TE OOL S CAR, ADS AS T MOO ON THE MONTA WTE,  RB SROS AR W  OLE OF TE M WAT O O  R LA AN MRC,   O ORDAR A BAR AD CKSR T e p c  g sction says tht th go  cn on b ouc by

t cobintin o to icins t  n t mcy  hvr, ol ig gt th ong i at e go i is  ti substnc m by rnmnt it r, so tis scon oos u ucly it th syng ,  ning th t ylls n our st   you s rbs, it is no r nymor" Th tr yls ar sulr n sulur

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s   r srs r nnbr, slr, l , n salr.  r ls n r srs r n   n  s, s     r ls? w cn  nbl s  rsa r ssn ? I   n n  xn l n nrsan ssc,  r slss , n  rl    le Anaogue says, t s asy t r w a s   s n , r  r  a s    sam  ." Pl a br  rcrs   n nrgs  y  an yang  an a at , s y   y a yag nrgs   r bs . As   alts  y an yang, yag s  a y s ylng   aly  mss gvs l,  alty  ylg gvrns ssnc. Ts mss  yag a ylng  n s t llsg  ssc a l . As r t  cnrrs mt  ts sct , yang a y a s nrar, n as yag a ts ctat s mss a ylg rsn  ac t, l a sba a  sly mtg at a lng sran , v alg t av cs . As   gs," yag  y s t yag, sn stngt  cc balac  y t yag s t y , x bl aaptablty n cc anc mss and xblty bt t t cct blanc, y a yag mac ac , tt patalty. atally ty  ntmatly an mrg   gy, ly s tat t s t sslv . Wn yn a yang av t ctpats n ac t ad balac c or, t pal s st t t tpal. T n  Ta s m, stg an sn , t an n s yldng , xb ad aabl  . al lg a cnscs lg cbn, ad t gal stal t  nat nldg and at capacty app m t tgss, l t scalt sn at t btt  a pl s g p, sads atally dappang, l  cscnt  v t ma agg n g, t dcna spts s n n. Ts s cs  san gy ass an abat ngy atall cds,  al  s ad  als sslvs . T scar o  s   t p  a       v t m a b d  mg   tu  a g a t ap aac f h aal m . Th klg  an caacy a bh nnt s s a h gld lx. Ths g ld lx s t u yn an   yang nhn n ns, m by th mbn an  t  a th   x bl . Ts s   as hch cl s n c  s ssn c  n  fe-   ot me by r ng ci naba ad quick silv.

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 b   a   ra   a a , b  s a s 

  sra a  a , b    a     sal rs  l rly sa    gv bir   by, a aci ga rsa a ra ra, an  clarly   ar a mr a ,   ca a,  cc as lac,  gsa as la,   vl   us as la,  br s accmis,  sing is n,  ac s accls , a  gr a maai a acclis ,   hl ss  ra ic   Ta il b cl, a  a g saigh a ,    ig , ais  a a s l , s li an a  by cl, bcing a   ga ici. A all,  ga ay  clivang iy is  us s icil  givng bi   by  is ning ls  i. H ca s  k  si s, clivag ly n ing , yin al  yang n , sicking  iss  clngng  s,  is ss ?

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T cdi sci cs p   ou whee he ody  b a un   he o   n . B   ack o he oo nd eun o he ig uis   l e  e of he ufo voed e  edcne of  la. Wh yu ow  he ue lead , ou ko he oe nd yd k ae ishvi ele  eay. Th  la is  ele u e foeeoed el kowlede o    a. Rel kolede  alo called e ue eed  f you do o ko   s ,   o a fo paccn e Tao, ad whaeve

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       f o .  s    ss   a a oo o o      v   os  S   oa    o o  g pps m hgs o b abou o I  u  o p  ga ao oh s b ha o s   pps .  ppoh o pc o os ua  ou o o vs  p  o bg   fo  s a   s s   o   o    s o s m    s    a a yag   bo sybos of  og. h  hvn ol     e a y h yg o sybos o oos oe Js us h h so  p  e me s  oo osos g   g   e    vel sol o ov   m " ms   e og b osous g  koeg s "  h pe f yg  s e sn . Coscos og s  ee " n e pone o y  n s h fe" he s ovens he we he fe oeys he sbn; e f oes he s  he s oes he wfe  When usba n  hve e ohe he g p  ways ess l kolg  ss kege ne ness   u o   gng o  oege  nna apy anql  sg ye sesve  eeve The sp ebo he es  f e yo eh hs sge h ph s lofy a ago  g sbm   e v s ge an ghoss an spes a scfl .  e s e  eq o hve an   ow  eaons as    noe

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Undestanding Reality

 G         G  .  c sci says a   a is lty a vir grat  a a i gss a sis  all bcm cil a b   a is   is  a t ms b vit an r r s vr t mus b  a T ulima a is n cmlica  r a mci a  mt   i clus a i br y ys  yllw ss  i yu  m.  y ar saigta yu ca btai m a ill  a 's y i says ty a   ar t s . wv s at s  asc  ina an  r sag   is m at an u  li smtin a i  . v tu  s  a  s  i can nly b nwn by s  a vitu an gat acic. T i says Ts w aiv ms ly    vs acic . In c  i is  t si sn  vit us acic at i is  a  s . T u ms  a   ngis  mtal  w  at a   a at an ty m  v lmnts T t bas a t bass  av  t bais o a  an t bas  un  s t u bas  mil ba  an l bais cnstitut te bs to T ig tga  t n n n o  ou o n e ee ms heven  s yang mtal  ae  s yi tal; we  g wa mouna  is y wt; hue  s ag w w  s yn w e  is yan  eh   s n .  t gt t gams  istbut amng t yn an yg  t   eh   a ounn  als nan t tw ats na an at a. h = = is yin at moun  s yg a T egs   v lms a als t . In annd  t v  ets a t  bas-snc sns aliy s  an g; i ati ty a t v vtesbenvo   jsc  cusy wsm  an ttlns n ans   t ba a  bac alt  bac ny an t bc t In uman   g gams a   an   be enes o t ve s a  s . T or m, t bas, an t ts a a rasr mao    lts  an  n xst aa el Whn  ay  "the  m an  nt a  on et " t a   b   jsc  usy a w  be n ul   When  ay  "   r bs a gt tgms  nt ar fr dr wa,"   sc , s , spt , an egy e not apar t frm vi tl uni y.

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e  yellw sprs " re e living penil of ath ; ruthf  s s n e eer. e  e luds " re e lig l  of a, vial rrvng t ity. When benevlence , ju s ice  co s, ad wdom reurn   thfulnes , nd pesee he men , h yelow so s galy grw. Wen essence  sense spri  nd eneg re to o, b y eng ed  e wie clu d s   he sk ni of va keeps in the cen ter.

Ce  ee s  gig  seg  oge yo pes  n e  f   lys e ie le  u i  lys e q. e ege  oss ege uie   u  ig e gs  se. e esosie e ee  qul uee y fo  eess y pe  sppe g  e es   se y e  e   se  s ig e sess f e  n e e se . Use ee y e ow  ess y pee o y goss o spes pele cn  yo gss   yu. s s o ile l. s p s s se  ey  is qessel ucople. se w   se  o  e  of sges o g ee yes f g. wee hee  fe pepe   l o pce e  e e n e e pepe . s se e o f y e  f  s e    . e uo sys   n o e h s g  u I e '  e  sg pepi pso  .' ' s    py 

 YIN ND YN G  LSO EQUL IN PLNTS ND TRES  IF ON IS LCKIG THEY DO NOT FLOWER . WHEN THE GREN LVES FIRST UFOLD , YAN G IS ACTING FIRST; WITH THE SUBSEQUENT BLOOMING OF SCAET LOWRS, YIN FOL LOWS LON G . TH ORDINARY COURSE IS IN DILY ACTION  TH TRUE SOURCE RVRSES THIS , BUT H IS THER WHO KNWS ? I IORM THOSE OF YOU HO STUDY THE TAO : IF YOU D NOT KOW YIN ND YNG , DO NT CT T RAN

  . Th rng sn sa u us  cuve s e y  a ms b unrs. Th I Chng y, On y a n  e y 

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   I s sys, v  r cba myr  s  m  m n r v, mya bngs vv      xr rs nry r  srng  yan    vty   n n n yg   rc  xr n rng  n n an n r a s  n aay om  , csng s  . Ta a  a ngs  an an s  Wn  gr vs rs n yang s cng rs   subsn blmng o sca s  yn s ang . n an ang ar n ar r c  xnng  anagy,  n h nary cus  al snn bngs s n a ac us  n an ang B l  na crs s ang , h a  moas gs n vrs. ng ng mans gng aong h n an ang n  rn cs rvsng an vs ao  n an yang  P    or n n  ay  g ang , an o no nw t a o vs n Tr  su aca bjcs an  rm  u c hn yang cumna   h t yn  an n n cnat hy . r sudns , t  v s to gt o no boh yn an ang  hn  n yn an yang  y now h  ouc . Th  ou  h o  h  s a " Th bh  n s hn   bh o ang  h oo olowg  n  an     .   n h n an un o h oo  yu c a nc  h alm   sas . v,  s no onl on nd of n an an  Th  po dal y and yang  and   conn yn and   T  n nd ang hn , and h  yn an n wh n Th  a yn and yang and h  ac n nd yan Th    an an and  s na n n yn I  n     n of y and ang an    f   ccal w. If ou d no nw    an l    a rando ou ll u awa o  al an n  a ong u own nc and  

  YOU DO NOT KW T IRSIO IT T  TER, HOW     TO LT  LO I ?  T WI TIR O C O D 

Part I

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 OU LL PRODUCE  RG R  AS  OO S LE ESDE E LC  N CH HE FRIG PROCESS JS SLE  SPII ND EH, ND VE         U HS EE SRPPED , E IXI IS  PLEE LEPING OU OF HE CGE F  IA  S RD EARS  pcdn scon lls pop o rcoi i  g  ti con lls popl o nd ou bou  wok  wok i t o o nvn n nd n  f you do   know  o o iverso o i nd yn, ow cn ou know h su blt o pln  ous    s nvd ?  whe  s socd w l , wc  e sound son n n  dde o  pc o heven   s  clld h nd of o n con  s  ss of l know  ecus of u wh pol condonn , don hns wh h um n,  nd of To s no nfs, t sens s oscud, nd dudd fns s  hs s  h w  lvn on 's ow oe nd on ou , unnn o no hous nd njun pop  eo ns whl n h ds of ludd flns o so  sns, nd cobn  wh  ssnc Ths s l ldn h wh  om o's hous b c o you own ho n n c o t  Onc  sns s sod ,  ssnc bcos st sc  sns clv o n noh, nd  podl  on n co o nohnnss nd fos  pl lk h ll oon, ts lh shng bg houhou h wold ,  f n  pl o on ' hn  hs s wht h Ts 'n T'  i ns whn  sys,  hn tl s cos bck o ssnc ,  cn b clld esod l" nc h esod elx s cys ld , n nowld nd nn cpc  nonsvn whn s , snnou wen n con, qunous nd ne on h ph o  nc he dcn s he e, h   h dcn  he wok o gheng s eoess Jus s he sp nd eh, lg hem e nu sn  eng of he hony o yn nd yng  e nce of ce on , e e e un w he undny of condonng , poducg u cees eng hs  clled he copeon o  e ngesg s, ou ece eed nd nsoe , ep ou o e cge o e od,  e a og a even , eve o de 

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Unersanng Real

 H FI, ON I IS AL HE WOS THOS WHO SAN AE RAR IN AL IES. TH IN HE EAS WO N H SOH OGEH AKES ; ON  THE NOH AN OUR  THE EST A E SAE ATH  IS O ABOE HAS HE PODUCO UMBE I E . HE H HEE ME Y FOM A AN H IAN IS O COAIG UE EGY  E HS H S S COMP AN ENS E SPIUAL OUATION.

T rcg sc tals ab t rincil  rvrsg yi an yag s sc als ab  wr  assmbling t v lms. n  bgg  ma l t atrs   r v lms ar rgally  rgy wc s nirna . Tr ars bc va bas  mixtr wt cntng  mal a w ar  wter  r ar m t art s bri als art grws wlly ssnc gs awy a l s sa sitiv rgy rs   ngatv enegy bcos to  so t s oss e ot to e  Th athr r brngs   tr wrs tr"  v" a  e "  ach l  asmbl  v lmts an retn tm t n s rsrng na wlg a n at cacty th w ntral sl. wvr t hr wrs hr" v" an o" hav cfs ul mrs  ntre l at  rst Ts w v drs a w ng o cnt . Ts tr" a v" ar t rocton rs of t v s ccrdg  th Rvr agra. To t st s t r lnt wo; sot s w r r rces w so  an wo a ne getr maig e v  To t wst s t fort ment a  rt s  rs water tr rcs metl s war n tl a  tgr mag  v. Ear n he cnr cnsttts n v  sl.  rctiors   Tao cn rst ts tr vs a civ   rs  cbg  fr frms n ggrgat t ve ls  ssc ss vialty rgy an sr cng nv  sc crs s a rthfss r  s nrg.  s l   r  .  Cfcasm  ts is c th Gret    c  av  r ltmat go r ect sc

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iy I Taos is is alled e ifa , or e prrd al  rgy r  siriu ebryo, or e reored exir I Bism s s calle oee awakeig, or rue epiess, or e reli by r  sacr rel, or e wisulllig gem r ar vars sc na al f rig o e aurally good origial essec e at rsr  nna kowledge ad inae capay of e orgal essee, g i ng bck to te fuaenal, reurnng o e roo inubaing and ururig  fr e os, he eergy s replee, he spr s wole oe sca fro te oea of sery, as a body ousde e body, and eers  nbr d uperishg sru  fou dao 

  YO DO OT NO THE TRUE SOURE RL L HER YOU DO LL E IN IN: ELIY ILL ILY S YIN ND NG TO E SEPRTE STING ILL  ILELY  YOUR STOH EPTY PLNTS   GOL N SILR R LL TRSH LOUDS N ST S N OO RE US EE RTHNG ERISS  DTTIO  O SELE T T  OF  GOL ELIXIR he precedng seco s y ly eer  sirial outo we you ve gater d te e ls and rtrne tem t 

energy. Bt  aggrgat te ve lts rq irs leg   ri  r  al  r l y ue energy  n l y te ca y begi .   yag i  s te c n t ra l l y alce sound srong eerg of hvn   t real nwlege  t mi  Ta rre  ral la. Tis is a  c  clstial  iy a cai t pririal tly ie  nrgy c s e geraiv ergy ta rcs bings . Ataimn  sag is terei n  ataimt  ba a immraliy i tre n; t i t r  ags e   im rals a Bua  t  rc  t gl lxir. Ti is a is rfrr t by t ayig  "If y u knw a n  myrad ks are dn." f yu d nt n  ra tr  la  y av  s rc   bais  cltivaig  gl lixir. T w avr racc y clbacy aing  bring plas a w  rn gl an slvr rking n clus an  mi  su a mg  bra i  xrc man a vsualiza-r  sc 

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emness or clngng o ors , s a l a w o rt and   no onn o wth h maer o h gold ixir

16 TE O OF TE MYAD BOK ON MMOTAY AE A TE AMETE OD ELX ALONE  TE OOT ORCE  BTANCE  PODUCD ON TE GOD OF TE POTON OF EART, PLAND N TE CAMBE OF NTECORE N TE OE OF HEAVN. DO NOT TNK T STANE TAT HE CELETA WOKNG A BEEN LEAKD T I BECAE DENT A CONFUED AND GNON Becase  orgong tn sections av at ties spokn o going along a ims o gong in revrs, stis xpa in sarat, smes exlan togter, soties indicate te edcines seties ncae he rng cess, distingish t e and fs and st frth rigt and wrong, wh stle gradaions, scattered tot a et being pt no orde hs secton ss p te inent f t prcedi ng een secons, ndcatng o peop he pa of tter spct a ease , st te ge conse y he coplxi o he attr ad n t ct to rogress. Snce ance n tmes he mortas and ea peope  te aceica txts an Taos oos, have se a thosand si es a ndre etapors seng up symos and te rs, exerting ter poes of descpton to brng o lgh he marrow of the Tao . Altouh ei tenoogy s dfrn, h princips ar th sam-al of them xpain t ot souc of h gold eixir. This is not ke the stuato n te er we e moe books here were the more peope got cofused , each clingn to his o views , pursung em ino sde tacks . They dd not kno te ot soce of h gold exr s ony a maer of king fro water to  in fre � , ruring erth = = to h avn . Th  su bsance s proced o e gron of  " s te oe yg i e cee o water h eavn " s h on yin

" The cham ber of tecose i n te ou se of

i  h cenr of fe � .  Wter s basd on t boy o earth = = , herfe  s called he positon of earth. Fire � s s  e boy of h av so i is caled the hose of v. B avn  s as   know  by erth  s eas to o  Heaven is m   srg   s ex ble nd obde nt . Becaus e of this  stegt h , t 

Pat I  sy to kow whou t gttg ito culy ; bcus of this exible o c it s sp to o withou orcig . In  o    easy knowi g  sple dog e the origia ature o h in nat knowldge and ca-

py.  e bg o ua i sreg d di r s o s an xby a rg  ou b i g co  si u   y   iz of i  y foo  aws o Go  roud  uious ce   ae   is oy  sige und aure of i     d e  e capacy wou ay pouon  Reacg e age o see   cesia cuas gvg rs o h ud  peopl bco co ioe  o igs ih uda rgy. Rso a s ge e up sreng and obdnc do o bc ac or rss  exbi  iy los  prop su   hs pon  csal s ovrcoe by  u  ur rly is obscure. Ts is k heven xg  eh; t e y  e d o heven  rs  place o eh = =  so a he ti   f e s ld  d bcos T ue ki   e iio o h ces  lecu owledge grdu  y v e  p g is lk eh xg i heven: he y  e dde of eh o  it e pac o heven, so e r of heven s ep d bcm f  . W e  a t ra re ai y s obcur e  o Ta i cca a i ft he i  t l  cu a l k  g  e v e  t ma mtaity

grw a i i Big fait ma big virta xitt bay  i vi   t ctia  t rmia v  ma. Big i secu e m ea s  uc i  fig i gad t bct t ma  r dm  at v t ce  es ia  Hwvr ouh t mi f Ta i fait a t ma m taity i ri t mi f Ta i ti t ti bitat  a t a taity i til  tiy vat T mi f Ta i  iry bitrat i ta mtim it may rc carit i t mid f bcrity; ti i ca ra g. vr i i ici w r w g. T ma mi i t tiry ia i at it ca aat t itati ; ti i ca cci wg w r it  cci t rc i i  T ractic  acy i t rtr  ctia   i   a   xtrac  ra  wg   mid  Ta  ra  cci wdg   man m  a cscs g r  raiy: t ra wg s csay cscs    Ta i  a rg   a     a s s

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Undersanding Realiy

s y an yang cgl ar a st crrn, trngt an bnc ar balanc . n rlity a cnscinss  nt ara w    innat nwlg an nat caacity  br , t sta o  ca nat  Tis is call aing rm waer  ll n fre, an al call lanting heaven by eah. Acally  t btanc i rc n  grn  t siti  earh lant in t cambr  intrcr in heaven" as taing r wae an lling in fe   Taing rm waer man t yag bcms earh = = ; alln in t cenr  wae cms t , an lling in fe mans  yin mix in t cntr  re cang an fre  becs heaven   Wen t bi  heaven an eah ar r, t mytris emal is stablis an t ally sirit xit t gl lixir crytallizes  an senc an li c int r an, nt cntrain by cning is i  clial mecanim ranitte nc in ten than  e rtals an ra l  antiqity wre nwing t mae it xlicit t r atr i  in an cmainate hat in ixen s  rval wat t ancit i nt eve  At the en e pint irecly t t rt rc  t l lixir te cltial mcani  n ra t c I e na t s ig rin , ty will ascen irecty t te ra  age

 S xty-fo xty-fo  ere oele on the n ber of gn gn n the  

 r e e dc O e r dc 2 ) O T H  C  U C  B L ,   X  FIR FI RS T A K E HEA VN A N D A R T O RAVN      B   T    C O O  T KE  H E M E D  C I N E S O F RAV  THE M   N C E YU  VE C   S E D T  E   T    G S B C K ELLOW PA  ,  W C  U L D T  E GL  L XR T I T TE ELLOW E PDUD?

v s sron, n s ybol fo he sy eh s submsse, k s sybol fo he ound In huns, hese re e nures o ress nd ebl eb l y y n he sun he re ss  ve ve n , whch s he yn w yn y n on h  s s  hs s e   Fe  s yn ousde nd y ns he o yn nsd s ue yn, whch n huns s e conscous knowle le n h hun nd n he oon s  bb, wc s yn whn yn on he s, hs s e s yn ou sd nd yn nsde  he one yn nsde s  e yn, yn , whch n huns hu ns ss he rel rel nowled nhe n n he  nd n d of o o  Fs e  vn nd eh fo  e cuc cucb ble le " ens you use ress r ess nd e e yy o   susn su snce ce o poduc pod ucon on of he elx el x  ex e e edcnes of ven nd bb nd coo he" ens you use el kowlede nd conscous nowlede for he ncon of he producon o he elxr Coon nd enn el knowlede, nohn   s o el so ness wnds up n coec blnce ookn nd ren con scous scous nowlede , hee h ee  no no b bscu scuy y n   so  exbl exb lyy wnds up up  corec blnce blnce hen ness  ness nd exbl exb lyy hve hve boh b oh euned o corec corec blnce, he nd of To s son nd he hun nd subs o  el knowlede nd conscous knowlede, houh wo, e uned s s lkeed o chsn ven ven d bb bb  bck no h ellow ph  he  yel low lo w p p"" s he ddle w, w, whch whc h s he ph  vele vele by he su su   he sun verses he dle p, he oon erses nne ps er e o ech of blue, ed, whe, nd blck ps, whch e p om e yellow ph nse nd ousde, oehe hey e e s hen sun nd oon ee, sun n oon vel n conce ddg hs, logee hee e nne phs hen su n moo co ege ege s e eee ee o  he o h h ns eng en g o he ell e llow ow ph  e people e s on, he only hve he sngle essece o el conscousness wh e nowlege n nne cc he o o ve ve ee e  e un u n el e l  o he  o o o   s o o  e e mx

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  sa a r s a       s s bw  a      a a sc b ra w a s s s s wg w g     m m   a s a c s cs cs    al sas   bg cs cs s ral wg wg   a  a m  s ly l y caab caabl l  css wlg  wlg    ral ral wg s atr s wa s  s call y c  m  a a ral ral lg  lg    ss als caabl   cscs w  wl lg g  s rgy s srg s  s call yag Ev sags a  ma m a  rary l a t m  a ags   ma   a y ca alat a lat rc  rary r ary l l a      T   a  a ty t y av av mm mm ts ts   lc l c   y T ra sags ar   r r rm rm ra r a l s smly ta    he reali  csc c scsss sss ar ar  y av wlg a rct a thy r caabl  rma    i y. T ras r  l  l  r r  rm rm sags s at r t rlty a ccss ar sart  tg y rc  ty are are inapabl e  peranen luiy  av wlg a rc e ma m as awarene ene in i   whi uses ononas scr  scrm m at atry ry awar scss scss t t crt s  s  g  g bct  i  giv rie o feel feelings ings  reverreverbrat brat t t war nc  nc  . So onousness akes rege n th als als  a t ma ma    is insecure Wih e huan in insecure ae ampa amp a and an d ane ee e egy gy weken  t m mnd nd of o r r    rges ae s n cm t th fore  and becoes beco es fain fain  . Practc  T r th rne of he real knowlege of e n f   eorng i o proper balnce an renes he exbly of te onou knowlege of e huan mnd reog  o ppe blance. i is e jonng of ness and exbliy e tch of strenh  ubms precsely uned one mns te bnce nae olege  nnae cpay e ered n e ceest dsn n nie energ energ ows ows . How How cou coudd te old elxr no be podced ? e go el r ss prouced by he  he oldca old cao o o o eis  s s ong an yelng rue nowlede ad conscos kowlde en o oe balan an eavn an ny ee  peco p n n c luning evywere e ol elxi oms  s btle beon anes a rs aw becon pe. ow cod nyone no be  m  c   a t e 

