The
Grand Master of Taoism
Lao
Tzu
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Master
Mantak Chia
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Master Tao Huang
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君神
Yuen Shen
The
Lord of the Spirits,
the
Original Spirit,
which in the Microcosmos of the Human Body resides in the Heart
The Power of Awareness, which inspires, Refines, and Manifests Universal Being through
Individual Existence;
Element:
Fire
Direction: South
Red
Pheasant
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魂
Hun
The Ethereal Souls of the Forests, which in the Microcosmos of the Human Body reside in the
Liver
They present the
Power of Imagination, Vision and
Design of Life
They Rule the Vegetative
Awareness, Subtle Energy and Creativity
Element:
Wood
Direction: East
Protective Animal:
Green Dragon
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意
Yi
The
Soul of the Earth which relates to the fertility of the Earth, and in the Microcosmos of the Human Body
resides in the
Spleen
Pertains to the Power Manifestation,
yields Power of Intention,
Clear Thoughts and Direction,
Belongs to the Realm of the Earth Spirits;
Element: Earth
Direction:
N.E. and S.W.
Protective Animal:
Yellow
Phoenix
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魄
Po
The
Spirits of the Mineral World, The Realm of Expanding
Life,
in the Microcosmos of the Human Body they reside in the Lungs
They govern the Power of Transformation, obeying the Rules
of Survival,they rule the Informative and Penetrating
Intelligence.
They belong to the Realm of the
Animal Spirits;
Element: Metal
Direction: N.W.
Protective Animal:
White
Tiger
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志
Zhi
The Soul
of the
Organic World,
in the Microcosmos of the Human Body residen in the
Kidneys
Generating and Sustaining Life,
Procreation,
Bio-Chemical Intelligence,
it yields the Power of
Will & Manifestation
Belongs to the
Realm of the Underworld and the Deep Unconscious
Element: Water
Direction: North
Protective Animal:
Turtle
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| Year of
the Yin Fire Pig, Month of the Rooster |
September
23
2007 A.D. |
About Wu
Chi and the Tao,
Tai Chi & The Birth of the Five Elements
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秋分
qiūfēn
Autumn Equinox
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| 道
生 一 |
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一生
二 |
| Dao
sheng Yi |
Yi
sheng Er |
| Tao
gives rise to one. |
One
gives rise to two. |
| 二生
三 |
三生萬物 |
| Er
sheng San |
San
sheng Wan Wu. |
Two
gives rise to three.
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The Way of Tao: |
Three
gives rise to all things. |
all
things are born from the Mysterious Mother:
Wu
Chi or Nothingness.
In the Book "The Door to all Wonders", by Master
Mantak Chia and Tao Huang, it says:
"Oneness
is the first and oldest child to which the Tao
gives birth. Existing within this oneness are
the co-dependent, co-existent and co-supportive
forces of two. This two is the harmony of yin
and yang. When yin and yang unite, combining
their opposite forces, three—the son of
all sons, the copy of all copies, and the seed
of myriad things in the world—is produced.
This is the evolutionary process defined as
Tao
gives rise to one; one gives rise to two; two
gives rise to three; three gives rise to all
things."
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無
Wu |
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氣
Chi |
"Wu Chi" can be translated as "According
to Astrophysics 90% of the Matter in the Universe
is Dark Matter, which is still hidden in the
'womb' of the Big Bang. The Universe we can
see is part of the remaining 10% of Matter
in the Universe, that has already been 'born'
from the Big Bang. |
YANG |  | 
YIN |