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 ETIG U H FACE AD RUCIBL IS P  H£4VE H£4 VEN N AND EAR FININ E SLIT       IH AZ T YANG AD YI SUL C AD DIOVI H ICUBATI A PRES ANUAIO UMOULY D I IDLY DICSS T YRO D MAVO  una s ha web   s opraed, h ccble s  rb h dc ns   rnd  Th sce nc o h gold exr pars    rnac rnac on e  xb e s bssvness of eh grdu grdul l poges pogessng sng  an od od  wa wa::  odes the c be on the  sngh sngh o he cookng ecy nd ogng k. Capabe of beng , capable o bng exb  , capabe cap abe of of beng be ng s s ong , cabe cab e of of beng ben g subissve sub issve , w a  w, gettng stonge  t goes on, te ccble and rnac sad no shng no ovng, one cn theeb cu the edcne ad orae the e .  conos noldge of the han nd s ang outsde  nsde ;  s ike i ke sgh s gh , wh ch dtes dtes o td d . he el knowledge o he nd of ao s lke oonlgt, stoed wtn he externl ag o coscous knowedge belongs to te ang sol; he exernl in o ral knwledge belongs to the n sol he snlght ng soul o coscos owledge is wha is clled he sit whch s spr; the oongh  sl o o rel knowledge knowledge is clled th  st which s no  spr   "i which s sirit ens thee s acal wh he real "sii which s not sit efes o connng elt wthin he ri cial cial . " ening snlight nd oonight  eans elin away away he he ari aric c i wthin relit relit of o f the consios knowedge of the hun hu n nd , and reni rening ng ot the t he el ty within with in tici tic i o the  ind in d of ao. ao . hn fase fase cnscosness is eoved , rel conscousness consco usness is sed ; ten he yang sol does'  o, bu is sabiized. When re knowede is eveled, false nowle nowledge dge vnishes; he he yin sol doesn doesn   dssolve, u is stabii zed . nce the yng so nd yin sol are sailized, then el knowledge d cosios knowede, sense nd essence, ege ino each oher nd sliiy sliiy no n o one eney, eney, w w n n enle , ansti n y oleci ol ecig g  isersin ranqil ad nstrrin ye sensitive d eecive very se is e elesial echnis; he siia sbley herein a b esrie i wrds

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   ren moon urnace  vr P  EFFR  A ALEL VE  EE T EXR  M EE E EE M E   F ELF E TRA RE R  T EE PRPL AL R BEW. T rsn n rfrs   mn f  ir  f  u  erin    f i in he irein fh (sus). T i us uar   is  i i s cll   rsn mn .  is crs mn smblizs in umans is  in  f n i  sini ru in  i f rme qui . mn he rirs  i is hud =  Tis is  is rfee    ins  " n e ir  hue ars i e es n  cuving rivr ban e nligh lms. Ts  f ng li is ni n bu he lih f he mind f To .  a  is r o  is  mind f T n he mi f Ta rs  rincis f naure r learl viden nd srong nery r becmes ave hn h hle world is spiriul medcine ic u ma ake reevrwere is he  he edcin s    re is e meiine  r s f iself e urnce of nurl evluin   r f h is he need fr n acemica oven  wrin ih coal an bls 

   ST  FR, J FLORS GR   AAR RL, SLR S LL. LY    S F GRT STG     YLLO SROT, HH GRDLLY VLS  rs  oon urn is s eine befe he ind  Tao As r  a ors  je means m en arm d sof  in e   f    ers mea se g lunous  n e pvi c  of ya  ; so  jad  ower are ang whn in , epesenting te ral kn wl dge in the min d f Tao .

a II

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 b bl  t m min . Quiksilvr s somig d d xd  T   t ov  o yn , an is th yn wihi  ptn t coou kwl o t humn mi . W   t md o To is alwys ma nd rl knowlg is not obscurd , th oiou kowlg of the hma mnd is naurally leve an cam , and canot  y off. T o u ot to moiz, usig th tru r inhrn in h mid o o to rn w t l oniousnss n h human mind, d rt it to omltl rtiv cociouness so h havn and mit wok tt rl knowl nd conscious knowlg b c nd . n nowld rivs , t intt is icr ; his is cald th low srot.  ow sout  lnt b ra consciousnss. Whn ra oounss s t it dvlos lik  lan in h groun; whn outn, it  llow (ntl   o it is al  low srout  r ra kowg n osciou knowl ar oniz by h srngth of th r , th rtun to b in t ror ac . Onc thy ar in h ntral ath ot tn ou  tu intnt o nurur hm r n onhs h nrg i sucit an thy naturally maur a bo   transmut 

   ru la  r SOING SIV  OING HNG XCSES  HUM CIOS O WH OU HV  EI C EVOUION OCC I H IS O  SED  H CUIE H I IK KIG    D OI ING N MP PO

 a wlg o t m  d  Ta  i n i  t  pr  r al ru  ry wc is symbliz by a is is  t s   If y wa  cla t ga lr r is  s bs t  ue    s gra a c on  s  pop l  t wrl ail  la e by  a  ysca ss  s wall o w g sala a  ba  exci,    y a s acc    a  ll   a  a     o y c s a c a   

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Unesaning Realiy

can a  rd c  d al lix  gs cnscsss s as a i    av   s n  crcbl   s l a wa d  an biling an my 

 RT F  A RC     PRC TE XR TT U T    BT CR ARE .   WOR WT T RUE E  T   T ET E    gl lixir is a by   la  ral nwlg   mi  a ls   mrcry  t cnscis nwlg   ma i   wan  cltiva t gl lixir, rst armoniz la an rcr T rmnss   mi n  Ta blngs  yang  tis is gra " T xibiliy  t man min blngs  yin  tis is  small "   man mi lacs  mi  a it cn t t Ta by sig cscsnss o c illsion   y gvn i by  min  Ta,  cnscis lig is clar an can trby l th a S th min f a s n  b iminis  an y  man min s n  b niilat s n l  ma min miss is cnsciosnss n  acins l l o ill  ma min  wa y a ws o ll  fals cscisnss o t ma min , no o ill t  cnsciosnss  h man min  I y  n  isings r   als a kill m  b yo bc f an niilisic; rig  smll, yo j t gra  Yin an yang bom isoa an  at o t livig mcnsm as no  mas o roc  gol lixir. a is w  txt sa s , Wihu iju o a r sml bo curis a s." Bot cours a saf"  mans  cscious kowlg f  uma mi a  al owlg f  mi of Tao ar ui, wt a  kowlg  n cnscus owlg  a coscos knowlg coformig  al wlg . W ral  csciosnss  o sara n   n lg an ina caciy igrat wi  incils  a  n  gl lx f   an lmins fanal ssnc s

ain

A l l  nwlg  coscis nwl ar xsi s f inna  n wlg n n caac  ;   priia sa   a

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a ae wee a ae aa      ae ae ea kwee a u d       ee wt e epa  a    d    u ee  a a Oa  a   ua  eaue f xue   d d   a    f ae wee  t ud d b  o   a e e f e  ae a       a aeae a ee ua  f  wa t  ak  e f  d u   a ,   eea  ee   ea f  e t f aa wd ad ee    e a  wee e d  h rea ee  e   a      eeeed a e ead   ea wee a e pa u e ee,   ao epeee a eta  wae a a epeee a  n  mn  ea  ae a t  e   ea e pee f an wt   He, a o a t ea kwee a  ben eved ad eed ,     ate a a  t e  w  Hee e a  he  the wet e a da nh rren ea kwede e a tde ad  e  S  a d  t wet ve a t   te eat ea te nn f he   eeee  anoher  ater ee a  e etal an  ra a hld of t ten e  en t t w   n te wetern nhboo h  ea wha n hne n the wet rr all da  ea If peo an kow tht mnh  hne n th we rvr l da th  tl known her ea nwede ret, nd the an thrb e  t he n the e and meet wth n knold  Al   aln  death  n bak to le , an d agn avng o ee, wto nn-d   thnk  ra nowlede  e to

nw?

 DOT GO TO THE MOTS EOE YO HA ED THE ESTO EX;  THE MOTS SIDE D OT IS OT LEAD. THS SEME TEASUE IS IN EYOES HOUSE; TS JST THAT IGOAT PEOL DO OT ULL ECOGNZE 

Understanding Reali

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   w a gg   ais  cva ay is smg a is rry  y ar  rsra   i Pl w  '  w is g i  mas  cia raiy a i y ca rby liv rv   way  a  ris a n aci r  la ly  ca c b ba. wvr  r la ms b sg  i  mis   scial w; i y g i  mas  clva  Ta i  as si a si is all y rgyw can r b r la wic s  yag ? T   la s  rmral r  cscisss i s als cal    av  r  r ni valiy r    rgy  la   mlan  war r mal wi wa  blac wii wi  r  yg sl w  yin s l    blac g   mal ma   m  immraly f a s:  acis rrs  symblically  may ways b w w g bac   ima i  y ar all js cing  m  Ta . is mi  Ta w aciv  is  sbl bing  ral wlge  w lan i is  r ss  al cncnrain  I is nrly cml i vyn  n mr i sags r lss in rnary l . Eve as   b y   ssss i hmss  afr al  whn y vie t y cann s i an w y s  y cann viw it Becase vry as i b y  n ssss i mslvs  inrat l o  cgiz i we y ncnr i  an sm bl at i evn   s rg bfr r ys .    f  ig yny P n a  wh in '  nesa s rcl   ra s  vrbys se  refe t wma as  alcmcal ccbl  an in rcnt ims I n ' t nw  many  av xlai  as rfrrng t sexal actic . Ntin is  blamewry ta sc gramss misla g stnts 

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.  "  a   a   a    a  w w  d Wa             wa u  w   a wa     a   a a  a  ea        b  a  f  wa  a a     e ed  d   e f ad   a wd w  d  a  a  I u u a we  a ad aa e ea a u wl u a wh e a f aed  a  ah    al e f au  Wh eal de e  i u   w  ha   eal u an hb u  e e  atue ;   x ea  ii he ua a Oe u a wit e ia enia  be a w a ue eaia 

  u la EY HE ID FLL HE ELYHE MEAIGS A OH ROFOD. I IS RCISEL I ORDER O EM E ID HA I IS EESSARY O O HE MID  I IS S HE FIIG E LEAD O FIRS FILL HE EL AD CASE E GAHERG I OF HE GOLD HA FILLS E ROO. Ahe il  k   e e mid ad l te bl Ei the d a  et te an id ; i i e  f livain e  T ll  be an t ll the ind  Ta ; i i te k f ii ife . he w ar f ein e id and li e bell deali wi eece ad life  ae bt f rnd

me I  a  em he ind  i i neear  kn e mind . In e ind er i e hman mind nd ee i e mid f  e hman mid ld be em  fl  ad he mi d  a ld b l  n emt f  d  dini re an fale i nd rng in e mind  nd em bt  nt l    mend lif   ann en mreend eence.

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Undersanding Relty

If u kw h  , u   n  mp h hu man m i n d ;  u hu  h n f Ta , h u lad ,   l  b. Wh h l is ll , sa g ass hgh accla  r ig ht a  ,  h g f cd ig isslv s f slf. The h u an  ll pntan ly  bco mpty , th   rs wll b  ha r, h v lm  will aggrga  , gl ad ad l f l h   , h jwl of lif will b i ou hans . Wh his  ca   

hua n mind ad urture te ind f Tao , u derstan d the esse tl

sc , an rtrn to th homlan d  thin gss 

10 On not uin la   A O  O  OAY A   A  AAO A  S      R E O  A S EA A O   A ACO OS I civaing h ixir, i is sn   her e ed  ere  ao  dirnc n lder is ordinar led, nd here i re ed Ordiar lad is exrcd ro ines , nd is  ro er ne , nd  on   no s wi oreve e ed i prde  on  own hoe ; i i e ore ind o o, nd    ind wih urses e ior ine niqi wh ve een e  rnend he ordinar nd r n ehod e  reied n e wr  e r lad   nd o ao S e x s no  e rdin r ed  wver ho e id  o i he idi ewe f ei i is rodced om wihin  er; ere i  e  e , nd  ie o o se i eor  ve clied he eixir,  need  e he real oede o  ind of   ver he ni nwede o  ua id  en  an ind  een sied , nu d is lcid;  d o o nd  n ind re  ne i cion  il s, r lede nd nci nwede re  oss an u e    sriu ro  ored, u hd e  exc  ads    d    d in  e eni re  e  o  m o o is  vern  h ind; fer e u d s  d dscrior warene i exiihe ine

 

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oe    e     v  ev  e oo x  e  b       of o   o fo    o o o s  ee b o o b , o    e        e  O   ,    of             o   e  be u b  of     o v    e     o      e      o      o o   o  ee o u  e ,        e ou   oe bo e  d o o, o  o vo  e   d o o o eave e   d   oo   e,  e o ex, oe ed,  b o    eefoe e ex ,  Afe   ue  e , e ue  oo  bdoe  e e of u e e d o u   be ow o  

 O la a uy   REA I ISIED H SLIE EER AD RAE E E HEAS A AL ERSO A M A BOO O  HE OI HE OO IS SIL, IO A ORDS;  JS ACHS OLE O RFI RCR  EAD e ee of  od e   o pl e , ou uh k  o o  en e  koed  e d of o  h oo koede    nd  en h  t of e  d o o  el bned , e n of o  l eet , ove oo kolde b el knowd  e  ex be v of the  d  n ble , e u  d  w l ,  ono oled e to e koede   m d xb  e ohe, nd e nd oo  d , h  ld ld d  x d he od x tlz e eod    nd omltd  v od ol  e del to ood  e oh i t Hoev, o ole  k  e, o e ot tt i el  oe e i  vt d  to mt  o   o tm t mod o sm itl  blimat ,     w

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fom    nly to aliz te geat medicine s  onsf, ot goten from nothe r, nd my be taken nd used at will . T s in y  p maing in t utor's saying that  vsit  h im  ngy in a a an recive a tranmiin . hi  nt m up . T sublim nergy is were t t go is pro uc , pnt ng t  ianc f pur ligt f t gl. T " nine heavn   t eam f pre yng wit n yin . u p

r gl i  rrntatin  ral nwedg in te mit  yi an, dnl t ang light  el nwldg aea; tae h ra nwl an bring it m , mix it with cnci nwleg, co it wi re, nil hr i re yang wth n in  thi i clle the grat ixi  gld liqi , rete n tim an rtore nine time I it a r, tr a ?

 On  n nry f nnn HE AO RODES OE EERGY FROM OHINNESS, HE FRM OE EERG GIS IR  YI D  IN AND YG HE COMIE O FORM E ODI H HEE ODIES RODCE, D MRID IS ROW T Ta f ece ad ife i the  f ceaie eti; the a of ceatie ein i the a whic pdce d epdce  cea. When we nvetiate the ce  te a , we d i pdce e ee from nthne, ad f e e ee pdce eae rodc eth , ie ih  i d a . i ad a ec ie heein , and whie cntai i the e ee pce tee  e  ce he thre de ae fed , the e ee e    , fr i  a , an o in ; th  iad thi  d ei ae  . S hi i ike he wth f p t d tee  t e pt w fm he earhi  ne ee  f thie  ce he p  ha eeed f he d  i pe it tw eae -·i i rd cng yi and a fr e ee. Te a e w p f between he w eae- hi  yi ad ag cmbii g t fm hee boies Fr this rac es ad eaes gw-is s e tee es epducin g so ha myr iad thin gs gw .

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hn n h wo, nn o nnn, ow ou of  o n ny of no nn bu hn a folow h cou of crao . f acon of h Tao now abo own  cou of caon , y acc  n , unn h yra o r , run  hr o wo, un h o o on, unn h on o .  a wch  byon h n  ach .

 On waer andfre WAR IGHTNING BOS N RS IN T RGION OF T TR I RISS IN T UNU, YN ND YANG. IF T O TINGS RE RSOD ND ED O GTR, NRY T EIR DEOPS, FRGRN HROUGHOUT THE BODY e hnn n poucn  n war, a apor for e ea ow of  n of Tao apan n u akn .   aa  h n n" n ou bod Bon an un drn" pren e aclaon of ar .  fo h  ro of al aer," he rl kowle of e m of ao    ene of ol cocerao , wc co e o eer ge of  a" ad  wae." e 'ulu ouan ae n he w, an ar e moua re fro hc mya ouan , h place were u mea  pro de e e real olede of h n of ao appear  he  of ur are ,   lke ahn hnn  of a udde    , h a o  s dark . e raue acas    ar o e an eay o oe. uk us e re o o aaees o e  hen rl kodge and osou koede, ese a se,  clea o o ao yin  d g w o  ere  oued h rmora rua xr thn   ura e r  ur aay odoe olued e n e g  When th sl  go ,  go  ur  d  go r  erfc td. Inest th, an o  d rom ha o o  ou      r     revea li g   u o   g  r z e  ll th world- not nly i  h  o     a 

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  eave-eart and eart-eart  R  WAR ARE RRE W E R  EREAR G E C  R R E W  AE EXR.    RG EE AR  ERCG RE AT  T  EXR CA E RR. W  hmn  th rn vtt, whch mnet  nwle de tn wter  hdden met n hmn t  tre ene , hch mnet a j tce Fre  hmn  the rgn pr t , whch mnife a  rte. re prdce wd;  hm th  he rn eece , whc mfet a beevece h mnd f  h the frm f water he hm md h the rm    the mnd   nd he hn

md ctn the r tre  met , wd , wter, nd re t the r ntre re eprte;   wt ne ener t rdce them, th deend wh  the wrk o heveneth nd ertherth  evenerth  n erh; t  the rn ener, whc net a rthne Erer  n eath   ent, wc ae  dere W te  hevenearth; n he nd     e  tke n erheh; n the hun nd, h  ne If  wt t rect r mnd, rt mke ent ncere Oce tet  cre, rherh  tbed nd the hn mnd  c  I  wt t rvere the , rt eh thfune Oce trhfue  ebhed, hevenerth pper nd te  nd  o ne   the mnd    wtht trthn nd th hm md  cer, ve   h beevece, tce, cure, d nwede, the d nt ret t ech ter w he cd  be pe o crle th pr exr  cmte warne nd wdm  rere h wh prcce th  t cnder cer  tet d trthfe t b th m cncer  th ncert d rhfu he d    nfet d he hu nd  correc reed. W h  re ed rmou,  nd n crrepd, d h mrd er eme frm te d cae n a bac ar a  w cred  ebed, h h hd   d     th ex a    ruh ee w , ba  ah  t  d   ca be ered  S the r o avr  ar ea  ver ea deed 

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  1    H S,   OSO O  S O  WO    OO C, S O O     O DO O O   O SO , SO I  O DSCSO  O  SCED S C d     b     d  d d , ad  d x    h    h  bg   h  f f  ,  d,  d,  ng   fm R d  n  b   d d  h bn     d , nd    h   w f h m ,  d , n d ,  f   bi m  h dd hma m  n  r  ,  h  ai f h m d f   b d  h     mn a v h hm, h h mn r m h in  h ah f am   vn h h man ind f  d b m f h md f  wih r kd    w  md   f  knwd wh h hmn mnd   d  hn  ma ( wd   m nd  wmn   d i xib, h mn in h f h d   bn di , h i   w h n d     d   w h mn f nv hrn  rr   r vg h r nwdg  h mind   nd  rgzg   dg   mn mind , in in n ,  b  g h fl r h     ggg  n l dn  r rr vw, r  '   rl d v hr

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 s   r   s  wate s  l l        y   rs   lc  fre  s  css lg   n n    lynw    t s lln n wr n   rc  cscsl g n n  lc    n  sr   y rgy wll  sl   yng gy will rr , n y ll gn s t r c  heaven  , rcvring yr riginl   nn ee d nne ccy, rnil nd rrbd y siiv n ctv, sv d cv y ril nd ndsrbd r i s, r is rsrmn cmes  s bdy  v l hd   y n l s ll     nd  Ts bdy s n  mrl sbsnc   rl  by  s  rl body   irl bing T siril bn,  sal bdy is h rgi ssc  A t sr   l  t rg i ssc  rl cscisnss is rnd nd bri nd cid r srg s blncd, d i is n dltrd, r , wi  rc o  l s s l  r  lins   gm havn    ig   yg    bsly,   w crd cndioni, rl gns s bscrd n r  ricilty in cnci ry Thi  ik th cntr  t h eaven tr  bcin lwd, forin fre � , h cnr   earth = = bcon solid, frin T holl i  cnr mns  rl s t fre;  sid i t cee n h r  lln in water: i  aer o   i fre m rsri ntrl rliy recvri h ii  ne of  concsnss . hi  lnd   fre ri gi chi io th

 rgr  Onc l cncisn  rsd,  i at ou cd, lws snsi  lys c , bl to d appope t  iao  hr o li hddn r y nd lwheher o c o i a p  h nd  l  lar is hv hoh in  t  l i e  ai h ny in h ia d i it wh h hear Th ar  s h  h gi , ae i e  e si, h  i dn h r  h bd io e l xus dd , hr i s   , ode  od Th r nd i as a    ad  o  od  nd wa h h ad g a a vy lsh 

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 a ,   a ct w t   Dn c c frm t  f e  pc w   T ad  b  th  f wat  pc t n wat  w pc      ht   t t pc n wat  t tha r    na pc , t  pxc pc  t  pc wat, t wt pxc pc mt t   t c   t t t   what a  c n w t    t  t  nt  n th  , t   fr th  wh   nt    , t tr  n  wt  tpnt f n   td, d  kd  th nat b f w n c f   th  f th rna prt t b aw ptnt, t tpnt  cnrtd nd th t t bc ft ,   t wch  prnt tab   abt f f  a  h, ik th d f t,   f   th wt f tt ncnttn t wh awa th dt nd  , th rbt f w n nd  n w idf, bcmn pnt nmtn n  Frtrr, whn th tpnt  trntd, tr i n r in n natr t pt f dcrintn d t nd th rigna rt  rmant n nl ir an , thr ar n tt  t ptd itait  bimtd and th rignl italit d n  t . n t ar i i ,    idid , t rgna rt   , an  rinl italit i tb  tn n, n , iait, and irit rtrn t  nr  bnc , tic , crt, and nd rtrn t n tln i i cad t wn f   t nc t  nt ar w, ty mrg i   f nit ti i ld t  t nring t 

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     h c w hou baac  a     j  h s ca h caza f h g       f a s h ha hs s  f      w b os b. Th os ora ar of hs sco is     h wh sc f h v lms rs h   "  f  h v s ar   th cr hy w sara  a h g   w o fo . f h v ms go o h cr h h a o  gy a h ir aura y crysalzs  S sus shu  s us h f s 

18 On  wo pols AS SOO AS E AF OO S BG O E OO, AEA EE S E SO OF E AGOS O A E GES OA E OE SOL A EFFO O CAE E O EGS  A O SEE E EX FR T d elxr  rdced b e xre f e ee f e w ls f e dran eence and e erene  Fr ake  e uce f e  eal  f e er e  r e arx  e exr; e ae  al a   f  d f e er e   e pra b   . Wa ae e le Fr e rd da  e ar  e  a  brn  b e e  ere  al an w    a e ede   n  a a a reced re ad e  l lke a r bw  Becae e a l  abe    caed e uppe pe  O e een  e    ;  e xee  e r   ae  ad   eeen e r  aear O  e d  ee  alf   a   a e ede f e   a a a ce p ad  m ls  a ru bw Becae e a   bew    alld   le    l  e  ve br  e er r e we n    c   al w   e we eefe e   e    a   ar   called e lar ene f e er e  b    d    e dra r e ea   e ce    h   n   ; eee e    we rd da  th a  s  ale  lar n   dra

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e ee of e oede   e    r   s l  k  a  of e oo  e  of o o   eed   do,            ee of e oede o o        oded b e  o of  o .      o   me  e exe ee of  od wihdr o  e be  k e  od of   oo   o o    e o e of wood   oo  e f oo  h o e ozo  w   ee of e kowede dv o oe b. e  ede dve o oc bne , he   e h ex  coo owede  vened b e koede nd cno eoe   no , nd  foo  o hee  e effe of e d o d e e o eodn o e othe t e e ee   on, oe od  eo n to, n  o eqe  ,  he exb e eece of ono koede  o eve o oe bne hen coco koede evet to o e, ee  e hn exbt hen  kede and oo koede ae bth eed to coect bae he  et e t oa enee, e peen  en q  nd  bne eh othe, me d ex e ed  o me o  ee te x fo  Hoeve,   do ot eh e of e  e d v o m  th too te  o o e  h oo c  nehe  fo te ex I  o he  d  e mhed een baed , that  n ee he ex f     D  h te wo of t  o  e to d ? If o do t   n dede f ecd ot  o nn l  n e h e 

19 On harmoniztion (2 verses)  TE TP F FLER CRA TA TE ALE TER RR; AT TE B F ACRE TE CEA TE FE ALE RA  TE ELL FEALE AA   T ET TE TETHE  TE BEE   FE A A TE E .

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  cag i in te wet, te ce tree i in te et te tig is tal en te ragn i w, eence n te beiin  li sc an ene ar cmbne , metal an w re tete  ate mi i acir cnitning, te ticil cme an te al i ceence an ene erte , lie te ragn gn et n te ig et e tger  cae mle bece met ee i rm te rn i call ema becae w eenc i exble  Een t te ene  blke by atc eeng, n tre eene  cere by rticial natr, te ene an te eence ay wnt t meet Te mle tger rain n te mnta an te emale n wn n te cea rereent btle cmm ncatn  ete yn n yn  Snce tee  btle cmmncatn tg te be eart tm t i be  tem t meet t  jt bee tee  n armzn ent betwen tem tt tey cannt meet  Te yew emae  "yelw man   e te ea, te tent, te ncety Oce te ncet aea , te n tet  t t , nd te nd i rt te ae leae n e re c me, ee retn t eene I a  tme eence and ene j, ke n eneet jnn  f e, e n tem t becme mn a wfe n e te e m n . 2 0 E  RAGON AND BLACK GER AK O E S AN EAS; E FOUR FOMS MX W E O EARS N E CENER. RSORAON AND BEAUTY ENCEOR GO INO OPERAON O SAYS E GOLD ELR WL NO B ACHEVE?

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eee f  kee  e ua  d        ad ea e  eea    ee  ae   a we a u e ue  u  we   d e e , a   a  e u f a ad     a  e e, ea we a  wd e a    e ee. Te e eee  aeae  ad  d ex  fe  a a aa pe 

2 O th drao a tir ST HEN T HITE TIGER ON TE EST MOT GOES IL TH LUE RGON IN E EST SE OT HNE I THIG THEM OTH, VE TEM GT TO THE ETH, N THEY LL TR NTO  MSS O VOLET GOLD ROS

A e ee f ea kee ad e eee f  kee ae pa  , e e  f   epa  , e a dee e xed p ee, a d ea ad aa e cfe e ea ad cce a e ad f a  e, e a e eae ld   wh e ex a  e e we e  e we na oe wd  e le da  e ea ea ca ae     a ae ee  a ed f  e aa  lvae  eal ,  e ea  e e aa Te ehd i   a w wa e dee , aal di dee , mak dedicaed e  e eel  lead  da  am,  ha e a  e  adal nea e  eg , aa eeg wil ae ah and e ee wi pael ae, emeae wi die ad e eece wl be exed, he ale wil die  and e e wil ea  l eial ene i  en  n imenal eence  e eene We e ene ad e e nie , he id die whle h iit ivs ncncil llwing he law  Gd, he chane int    ioe  r Gld i omehin abe and intibl hen  reach ie, cmin m li in a t ra i s cie  in  he Vie  bein rt e t

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    a w   p w  ava a fuo ad b   a a,  vu, w    e    f v p a  n   a ,    a   v   p v    u     a  a   v    v  f  u    a     e    a   ef  e    av ,   h v  fu a ta  ,  a   a t d  pu 

2  EPLOYIG GEERLS, YO SOL VE LEFT  RGT RIES ET E OTER E TE OST  Y E TE GEST RGIG E RER TO TE TLE LE,  T TE TE VERSRY LIGLY YO Y LS  PRELESS TRESRE OF YOR O OUSE

I  e,  n a  dat    a t   d , aa    h  do  I m epe,  pe  a o ha b d   f a  m  auatd habt a dpad, ad th v bd av b a  f   t ,  th a m dut  xat  I mp ea  ud dvd ht and f a  th th b th ht, ad  b te ut  ma w u wat t   o u mu t v  B th  t th batt    d  k t ada ht  u ay  th  tau    h  mn tha y d n l f  dg t t m th h B wadl falng dan, ay  l and td ng n nmn ,  a can b mvd ad h a can b vd wh wy   a a w n b hved ?

4 R AG  WOO R COTAI AGR  OU O OT KOW OW TO STGAT, O OT OC T  T OCCUC O CLAMT S LL DU TO

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Unerstanng Real

H HRM O TIS; IT S CSSARY TO COTROL T  S    A A  

 ol ct om c cotionig n t st f sc o ls , t ictve ectns bon ll log b t s f t coto ve elements in te bo,  wll  t ollio o snt bts, are acv ll t onc  i o aven' t gt stl o d g mto , ow cn o ovcom tm ? I o o ot o o to vsigt r cl, n start ot imetosl to conto i b m , ttcing tm too ecl, somtim t r o t l a t  o t miist a  t nc,  no onl r o abl o tc t bits, o  v ttc b t bnis  It is not on o bnecil, i is v ml It s li  rising in oo w t clit rss, t wll ovecmete wo i bnt b te r, to ig ts lie e s 'an u Ch i s,   win arl o te sn alws wats o lv ol ; nl nng te glen wer, te cge    ac oter. e gde ower s te nd o   e mnd  o  mid wic i not min t ornall emerge rom te b o ntu ealt  is bed wt te ne  ea knlee  It  ndetruc ble tre enr, ad otn cn decee t  Oce te it  te mn  o r , ll aleood rett  It ecc and r ruton are ie  metl, s te mn o  s cale t etl a Invtat te rncl is il invetgating e tr rnce  ng met to cnol wod Ov al, te etal man i te atr  rual ce i o wat to ene usel wthout te eta an ,  wl mee brng o calamit eere an Saneng ad, Wen renng te e, o m s re led e lea and e metl mn are ot e o t mn o o

 On  al a  A  S OGINA  SON OF E FAI O  AS, IG NSD  E NEGHO O  S COGIED,  IS CALLED  OE O GO ,  SOSD O A EA GL, EOING IA

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6 n te beautul girl TE BETF  TVE  E  CT TE T TP L BE T TE ET T .  BC E E T TE  W E E TE ET   E  E  .

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8 SS, CLASSCS, N SOS XPOU ULA , U O NO XPSS  FN POCSS CL  WN F OU WN O O  OAL S ACS A PNA  ACANA, S QUS CAFUL SCUSSON I  SPIIA LS Snce ncn e the wns of he ol and ea ele hav mecs dscssed he medca bace ad n oce  cvat ea  ha he have ad  e ad o fale , b h he dscs , dco cao ech  ; hoh he ea of  , eec cao exa    I  o ha he hae   we abo he f  ce, b he ea of he w ae deep ad eo  Soe a esence, oe a lfe, oe a edce, oe  e; oe ea  he  oce of cla lfe, e pea of e  poce  clva eece, oe pea of a exea  poce, oe eak of a eal  poce  So   o a e ae poke of e  oce,  wa he a  o oaed  If o do o ee a le eace, wo wll dcae he ode fo o, o wl o e ae  w  a  w e ex a e ae expee e  ce cleal  wod , ad  alo a   ecea o dc  caeful w al moa   el eoe o  e w a  ee me ache fo ce Oe ol o u ee a eace wo a ex, ad oe hold o ae e w a oe ow dad a fal o ee a eace  e wee o  c  e we eae, clac, ad o wo   he w  exo u ae ea  ea e e o o ea e alcecal w a e eed ac oo  ad e ex e ca u  d ,  ad bo ad ca exe e owee a ec c a o ee ac , e ca aca    e c e av c  Sud o oe ow a  a teachr  boh ca

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   fr roc of   O HE H D O HE IGHH O JOYG  OOIGH HIS IS ECS HE HE GOD  SC S  IS RIE. WHE O CH HE O WHR OE  EGS O OE E O SHOD DC HE FIRE HO DE We e  e  dauu, te d eene    e  we te pa e  pe aane   ent , e na aue  ete ed , e aeee  pee ua e ee n te nd  a e pnt wee ne a e  e  we e an   ea knwede  te nd  a    nt et e ae n en  a pe  e   eae eee  t t te  ud qu k e at nean he e, aen te an ad pt  n e unae f eut, aua ae, adu e,  aene t a,  e a t pete puit   a    a ke e dautu n, eena  , nn thu e uee  e w wtut dea epe en; eaue the ht  ea kwee  te n  a  h t n d and ea t e ,   heae ad ea, he ene  he h w in diate, ad ou w   ee huh   ea at hand 

 On the firing proess o extration and addition WE E A TR, A TE L EX TE E RUBE, A E AL TE BE  REPT  EER  EA TE  TE PT  ETAT A AT T  UET  PT AE s sc ws u uently   cg     ag ss  ga  ac t  cc :   s ac ,  g

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 ge e n te em m,   d e  e  ng e , cng gt m wtn ane, ng dzz g e  , ecevg enegy  c evet t  eng tnate. Te etn  ne yn  e bt e  eene  t dct t  neceay t et dnge, awae  e, n te tece  extctn nd ddt, e e   ectn, n de t ccm te w Extct men edct  exce  te cnc knwede  te man md  ddtn ea ncen ea nwege  te mn  T wee t  acn  Extct d extctng, adn nd adn, nt y ea t nt wee tee can be n me extactn  dtn , ten te a mn de nt ae , we the n  a  wy eent  e nw ede n cnc knwee cnn, n nde and tde ae mned  Ony ten w y nt be acted by wd nd tnde at mn'' In atca, bece wen te mnd   t etn te a eney  wea we n eney  t , f y d nt w n extact nd addtn, a n a y ac  y e wt  e ae eee te w  extactn nd addt  tant  h w  extct and addt  te wk f peentn dane ee   eventn dne wtt t extctn nd addt, ad extact a addtn  t bend event de eetn de  extac tn and ddtnte tw ae e tn . Stdet d pa attet t t 

 O  r proc o cuao  SIC AR AES O FORM, OR FOOWIN A N A EAS, IN ROWS, RADAL SRI I A ROSSESS IN N OHS HE FROS FI , AD E IR I OW DEOED A HIS TIME E SIRS D OSTS WI  SRRISED  m a  e e  mee ya, et  d b   cded     deen ae  te d e x, and  e aa    wed and ate caacty w

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u  ly ve  udel ss s s   ye ve d eeve  s eeed s  s  s e  e e   el kede o      , w s  o u e oe o  n  rows  ws  l s ufu eey  eve nd s snn l wxes  his s   f y  e n e you old reev  w  y grwg  p y e  u y o e yn,  r   o eey  e dy  y  Gdl sn y rirs    k  fe e  f    e dos  one n  ld  e un  u f, ell emy ye l ue exee d�y exe ye n ue epness, ncosuy  e   Gd  Be  ke o y  e sy   eeseo o n n  no en o on ennow e x s deveed   e e no c you, myd ns no ve y you   e  e m od o ne s eded  eve  Hw ould e s d os no b srle ?

 O  r proc oor   ryo ER THE RIOR OLE BEFOR THE LTER OLE, HE  OF HE HERB I EEN, H FORM OF THE ENERG  C ETE. GHERING I, ER T TO THE FUC  FINE T HEN IT I RFIED, KEEP T RM, N T LL COO B ITEL  r oe is ng wi yn, el nowege revring t or blce  Te a oe s yin itn yng , conis nwlee rtrn   rrc ban. en e nwledg n conios ng b rr  rr bane , rmness n exbil y m ec te  e a s cal  ar t ro e , be  r .  s e  r nwg n nsci nwg ,  gr an  s, ar r r cbt ntris r w ri is r  a rrl sral sr  t s   r is  a a ar r :  gr  a     r    r   ral, saig    sria r  

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Uderstadig Realit

  c s  , e  s  mc. yg        ca,  w saesy  aa   g   ag t ca, cg m    

33 n n n yn rr n o  cnr   H L ON RNK TH N OF TH , TH OUNGT AUGHTR FT ON TH FLOR  TH NORTH. FTR TH MTING TH TH GRN BU, LOCK H U T OC N TH YLLO HOU T eles s s hnder =  Te wne f te wes s mealwat    f e una mt  te n ppes n th wes ; une yn , e ag asests s epesene b te t hnde Teef  say,  s h  elest sn n s t e wne f t e es " Te yungest g  e   e we f he nt ens pcg te we f al wn wate Te eelpent f te nlh es  ae f eh    wtn yn, yn ppe eefe  , Te yunges agte s pens e we f e nh" e  lns bt symze te asn f ne n  Jus a e ns " ens e a n k fe, n w sueny nks Fs pes" ens nt ang pesy pene , nly nw pene . Bh esce te sense   al knwg f te  f T ben ey  se  ha  n . Te n f Ta vn been n ue wy, e knwee s bce wen sunly,  e s f ue queue,  ens  be afest, ts s lke jus nn wne   s en a we t b. Ts s e ppuny f estan  funae encune  a g t, n t be sse u shu e vane  e uy  ae t, an  w cnscus knwee, shutng e   r f te cea yellw u ; husan a we ee an aally g   t e elx. Ccs ge s essce, yn wtn yn  s  he pvc  w  bce  c f w s gee , nscus kwege s sbze as a  g b e el kwlee a cnscus kw eg e ,  e se   e e, e auy eu  e er We y eu ey tn , bu  yu   w w  lc

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up , ey y  ep e nin  Hv  s  ,  i:  e d lced i, i y ve  y  jin,  en ey e jned ey ill y g ly  s s   C ng e    ,  T mn   s     n  e een u e  ub       y m e yell m u m   n w     s , nd y eve i ixici  Te d  lc up  cvey    ling   y n yn  mee  eece nd eeli e n y pu     It s el n  e ye n  ce  Oly i yu ud ic y cn y vid e  Te ld exi cize m ii ngn T s  clei mecnim , ic cnn be n iu  c

 O  a HN HE OON IN THE EA N E CHE T E ON NIEN A    N HE E CINE  EE ON HI AT TI OINT THE GOL ELX IR HOL BE BAHED IF INSEA YO INCE HE FIR TH I NGERO T n in e e i  p uinx, n yng g iss bwee eve d e  Te mn i e wes i e u  x w yn eegy ie beee even d e . Te pig euinx n e pe  wd, i  eivei egy, wic  w  ut eux  e spee  me, i e llng negy, wic is  unmn  Red   eeby  elven pp , puni is t weeb  m pp iu punme , ew i n  c wtu w, pumt  n cmp     us n n ewd ,  vi  vn   c cicl ucngl  te w   egy n cns  e  , t un   e   wg  e nc  i t uumn c t u   xt  cncu nwldg t  nc  l t ng lc   sn    nwg n cnc nwg   a ac   t wa  g  t nsm   

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 tt  of  owg s tat wby to coto th     rg of th huma mi; h xibl cpivty of coci ou k ow ede is tat wereby o nurture the rigt energy of te mind of Tao . B  wh  t   at t     g  w  t      x l  n ssng th t , s  l    t a alac  l h sng an auun quoxs ah og  h tm  Th h tx sys  n n he  a w  ts sason   t s xly n mnss an  mns  b ly nss a xly ae a n  h ely an conus  a n saate    s l spng ad and auun unshm a at ng  us; h  x says unshmn and a a at  an   h dcn b ng pan o n s 

n  a as c alanc f mnss and xbly  n f  s lays sn and  man mnd s ly q ;  nleg  cmlly nscs and onscs nodg  c lly el. n alty and nldg a nd  and nna nwl g nd ccy a fm n  gld lx one s ba  an p  a ang t d  fm e  fnac O s f n ds n kn en nug s nug an s ds  en mnss s xcssve a y nsucen ; s mness nd xby a n bancd e mdcn ds u an he x  s da  can dng e vd ?

 O culural coo a a rf E U A  EET CE  HT AS ECHA HU F A  THE PAE F THE SPTUAL  UA T CATLE BAG  H FEL  A A  U CASE TH P AL CABA F THE CUCBLE 

 mn gnly has n l  s lh epes o h sun I oe yea  es e un welve s.  o oh, hy ys hey e ne een e ennn a e of  oh. Popls l owl e d  s dden away, pue y whou ya, l h oos hav o  g h    ee cnscus owl bfo  c pouc lh.   

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l kld d ou klde e   l e      y dy Dvld pl ul e  o u  oo  g le y dy   dy d lo e o dy w o     u v  ey y ue e   o due  d   ue e d o T o ve e u d  du el kld y u lede  g o u kled y e kwlde ey ge e u l ey  e me  e elx d llow e ual     m  y d y  e  p s  p  culu k nd ml en Gud e le   u u k     e eld   m n To ly e ulul e   pppe d e m  w   poe  d  pply e m l we  ulul  ppope  e ulul e e ml  pppe  d . e culu  e s   e e  dmn ellec n  e ey le dedy lk d  cl e  e ml   coll  d e en d f lod d mnn , feully ev cqud   lk ln  e ld  K e ul nd e m cey udedn d nd d ely e ee  e e ue  mal  d w e   e ue e ulual e  Cullly n nd mlly  yn eey  eud d y eey  pud  l nowl ed d cnu kwlede j  d u    e kled nd e pye nl ue  el wee  und d  len d ked ul d u y ev nd ee v ev nd eecv ye ul d u. gg w  lel d e   um de.   l ul a   cle  ed .  e c  spulzd  sus  y ge g  l  m e x  oxs   wlly e egy  pu y By  esg    g d  lln d xd lf ully clmy nd vd plms ng es gl ue e wess wu uy uly emy y suly xng e c m n  y d yg c n   yd gs  u n  Ad y    ls el  e wld w kw gd nd b  sll wll  d e l wo.

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3  e mean f exaram  vere  OBSR UCIO A QUILY X   AR ; TE TW EXARA DFFICU A RKSS RECEVE E A RWT ETT T EA ERE TP EE B;    TE E  E TE   VA t heve  abve and erth = = belw, te celesal egy descends m abve  w le te teestal eney cends m belw y and yan d n mx, s ts  obstruton t erth abve nd heven blw, te teestal eney descends m abve, le e celestal eegy rses m belw yn ad yan mx s s s trnquzit e bsc ends , tanlty cmes  sn as yn and yan mx  yad gs ae bn, l lng e nvese  belw wn water abve and hunder Dzfculty a water er s uneryan arses wt n yn ereb y dslvn yn ad gv n bt  ts rkness  montn  abve and ter below ; under e mnt is aeyang fall n i, thee nr=

tn yan and develp tns . Obsttion and trnquzt ee  e w  blckae f yd tns diult an drkness efe  e  nd develpn  y a ns. Flw  blckae  b and develpen ae ll ped by e cm and n  yn and yan  e cn and n f yn d yan, e w nd blkae b nd develpen f yd n l cme ab naally and ae  fced  n e at  clvatn  ealy wn ne nd exbly e n yet jne , s s obstruton: wen ne nd exl jn  s s tnuzt. en mness s pppae   pe ne  cl vat ealty s dfult wen exbl  apppe  e exbly  t ely s drkness. en ess nd exbl e ed accn  e appp  e van pdce e x  exaas s s wn  wn nd  Geeally spekn , e wy e xa yl pduce enn w a  e y bl we w ve ped e enn  If ne de n w  nt   exa and js c  e   e exga, n wll wan ne yn w yan ee yan  ec r   l wan e yn , w yns  ee yns  pevn obsto.

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T pdu  y     w ls     pl  u     pdu e   rvn   uld  pl ur  g    u a yg  y  n   g     gl   d  d derng  s " l  e g ,     u  yg gy vg  l  sg u  d    e     ndg s d   v If yu k    q, obcio  c, d ke   yu l ll  l   xr x  p If yu ud ll  l d y  l em ll wuld   e  v ue f d     d I   y   d     k   dy   ull  T  e  l y f e  k   l   exsds uld k  v full

7 TTING U MBOL I THE HXGRM I BE ON E CRITION OF TE MO; URTNING THE MBO, FORGET TH ORTH I I CLER OF ITEL THE WHOLE O I T, ONL CLINGIG TO MBOL CTI OUT THE ENERGIE OF THE EXGRM, HOPG TO FL LOFT e xyu xg   I Ching,  e de  gu  y elcda e de  y d g   s  ale ad ale  I  dsd e e   d al  y a yg    mz   g , ss g  w e ms  te xa . eveless  te dedd w d n veg  g se cg   smbs e nd t a  te eegs   xgms  ccng ic  e mng ad accg darke  g, n w zfc d darke d dg w   ueled, g eey t a   d y     w  we te ades ve e  ic   g darke  g      ec  a  sg  g s  c      yg  ass.  s  ang s  e mg   ,  g   s

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Undersandng Real

l  g   g.  avac  yag   ga yag  g ss s a " df   mg."  a  y g  n yag w yang as s c "arkness t g. Se an nsete ac  a wn  a yg a  , a s ng s , an wn y an yng av  yt , a s ng ns . Onc yn n yang  n ,  g x cyszs, an  w   ang  s ns . Onc s ,  s cssa  vn nsg  wc    yn cvgc s . I  an yang av  j , an  g x s  ysalz , yn nvg s n swa is ns s sdy  std , an  s t w   ang  ms  s .  mangs nca n s xagams a  menings  s  xagams s i s g ,   sxy exgms a a ats  yn an ang. a s w  x says, Undsani t s, g  ws ea is c  s." I y ndsa  manng   xagm sms,  v  vn is   an,  s  a dnds  y mind. v  , r s  Ta s n ned  cing  e xagm sms ,  y snansly ad  em .

 O    ofya a cul ao oy TH ILLNG AND MING O HEA D ETH H THR ON IM I YO AE DICI AD CABLE O DOLING ND GNATNG TH YO  KO THE MCHANIM. BAD ON THE BGINI O YG AND CATO O IN MAING LAIN THE ODE, KILLIN O  TR ERMN THE I HOE O AAIIG THE TO T T  avn a a s  Ta   ng and ming  W lg as,   s mpng we pyn s,   s ga as s . I ins   T a ay s   p  unss ad pness, d s a dss t n and gt t yag, n e a e  s  w  s   g and mng  dssving d gna .

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  N            G,  GB   G N P  a s s e ie eergy  ra i  ss; s s wa is ca e sr ery is eegy is  te r m t ss,  s b aeia  emty a te sme ie   s   arss  r asactwe y  r i y c se , w  s    ct ea it, we y ty  g it  ca     is te e  te i  T  e a m , e   rea wg a cscs wege , te s  rm sse a exe ssc I givs t t eave, gives irt  et, gives t t ant  Cnucas ca t te Gret timte , r mate g , r  a   Bss cal  cpee waeess, r e d  ea , r e ec  Ba ass c  e gd exir, r te sial er,  e vae sir I eiy t s te te nwede ad ate caacit me  a e , te spirit  en cscsness i a mty vey e s ve sir s int te cnitinin,  d ya sepaae e rtcia acs we te e ecedes, d te vey spir s brd w,  u dd If u wn  cu e d ex, it s ecessr t revive s vey sprt i u wt t enven e ve spi ,  s st ecesy  amnze  nd ng  If n nd yng e  i a, e gd eix w t crsti ze  e yse s yng, wc s rm stn sense e ee s , wc is exe recepve essence en te is t mness and exi, te ve spi e rever, nd te fundtn f  i is esbised e ve sprt cnssts f te cmntn  pa eegies, wt rmness and exit n prpe nce  en te ples cbe,  te drknes  rnsc astrctin ere s etn wc s calle e vt  te re uniy Te vt f te e i is er er  e vle sp Befe cutvt nd eee,  aers a saarse  is caed re v er ctvan a reeen i sles a es n dssvee  s cale e alle sr  O e va s been ene  te   elw l , e  s s rese  cer bance, d e vale pt saizes We  val sp s sb, e i  Ta i ws tere, a e a  s  clel  eal wege ad nscus nwede e  nnae wleg n acty negae cpete wt e

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ee de  qu d upeued e eve d eeve , en ve d eeve e qu d upeued   epve  e    e e f pu  eve p e e pa  eve p ,   e  f e ve p    a e u  efe   e een e u ve eed   f e d ex e u   u de den '  deped  eve " e ve p  e v d e pu  e e  e  deee  ee   e  deveped    e ef ude ud e e  e e  ee dee 

0 R  OE N E OD O KO  OENING OF  MEROU FEME O FOOLNG ROUND IH � U ND NOE EEN  OU DO BNG EERCIE FOR M R HO CN OU GE E GOLDEN RN O CCH E RBB Lz d  e vae p den '  de;    ced e myei u eme e pen f e eu ee  ced e   even nd e" e e"  heen, , e qay  m en; e emae"  e,  e quy  exble eceivy. an le mvemen n e llne; e mvemen and llne  e vlley  i e enn  e meu emle . Ti enn e b  eaven , ea  man and e being i i lmel nnexen e cnan ulae exence,  i lmly e ye cnn ule lmen In e uman bdy   e lace ee e pcal eleme d n adee; g in e mddle  eavn nd ea , ne le an n ace , enn nd cl  pac ula  i m e  mvin nd en naneul Fundamenal  a n e n , an  m  pe    al called e aee  e msous s e yseu pa  uel em and utely incn  e   a b le ng an  n e in e n lce ee   al a  dor  all m a  l   l mae" men a  nclue all inc les a nas all ues    yu a  mou ad  t be  mye femae an o rathng   ol ue a  w can ou cae te golen       j abi c   t  lo a an sol  them  n t o h lxr  f uprm coue? Th     ymbl    u  ;

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 t  cct c  cscis wg  r w g s t gy  t tw s  t yg yst  t i    y si is  y t cst  t rg  t w ps  y  t w t ystrs , w c  w    bit?  y  t w t rv  rt w c y e b  t tty  t vy st ? t g  ts?   g g, y   y c bc, y v i  gi t s  y s wtt dw c t ysts   y t kw ?

 O c    OL O TEE R DIRT E RO TH  OURC BOTH O TE, YRIO,  THE EENTL K RRIG L KIG E HYICL BENG HOLE CLRIYG CET D RDCIO  URL GOLD LIXIR  OT RLO Spl lcey  ccped y w edcn neden ne  , ne exle-nn  ee Fne en   e ene f el knlee exy en  e eence f cncu knwede . T eence n  ene ve deen ne el ey  c m    e pl eney f e ny  n nnen     cle e ye  n e pecen ve e. Mye nd feee  yy pn  yey e e eenl key f e undn vley

p n e rd  ptu T, e vlley p ve   e      pl eve T e ye fee bs e vy s  t  f ye  ecevy d n cne  pen ne  ncune  n jn  e en e yeu fee  e esn  s s  p   s  weey  f e vey p

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en e yeu eale  able   all r r  r n l be ree   l bn  wl  n l n en by vann yan an un b rlln   l en   nee ul  nn b nr  rr  yn  reue unl  nn be r n urr n y  exud d yn  u e vll r l rr er  n eney wu an llun bane run n r  nakd   unnne by en  u e b y n I   l    n url l el x erg le r e   maelu 

 O o RING IH DOING EOLE CAN HARDL EE; TE EN NONDOING I RACHED EERONE KNO IF O ONL EE NOOING A HE EENIAL MAREL HO C O KNO HA DOG I  FOUNDAION? T eal peple  ae me ad a eee a e l b b ulaed ;  e wk e  ae Oe  e a  r ual alemy  ulva le e  ulva eee Te   ulva le   pa  d ; e pa  ulva eene   a  dn Te pa  d  pl l b ean a; e pa  nd  mak e beg wle b e Ta.  ag w n" ma e pa  dg  e  u e  Te ee  buldg le  aed u ely ag  le e eal pa  ang e pmal egy be  een  a  gpg e ma  evlu  ung bak e e   Hven ad ea a kw  g ad p a am  da a gu   e eve av ad ea g a  ad vna a kw i w a ele w ? Eg   nng ma e a  ng i u  u va n  T a  lvang e  maig e uame al kg  uy all g my  a e uaig an gg i an y mang a ea  n  w a  mn  bm maey   an   en  e min  

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on  , n on vo n  n   ne o   comprhens in . O n ha  nrn d   o oo d n b   veyon k nw  Hov    o w t a o noon i th  ni a l m    w  a o o s t on n nng o ly g , y   o   c v   y  o l  cliva c . E  y  s clta  tis is y ctvi   ci w c y cv the

imil m  c ? T tl c i  sc o  li w y a  igiy nc a l   , wi  o lity. D  xt wt mpoal coiing, y  yg p, n  bc t c  li dia  nc an i a pa, t nc ca   i n i cno n o sc l s  y ig  ct  m  c o i i by i.  c  i d i sak, s   a m tg, a    x p  tci al aa i  l c m i oi. Dy by y y by y iv gy ti awy  pv l i  d  c   nvy b ow n p  T pil lcmy m  w don eon  pimoda we  e m f e mp, een ne'  jew o  .  e jee o   n e nd   n epen on one an   no mv y cn   a p  me e ndmnl nd pe ny ven  p  nnn  by n e ogn nc   mpe  de nendn o  meou p f  upme ne e   n e dne f    o oy  nnn d    

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 k ee  e  e el wedg ee b  d     e p  e be   sg s  s ed e x  e elx   e  s   l ee  e l u wledg    d    quy  e le  exble eevy,    s ld   e e e d eepvy e jed    ss d exly e e ee, e u  d  ges  e    , d u kedge eu  el wedge s s ed e ue e ,   e ee e ue e  ue ued   w y d yg  eed ee    dee ne  e gd elx g s ue eey  ue uy n e fune  evn, cb d uu   euly eep  euey eled , g ve  d    ,  eu   wee  vy, eess  eey d wee  p  ee ewel eed  e ee ed e  e ee ee e ee   uud e  eee e d  e eve  e evu  n yu nd  ee ee ed d  ee  e eeu m , ee  e s  ee  e n ,   e umb egn,  lexu   ee  e b,   e cyx, ene  e e ,  bk  e b  e e e es wee e ee ge edcesdl vly p d eegy, nd pmdl  e dced ey e ess d ve  cn ,  becse ey e wee e vy, eegy  s e dued, ey e ed elds, nd ecse vly, g, d s e ken  epely ey e ed ee elds   ely, e ee eds e l ne e d , nd e ee jewes  l e jewl Bece ee e ee eve  kenng vly n enegy, e eey n s, nd enng s n seee eds e sen  seely  b we y ec eneen    sce, ee s nly ne pce, nd vy, eegy, nd   e  clssessw c ee be n e l  ee elds ?

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O  E A BE EPEEAEOUT A EE  W A  AGE ?

ac s a inn issin wic s nite     anc  n invii e wic s ty ien nd n   sn  ng witin csty is cnscis knwge  te t i y  n s  nwg  Cnscis knwg is igt tsi   nstis s nning win ing   knwg is d  s n igt sitis is ing witin nnbing  f citnes    wnt    g xi, y s sk cnscis knw  absctn an s  knwg in tnc f ty c cy a tcl sanding nd siit iztin, n n  e  , is s cd aving sn  Once n  sen cy, n cs cscs knwg by re knwdg, nd nts l nw d b cscis wg n ing nd nneing  ncf w, ng  cning  g x s n   Ois , f  dn '  knw  ipssn wtin bscn   vaiy wt c ,  v n sn wt t mdici n dints f t  ixi  ; f y t t f  x ccdn  b y ids, w cn y vn iin it ?

5 O o o  lxr  r HEN HE FOUR FORM ME, HE MYIC OD I ME HER HE F ELMEN R COML, HE IOLE GOL  BRGH FREING I FROM H MRIX ND INGENG T, HE BODY RECHE GEHOOD LMIL DRO N PR LL ECOME LO IN MZEEN  a f sa cy  ney  eaing  v el d b e  fs f e f s e d,  s , ses ,  , nd sp    s  ysc dy s d f        e ac , d se e e f nl ely     , s s ld e enss  e v eens O   ls  , bvnce, sc, sy , ad wd      flss ssen nd sene , ity d s l s    ng ad ecetv be ,

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  ca  w acc  a acs    sa     av ,   s  s,    a s   a   as  a s  t m  n ca ca c sa , a ngs cat mv   vst    av a c a cma  av  w s accms   a w ,  am s cam  avn abv Hc   wt  mmtas ; vn  t cans s ven and  ls an vas s , t sal b s man  sc b

 O  lr cryllzfro   O ANT TO KNO THE METHOD O RCOERNG ELX R O GOLD LQUD OU MUT CULTATE YOUR ON GR DEN. T DOE NOT RQUR NG AD UNG OR APPLCATON O OCE ONEOULY THE ELIXIR R AND  RLEAED ROM THE MATRX OF L. n e eod  ecoven e of god d  e ea edcne s xm cos a and  n  aay e ok s spe  n cpcaed  d na  e ebs  yo an cvae  any e.  don need an exena nace and ccbe o e  peae e e n and pn e e nauy devep o ay and ce    ex   e ene   e n f pda nonness  n cncn wt    concosness en ca  becoes deenaed  ac  e eneave eney c pde ben Laen  s e epnes appaen  s neabe exen Fncon n  s e nd  a nn  s e vaey p I  ae nonben ye conan ae ben   ey ep e cnan cpee ulen  In  ae e enees of e ve eeen  b no e sbsncs  e ve eeen .  s anen n e ve eeen b n ae n e ve eeens Becn sae becn wse ben enened  becn oa ae baed n s. T s nng ese b o na neen endowen wc s neiter era no vod   s js becae  nvlveen w aced ndon won w  s o dscnan a  s bed and no pen   yu ee  enne eace w pns   o yo 

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or  r  ou raz   ara  u o      oba ro ao T s   s  uy s aura vo o au T u y,   s  or ow a  ab s  w  s   s   ou hvs       s

48 O c co ro wo TO IN CLEER RTIFIC T OR, ND COGNE TH OHER ETHOD OF NOT DN DD FEXTEND IN INE O HE OT; GTHER OETORNG BROTH  THE CRCIBLE T r o sa o uva or o gar  o  o h vua bo  ra   o eda oows u b sa, So ag vr ar a or ad rogz  or eho of o . T a uvae our o aen rers o e a a h eda subae f h gol x s o or  ages or   ordar peo bu oee  eveon   d o be soug fro aoher bu eren  oe T exesso  h oer' ehod  no dg refs o e a a  ma r xe wh oa odog , o ha h r f sma de g a a  raed b   e og f  s  beog e oseo o oh  yo a o rer o he ba ad sr he aena ,  s essa o  e eto of ru and nororan, so ha e a re ag  s goe a o ba : he  reuns  s a bfe s n Bore  as oe a,  blogs o er   as  ba t beogs  sl Tere s a dsn bete oher  sel bease re ar ms  t  no o ba an   s  ba  rere   tr  s eessar o re  e g  realy graaly gaerg , gradlly ng  adg mre n mor letg mre a r tereb arg  r   tere s srg Bt tg e say ter s srvng   real te s n strvg   say r s strg s  r  arra g y a yag a g er t  t s  re t a  r e ars   s  atra  .

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Unening Reiy

 Addn  lif-xtnd ng win " mans addin  t real know ed  o t ind of To  so as o stabiliz l ife .  Gaterin  sou- restorin  both  ans ptyin  t onscous nowledg e of te uman ind , so a  t nurt u  ssne The life-extend i  wine is metal juice ; the sou-resto n bro is wood l quid . Addig te meta , gatheri the wood , meta and wod jon-snse and essence uite-ad rea kowledg e and conso us nowldg e solidify, and the basis of te eixir takes orm .

T word ddig" d gterig" e  mt deep me  yi d y  be log frgmetd , wi t ut ddi d the  rogrie dci, me d wood cot oi, ee d e  ut ddig d terig, worig rd b d d b crefu by igt, eiter forgetig r frcig, te cc o m      me deepeig  time goe o, met d ood turl joi, ene d ee url y combie  o te c oe exted ife , retore te ou  d te r e rel of immorit

 O  wo lxr r a our T N GH O TH SNOY MOUNTNS O ON LOR POURS INTO TH STN SUN'S URNC O OLTON.  H CROSSS TH 'NLUN GONG NORTST CHNG CHN LL NLLY GT TO S M U. T o mounan (Hmaaa) a n  w  an o ma  nn ba n. G an o wa nn b  a t  T an u an o o nn ba n. T ua o vouon an o  nn ba . Takn  ma ad a o b n an ba va an oun  o  oo an  o ba n an ba   u  woo an  o r  m an a u  ma an wa o ono  oo a . n n o  aa  un awa o o dp   wn pn a awa a bo mpo a an

ood o  ar an  ban a o  ou m a a o n ou s  o b  a  x  rovr . T   o o h our e l  x  r .

T unu ouan a n  now a  ouna an o   my   d ouna xn    oa o   o 

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 a u u    a ve e a v b    i  . N i  ovie o heaz•en     p  a  H a   a  Ca C   o ravr   a   a Ku  a  ae oa     W  ro xr   sa  z a aue o  u  r o o ass o a  a      a m a  o  a   a e    baae o   a a o e o ue o  W   o u ba  ' aqu oe o u a  ke a a a  ou  a  ae a u  aa  Y a a  a oaee o  ua b  Toe e ex a a   e  K ' uu o o Ca  Ce  a  o

ee a u  Te o  a  o e oa h a  e o Beoe h oe ex ae he a of a   Cha Ce  ao e ee  a u  O     eo o e a o a   Ca Che  e o e  a u W u  a ue a     o Tao a he ua  boh rafo o e oa ; a owee a oou owde ao o ae o   ba a a    o o he aera o aea, u e uvr o vw  o obuo aovr Th  he oe of he  xr Te oue exr  a ar f ra a  a b o  reue e ro oud Th  e rore r rovrd ex Te e ex  a aer of rg aa e or of ua ro e exr oe  h b reovrd , a he e  o h    e  ra xr Wh he oue xr  oe ad he er exr eed ,  oa  e ad o gaeer

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uuz ai       i ia  s hi i   s   s  i  a  as  b i    apru     u " i iai is  ca bcas i s cmp  ps   a  h a rac  m p r hs s h a p  aiy rm , srng , bac crrc y :   ,  s  m    aci i is nffab xisnc. is is wa is ca  ia  mn i is as ca  min  a. I can b cmp   cniin un an pu  viai y. In  u an bdy,  psv via y gvrns crin a s   abrrans . ni n d   via y f  un y,  wa   uiy n  nrgy  ru un y. I rai, s ar a n hn   psiiv vi   n    . h psiv viay is primria, nd s  s."  un    y  acur, n is  gus."   s s   s,  gus i ar r  sf If yu  s a  un n v r  siv viay, prcc  ar  sxu y , su ur cc nd cnr  sxua ui  img ng y w ereb fr   xr  cn  accps i ug  sv nrgy s n n  roo,  doe no n n cu bedroo, bu raher he " of he o Sar

exreon, e houe  grde, ae o ue wh e e mannw  ou ake     ea  a aua roo ? f ude wa  n he ove va, r eek he erou . hen y w he    e ri o u  a he ove va  here .

 O rur o  roo MRAD NGS, N ALL TH MULTPLC, CH TU N TO TH ROOT NG TO TH ROOT, RSTORNG L, TH THN XST O POPL CN HDL UNDRSTAND NONG TNTY AND NNG TO TH ROOT AGAN ND GAN  HA O LS PRCTC NGNG ON SORN Mrad beg are bo n rg, gow  uer, e ghered  auu , ad ored  wer h  he oa Tao Hvg rodued ad oered e, he o gaher ad ore he,  aed reu o

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 oo u  o  oo i ad on       an o  ivn ng o  nu o On   n  o i aa  o  o and o  is o iou di  I o an no  nua n  na e o a bn and an un o  o n   n  ao a  o ad b oa  ove  ii o h  o o  n  u o  oo   oound and i i   b  i  a o h dni and n v o  diin  nd  a o  d o inni o  i o   a in di nd ou di  in i d ou i Th i gn i and  i   a o o u  diin   i a o o    i a o o aizi h ii  i a o o i  ixi   i a o o uivaing li    a o o uivai   h  ea u b aid b a nuin ah bor h a b u io a Ohi i ou don' no o  and inui fo o ou u  on ou o inin and eio  ou o ona a and ain u ia uor o b udrad  uou i abou h a  il unaa ha h ih viaio rou ou ror I i inbl h al ai abi ai  i bri  diar

5 n th wor of wo H PROA TRAITT A TH OR CATI A WR OH, WITH TA A WATR A BT A TRTH WH TH ORN  CP T CA RA POP'  A AH  HT A N R N TH   w  m  t prtct  b y r  ma    w  bcm  h t a mmra  t ma  bcm a a    wha  ca  t xr r   w"  hn th  xr   rtr xr " ma rra     at wd a at capacty t  ccn  whc tt a xb ty ar cmb   Ca  t w  ma cat

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 s  f sm  at g a aty   stt a xbty a t  tms f sbst, t s a ixi  tms f t t s c a s n aty t s  ixir a n   act tms t a a st  O :    atg a s , t aty fa t t t  s f ,  ,  t th f n    acs n  ing P  t te cs s   t  nab s   actcn t a, stn th sd s st g g th   bac  stt a xb, sng a an  t fg  t a mtc t s  t sd f sdm  Wn t at  's s , sg  t at  ,  a a f ghn   s hg dos f t thsa s  at ss O   t sboiz he obati  sgth a x bt the s  sbt ng  his  Pactts f t   to n stngh nd xbii s boh b  baac bf t s ssib to tnsut  nant o ac coitiog  f on is hn  is o o b  ,  s at n t s at to b xb, o s sng b t aggssv,  xb b t t  , tis is not co b ne , n s h cst  t   not scd  f h ig of h s is unsuc ssu , nd n hs o s n  g bogg on ev ste of the ho n on o h gat Ph h ? Bt the thod of n h sd s no s o no; h obn t f stnth nd xb s os cu o dsn I o do ot t  gnne th and gt son nsucon , ou i  st b   van esso 

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aboo  oh     os e o u    A  s o a   a  s a A t s  b ha u bah   o   cct      ao  a hoo  oh so  te t       aha ub  oh e  t  t o a b bo o a h o a e  bo o  Sa ah vov wo hs      ad   h b T  oh s bs s  W   a  s p h  o Tao a a   b s s  u baboo o a h oo  O  b  u     b   h a   ov b h  o   o Tao  s   oo waow  a shoo W a o bco a oos ow s  a   s ca h   u h u a uo  ox . Oc    a   o oou owd  sd  u   o a owd  s  h ox d   aa b  W  s ad uss o  a ow o  ao  a  oous w o h ua  osod ,  ss a xbl a   awa o  aas a , u a bh a a ad  ba a a d ,  o b s sa a s a ou   a o s  sas  a  aos s o   ay s s a a     aoat  ad   a o oto ,  a ad a cog ota a , a ad sd by au o co t b dsss  oda  ?

54 n  n n  T DICS T I RG AD ID, OL T DO T TAK O FORM; T TAO S  IMPRCPTBL SUBTY, RG WIT AU W O R O SPIUAL LXR S SWALLOD TO T BLL, O T RST T OU KO OS DST DOS O D D O A

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Unetanng Realty

 m c s c ar o t s rgy a sa i ar t t ag o ra og a t tu yi o oscious og. y  ty coo is t ossble to ctlliz or ro ormssss. Wat caot b s or ar is al ictibly subtl  s a ar, t Tao returs to tiss o gy urtat lvly a at, itout thought, ithout oti , silt a strr t sesite a ect , ot ig o or ort or ay raso i t orl , rgi it atur, for t rst t yi  ya g ogeal. Oc  yi ad  yag r , a gra of siitual lixr gs i s ac iumiig t wol ol . If you ist this, light ariss iti , issoig aggrgatd oitioig, hagig aqui  aratristis.  for t st ti you ko o's desti pes o o, ot o

av.  st to lis se of eig u t aturals by ay of ot t t ra ss of dig  at ude eligteet b ay o atuae. Te sital elixir teig the belly es dde lght t.  acte of Tao eahs ude lghteet, eiter big o obig ta, ad the ee etu to et. Lag beo i ad ag, ot otad by yi a ag , oe  det de o oel, ot o hae. efore you have reached de lihtet, h ou ae still t  ad ag, deti sti ds o atue; th a b o by oside e word of t txt , fo the t t."

 O  upr a o cryallz  lx SHINING RIGHT, TH GOLD LIXIR IS MD I ON D WHT TH NINT MMORTLS SID IS TRLY OR LISNN TO. TOS HO SP O NN RS D THR S R LL DLN ND WSTNG IM.  rt ei of te o elxir  ere  eeoe  if ou a roul stig  u  all o ee eah,   t e o ea oedge ad oou owlede,  e oi o te ystriou a , ad atuay luge i itou t reseation to  b  ry u oto te othr hoe  i oe a o o

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ou a a  si xr o ur ya  i   as a  as ? is sa o a i ora s ru i , bu i  ryi aio o  xr s o a o , iubi o  i r r  os ou iubaio  o xir i o sabiiz,   sur b os aga afr a b obai  T sa a   o i    o rrs o  b  o yi a  a  o   o au ro f  o  ixi C auao ruirs  or o i ovr a y r, ira a a, ias a ras rasi a ras, ras a ras  u o o ras or ras s ossb , o  o ou  a o x of briia ur a  f  s ra o vo xr, o ou  b o i a a ?  vous so of  x sa ,  v f ou o  i abar a ad, f ou o o o   oss, 's of o us:  a ds o h or of ah ss vao , ad ou  a o rsa  x La o  sas,  If ou a o uva   rasuao, rs ou us  oursf a oro   r  a s h a of  od x b ad  o ay

 n fculy an a TR S CULT AN AS N CLTATNG TH GRT CN N T S O TO PN ON ONS S W S ON HAN  OU O NOT CULTAT CTON TO CCULT HN R TH AR APT TO B ONS TO CAUS OBSTRUCTON.  rdi seio sai  ixr is ad i o a  s is o iul  u is sio as iuous aio , s suds  h gra o ligl ad irorly dsir  ah of iorai iou ulvaig viruous ai  Wa av jois o eo is vir d irue is also a rb eol rui av  ou a irue eave s gld e carig ou is ade is v eay, d de o oesel  ou ve o iru, eave is agr e racg  a s ery dicul , d deds o eave  Wy is s ? Wu 

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Unening Reliy

u a apca e w  be ceced by he sps d  a ap  be emns ch case bsc sffe dcy a scess e w evby ve up  e way eefe se wh pcce e  mus me   prry  cve e e e des nd rcces he  rch  vre he  s ey  e nd pcce p r c ar y becse heven s d nd he bsces f dens snnes vs 

57  n  cn s f k TH T COMPONNTS TK CH OTHR OVR WH TH TIM COMS; TH SPIRIL IMMOTLS CONCL HIS MCHNISM. WHN MYRID TRNSORMTIONS ST, LL TOGHT C; T WHOL ODY IS IN ORDR, D ONTRIVING S LIZD The hree ooe ae ec oher over ea heave a ea ae ver a  hgs  ra g ae ove eoe , a eoe ae over mra h  for  whe he e oe , a g ou  sh  ag e eeg of eave a eah ; ough e ouhg of   r    h, heave a ear abob he whe e e e eve a ear ae ove ra  eoe ee h a e e  o gree  a fo; hroug eoe' gree a fo, we he e oe hg ea eoe' va o  ae ove eoe Thg oe o fuo hrough eoe ' ae a uvao  whe e me o  a h ae eveoe , peoe ae a ue e o eo e ao ae oe hg . aeer  e  a he ea of a efoe a e e he age , rua oa av he a o oe ou  e ope  e   eaue of he ea of e akeoeaoa   g y  a a, ak ove evouo , u oe ve a  g, oo e wok of ee,  ove au u ee a foe a e Theefoe a afoao e  ho  g   eae, he whoe bo   oe, a  eae e ao of ovg oae. e oa o   eo  we e e o If o   wh  e  h, he e of eae ea, a a 

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 beoe ou o  ou r a a    y eer wll be a awa b v  ear  a     s  W e e oes  s  aov e   s   s    aeover T wor  e  s vr u bl 

58 O rb n s n fprncp  COS WORDS OF  YN COVERNC CED R HDRD, HE SIRIAL WORDS OF T OWE OF O A LLY FIVE OSAND H SUPRIOR OLS OF S ND RST HAV ALL AIVED A TH TE ELNON IN Te o oo  Covegece ad Powe o o are bas boo o rae o Tao e dve he eha o reao a evouo o e uvere  a revea he oe o  ad a eve a   o e e o e ree e de ave al vesae e rue res  ee o  ad arrve a e ral exaao wereb he ave oreheed ese a e. Ts bo    ea g ealy s as oose b o  Yi Covegece ad Powe o o;  sudes a udrsa  boo e w aso be able o udrsad he ea o e Y Covgece a  Power o o.

59 n skn  c EVE   AE ELLELLY ,  Y VE  E  EL EAE,  O E  E   A    AVE PEA   E  ELX, WEE A  EA    E A E e precedng sectn meted te Yn Conergence an Pwe  o casscs a precus nd sprtu wrti gs  whc stde nts s tr

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y am  vr s sts lg   aema as s sr es g a  s realze erss s st ts   a  ru tars tut la  ama ass a bs  te aes e abt e mes a t rg eses t a mears a ab g e  ersta ese res a   at  evr  se  sse a lfe s ult a fu   s  eay t ser  rea. Watver u ay erev  u rsa  yu su se a r r veiatio  If yo do not ee a teache bu el  ur  gee  gess and me u  teetats ae u ag  e bden  essee a lfe ? Teee the text as   ve  u are  tellectally bight , if u haven ' t met a eal eahe  ' t ulge  guess   . " Te utessee of te see of eence and life i to gae rma enegy Bt l enegy i fomle, eretbe ugrabeo can it be cltivated, how can it be ecoveed? The aeal la a o f the adet all e  ti enegy, l pe of cltivation, al pe of ecovey  bt no matte ho ch they ay, wod cannot decibe it t  necea to ely on the eon intcion and en tniion of a te teache to be abe to ecognie he eicine, nend e ing oce, nd go tight foad ithot peent Otheie , f yo don ' t ee the peoal ncion of a te teace, and only ely on te od of he alchemical claic, tining yo'e enlghtened  oon  yo dtingih oe mo o, ad iediaely act on yo dea, eithe clingig to epte o tickng to fo, whee will yo fom the iitl embo? he peonl intcion of a eal teache hold be ogt itho de lay

 O o acao OROL DRSADI  MIDMOK, H CHINIOS I  AR,  R OSAD ACINS O COMS A PR OF AN R NARALL S A CRCIBL O COOK T DRAO AD R W IS I NCSSAR O SPPOR  HOSOLD ND  ACD O SPOS AD CILDR?

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Sudent ' ailue o undetad te o and ta e o s l  o tbly o n and nbtatl ty o o. If yo s  etyng ll obje, beng loo o eeyg g   untl you eh nondong and you er  er and l      or is done When you then go on o buld u  nd  ion , tang hadhp on youel o e be o oter , g   eey n eah ituation, need by lt, oery, auoy, o oer, ling the eath una ahed , pang e dy od g to o ton, all pyhologia fition goe , ten e oe or  doe  When he nne wo i done and the outer wo  done ,  three to snd ahevement ae ullled ," and one ' te i on a pa t eavn . en it  poible o the life pan to e equal to heaven.  t  ad, thoe wit geat vitue will attain oeponding longevity Not a mote of ut is to be allowed nto the han min a oon a thee  any element esene an ene o not oi, the agon and tger e out of hamony and vaio ill o I you ueed in gttng rd o the hation of mnd o that it is open an lea, it is not ne esay to ee a ible beide hithis i tel i the ible . One th ruible i e up , tion an tilne unonsioly aod wit te laws of God  eene a ee oin i to oe  n hmoo eegy peade yo . hi tef i the ooing o the dgon and tigeit is not nessa o a futhe abut ooing the dagon and tiger. hi  the path the meiinal ubtane ae at han  the bl is thee o itself if thoe who now thi ptie i t iligetly, even b they ordina ignoant peope, they an aend to the an o age. t orldly people do nt ee thogh thing f the wold  aepting nreal nre nd life, they ae attahed to thei pouse and hilden n o not sr the bond that entangle them. Expending ll thir ental otnia , wen the oil i exated the lm goes ot , wen th mo rs   erson dies . What a pty !

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EEP E  I T LL BLT  LL   ECPE ER  ERAT  D storing the exi mean etong innate noege an apaity, in i strngh an exbiity ae ie, the namenta eene o t oniones . te yang minates in peope , giving birth to yin  th pimoia enters into th aq ie , innate oege n ito atia noege, nnae capaity tn into aticia apaity, trengt a ex biity o no mah  an te onione i obe . It i  i omething o one on ee ot ote. Retoing mean eoveing hat a originay the, i eganing omething that a ot , en ing something that ha gone  enay peaing , the meho of etoing the eixi nvove a poce of avance an ithaa, inteiaton  exato, tivation an eaton  it i neea to opeate i ih coet tmng , egating it propey epenng on event  It i not o to go too fa, it i not o to a o go fa eogh  So befoe the eixi i etoe  one poed nrgeiay, gaay cig a enig, genty eeing it eove. One he exi ha been etoe, t   efoe iae koed an capaci ih tenth a ext oe ito oe te conons ithot oit  he ao  one , the meicna enegy s pet, stving  nhed, a notvn come to the foe At th point on ho qcy op he e , tae he fe out fom ne the tove, an appy incbato, gente tig, ang a ae, peing th  of te cocone   he fae of evoon the nata  o reaity i ponaeoy coo an mme  t ipatng a mnane, extact omehg nette ony te  thee oet se Othee , f yo o not o to tp at cec one e ex ha ben etore, a eep gon at f at, ont to po on te , the yang enegy  d p an the meie wl go tale the ea il leae an the fae  aewat wa gan i e ot. One ay dange an egaaon i e unavabe. ee ae ae of ancent aep fain n hei ealy eot ecae of hi  enerly peng ul oon an ata n each h s ror ime  h yn re an yin onvergene ea h a bte fnion.   ight dviion wil rt in  geat lo  o pacttione o e To s  re 

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 O l a a (2 vr) K  DOOR O DAH OR H R F LE; DO O \ T GA O LI AS H AT OF DEA. IF YOU COND  KILLIN CHANS AND DERSA RRSAL N YOU WILL NOW H BLSS S BORN IIN IURY. e ge of fe nd the doo of deth e bcly one  t i  e gt nd doo of e apetue of he meou  . In hi gte nd doo, i ou go along  he enege of the ve elemen in te ntenl ogan , en e ve eemen detoy ech ohe o each one i ioated , and te e vue un no he ve teve ten the doo o ie i te doo o de  e gte o fe  the gate of death . If you evee ti , te v e ent gve e o ec othe l etn to the me one eneg, and  ve eve become e ve ve . hen the doo o deat i te doo o le, te ge of deat  the gte of fe . he mechnim o lie nd de i  in going ong o eveing i. If you undend o to ee te ecni o ie in te ing ecanim uing it in evee, en bleing i bon itin inju  gt o de nd he doo o de an beo e gate o li and  doo of le.  i etenl lfe. Doo" i oddnumbered, gat"  eennumbeed te doo o det tuning ino te doo o ie i ale yng leaving and te yang iing te gte o deat turning into te gte o lie i ae yin eteting nd te yn iing . Wn e yin and tue yng aie, bot joining in o one   i the oginal el ic i oetey good itout el, uly ntegrted nto te eetl deign ong to e, e en o ie ubiting trnalyo od  not end one' lie?

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R O FOR E  E I ME   O  O O .

  o ction in t ol is tt clmit coms n otn gos otn comes wn calamit goes clity n otn  in nnt, mc  saows go long it oms and cos ollo sons .  ctitiones of Tao now clity n otn dnd on n inh in ach ot, ten tey can no tht t nlivning nd illn of thi own bodis e eennt on and inhnt in ac oth.  o cn vs this mcnism o nlivening and illing , sing nlivning witin illing, tn in te time it tes to tn ov yo nd calamity ill tn to fotne , itot xening any ngy. Th mcanism of nlivning nd ill ing is the negies o te v l mnts in th boy.  yo go along with te negies of th v lmnts, th is nishment ithin e, an it is the illing mchanism i yo vs this, te is ewa within nismnt, an t becomes t nlivning mchanism. With the enlivening mechnism one sbsists with t illing mcanism on eises . A classic says, hen the ve lments go along in oe, the nivese is  pit of e  hen the e elemnts e vd , the wold is made of jewels " The eence beeen going along n evesin is a matte of fe nd eath so the is get ow in   vesal. This vesal is ony ossble fo those ho shae the vites of heaven n t, who shae the illmintion o sn a moo, wo shae he ode of th fo seasons , ho she te fotne a misfotne of ghost an siits, who ae aloof of evething an see al a voi, who te the To  thei own esonsibility It is not ct to kow this hat is f clt s to cy it ot . The mechanism of enleing an lling is not easy to evese .

 O  x w oay ocy  a lluao CTN SRAL ACTC VOLVS MI WT ORDN SOC AD NRATIG LLMNATION , DT TO T STONS. NOW AARN, NOW ON

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CELE, NOW OOSN, NOW CFI IPENLE O ORSHOW OL P O PLE E L O P   E HOW ON S OR RNS ?  igt o siitul lhy th g  o  o ii is  gnint it is pti in th o , ii soi,  is o  s  t o solit uitis in i o ois  o  s oit  is ss o ix th oin soit  igt iition bo on n t petly to th old o pig, o oaed, no oosin, no onoing no tiv, ow idn o psiv, no ti bing npitb. Ony tis is g ivi, g o s o oultists who st n ittion has ontt tiss and x h in, o iult negy an pati visuliztions, o ipulat itlity, o get nvol in oth xnous is i tial lhy n sxa lhey how n thy  o t y o out in t opn? f yo  not o it out in th opn, it is stut pti not pit ptho ou you b ab to opnd essen n lif hby ? n nent is ohha obs tht Chin h th tosp o th t hl,  to Chn and thus opl th gt tas . On Hui nng h gottn h tnsisson o th t tia o Ch' n  h isppa aong hnts n Ssui  thus ting t liation. On z sin ha gotn singln 's nsissio ,  wn to th ity n  suppo by  pofl aly, n ts t ssn and li. es  sgs ll ixd i th on wold nd intgat illinon hfo thy w bl to bom Bdd n ioals.  yo jt h wold , th is no o, nd if t is no o, ht n b tid to n o h fnntal and v to th ogin , to s lif nd a th bing omlt ? h lsal nis of mixing it t odinay old and ntgng lluntion an b son o to thos wo no, bt it is had o tll hos who do not now.

 Oe erse represeti te Gret Oe englg tre eer

E N PUS N  EEN RBE T M  PLI SL  YU SEE IS N  BE E A S S AN E SEEN. ETIN IN ESSY E S NJRN IHIN TRNE I  ENT LES LY A E RU ES SPNTAUSLY EERES

Conou nowledge i yin wiin yng   onin  e  ebiliy eene goven liegivng, and i oed wi wood,   geen, o he vee y he woan pu on  geen obe." eal no ede i yang within yin  I ontain the ene o ne  ene goven iling, and i aociated with etl, wi  white o e vee ay e an don plain il " oweve, eence and ene ae divided into piodial and qed a whi i aqied i tepeament and eotion, whih ae the ntue ad eelng o the pychophyial ontitution . hee have o nd appeaane nd ae viibe  thee ae not to be ued . he piodia i undaentl eence nd fndental ene  which ae the eene and ene o te eptine . aving o o o appeaane  that which i to be ued i inviible  eing inviible that which i to be ued ext in etay and tan, n poound abtaction Ectay and tance mean thee i enegy bt no ateility it i ipeceptible  ngpable  ow then i it poible o cllie the eixi Even thogh ipeceptile nd ngapble, the eene o oncio knowedge nd the ene o eal nowledge a oetie enconteed in ecty conjed p in tne. At thi time o enonte nd conjation piital illmintion iently opeate bnging the into the nace o cetive evoltion  ening them wth e n a while the piml enegy coe om nothngne nd ytllze into or wheet the te peon in a da oom ege. hi eeenttion o the ethod of etoing the eli i eeed to in the aying   n n hor wtch the el ixi o  h appene o the te peon i te pene o the living otentil when e yn nd te yng mege tin  t i wt i ed the  itl ebyo " and i not he a ane  te body otide te bdy" w emege t ten ont wen t ebry i y develd A  the egene  t bdy tde th body," w d t ele n tntt ting n te bo otid te by b ihd in  ot tm ? i o ren t rt n engung tr negy: i mn a  t ning  t an  te t n , I ld  t i  t t ne nng t engy. 2

IV Twelve veses on e oo n ove he Wes Rve reresenng he eve ons. e auhor zuang sas  he es s he irecion of eal  he rir is a bod of wae r; he oo  is he fuci of he el r

  INNR DCN S    LL HE SM S H UE EDICIN WN   NN R S SEED H UE SOD B SRD OO  N HE C O M P O U  DI   O E IR  NREDNS R O THE S ME PE; HE CBON INVOVS O NDS O PERN NSDE R IS NAR R F R  , RGH N HE UNCE, EVER CRS  ADSN O THE UTER NCE RQRS DILN WOR. NOIN S O SULM N  R SED. e inner medicine i the pirital eence o conciou nowedge  te oter medicine i te tre ene o real nowledge  Becae tat concios nowledge i idden in te man mind  and te man mentaity aes carge o fair ing concione to create illion tereore it is cled inner medicine . Becae real knowledge i inerent in te mind o ao nd a te mind of ao recedes real noedge i not manifet  ereore   clled oter medcine  Real nowledge and concio nowedge ae originally o one milytey come rom te ame ource b ve dieren nae  ereore te verse ay  e inne edicine is e  e e a e oter medicine ." e inne edicine is tat ereby one ctivate esence  so o cose i soud be nesoo te oter edicine i tat weeby one ivaes ie  o i too ol be nertood  An ancient caic ays o ctive ie witot cutivating eence i te nm ber one iee o racice i you ctivate eence witot cltivating lie te yin sirit i nee ente ageood . eeoe te text ay  Wen te inne i matee  e o o be matere too ." ssence is yin  ie is yang : te great eix o go syr is ae by taig e o energe o e yin an te yng c are of te sae ye n benn e toet f ou c ivae ie an not esence  o cuive essenc n no   is is sotay yin o soate yan  n  et exi i no o  is s t is meant b te saing t essen n e s  ci toete. oe o ssen t is te oton o essence   o i  s t ion o i  ssne s  e o  sii o   s  t o e e o  to is o o  n  in   ien  is o s  o s  o  s

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   cng esenc s  a  nsng,  nng . Nnsrng s ae n s ness, an esn' ne any actn  " ke ep -

ng   ml, emacng neness," te nne nace " a  te   e  e" c ee gls cms  s sng te ct al e "

f   ncua n .' 

A f he pat f cliating lfe, h is te pat of tiing, ng. g s bae  acti, and ees ajstmet  the te ace," iligent et a enement i i ng te matal e  cig'' Ajstmen meas inceaig an deceing inceain meas inceig ea lege ee t i incient , picing t te  a cleavig    deceaig means eceaing te excess of cnscis lege, getig i f tellectalism . When incee eache he pint hee thee can be  me iceae, a eceae eaches he pit hee thee ca be  me decee, essece is sabilie, life is olidie, ad te te ee" i obtie. Oly thi is  be csideed sblime. When hee to i of peai, of esence an lfe, d the te elixi, ae cmpleed, e bgh ito e  ccie ," thi is the ie elixi Tht i  efoe it a come it is caled ote, nce it h come  t i called ine Thi i hat  meat by he ayng tt hen met t come ac to eece , te t can be called ested elix

 IS A IS OS SIRIAL AND ISE T I FEAR YOR ENDOWEN IS EAR AND O WIL AVE TROL DIEIN I. LNDIN LAD AND MERCRY DOES NO TA ALL DAY O SOON SEE  FORM OF T ORIINAL JEWEL AEAR. IF DETERINED EOLE CAN ACTICE CLIAION, A DOES IT AER IF E LIVE IN TE CITY? E ORK IS EASY, E MEDICINE IS NOT FAR OFFIF I OLD LL, OLE OLD SLY LA. e pecedig ee ogt p ndetdng both te ine and ote medicine  t oe pea of te applcatio of the ote elixi. e at of the gol elxi i mot pital ad ie thoe o pactice ae gded by t tandad ad cl im b tight p to te an of age. oe, it ay e tat people ' endoment ae allo and light o tey ae aly able to diget and abob te teaching 

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a  fu o ob fo  o  s      ow a  u u o oou o . If y s a ow  oou ow a b   s a x ba a o s  s   s o    of a kow a a    oo  ou  a a   ao k  oa  ou      au  u oo of a ow a  a t as b bu fo a o   ao  o : o w a ow a oou kow u  ou  su ro o a kow  a aa a o bo  a o a   o o v oa  aa a o o   aa a  h   o of v oa  o v  bo  a aua a b o o u os.   aa of h o    foa of u os If   o o o wo a   s    o a o e o av o  o a  vg   .  s  so s   a o  o x    a    wo    I '  b ou ous     vua  If  w a o   wou a oe aug   au  a oa o a a ae o   oa   s o r o eav  ahe o    og og o gog  vrs .

3 E SR F E SE F E I IGER IS MS IS; E SIRIL E F E FLWER D IS RL GD IGER GD IS BEEFII S E WELLSRING IS EE I IS N MPRLE  RDIRY MEDIINES I Y   LIS E IE RSMUINS, FIRS YU SULD RFINE YURSEL D NL E ID ERING  E RIG IE, SBILIZING FLING ND SINIG, S YU DVNCE E   SHULD FRSLL DAGER e preius erse si wen u ben e n ercury yu c r te eixir But  u wnt t ben e n ercu, rst yu mus per cee e geneus gre meicie  re wege ic  e

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u   nly ten n yu  w. eal owlege i te en in  ybl  i cience i i aled te ta o e pa of te wi ig n l clle te piitual wate o te owe po . u ne i hiden by ando eeling ince ene i aociae wit ml  it i clle e wite tige But toug te ene i ien by an  eeling ometie it appe  nd e min o eaven a eat i gin manifet  the iving potential pout. heefoe i i alle e tat of te pat. he tat i te begining an the coue i te eenal pat  he at of the pat i poucing beig within nonbeing ebaing yang within yin  a the othe of l thing . hi i the living potentil . hi bi o living potenti i he oot o attainment of ageoo an ws om te bi fo ealiaion of iotlity and enlightenment thee oe i i caled peiou  i living potentil i alo caled the piital wte of the owe pon . he owe pon i the opening of the myteiou p he doo f all wnde. Becae it toe the iving potentia it i caed he owe pond becue that living potei oe the phyical cntiution an wahe the itenal og i t i caled piitu wte. Becaue that living potentil lo goe houh enemet by e  cytalie o tha it e not dipee b emin table  i i o ce e god  he a of e oe he pii we he e o e  on hing  the living potenial  thi i o ce he eece of highe good ighe god i iatey good Beig tiately good wihou evi embodying  th  eig ith  event  it i ike we having a uce. hen te wesping i deep the ow i og eneting al being wihout eation. hi i e o e meiine whih peee life nd coplete the boy  i i not opabe to odinay mineal o vegetabe meicine  oweve hi eicine i hidde by acquie codiionig oy appeaing ocaonally  ime a a it i o a i i fou  an ao be ep fo on If you wih o acompih he nine anmutaio o abe i pemanently you mut  ee youelf a coo you mind  eaing aquied iuene a feeig about obe   uing he mediine at he ight time  hu tabli  n  oaing an in Coniou kowledge i oed in the humn mi whe te huma in i onsiou nowlege ieit eaily oa e knwedge i ineen in he mind of ao whe te mind of o i obued el nowledge i oneaedi eail in . o ene the ef and cono he mi ean o ee wy he oniou knowege of he ma i 

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a ng  i i oatng n  ung a         n g  e knoedg o  t ind o  o  ain    s 

oa. oating nd ning vd oolln e u d by  ind  a t u man nd obeyn  d o o o   sou nodge by l noledg nuu l oee by o iou noledge e uman ind  quie d      psen al noldg nd onou nolde  onos bnh o he  negy and t god eix    . Hoeve he edin my be  y to no  but  g pos  diul . In okng to vn th e i i ney o kno  ve o gavty and negy o the mdiinl utne and when it  b l o hml to uy o el. I ou go to ok mpeuou y no oly ill t b no ben t ll evn us  . Theeoe e tx  I

Wen vnng the e you hould otll dng"

 F O WT TE E EAD TO SABLE E MERRY KEEP NEAR TH ENR AD DO NOT A HE SRA WH WOOD AD MEAL AR SEARAED HEY HA  S O MEEN  L DEEDS ON E NDMN OF  OBEEN. WOOD,  ESSNE, LOES TH RGOSNSS OF META MEAL, SESE, LOS E BEEO E OF WOD EN TY EMBRA AD RR H OR  MAL NMAY,  Y AL   HAS OD. e eeing vee i t uling the mediine dend on e eneen eenement is a the meeing of viiy enegy n i. iitu ey i jut  mtte o mne nd exbiity  b  nd oe ienttion o ne i  noedge  yboized by te ed  bne nd oe oiention o exibiity i onciou nede bized b ue ecu. ing thee to thing d blendig te e he eixi eve when e noedge i not mniet on g tn  be igt o e noedge i t egte on n

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g n w ea nowleg an egla an tabiize onio nowg  onio noleg an alo nte eal owge  o o i nowlge i t ean o ea owleg.  yo o o ttl onsio nowlege t, eal nowlege will not appea teeo i ays  yo want t te lea to tabilize te me eep nea  ente n o not leav te eant" epng nea" mea te ombining of al nowege an o io nowledge, the m and the exble. Real nowlege i t ate, onio noledge i the eant if the eant i iobeient  e mate a toble acting. The ieence betee eal nwlege an concio nledge is a ne ine if concios knoledge i omplet eal nowledge s manfet  f eal noledge i peet , onscios nowedge is ecepive . When eal nowledge i peent , one  m and stong hen oncio knowledge i cam, one i exble an eceptive Fi a ong , xble and eceptive , eence and ee jo  theefoe pii al alchem te onl two medcinal ingedient, te lead ad t me. Te lead" of eal knowledge, ene, i aocated th metal te me" of conscos knoledge, eence,  aocated th wood. Wen o do thg on e ba of acqe cotong, ee and esence ae paate  t  lee o ea a oo ben epate , each keepng to telf, be o meet Ule ee a eece commne, te ee ad e eece o ot afet, and eal knoledge an concio koledge o o cobe  enine tthfle  clle e e;   lo cle e eth. Once te eath appea, e l d oo poeol jo n  once enune tthfle comes togh, eece  ee potaeo nite So genne ttle  he o beee of e ee  te eence  Te esence i oo," a t goe ecepv  bevolence te ene  metl," nd  oen e  heone With tthflne, eence nd ee e blene n the ce e hn  woo, the eence , loe  etal ," ee , an cco     ma ," ee, love the benevolence of ood," e eece e eee n ene unite, and e an exlt coepo benevoee   teons e both complte e kolee  onco kolee ae the ame eneg, the ebe  te ec ote  te eence i stili e  eeling ae ooten , a te pmol ee oe o notinges and ctlle ito  blck be  te pil ebo tae o ot  what i clle  the a han oceved "

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U7

 OE R E W  EIHT? WE  TH N R ND NINE O ?  CA ESEES O Q ND E  N E A     TH AKE RE CLAS OIN O O  .  O N ND ND WIFE EN E ONNB B THE ERWH D NO E OED O A ON O IN O   OF  NN ONN. e eeding vee oke o the eet ng o vitli, eneg nd ri , i o the piitl e bo  oeve, e piital ebo il ot o by te eetng o vitlit eneg nd iit witot eeen b te te e. wo i the nbe o in e eigh i te nber o  ood teeoe the e ed woen Nine i te nber o ang eal, tee i the nbe o ang wood theeoe te e lled en. e  liqid " o ood i e  wood oding re i one a . e val it" o etal i wte et podcing ater i one an . Ert n e ente ke one n ite hee ve eleen ae divided o tree an en te tee an eet, the obe io one   alled the oletion o the ve eleent  i i  etho o pctiig the ao  origil eene ad orga it ae the an o wood nd e  oigial ee and orginal vitalt are te n o etal and te and te oigl energ i he et la ee e te ine thee n Benevolence ad ote or   oiated it ood and e, jtice ad widom or a l aociate it eta and ate, nd tthle ae a a aiated t eat . ee ae caled the oter tee cn . actoe o the ao gv e te oter tee cla b the ine thee clan ad clete te ner tree clan b he oe tee can. e na ocoe  o ae te three n into one la . oever, tee thee cln reqire vigo actice d tee or beore they cn becoe ne an. he eneent   e i  igor rtie . By vigo ractie  toe who re t beevole   rea beevee, the j i rea jtce the nteo i rea crte, te ie i reah id te rtl ll ea rte Benevence jte, crtey n i al i   e tte   eee , ee, viiy, a iri a ta  e eery e tree ca ere re a it cesp

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Uderadi Reali

     sba an  b i a b   n an  a jn n b ss,  n  ns   n  sn, n ny asn  ,   aiv a  yan, byon  ram   snss    says,  a ar n s  a mmn , nvyin   smmi f   '  n mnains"  a" is   ngy, assoia i  no  i os no rf o  yi rai  nvying  gnia n y in  sin an       a   mas ta  n ngy aoiss is r, osin  i atr, at an  samin i inrin  is li a a l n a ivr, aring a  an nin i on, vlvin ay an nigt iot in . h ' nn monains a h s  myriad monas convying o  mmi of  'ln" is  sa of   os gatr on h a," h v nr nin   oriin ," ntrin ino  emis and neabl xisnc , nonsciosl obyig  as of God .

  NVRTD CABAR RT TO TH ORGIN,  NNRTORD GOLD LQD RRN TO RALTY TO CONNG FROM TR TO NI AD O O NN  ONLY QIR T F LMT TO B N ORDR. T BA  R MRCRY, FLOIG TROGHOT TH TI N TH MB OF YN AND YANG  COL  NARALLY COMMU T T IRIT GOING N AND O, T DO NOT LA TH MYSTRIOS FEMAL.  rcding rs aid tat t o an be accopihed n the  emnt are aggrgatd and t r i opeated to en the t th rnnt rqirs noldg o te t pincip o eveneesion a nintoration vn i the ang  o , nine i e yang nb o t. T snc o concio noedg i ex nsid it abors  s  n te alse  is xtingihd, e te r arss  is  i   mrc o conscionss oiii ng into cinnab, osg s volti or  r ts to t oigin   ene o rea ol is r ,   s n  dr god  n th dr gold elt , eal gold

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 pure  Ti i like contamted gold b lq , ly beco g ot ue and brigt gold  god r t o y  s s  eaing o eve revero d  rto      c l as-

cs. In brrated cool t ou  zod gs r  s   nnt a i etoatio, and o o t td    s eve reverion"they do not ow t eaig o evvro ad nine etoration   you do not ow t e a g  ev vso ad iretoratio , ow cn you now te rder o he ve es ?  or the rdering of the ve eleet, wen re reverts t t o, wood is roduced n re , an the irt i aware wen te rit i wre , oncio owledge i not obcurd hen etal retr to aty, etal  roduced i water and he vitaity i unid w vitality i unied , real oledge i ever eet . Real nowldge bing coscios noedge , oncio nowledge being real owledge , t or r mtal, ood, ater, and reare blended ad retun to th cnter te v eleets eig one energy, eetly balacd, holy itgated t e celetial degn, the ve elet re i oder. Hoever, the accolihent o ordering the ve eleet i al ed ou by te great medicne o etal in water.  ercu" s  etal i wate" which i te oint o tue ne o eal noledge. Ral wledge contain within t te riordial rea unied eergy, hich i h root o te ve eleent, the bais o the our ors. n moti t roduce yang, in stillnss it oducs yin, and w toghot t is o th our os and ve lements. he at o t is t advae t yan r when it is time or yan  thereb gathei tis  ed, ad to oate the yin convergnc h i is te  yi, thby ntig this ea nldge. Wh th nb  i ad yag is clt  t ve lements g  inat edg and e aacty a tranil and unstiing yt snsitiv ad etive sntosy cni it t siit  siit  t sot tt t  asssd i te o in and  . athmbe b in nd yang, t sita bo ss tis i a  t vly siit nt ding ."  vlle iit not ding is  t stis l   ing  t msterus ea is ld t r  vn n rt  Wn t n  yin nd ng i m  tis stris mal  n stli  n t ysis  i sts , t v siit gs in n    ning  t sris m, iing rvr, n ing.  t t  vsi  rstrti is t  s is  is mn n  is s ,    

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to atn te mmotaty o te vaey t , yo mt et  te ba o e mysteo emae  7

ONNNG ELE SUBSNE WN E LE, BERNG YN YE EBRANG YANG, WEN HE O RE BNED E EDNE S HEN RODUED , NGING E SLGESS IN E YN SR ND E DONNE N HE YNG SR RLY  S SD OF  GRN OF H GOLD  LIXR HA  SNE A SWALLOWS  S EDELY RANSFORED NO  DRAGO AD A HIEN H EAS  S EN  ANGED NO A PHOENI, FLYN INO HE UE ALM OF RUE YANG e eceding vee ad the even eveion nd nneetoation eqe the comletene of the nmbe o n and ang  bt to oeate in and ang eqies that yo ecognize te yn nd te ang  "Cn taning female ubtance ithn the le , n te of the I Ching gn,  te emptne in fre = ; in eope   he concu knoege h e in the hmn min . " Beng n yet embcin ag, in tem o in eope  i he e knoege the ign,  the lne n wae ineet in the min of ao Re knoee n cociou kne, the tw medicinl btnce, t be cobne befoe the  can ke the elx h "yin piit ha ng ihn n, ch  he "pi f ea noledge; te "yang it h in hn ng, he "pt f con ciou noege  " Signe n the in pi  men hne of yan "pedomi nance n the yng pt mean exce of n hen yn  i sgt and yin eeive, thee i imbaance an the go eixi oe nt or Oy wn e noedge d o nciou noege jon o the yi sit ad yang iit etun to coect bnc e, chnging into te n and tr n  We yn and yag ombne nto one, the ceeta oe  i ceay rad th te oge an capcty hic h been ut to ad aay in op s ou d n bigh t, cen n be.  e of go eir ngs  t nt o vat pa , ighting up the univee to vie , obt i  dito . When peope ne a in o ti ii,

a IV

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e ede becoe ota when ne swalow a gan tey becoe dgon wen chcen et  gan the becoe poenxes and  g no he pe e of e ng  e ne owng nd he chcen eatng" also t te aws f ce he ne  oced wth e n the oth as f  e dgon  oced h wood n the eat  d   he cen n e we ced w e  lk  . he phoenx  ain to we n he no  we he nae walong and becomng a dgon  podcng ood n e he chcen eang and becomng a poenx  he exence of e n ae Podcng wood n e podng e n e e nd wood on  wae and e bance eac ohe; one eneg neened beng and nonbeng do not and ng nd ef en o epne bod and nd boh sbaed ene gehood d he nob i caed pt sapng te odn wod nd g n e e of pe ag e not epty wod

8  N  EN AND ER INR IT BTRIN R NQII RI D I Y WL DIRN DIFFIY ND DAR   T HER   B WAR   T E TE WNDR I IN  PRIN F EXTAN  D IO WN   T E  AD A LL D T G DIIN IT T NRT ET WS REDUCIN ND REDCING  BE CAEFL WITH THE RGG ACIVEMEN THE JEWE  LFE S NT T 

 D LGTL p at  of the gold elixir is the path of creation ; the pa of creation s  pa of alernaton of yin ad yan . In te rs month of the year, the nrgy o eave rises an he ener y of earth escends : this makes tranq uilty =  . I n te sixh month , he energy of earth rses and the en rgy of heavn dscnd : ts makes obstuction =  . In a day, minigh i h bein nig of morig ; at mdn h  he ya  energ moves wh Non  he n h yn  nry gs outid e : t h i s mak difculty b i n n  n f vin ; at noon h yag enrg stops outid ad the y i n enrgy ars in id  : thi m akes darkes Obtructio and tnqly Te

Pa 

csal dsn hus Conucans cls  gra     with th lsl dsn h Ga la  aos cls t th  od ixir Buddh sm as i t co awanss hs s h h i mn wn  sys "hn yo  h on  h yd    don   you  th on  hs ans th  jwe l o l if is alred y  n you r hnd ; he s no nd to dsnush souh  oh , e a st , d s, d s h hod of grang . Jus us h m i nd of To to wrd o the h u m ay d cng d ducn   , vntul y casing    th  c q u  rd   encs n he hua nd o vansh : w h  i t s  u ri f d  n o  b  aro nous conscous nowldg  thn h huan nd oo  s i n to t h  nd o o 

h son or ths s that th s dscnao   h h d  hch cas he ngs o snss and objcs snc  oa lus th accu latd hbts o psonal hsoy, al jod n h abaons o h ndvdu tepen.  yo do not lna ach o ths oots o  , evn th sghtes rsdu wll a so  act  , gvn t apopa ccustanes  Thn th wel o l wll la aay ad th oegon wo ll l b n vn . hor he x says o b cal wth the oong achven  and not ta th jwl o le  hly.  ancnt ota sad h a lon a h s any posv ngy l o does no de, whl  lon a there s ny ngave enry let on dos not becom ota  hreor  tr obtann th elxr,  s ncssay o adct ntey  sds o h vcous ccl s ha have been gog on snc t oal  on thn cn the ew o le b on s on  orvr ndestctbl 

9 A  WINER SLSIE N YANG RRS IRY DAYS ADDS NE YANG LIE. BEEEN NS E EXAGRAM RETUR MES IN N E IDE F E RING F E IRS DAY F E N AFE E FIFE HAN DS AND MEETG APPAS. A DAY IS LS DIVIDED I CLD AND : WN YNG IS BR, RTURN AISES I  MIDDL F  NIG A N METNG SYMLIZS  RIAL   YIN. WE YU REFINE HE MDII YU MUS  DUS AD DAWN

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 cing vs sok o t wok o xtactio an aitio  t is cs op o b gi by t oltion o  a aw o av n n t  As o t s an awn o a ya, o t wint solstic , i t vnt n mot, on yang ai ac tity ays as anot  ng lin: o one yang ariing in t lvnth mont maks return � t scon yang aiing in the tweft month ms vn § § ,  thi yang aiing in th t month mas ra  u z= = t ot yang iing in the seco month ma a pw t it yag aising in th thid onth mae pan   , nd th sith yang aisig in th ot month mae hav  Th  th ix yang xagam n t t mont , on yin ass, m aing m n - - · and th thity das of ach month add on yin lin; in t ixt month th con yin in th vnh month th thid yin aies ai, mking ithdr awal maing obstructin = = , in t h ighth mont  t fo th yin ai, ma ing obseng  § , in th inth month t  f yin i , maing stppn aa �  n in th tnh month th ixt yin i, ming ah = = ,

� �  Th a th ix yin xagm  Th ix yng month a th dwn,

 ix in mont  t d  ti i th d nd d an of  y n bn moo, in th intl of th nding of on m ont and th bginning of th nxt ,  and moon m t, t moon ei  n ' iht , and on  d d  n i   pe   en  tid eonding to it mk  E to and  f d   yng lin, unti th fiftnt, n n and moo f  t n t ligt i ond and f, ming hea e om  t to t fn days o th month  th ix an hxg ft t f mon, hav nd , n fom th ixtnt to h igtnt on in i  t yng ight h an, and mng ppa. E o d a lf day add noth yin lin , nti th thiti , hn t moon i k and th ng igh i all on t i on  dk m, mng  earth om  sixeenth to  titit da a  ix in xg To n a h day  n ina , t ine go o t ix n n ix yin xag ti  t dk an dwn o a mont   intl o  day i ao iidd into od n ot  In e mi o th nigh, on yang i, ming e  to ou a on yn lin, ntil t ixth yang i in t 10 m12 noon in, min ha At noon , o yn ai mkin g; e to h   yin lin, ni h ixt in i in  10 pm12 minit ine, ming ah   twntyo ho go o t xm, ix yin nd ix yang  thi i  d n dwn o   Sag t  n  a' du an dwn  yin n n int  month,

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t  ot   ad  o  a    d  s  y     o y   o    o   te,  e tl a t s so  s s o e  tety ge e     y ss o   o tl e te ix n, t ity gs o     vls  t x y lo, the   a o oe o  d   te, t fte ge te  v    s  y, t t eve an  h eget e y  I  e tel l ng te ge i , tu  o  u    u of evolto , opetng  e yg  d y oe ee e t to elx,  t  led vdng  d oo  tie tout te  tinung heven a erh   e  thot line" It  onl eey to kno the " d a" hc e the ing of y n yang  Wen you no he u  n, ten te evolton of  y,  onth ,  ye  ight n  sne ou,  ngle ntel  he bli o the old ho pctice ittng e taton t nigt  non, o ciculte ene t the ne nd ul oon , o pctice evelopentl exece t the nte nd e ol tie, do not o the piple o  u nd n ."

  O DO NOT DSTNS TE FVE ELEENTS ND OR ORS OW CAN YO DSTS TE CNBR ND ERR, LED ND QUCKSLVE? WTT N EVEN ED O TE CLTVATON F TE EX ND TE FN ROCESS, O LRDY CLL YOURSEL  T?  O R UNLLN TO FLECT ON YOU OW ERORS ND EE TEAC OTES EONEOUS WAYS,  SED OTERS NTO EEA CONSON OW CN O  S  DECEN ND TLY? e precedng ere d  o rene e medcne reqre know d ge o e dk d dwn of yn nd g;  ere qck foow p on e precedng for oe wo do' know e dwn nd  o in nd ng  rngg ou e p of pru mmort  e bc im is o deeop oer fer deeopng oeef o cute rtue fe ng e o . eope wo e t do not know e te pncipe

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o    a or or, o o ra  o or iba, ry, a,  qiir, o o ra  miia ba, o o a abo  rig ro y, aig ar o ior ahing of ira ho, y iagi y a  ao, al hv hrmi , ar wiig o r o hir ow rror,   teah othe eoneo pa. i i  bi ig  bli, mileading oth ino oio, r ab o g o i o of eiving, idlging mi wi go o nitrrt e, r o emegeho old thee yet b y op o aaiig  ao?

 LVAG OVER EGH HDRED VROS RAC, AMLAG A FLL HEE HOSAND DDEN DED, EQALLY SAVG SLF AND OHRS, FREND AD FO, ONL HEN DO YO ACORD WH HE ORGNAL VOW OF SIIA MORALS. HE GERS AD RHOS, SORDS ND OLDERS, DO O NJUR YO, HE ING OUE O MPERMAEE CANO OSRAI YO AFTER HE OS DEEDS, YO GO AY OUR O A, ALL RDNG A HOEDRA CARIO The eeding vee aid tat etake metod and abeant oede do not aif the geat at bt ony aage vite and annot deeo ite  ti ee eak of te nee to atie vte afte atiing the ath . atiing the ath i fo oneef atiin vte  fo othe atie of the ath ha an end  bt atie of vite h no en  Theefoe fte iital im mota omete the at  te aa fe tee thouand meitoio eed an eih hne atie foetting both othe and el equanimo toa ien an foe beon oextene th th niee ontainin yad thn emboyng al the qlt   o te Tao, thu nally odin t thei oginal vo Wen n  eah thi tage al  emty nie ad ot neihe xitene nor nonexitene emn bod and mind ae both ublimated tge nd no annot hm you  eaon annot et at you  th r  o o memnene annot ontain yo  The eo tliman o don to ummon o nd idin eaefly n a hoenx haot yo end n bod dayight .

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 E ELS OF ALAR AD VEA AR ONED HER S EE E OROSE AD SAKE AC ACCORDN O ER AR . HE OO AD S O HER CHARS A E BE OF E O E WO EERES OERAE SSAED B EACH OER BASCALL  S THE WONROS CO OF EAVE AD EARH; WHO CAN COHED S UH F  AD AN A K AAR E BECOE ALIA HOW CAN O HA E EERN OF AV AD EAR e peceing eleven vee ll y te get y of cltivtion of the ol eli eqie  cobintion of to eicie of the e in te yin n te yn  befoe the elixi cn be de  eople y one i it i e by foced effot bt it i notit i ll  ntl opertion eefoe ti vee  p the ening of the foegoing vee  to get tent to toogly invetigte te te pinciple . t i lie te t Altir n Veg eeting on the event y of e eent onth totoie n ne ocitin thogh iilrity oon n n meeting t the tn of te onthll of tee eeent te tul coingling of the to enegie o yin nd yng  they intect is i te ono nction of the cetive oetion of even d et  e coe of cetion in een  ert  te corse o ltern tion o yin n yng yin n yng ting ec oter, one energy os  yin to yng  yng to yin   yin n yng coe nd go te for sea ons e lce n ll thing gow. he eci of lie neer cee o t i y tere  o ol n now  rctitioner o te o do not coeend thi tth  n  ba ndo te rce o cretion y yin nd yng they tic to etines or cling t o r  m    g orce endeor ich ve the contrary eect of   a a ar is s ot oly of no el to esence and   t ee ars essece a e; mignancy cnot e ave. Ca  th st e r the etert  een an ert t ecome    rta   ath  rt  o eae a earth s t e t  o enig  te  a t a  h  tu  an tre a are bee  the ha      h   s rth a eas t  s ta eb     t     r  r b  be a h

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l  b an brngng t t ral by  ly thn n n ae  rn  aven an arh   ratitinr  a wn t   rnt  av a art hy wll n n man witht t  an r ang  ere  n mr em n he mn ver the Wet iver rprnting he nrala mnt  ring t th ah' wn ece  hi vre an t llwig iv vr re nt t f the min by  Uner adi ealiy bt belng t the llctin f itin recting n th meaning o he wd thi i he ph f t ltivting lif an at clvaing nce Thre cmmnttr incld it in  main llctn bca it h an explnatin f cl tivaing lie  and  l lw em her . TE ELIIR S TE OST PCIOUS EASUR OF TE PYSICAL BODY EN CULTIVATED TO PEFECTION, THE TRANSUTATIONS ARE ENDLESS. OE CA GO ON TO ISTIAT E RUE SOURCE I T AL OF SSECE AD SCRAIN TE INEFFABLE FCTIO OF TE ITLSS. ITOT AITIG AOTR OD I T T L O AI TE SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES OF A BUDDA I TH PNT  AR TE NAG GIR ACIEVED THIS O SIC TEN AS BE BLE TO FOLLO IN ER FOOTSTEPS Yantut id    oint o oitive vitt i hien n the hic body  it i not in the het o gent  bt  the oening of the mteiou ." The oint f oitive vilit i the ex hen in the hyicl bod, it i the mot ecio tee o the bod The exi i nothing ut the vitlit o the imod oint o compete g  t  o ced the eneg o imoi e nit nd it i o ce the nnt ne eneg. In toge it  ced te emtine  in cton it i ce inee exitence  It u btnce i nt woleoene it ncto i the min o To. Thi mot eciou tee in te humn bo oe not belng to te t o gentl  it i toe in the mteo  Te ening o t  yteiou   no ocon  no om ; thi eixi o   no oction nd no om  eing eq io in cto  tine uamele b mte o vone  e n eeecent   u o e th e to oge it into ometig e  oi  it i  pi e ye l tnu   w tnqi et  eoni e,

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aable aable o endle end le tan tanomation , i um umb b  iiu i iu   un un aomable een to te piit o een   r t bis i  yial bod, yet an tanom e pyi boy is is            e itual body. eeoe eeoe t u u  y y          is onneted it the body, meanig onneted w  ii     boy en te pitual body i aieed, e iiua em b  y o is  e oundation o lie lie i abl ab l , tiing ti ing ed e d a  d  o   t  ii i i  g pp by i i one an uiate eene  e te oue o eene i e inebe untio  t b i r  lss Cu tiation o i i e i te ay ay to li on  ongg  u  u  tiati tia ti o e i e y to be bhe Wit no bit tee i no deat o bit, o da, united ith Space , body and m ind bot bo t ubim ubi m ated  one i oee oee r om tanigation, and tanend beyond eaen and eath. Wit awaiting anoe body in te ext i  iee  one o ne attai te t e pi r t   aaitie o a Buddha in te peent. i i beaue te pat of biene is udden enigtenment, ompetely peading, al ting emty   re  t l y tan tanending ending to  e beyond . In anient time tim e en the Budda Bud da a a tea teaing ing at te aem aemb byy on on te Siitual Siitual ountain ountai n  a een eenyea yeaod od aga gi emeged o om m te eat , peented a eel, and attained buddood on te pot. he aut e ite thi cae of te ag gil gi l peenting peent ing a j el to demon tae cltiation tiation of the eence o te t e empti ne ne . Ctiating Cti ating te t e een een o  te etine i he aga gi penting a jee and ealizing tue emi ne ne , unbo un bonn and imeiabe  ti i attaining the siitua apa apaitis itis o  Budda. Bt beoe te pinipe o ife a been patied the rincp  essece i ad to ompehend. n te woe  one cn sen ke t compete peaion te essenc essenc  one stl peaion and an nutue nutu e th te   ot eaed eaed coming and going goi ng wn teor teor contonng contonng ; wto o  aing gone gone rog  e erng of e gret  re  a on on  s t  re i y ek oe cn cn rd o te robe rob e o rencron rencron . If oe cltites ssce ss ce fer fer vng v ng c tvte tvt e f  fee  one  re co co  ort ort fro fro  renent i te rce of  gret re o t  olon h bee brt  proceedng fro ere o cvte ssnce by rctcg  p o ostrng gong fro grd to sden oe irect cds o th stge stge of ieb ieb engen e ngen ent of e sp r re e one vhc . How an o b ricrd ric rd  ? s s w te tt ss on gs gs the th e s piri  t t cp cpciti es of of  Bdd i the present present  to t wting wting othr  othr boy  t nt ife So we kow the grt pth of h go iir frs tites  fe fe befor befor c  iting i ting essec  

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 enc of t thn i natual ea bing a itee  o eo inole at l It i not atl, not o. It i wat i alld unconciol foowng te law of o. If yo ant to cltiat ti enc enc,, o t netan ne tan thi eene  once onc e o ae untood untood ti enc, o t te ti eence an ene it into oetig idettibonl th an o attin alvation . If in it o aing de detoo too it o o not now ow to cl tiate an ene i i  , o ie ie doe ot ot n n on oel oelff an till ti ll pen  pen on fat fatwen wen ou tie i   yo a a no no pot, pot , an cnnot cnno t eca eca eat eat an i incanat ncanatio io  Not giving  e wo of gaa cltiation afte dde eigenent , ing the yang  and yin onege one gee e to oo and ene te gea ecine, ou ole ggeate conitionng, e that ic wite, nd bing fot fot te t e eal ody. The o an a n go ito wae wito do d owwin, go into e witot getting bned tige and io canno ije o , weaon weaon annot a o  Then o e a noneaing non eaing ea ha . n nient tie , afte afte the ixt atiah  atiah of of C ' an Bddi Bd di ad gotten te taniion o the fth atiah, he id aog hnte, ingig wi odina ol inegating i ilinatio, h eetig te atta attainen inentt    i ien en eali ealied ed omlete eaion eaion ddenly, b he e i hime hime it wan wan ' t te lti  ltimate mate , and he needed needed te tan tanii iion on o o ini in i to attain attain he geat ahieee ahieeett . eo eoee y  y thin it i j j   mtte o tia  tiain in t t  geat m ediine edi ine , o tt  one eaie e te e thi thi ite i enigte en igtenen nentt . n wat did e fth fth ata ata tan tan i o te it atia, ine te ate ad aead eaied ee  oiinay oiinay not not a ine ting " ? And And w did ien  ien ee o ott ingi ingi  ate ain ain ddey eaied oete eaio eaio ? o we ow ta aat a at one ndetandi nd etandi ad ga gada da iti  iti ae ae t eea.  ma en tat oe ddeny ndetand  n ten ada tie, o one   gada tie nd e dde dde  ndead nde ad . ene ene and and ife ife t t t e ie ie      eie ei e   ge .  ee ee e  eg e g f  fe    sse   tii tii t ada o o te     153

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 EERNG E WOB, SPN E SE O E

O N N N OLD SDENCEESE E CLLE CLLE  OLOWERS OF E FO FS. F YO NOW OW  NQE E DAON ND SBDE E E E  OL WLL KE  DELL  LL NEVE ECY Enteing the womb" men t potting  ich nd noble ily with  pegnnt wife wife in i n he lt lt month m onth , o  to ente he womb .  or  uping the houe ," hen  pegnnt womn ii ne delive, delive, thee l l  lwy lwy be  yino yin oul ul wt wtin ingg to en te n n opening openin g  to ente t, t , befoe befoe the the othe doe, i clled uuping the houe. oving the bode" men when the body decline nd fi, to pic  vigoo living body nd ueptitouly eptitoul y move into in to it .  Liing in n n od o d eidence " m en when when  vioou ethy peon die by vioence, to boow the til wm cope, ente n openn , n live in thi  od eide eide nce." nce ."  nteng the the wom wom  nd  pin pingg e hoe " e e moe o le le te me, moving the oe" nd ivin in n od eience" e o moe o e he he me  me . A A  f f efe efe to  tn tn  te  pt t e e to go in nd ot. Selfeing Bht e ce foe of e fou fit  they e o clle clle  heetic he etic  De De vtive f the echin of te to to lee vehicle, they e not the pee vehce f  which i elition of tue thne . The e on y dee deent nt fm n pepe pepe in tht tnmiton i cle o e  As for the th e geat pa p a t h of the th e old el e l  x r, ths   lves c  nqueri nquer i n g   the d  go gonn of tue tu e e ence n the e ten  ten     e       i te t e t ie f t ue ene en e in the wete wete  n houe  e e  ene en e  eence e ence n n   ene  y e  ence,  o   tht ene en e n eence e ence z  z e n  n  te t e  e e t , p ocn o cn he p  p  i i      e     n      e f e e      h i c h  t  lon  eve ev e n n e , n e ve t  ec Ten    e e   

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3 E ODS OF IRORAIN IRIONIN RAT   ONLAIN  SIRI AR AD OR IN    S     LR BO AS. N I ON AN S D 

Part V

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NLY O YD LNDS NEEE WHN TE OS  GES OLD ONE CNGES E ABODE.

 rror rror gaing  one by hanging a ror  ror on    all all ad    ir in in i  er er a ong ong ie a hi, he yn i oe ou    on n e breah  b no ein ou on ba, o ba   breah breah , a hu hu nre breah, gadualy gadu aly reach reachng ng he on o n r r on  le ou he breahenergy breahe nergy,, which en c rculae nernally n ernally by l  l on eaing he piri piri  ay be done by ilenl ile nlyy ayng ay ng cou cou  o h h u o, or cibing up ino he clou o icoer he age, o iag he piri eeging fro he op of he ea, or iagnng  i going ou fro he hl of brighne," an inch beind he iddle o he brow here are ve any uch pracice fo beginnr thy a har, bu aer he oing i eay. fer any year hey nabl on o poec poec e yinpii yin pii . u u  i ii ony oliary oli ary yin  when  ycal  ycal conuion eeriorae, eeriorae, i eave hi body bod y an ene e ne anohewa bn i hi for for eence an ife ife ?

 DDS TEAC PEOPLE O CLIATE LAE B  FOCSIG O LIATE BLIS S E DREC F EL. OF LL MER AD FOR, OLY S S L Y HE IS EAL AD VAI O SAY  l iae ia e l  ( the pe ln) l n) n  n he we we  he wt i h dcton o n e   e al , hich i nowledg . h n e ne o eal nowledg  poplee  the m ene i popl

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o n iin.

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The Outer Collecion                   Un d n nd din in  iy is based on essece . Afte Afterr the uth uthor or wrote Udndin iy, e stll fered fered that th at he esse es sece ce of tue awareness , i is e orgial orgial source  mt ot yet be lly l ly explored , s e ro ro ore poems ad says ad aeed e as maeal or e pa of  cltivo c ltivo o essece an ie ie 

  F f     I TH S U B  B O D Y OF B U D D H   S O M N  P  S  NT; M Y R I A D PHNOM  N  P R S  N  NO O B S ACL CL  . I F YO  U N D E  T TN D AL I YY-  Y W H  C H  S C O M P L LY P E  V   V E ' TH TRU TRU  R  ALI

YO OE . N YO WI KNOW  RL WORLD  S YO he uda  te eece o te empte which coe rom nowhee ad goe owhee ue emptine i ot empty o it body i ot ubtle he eece o te emptine bacl h no body, b becaue t clue ubtle exitence, that ubtlety i it body. Emine without thi ubtlety  nhiltc, idieent emptine  i not e real eence o udha. ow can t be omnipeent, how can myriad eoea peent no obtacle obt acle  ecaue eca ue o o it ubtle ubtl e nonvoidne , te body i omnpeet, lpeaive becaue it  empty yet eal, myriad e oea oea cnot obtct obtct  t . ecaue t i omnpreent omnp reent and nobtced nobtced , it  alo calle cal le the competey compet ey peave ealty eye . ompleene omple ene ean thee i no head o tl , no bac b ac o ont ont , no be be oe or after, after, no above above or below, no ne o utethi ut ethi i ea ea aton aton o ch ne. ne . eon ean ean beng peent peent in all p lace, manet manet in all time. time . t i o o g g  ll the uvee, o ne t ente a hair thi i he btle body ny colete coletee e ca be peave peave,, only onl y by pevion pevion  it omlete . he he lig hine clea cle a nd bight , invl i nvlneab neable le to all itaion it aion  heeo heeoee i  aed te ealty ealt y eye . h  why iti t  clle c lledd the th e ea e a y o e ye y e o h  To ndertand ndertand thi completely comple tely pe pe ive liy eye i to a aal alyy eceive eceive e btle body o Bddha, which  nei aeia no vod e i b aer and and emtne emt ne . eaven and he boh we awa away, y, he il il  o i one oe, the ten deton ae the woe body.

 L A I I YO CANO SEE SE E IS FORM  BU  N N OU CALL I SONDS DO NO SAY HIS OUND I IK  VALLE ECHO; I E IS NO VALL HA SON I S  HE?

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g    y a     s   s     a i    s B    s       ay E   yc   sb b  B a Bt t bl body o Bdda  aay  y aay x lay xitn lwa eptwh ne s   a b t  epone? Repone to a cll en there  i ptins    exitnc ' ' tll contined b eptine ep ne hch  n p vie doe not eql the bte bod of Bddh  t i bett o  t ept thing nd h it Eptine de not ety nyhng were doe the ond coe fro ? Since tee i no nd  thre  ntu rll no epine No etine no ond thi i gret ibrton which i l ie Thi i wht i ent b the ing The mn noving top the hnded foot poe  e gined i nttin  b it i not et el  tep fod fo the hred ft pe  d the nivere i the whole bod

3 ONE TIN CONTAIS SEIG IG EEO D COGNITON T SESE OECS  S  EN TE ON TIN E A S OT EST  COD T FO BE ASED ON? Seeing  heig  peceptio  cgiintee f e  ed b one thing  te n e ding n  Se t e g  eve we n te d f ene t e f e  e ne nother ithot  oent' e f e c ee e ne in which i eve e the fo e n   e    vih Deded peope cnnt peceie te  e f genen hch i t ept et t exie te  e e n we diiiting in  e e  e  g  g i thng  til  g ti g i e  f eee  n eth the eed f pepet igi If  n'     cn o peee te bc e f egee?     ent  the ing   Te  f en f b  e  f  e ig inl Mn

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4 CING INDI WIHO OVIN  S S RIGT LL LC A RN EOR HE ES  LO IND H HD IS SILL  NO E W CLOD RI NAH YOUR F O RE SLL NO  IORL he undentl nte of en lghtenmen ha no ead o ail , no a o ont when you go towd t yo do not ee i  head , hen yo olo  yo do no ee  bc  If yo ay t e , ye  eem no o i yo say  de no e ye  doe Not llng wihn dection in erm o exence  nonextence , t lght eneae he hdden nd eache he eveled, ble to une the nvee. h i onaneo ineabe aene acly it  not odced by ng ll thoe ho sdy Ch ' n nd pctice ng , oe who t ly with the dicriinaing concone, thn ey have ctlly tined ddhood when hey ee lluo cene nd unel ige, o dem they ave o ndia, o poduce lght o the hed, o ee hng in tane, or w in the cloud n e he e a off oe who pe o he o hod  ee awy all idetck nd eaed ath , then eek o the e inef fale ene whee thee i no om o aeaane. ny hen n th ndmentl nte e elied .

II . V on aou m n  ssnl n E ESSNE F BDDAD S N T SA R DFFERN A SAND APS ARE GETR N GT ADDN LAPS DS NT A  LGTS, RN LAPS DOS NT DAAGE TE G NEER GRASPNG NR RJET PNGS ON T, NETR F NR ATR AN BSTT T, NN  PREPTN R GNT AN ASSSS  The vee e the tem eenti gond bece te bod o te eene i nmoving like te gond be tee mene o dieence, thogh icmtne nd evet be maniod nd o, dein wit them l with n eqnio mind i ike te ning o  tond lm hinin g on  it  inge it  te m not one bt te lt one. Thi eence ha no icee o ecee, it  not to gp o ejet it cnnot be obtcted b e o te. Ao, jt  te gond cn tin te et o te montn  n cn tke te tt of the ive nd cn ene te inje o mi tin  jt  te gon i ke thi, o too te eence i ike t eception n cogition e no exitene in it i e foce  ne on it, it  jt emptine ti ne doen't men extinction, bt exibe ptiit ppie wtout nding

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 nc o lignn nanal y s o bir or   s o o wo ii on li an ear ea e as r r b  io ah ? When  s br  e is   o y  br ss s ale cas ha ence i brlss  ss  o b  wi  ye i can only be see by  ars   o b s  by he o  i can only be poe o by e ose . Wa a be se b  eye a pon o by he o s e ar ic s br  ah wha i sen by he as ad spo o by  os is  r wic a no bih o a War can b seen by  ys a so o by the oh is no esnce  a can be seen by h ears a soe o by he oe  hat i ence  Nonseeing eeinga s re sg nonspon pec i be a ha wic is spoke  Sic s irless ea ec a o hea o ail an o bac o ron  s neitr xisen o noexie  i i oi no maeil  a is  to se or ell ? I yo ca e i o vbalie i  i is no e esence o tr pss

T  al a oly  TH ST ICIL OF H H ALS S OLY ID IAD HINGS A NO IS O HA HE IS O A HING HAT IS OT Y IND HE IS NO A HIG THA IS Y SEL e ree alms  he elm o orm h elm o dei and  lm o no om  he elms o om and desi a lms o inding  ralm o no orm is he elm o mindlssness Nh minding no indlessness is h eence o bddhaoo  he til of th s sys the tr rals ae only mid  b what is o be calld t t in is the nning ind ich is neite xistnt o noxistnt  in ich ntr bing nor nonbeing stnds a tings and sel a l lialy ty n t mnd of te e mid  myiad tings  o boy ithot don nto tis " nd tha." hee is othing that is not y ind" rrs to not lngng to voidness tee is oing ht s my slf" rers to not stng to fos . ot lnging to voidnss ot sting to ors tr s jst one in on min is one essen in s  a an a is mn .

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Seing mind in ths SG IGS, YOU SE  MD; WU S,

IND DOS NO  IN H  DICNS ON O BLOD, TH UE  I  D  ONE

F O OE LLEL NEREO    O  F E F OU   OBJE HOU INDI, N O LL S  FE OF ENLIHEEN eein tn, yo ee the mnd thot thn, mind doe no ppe" efe to te hmn mnd t peception nd conton. n he ten decton, open o bloced , the te mnd s omnpeent" efe o te te mnd hot pecepton o cognton. he mn mind e nd vnhe ccodng to he peence o bence of tn the ptl lght of te te n s always h, he sae ee ter e thn o notevehee  t It nee ases no vanshes , a nd cnno be eed by the hmn d t s le facules of pecep on nd conton ; f o  to n   s  n d he e n by he nel lect, o e reconn   h e f a o chld false vew an a seos eo. he e n s on an bh , nae an fee , no voce o obect et no aach o objecs f people can see objecs who nn , hs s he ue n , hs s he on face of enlhenen tee s no nee o see he oal face of eleen anywhee else n s when ee s no hua n, ol hen can ou see he ue n  nce e ue n s seen  you eaely eze enlh enment an suenly anscen o he beo 

Equalizing beings   O ET  TE EE EOE   EEVE E  EE E E E  TGE O E, O T"   C U O W L    EW EQUL  E B

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 POP RE IG O LO IN RANK, THEIR D D    S   M I N  . I  NO EV  OW OLD TH EVN B E YO U ? "   ND IS O OXSNT, MYRD BUBB  O WE   o  r s  u  b     ll   or a  rs a agrs  s  s   br   g  o   o bo ao. T r o  s r s     I a o    T ro o o  or ao s beg  ua  bau  r gos      b s  o a o o r s  o rso? W ou   bo orgo a bg a   r ua o ss ou bg uaz .

M   Bua DDA IS MID, MIND IS BDD MIND" ND BDDH" A BASICALLY ILLIONS IF YO KNOW HEE I O BDDH AND NO IND, S  LAS IS E AL BDD A OF R S U  H  SS  HE RL BDDHA HAS O LIKENESS A SINLE RO LIH ENGLFS MYRIAD FORS HE  ODLESS BODY IS HE RAL ODY H FORLESS FOR IS HE RUE FOR N AERAL, NO VOD, O NONVOID, O OIN NO SLL, I DOES O OME OR O. N DIFFEEES NO SAEESS, NO ING R NONB   N I ANO BE ASPED OR ABANNED, NO E LENED O O LOOKED A SDE AND OSIDE ROND AD RIH, I RADS R: N DDLND S IN  GIN F SND, NE GRIN F SND CNNS  UNES NE BDY ND IND N HUSND R E S NWING HS YU SULD UNDERSND HE PINCIPL F UNINDNG:

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  OTON OR OBSSS S UR R, O  NYTHG OO OR B S YNG OOR  AYAPA. T imortant oint of ti v i in th in , " noing thi, yo old ndrtd th inci of nminding nminding do not man ignoanc  if it  ignoant nminding , it o b th m a a ood caing or cay tatho cod it b aid mind i Bddha? nay ing, th maning of nminding i imy   not ticing to fom and not ticking to voidn .  t mnd ha no btanc or fom  oiginay th  not a ngl ting in it , o hat fom cold it av? h ight of th t mind ngf myriad ting, al aiv ithot obctionho cod t  b void? Not fo , not vod , ond d bight , cn an na , m in i Bda , Bdda i mnd, yt nh i "mind o Bddha hfo it ay " mnd  Bdd a, Bddha i mnd , nd it ao y " m ind ad ddha ar bacy iion  If yo pv n i  Bdha , nd ao now t i nit mind no Bddh , h pncp of nning can avod fang nto nim .

Unminding WHAT A  LA M MID ISLIE A DE I A MKI NOW MOVI O ELLIET ALML LEI IS  AS T MA I DO NO KOW O TO TIVAE SIRIL RTIE T DO OT DO ATI O I AV NEVR ELED OTER EOE T A OT SLFSRIN EITER I DO NOT KEE N LS OF DISILIE OR DO I OLOW TOOS.  DO N K N OW RA O SI I O OT RATI BNVOLECE AND DU. W H AT WHEN WHEN

O CA DO  DO NOT DERSTAND AT A  U N R, I AT WEN THIRST I DINK  R I SE AKN I 

Ou Coo

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 TS O  DSS LIGLY EN C  PUT O OR CLOTHS. O HOG O ON WHAT  WA O  O RR NO TO, N ES,    S D DOWNS OF ORDIN E RE  I   OR  R  A OS HE BRS  EC ALSO CAN BE  SML  D NO R O N R CN, AD E NO R TO SO  WHN H L. NO AVODNG NOT SKNG NO PRS N L,   NOT DSL GLINSS OR E BET  O NO RN OR A Q ROM R RN WAY FO  TLN CY   NO SPAK OF OHR' WRNGS  BOS WH  A RH  A NO SOLCOS OF H HGHLY LACED O   SL  OWLY OR H YON FRE AN NMY GREA AD ALL NE AN UI  ND HPE, GA AD S, ONOR R L, ANR R EA   N S   ALCLL, U  EQN ALL E AE. I E  LEA  E,  D  O SR ALI; SENSING,  ESPONS, R,  AGAI ARSS   NO FER WEAPONS,  A  SC OF IL

E I FER O AEVR IS  N WIOU BEIN RESRICE B NAES MY EES O O GO O ORS, SODS O NO EER MY EARS EVER PEARANCES TERE A B LL BELO TO FLSI

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ndersandg Rel

 F A E F E  E R  F E  F YCL PERCES    FUC R CE WAG FEELY OTIG C GE E   SER F LGT F IEFABLE AWREES SE OUGUT E A UT ELIG TE F QUARTERS  WITUT FR O NER. E LIG S  LGIT S LE TE MO  E ATR. SICE YOU CT GRSP IT OR TROW I OT OW C YOU COPR T T YTIG? W YOU UERSTD TIS SUBLIME CTIO YU TRASCE T TE BEYOD F AYO SS Y LIGIO  T I S JUST TIS  h lengthy poe jt illtate ning The ael i in nndng  by hch one can be be yond the ol he n the old roaing freey ntraele by thng ot a pale of t i to be aditted nto peope' ea o e te  an  in endle an entat eege Once h tat ae one becoe caprco and oe atono a nependene tang te eant for the ter and oneg te ate a eant  o ten an one be fee ? If one can be total nn ing  ipetbae and naable  then one i indepenent  e ndepennt  one i atonoo Myria naton eae  entangeent o not ie te pe of gt of neable aaene i alpeaie and a ebacing  ithot itinton of far or nea Thi i te attainent of feedo  te ie fnton of nndng 

 the H  TH CLSTRS T TRTHS SS FACL S AD OJCS  ID AD R I N O N O  S IS TH  SIGL TH OT SYING  RRTD S  DD T BDY O TRQILITY S SN

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 l   v lss of mer, sensatio n , pr epin , pa g , d o o , wic fom he hum an b ei n g . The r re  o  o  ,   ue ,  ed  ad e way to d i t . Th  le e  x og o eye , ea , e , t  g   ad l    obje e he x el  rm  sd  sme    , l l ,  po  Voe  exn, m  aa o pp . e lue , t r hs , sese aes a bje , o  o  ll phoa pojeed by te  , a a are  o p w If yo  wee all way, ten e by o    ;   e oha Inde p edet Seer, ts s  n oe  If y og hee reai  , te ere s brt    o yo o o  epee I yo ae a nat .

pe w o h    n ehng  ue

No  o  KING LL DY ITHOUT EVER WLING, TTI L D ITOUT EE IING, DON O O NT M MERT, OIG EI IOL NO I  F PEOPLE TODY E NOT CLARIFIE TH I,   CT RBITRILY, CLINGING T THE WO FTR DYING YOU ILL  TH I OF H UNDERWORD, ND HE TOULE CPI  BOILED OR MHED. Te ile sys hee is o si r merit-wat des ts mea ? S an mert bt me from te mi : mifuly d g evl s mifully  t i si  mily ig  s mindlly seekg mert o d evi , si d merit ,  exist depedent o mn ; if yu reh the sae  m essess , yu re ot eve nsius f wakg r sttghw ou you be osious of goo ad evl  s a mer ?  hs s wy  says o i oo oes ot mke merit a oig evil oes ot ivolve s . I  s ie a baby, use fonsious y a u kogl y luhg hpply a   i rily ts a pree frm messes s-wh mer  s s

tere essess meas ere s   mealy we tee s  a etaty, tere taly s e te  . e eet  e re

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Uderdig Reaiy

 s  sm   nvrs , cntinng vryig  nt tnin  g  n tnng  vl ,  s t ci sin , s  s mri.  s  cnciv  t r sin  l av nt clar t  m , an jst l ti ignrant, intrngnt min act , ing all srs  mci, n tll mv hr  ning wrng, w ca  i bng bild r a  a slt a y i ?

Copl pao  OU A  TR MTI, MTE  OT M; COMLT ILUMATIO ERADS EERHER  D OBJCT, MD AD OMETER I O TIG AT ALL OL B UBL CTIO CA OU O HO TO AIMIA Th sn   empne  apeave e   mne eveee n a n e    I  nna emp o  b p, p e n  emp I    a mae f en eve epnve e eve anq  eve anq e eve epve

Goin alon wi i RI TIG, R IC  CONRON  GO ONG IH M IN CION ND RO  M O HIR DI ROD ND RIGH II N D IDOM  IM R DID J  R RODC O   O I I D Tug   vee a u le  ea e ma    e ne e " Rd a g al ad dm ae uae ve  e . " R ud a br an ue e ; a and   ea t r e  p  e  Te epne  auay  mad n y   deld y y ad n Sue en na al eue a

Ou Coto

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t      eo to id ti   E r sp o n    . ver t rnqu l . o o et t e  on i lik  ot u s which g ows from the mud yt  ot irte  .

E G OR O HE OO     C LIG S OCED IN YID LD.  CO E GHED O DPELED, I O  ED ORRD OR D. ER S O R HE  NO NER; E EXEO  NO OUD, HE EROR I O IIDE EE I DEEN IN SEE, EES IN DINCE  K YOU  EIDO O NDRD? he eee of elihtee t tue eptine, i coplete peion of ieble wee it lit iluinin ll ike the bight oon in the k hi evehee eql the  nd ou do not ee te light colet  dipel it  nd ou do not ee the light dipee  head, yo do not ee the iht go fod  behind  ou do not ee the light ecede  it iluie  thee it doe not eem f  it illumine  hee it doe not e e llmiig the exteio the light i not outide illining the inteio, te ligt i ot inide Gatheing dipelling beore beid, fod, wd tee ee f ne exteio inteio, inide outidethoh thee i dienc in the illuintion  te ligt i the e hee i dieee in ene ene in dierence one oot mie into id dieene mid difeence etun to te one root. ele it d it ll te uivee wp it u nd it hide in ecrcy ively nd ctve, it  e te mecnm o a iontte

Pn  h  E PE  E P ' CE  GIY   IG;  NE E  W W  N  NEEF NE W C E'  ND

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te mediaion  it is nih lsic  nd iert      a n math the essence f eligheed ett Tru   b tlity and wisdo sutly fnct ;  a p h   m ea th frgote detche rm   a  ld  iaially ti g   r z  wi r  a  socety in he world yet eyod h wr et  mditang, sle witho salt All th h  q u f alzaon an thse wh engag i ve cett l x noran of  tu self h  we  ter medt t  stup r l y t hav tr keu ce confso  cno t n tere i  te esece  e      the i nee aeness f e s i t sure 

o o a C 'a ar Hu-ou  A  E  E OE WR O C '  I DI DED TO A TO  ILLIIG HE  AD CLRIING THE PRET, WT NO AGTIO OR BLOCGE. E HEE D DO OT RCH O T  E IEL POT O A OP N    OCA  CER EO ARID T H  P   T D  TRT W  TH D:   LION G    H   ROA, LL T BE D DN T   , P, D N H   PP W    N  PR  ,      PN H       .  R   T   BJ CS      .      SUHNESS BSCY    ,  , T HS NO OUND;  ,   NOT D  SSTNE THE

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   T  RCTO R T E R E A TRE AL EVR E EEC  C CAOT  GRA , CAOT  BAO J O OT  TH MD O APEARCE TS S THE TU GUIDE O T BUH . T CA AA A AS, H COUTEROSED T UE  AHOO O OT RIS UTH"  IBL TOO I OU CA O TRT  ASHOO  BOTH OT O, T OU L A A MI ITHOUT OBUCIO TH O OBSTRUCTO, OU CA B R O LIGHTMT ABUP ISSOS T S O T AG OU RIG ORT O RLIZ LIGMT A HCORT A R RM RM T O O B   OUR TCR S AR A IS S  LITIG L I TH OL S  MOL  GI A IGT  S CLL RT B M GBB  T S  SC   S I ASD IM  T LTIM MIG   SI LL RS  I oug ts song s a eugy f te boo Anhology on Eminen deps , n reaty t s cuncatng caactec o e cne ere  says , "ust don  t kee e n d n aeaane   e t g del e of te udd a, tee two aes ave ea ed  te great ean  te anoy. t ng te nd n aeance  ndg en undn, "e ad "fse  n ae   ad fase do no ase, tee s n btct e ee   obsuo, one atas feed en one aan fee et  evereen, ad one s foeve eoved f  cen    deat e lne "ast ngt e as caed fo by e bb    ad suk o a aff ndcaes t aos nn e  

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Iao of scpln concnraio, an wso ICIINE, CONCENRTION, N IO AR BTL FNCTION IN RELIGION TOGH THE BDD N CH'N DEPT AVE PO OF TM, THOE HO DO NOT  ET COPRH HM VE FITION O NO I IL BRIEY TLK BOT TH, TO HLP POP N. HN IN N OBECT  BOTH FORGT A   INGL THOGHT TIR, THI  CAL CPL. AWNE BEING RON N BRGHT, THOROGHL CLAR NIE N OT, I CALLE COCETAT EALIG T THING ACCRIG T CRCTC, BTL FCTIO IXHATB,  CL WO. T THE RQIR ACH THER T P,  C A BTACE AN CTN   ATHE. T THE HA NE BEE PARATE:    H N BIG ABE T H B GHT, LGHT BG B TO E BY G I NO FO GT HE  C  , IF OT FO SHINING  G CA     INO HE SOCE OF CP, CNC NTIO , AND WISDO, TH   A B    SS N C ; LIGH, SHINING, ND ILLINTIO R B O O S

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Unetnn Relty

SINC HE ON S NO  O H O  U T H B HRE ? HR AD ONE BOTH ORGOE, T I OOU AL PUR. I s intatin , h ahr ha alay ner abst  s

cl, cncnatin, an wsm h wds a siml, t man  clar  sns can t this in actc  hy can irctly acn   gal  wv, hgh h ahrs rs and manng ar car, t a b ha sns a n vy ctiv  may lac h ncssa  , and b nabl t rc t nesaning h fndna, s I wl a sm nts, t g   bhaf f th ah, nabin m t ntr f h shallws t th hs , an rs fm lwss  t ighs   h this   be ssb . iscilin mans t frg mins wn cnfnng rnc, and n  b affcd b obecs Cncnan me e nc an hfnes , wh vary, n n r sfng  sd mans adatng cn accdg  evn  pa r b  b dscnd    cncnted    wse  he ee eqe  h Gng fm fft  nd p n pnay he e o e eec, may adn   sae f cnscos p. n ay, when y ave a p, een e eence s  w cl h b hree s dscpe cncero d wdo Thf  sas Th d ne  en, ee s pod cam ity." efe   p, e ee are necssa  han arvd a p he h me and se pane. f e  an n ae n fgn   s s n pre eda  ne f e rss sas, hn h nd  asa e ec s e ed  re i  whn e md  eneed  e eac  o oe ce say."  s s ha nd d eac o e ooe  we e d  eac fo  appeace   e o e e e of  ee a e h fre , e s fo c p"

The   te Wst Rivr -twel ess  RRAN OG  NO O  ORC    OD TR NE  OG DDA EALL AC ON E FNDANT C DELON AD ENLGTENEN AE NO CONF O BEFOR AND AER EN ELGNED O BEOE A DDA NAN EN DLDED O SNK N E FLOW FO  EO F O CAN CCORD W E PRACC O A O O ANAE TE DELEENT OF CO RONG  ndntl nc  t nc  ngnnt n  tr  n rrnt thg  nd n  chn t  n bcs   t word v don nd nlgnn tt tr r  ts rrnt thogt nd t chns n  r dld bt nc,  cncv rrn gts wn  lz ssc  rtrn t  cn n  wn t cns  nstt c  Bdd wn  cc ran gs   sn   w r n rrnt tg r tr cns  mly  tr  t drnc btw dlsn d nlgtnn    ry  rcb nn rrnt tgt nd  tr cns wtt gt  cn y g t t s tr cn ?  cncdng ln ss     c ccrd wth tr rctc r  nt, y nt  d n  cts wrng  n y cn b rctly cr

 DENALL   N RGNAON OR EC, YE WE NSS N SEEG DV RG BRH ND DEH. 8

Underanng Raly

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   D IT TH TOO  BSS HN H T BT BOD VR INCRD OR DCSD  HV  D CLR IROR HICH HS HITHRTO L B COVD ; TDA I OLIH T SO IT RCT T NIVR ND D IMG  CRY RVLD Th dal essence of lghen ,   scess ,  o og ao o xcon  hee s o possbly of ceag o eceg    s bcae of aache o obecs ha hee s ognao a ec io bh a deah Ths s us lke a o ben covee, ha s  I  ou ca polsh away he acculae dus o p nuences ,  s ou ad bgh, whou deec Usng  o eec e vese, y fos ae cleal reveald  a pocng o desoyng e s e?

3 H SSC O E SELF ETERS TE ESSECE O THE BDDS E ESSECE O BUOO S EVERER US ROM O HG HE COL LGHT SHES N THE COL SRIGS ONE OO AERS   THOUSN OS S SALLESS S SLLER TH  HR, TS GESS LLS E RSE I D L DO OT RESTRCT T T  BE SQRE  ROD WHA LO OR SOR, EE O SHLLOW 

O  I S  senc of e se te ssc of boo, h c of uma bs  a aons a as ae   s , no   sa, o e  or bgs t is e  s c o h  m    tos os hs ssec ca b sa, c b gea, c  g  b o, ca b squ a be ou, ca be slow ca  e      soret  s ot o o sl or gr  q u  u  or o a o p  s jus a o   ue it v  bu o o ow t .

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4  RICE GOERG E E MLLY S O DORE    IES SS SO S O  QI A CLAMOR SEC D SC R O  SAEY OER O  O  DRE   R E IS O CO I E CO  S CO EFOR IS ED  E FORSS OR I S L HE FRI ARAY DEIG S  RE DO O SK O O CUVAE E SEED e u exoo of octre ealy ave  om e 

Ba ek of ee,   rey o emt. Te ocelss cre  cae e eacg; emty emtes  cae tre etie. Te eacg , e ees, qet or caor, eec r c  j  a ater of coco foog e a f Go ; at ctr  ere  eac, a eme  ere o ex T nsst  eacg cte  exong emss s l alg f a rm  a eao ca o ko te ssece f e teacig , te mties? Trail a erb , yet sestiv a ectv , ssiiv an eectve ye taql a ertrb , tis s  o ct it ct avg fcto , aying effrt t orts rt  Tt tr s   fct  cto avig cti  mas tat te tc g s bae  eme tat o alies ert itin rtless e eas tat tere s eac wit mtiess e tecig ba cally ety, mtss avig  teacin , t s ier t r lse t exist r xstt.  an brgt, bscr, r  lg tim tre  sntaes relas , st as ri atrly s  a tr s ts is ctatng t tr s  t ssnc  nlinmn r s  mr e t as  t c te  s.

               

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Unertanng Realy

   IGH OW COCD O RV FLO O K  OU ; CCORIG O OUR O  WH UGR RI  HIR PRI CM  VR RUI O  SI OR RCI SIG OR M H UUM R I O O IS   DP; H  I OS  DO O  SRD    E  I I he ver  eg f h pe   e e  Spr   eee eve aqi e    eie g  ." Oe e pri i am gd d d ppei  ee k d g r d pmee ag d kg d   e d; pig he da dg  iae    ee  g  h   reed  fee  wh hgh    ke he m e  a pd  e ad deep  ih ve ee he he  wdw fe  hee f vex or pe  

6 O D T T T IHITE B ECTS EGHTEE S  I E ATTE A   VOESS LIGHT A ,  BSIC E UAL ST IIIG   SEH IT T E U UESTA, IT IS CE THE  A TE S   II  TSA CHI  SS PSE S TE ESTE HEE HE  UESTA, AITAB APEAS IN THE 

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Fomles fr i t  fr . Tru f   c  h i  p or carity p  m   w h i  e d w i  rc It  fro rtig    ri  i    ur i y d iii     bj a ding ings e  d e te fr e  vy  i aa r   e a ccec  h t th

 riai Te    i er ere aa accece of e  f oon "  coe  o  tra a Te ce  ce rg   T   ciaio  kwee of   clle ccepce "

 NE U AE AUGT THE S  TE IT U TULL GET TE T    TE RAT  RSS TE I T L T  EIGTS E U   T G T AE ABANNE BE U AE ELIGE OU  ELOS ATER EIGE ZO O RG EN THOG HS LS BELOG O OO E T  TO  S A e s a ans o cac   once you     ou c fo e net. A trap is a mens to cch ra; whn you ge  rbb, yu c forge t th  rap. A rf i a e o  cro  rvr;  yu rh e shore , you  cn leave he rft . A ldr i    cimb  g ; wh yu  rech the hight you c lv th lader. Ts  sm fr wrds   meas o u ndrst pricils; w h   rc  rs d, on can frg th word . hgh he l bu fg    rp, aanonin h raf n lader, ar g   urd ue snce ad ndmly e   m f d   c mmdiaely i mr up  nc c  B r hc acon , ow cn  c  sa f sbm ss f   ess ?  t is necesry  hd h g bfr  c pl  slf- rel izat on .

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Bddh ode eo of eee t, b ta do t ma h e ehee ee  e ept oth. t  ca o e h ept eee ak o re  o h  the e c of ddhhood heefoe he ex a o o eek ec o xtcio fe ehee , b o id he dedd for he tm accordig t odo Gdg the deded i the reo fo pacticg xdt ad dog ood wok  he  ee e he celea ee , t   wdom , t bjctv , h ghed  , a th hicl  h t bi ar h r bd  aty, h cmplt by  rward, ad th mrl cratd bd.  or nlg ar th grt r mrrr wl edg, h kowedge of ent alit, t bt bg nw dg, ad h owed of ractcal accmlim  ix c to ar genroit, dicpli, olrac, dlgc, mtato, ad wdm . e rad atic  a xdt  g wr  h v y, thr b, r wldg, x rct,  myad racc mtly clat wrl  arl, t c snc   t bc crr and clar wt mt, l a rllat l , rng bcty, brg t  t gt lg r    ,   wa slw c  b  mns 

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11   PP H AY XPOIG SC HO JUS A F QICS  RPR  N HY M C SIAIOS Y AR A H MOR HO R Y A IF FROM H IGORA? H I RCH SHO B  IO PRCICO H S I C SPC  CO IHO FC IF O C  H O O SOM O C H J, HI I C H U OG O H IGH The poan pon of h vee  n e a e  e e kowede  e nghened  apeave; h  he wod of wo B a r nwedge ne can e  of eo an en o h  o   caed h sword o wdo  Becae ha e kowege  od an b , nobced, eve peen   ce a ewe o c he we oe o en o b   o k  , o  h  f e h o opee e  n peang  e of nce   caed a ewe , wn peakng n  of fco   ca  wod of w do Th wod of wo he w ad e knowe ae  oe, no he hn  Ths e nowee  o obad  kn ;  can o e ea f  s vaed b pe ron pacce  If o co po pc   on  wan o ak ao  , cone a ck w o  n , oe w be onfsed n aca evenwha w e cco eefoe wen  a  f o ae abe o e he wo of wo o c h ewe , hs s ad h  owed o h enge, o w e ods ad co r cop   a   ow  ea c es  r s o  nowe 

     NDERND HE UBME T H O BRN     MR O EEG   M    R 

Ot Coto

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E RUE BODY S NO OR D NO C   UR SIRIUL BODY IS JS S . IS  IS O NOBEIG ND O BEN O  BEEEN O O BE SOU ERE E WEN BO XMES R DISSSED BNDON  IDDLE; OCE YOU SEE I S S CLLD SURE Once o ee he e nd   the blme at; tere  o ee o ee the be a eewhere. he re mnd  taned, nat aced nerrbed noved ore ad ondle t  al caled the pre r bod h nd t bod  not etent t noneen et boh exen and nonexent. t cannot be gt  beng canot be oh n nonbeng and cannot be nd  nete bengnornonben. Snce none o hee hree al t t, tr t tn wat t . When o ee  o edatel rancend t blee    called he  be a o he ree one vecle . e e bod and e nd re ornal one ; n ter  btance t  called te e bd n er o ncton   clled te tre nd . Sbtance and ncon a one  d and nd orgtte , cll a rall ble ern wt te ao n realtt t t brlene ean ?

GLSSY

b"nt ngy eg poce or acva b exea ences  er eoos  o b aba cocepos  I  caed aeran n he sese o bg coe a obsctg aoo o peveng reazato o te e s bou on h ae o a god sed o sboze e uned d  r n Vg Sars os eeg sbo es o o  and ng bh A Ba eeseave o copsso ne g an e m e spee o "Ue B ss ( v). uJ chu xecses o pocg ea d bss 

bboo A s bo o etess  te sese o epyg e  o orn  peoccpatos  oer to ke  ecetve to hghr koege  bhig A eao o tesve eo  spra racce  to revent excss o srvg o esg  conerpodctve ses sch  egen o baaced oc Te ter s aso sed o re to ahng th n ch s elaed to te oe sage   sense that concenrton  he to aso eqe "ceag ot ent coants that a be rtne or eve exaggerated  e ot o ocus e d on soehg ese bh  h The ogog ocess o atea ad schc chage  co on Buddst te t s sed to ee to attchets to transent artcu ar th te rs tg subjecto to etl eses ad stats cause b a coct bteen t cavng or stbty d he aclty o  cen  c th te s oe s sonos h bodage or ser g b bjectv th es "noogato te cle tt  l thng r ntrreated an  no deent exstce n thels bgnngs e  tter o eto d ot o et rat Sb t bs en th d s ot couse roued and os ot t son  b x  h  n Budhs ter or th gnora nrgnr  th o t t  t nd  rd d unt 

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blck r  ym bol of " ue lad , w hch stan d or h mi nd      ml ro of concou n  Bodhdhrm Th u  ou nd  o Ch ' an Bm n Ch na  odstva    dd h t ter for a aaeed pron who  conu atd to th total elfare of al lg be n g   ody ofreaty  Bddhst ter for pre obectvt or pre war oth o  tes Yin and yang , the mundane and the clesa , rn q u i l i ty and

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bha a The eroet o ll aakee coscosess  clsal a hma sees  ddhst teroloy a sed er celestal ad h  a spheres reer to states o ss ad socal orer codered  esser rears of ethca ad relgos prctces c are ot t  o oghl  prged o selshess or attachet t shod e ote tat "celesta a te deret cootatos  Bdhs a Tas  Bddhs t ca be aost de rogato sce t stads or bss states hch are co sdere a poteta drace to eghteet  Toism , i t is oste ree rr in to te rea o eg teed coscosess  lsal c Te orga essece o coscosess beore e aected b dae eces ad coe t habt  clsal mmoral  state of eta reee in c eotoa a teecta attacets o obects of the od including the ego hae bee reoed  ad o e s no onger ultitely identied s  b ec t  ely it the individl body or personi, so h consiosess is "spcelike ad e red  i t h obec tive re a i t y. cels jeel he highest se of pefection evisioned b Toist enlghten-

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cee The point of blnce , the ste of nd before it is eced by feeligs ; i aso snds for ill, siceriy, ine, ad ess,  he hb o experience  The stte of blce o the celesi nd he ehl, of deachent nd involvement , o rness nd exibiiy Chag Cie A mous trveer, used in his treise as  sybol r yng Chag Sng A ous oist dep o he Ming d, rdiilly considered n invenor o he popur exercise sse kow a T'  Chi Chn. cinnaa Sybol of the energ o consciosness . cia ccile he hmn mind cos oom his erm reers  he prctice f concerio in which te energy o wreess is o lowed o "lek uside io disrcio or eotive eeescece  concious esnce The essece o ind r nre o wreess  conscious olege The rnge o reess or dt vibe  coscisess couing ohe  eaues A Buddhis expression or picipy sd  the externls of  developent sse .

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est  n th ast  ans wth n onslf elde wte h un nr of onsousnss ro whch ra knowl  rv e  na wor for th nr, cact, an futo of  an on  sousnss varos trs such as ol  r, t xr, outr lr nnr , an rstor xr ar us  th contt o rnt asts r stas  th s rtua  ah embonic e n ant hbrnaton thnu aso rrs to a stat  omosur a roon tanut, n hch th bath s mtbl an th n  os ot v rs to an muss  einess ths, t nss ns that h noa a ot objtv l jst s th subjtv aar to b; atcay san, t rrs to  stt of  hh s not ju c b sbjt asssmnt, a tat of at an ctnss n Taosm ths s re to as mtn th hman n  enivening naton o  n , baa comb n aton o t varos mnts o m n n su a wa tha th om mn t  ot an wor tothr hamonou an const tvl. esenc T ssnc o nt ur of  n  exction Ts tm as sra manns (  ) xtatio of rs of t   of Tao; (2 tactn of xcss consos no of t um n; ( 3 xtcton of fas n n yn t s i se to man    ovl of vmn of t ssociat it bys t ua mn a bnin fot t m in  of T ; (2 sti f css t ctua atvt;  ov of nsiab tis of ss n sin, or oth nus xt f si a acti tttus an . n u trto ms ssn o emva of t or nrs wh n  bt bac vom e t t any v   n t cs of  siua ay

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ubti feei a ti cit  ya sta, tts ,  xt ie fe e Vti it,  , tetay  ti  ss   fe nte  aue tmn an    ist  l n   n t fat. flse yin nd ang Exrm , soltd , o ublced ifestons of pa vty ad actvty. Fo xpl, wns/ force ; cowrdic / aggro ; quitim I arbi ction ; vacillio I u boess .

e nsosnss as; a, cnt  nd te nus           n t n f  a.  e      I Cng ta  a  e    i i  , rst  t  f  i  i  -

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scous.   s o g  t ctr rrsntn th lsal    s t u T stdr Chns charc ts or   wtr r lso usd to stn for gr and lus  or o s   .   pce  r tr for rocur cous of rcca work also so  k o  trs of scc rg rocsss  e e ee e o e oi  stt of ntl n sc collcto us to cor th og rg. I t s dscbd  Th bod uo g   ustrrg t u traul flgs foottn t sc s  hro It s also s to b rc b t usg t  sss  e ye  Bust t r t g of ottl rct abl o us   s   wc s t ord  orga o sght  th clsta  wc s t owr of claoyc t wsdo y whch s  w o tu sgt t objct  whch s th owr to s tgs  y   ty ad t lhtd y whch s th owr to s ot sout d r tuth  csg ll th othr s o coud ougs  flgs objcts  t ansct world  oe pod Oss of coscousss oi pe O wss o os o o  l d wood wtr nd  ths stand or ss ad ss al d st Hc comb t our foms mas ucto o t hua b wth th md of To a th humn md und ss a ssc jod ad y a coscousnss combd o   Budhs tm o stas of omt cuma n v u nt fdom aous sychc owrs a asocat th attan m nt of hs stas  Th us of th t  s txt aas somat doscatc o kow/ge A Bdst t for comt coscousss th roud mrror kowld whch mans mta awarss kowld of alty wch ms sht to t ratty of a ts obsatona kow d  whch mas dscnt o acul  atca knowd  whch s alco of udrstad n acto  o    Th md ncosd  n arrow suct ws  arousl d sots rfrd to  l odc   h ss of folow ror  rocdur   rctty  th ns of  war of th uats of ach m so  to  al to adust  r  accornl or  costan a osato  also   

e     h r r o  k alow  cnscs a o lso th tra  orl o ca  s coscous or sr   m

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gl bl h n  n  nl  nn n    h al n  lf als    a b f

n n a an n n  nl  gl m On h has s h nal aa     an ren h s ha h ar fre r oana b a ontnn .    mauon of th stua stat al  b n an   an reory of tn tal  rea One A o us  symoz un y rea Ulmae Prmora n y of n  rea Vhle A Bust term for t ora n aor ea n    ton of o t n ua an  te omnty

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n  ra onn raon erss  ear Sre  Bst Prajpramhrayasra te ortest Bu  st rur , sarz  t m  ss of sout xiste  h enl  ym o of onsous noe , referre to a yn wtn yan , i  sns of mun ane on t onn    xe n i  rmora o susnss sng - n  aoit et, iie of  Po-u  auor o  Cen P 'en e-o  eie ' mt 00 i    et neng e sx aa o  '  Buim ( 3 8 - 7  3 ) . nded foo pol   '   But e au t o a ata s ae o er eiss sie  a eaet 

nceang an deceang eai iu ae  te mi o ao, eresi e i i o tii f  e ua i   e o ati asoiat it i a atin (qv  te  u tua re   et i my a t e ie it eaes ii emee    u e ie f " ati  i    uii i i  emi iati fm iee eti i e  mi  e  i i e  ia i i e ee  u ui te ei   iiia eteme  t mtui Independen Ser ae o a i (q v i te a i ue q v  nne e e oiiay ie oteti i a e e ate en o to ter itii a i ee t ei   reur insie' '

jcals  Bt tem f ee  i i   ei  at  i asoute 

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w   ods    a a .

N  I  B s Sdddk  n  h  s gt ooy us o snt nsdn  so  p son  u   o n  o  Sponts aar h  sos  a w  h "l l .  s al at al and ra s  ps  ssss pgd  atay h ra  o    .  y   g  og o hgs of h wd   o s of  og stl d  frd fo bond  g     qd ay. n   N s  u of yag us nn havs stnds or    s  s uto   stat . ogod qu Pur ral knld.  uon asao of ss gy  t stal r  sa  ps y  nm i  wh snds fr yan nn  Som pstos o aost  sp of "nin as fag a w   sag td o a sazaton o onsosss  vot t ong oogy    uns of jts nd fgs. onkn I Bsm s t sgs fdo fro ntal ctana to  n osm  t mans t ng  not t  ooo  b

o Ts t y b  to an

ngtnd ac o stv s bon  sop of sftd subjtvty t s als sd to fr t vytng ous onsf r  ons "nvtnt o cn  nds  b ov n or to gan autono n sxua yoa t s us to fr to on s patn. o o  uhs t f cosuaton attant ad ransc n. outer e Ts tm my b us t  to nr o vtab oton   t th n-crcaton xs known  t wat. n t sn mnta " ut s tn o fr o th ondton of sotn vta  sf bn  ost  t  b comn bound  n xtra . outer fuace hs t s to th us  actn n   rd  a as  s- .

ear  th oor oe ' cothe hauakatra:

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n usn t n alg  t ddhst  a natr ss a a nt t ct   n s Unwe  ts the att vs a   vrt  s   ts t ncr an an  t dd a n     Dsvn t    cos a. h a

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syols   n   e onl of nlhn n , s o    nh   clo of c condon . p han o   yscl boy, cll nc ecs  lcks  nn ly. o enegs Yn  y   Yn , s  ich s  lsl ,  con on , ml . Pow of o e o  h ng , n o  os  dey  c ssc of os    n sh  nd rr P  s  l yn ,  n  o nn conoi . Rel y o  o o bln  bn  e old y o b ng coo by ns o e ol , s symboize by he u eno  d by use  e . e s e emene   unone ml m; e spi euino epeses eeence o  po o blce  be e ye mi  in e wol voluly

qcksvr Ao m o meu, sy ol iz e cnious g n e n m   e  bi o i qu eue o eme s  e e n  me;   o   misuesig   ile i bo    u is  omple e eiy oi 

ri bod e oil u nie eee o e u ei . ra  A  e  oeive e wiu ioi poe   e p   . rl ofs e elm o e eses e o wo. rcognzing  is or  A  '  u s epei meg   ke e onioe pio  e m  e u m,  o e u o eee . e ecey o e ii i . Rivr Digrm  ie i  omy e  e v ee.

san ng Eey i is o uee y enl e o  ueiv ou   eei . s ing    '  ui e   ee  e oii i u he een  o ui  sno r v sio  Sen    y  e  e w on ouns  veol n   e -  , i  m  eon  onne o  y, mov o u  e soon s  ve cb S b  iz ou   e   m se . hk   o h ou o u . h h x n   og, onon o ne us o op h o o mn  p juon       pe i  o o o   pon on  eno  ue in    . k ho u l y hn s o l   op  b w h     nh   l pmn o humn pn .

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sig nleness A Bu is  m m ig t thg s n realty r no dn tal t o  ds ipio s oj d o hm by  mind wich con vs of h  . stvr A symbl of real k nowed ge . svr wihn  watr Ra kow dg o ld by teo ra cond  onn . si perfectios Six o of p c  o d d  Buddh sm  o r smu lnusy deveopi ng onslf and bnting othrs . .i psychic powers Cpi s bel ivd  Budd sm to be rad n th ocs of b o of  md :  o ye , claud en  , ota rca  mn tal lp, ps  v  nd bly  o tmna  a conain a on n th

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p t ofdc  to  ozg  d . p t bd  bsc ss of oosss  pt pt  t ctvato of t lvg , c r otta o th g d .  A st  sd o rf to objt ralt d o t rd d.  t A ds st s l ford b C  a ddhsts d ol  oss s  Sg d. ong  A oo ost g pr for vtatg osos a r orrg  food  ee b Hv a d a also aoatd t sprt, r, d vt, w ar ld t uppr, dd, ad o ass s ar cosdrd fdta ts of  acrocosm a crocos  ee bodies  aos usag, ts trm frs o t "ra ora od, cor spodg to out ,  " strog od, corsodg to mat, a  dc g o, corrspodg to o a.  ddst sg ( drt  Cs u odar trasatd t sa  s),  tr rfrs to thr pcts of t omt ua  , orrso to t sa rsc ad actos,  scc rsc f od ad b ss, ad t ost s t rsc of ssc . ee    av , at , ad  a  hee felds Thre  elds of e" corsponng to te vitaty, ngy, nd spi . I n psyhosomt c xrcss, tes fs  sgd hyscal ocatns in the lower nk , mid nk, an hea .

hee owes hered  n e p ek  scosoc aost rcc , s fs o the u i ty of , , d s     of x   st coa  s s  ra fo a s of o  hee els  st t o  oas of a rc th ra m o s ,  c otos a vo   a of fo    ast   ca , ot oto d  fo    o s , coc , o  so o coct o he vermn Cons mpt ive or degenerat ive ores re p esent  as ermi n or parasites anient y said to be i n the thre eds o eix ir an o ev a   case death ; th s they reprsent issipation of vita li t, energ, a s p i   

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cnss   ; bng s s  ou  oson o aal dn ns  ls cll  snss  p A   Hi i a Taos cl s o  La Ha dyy p  T ol y o   als  ).  i A Bus  o pu poal  lld " py baus o bsnc o l  aos  ovbly ugapbly d ops    ym bol o l nowdg and podal gy   Rl ol  sam s  lad   'o h i  pl wee Hu i- ng   sx  ' a Buds pac  ug  soun n a c neally sso i ' n  zi A ois p i   go o e sou scoo o  pl Rl y Tos  dsipl o Hsg- li (q. v. .

Ui Bi A Budis pas s o b  lm  om  obsu

os o nlim od aly coud o   i  '  Bud sm i s si o b   oesl uidi A  '  Budis em o  dom  equ y

 i A symbo o op ess w  sug is e compu sive oce o pesy  b  we ocei ui  ie cosmolo  eeme  we  i wi e sy  e m oe; s is se i    syo o e pm   o bi  wv l d sbe   eve  " pu   o Uime Biss (q.v oi si     wes  esoei y si o be i oes wdox A   a em o  eed pie wind Exl iues  ind d ude  midnig is i    ii u ee e um  i q iss   m i     win oi e poi o iesce o e i-i  i d em e  e i o o; ei  mii  wood d metl ys   ss   sse 

yeow femle e i o uess  i  "  wos e i d   u   eow pt  "midd w  " q.v si   yeo pot  e   "ii i  ii   ie  as  o  om pei i  Yn-ttz A aos adp   s i   e    omp e y s      si - z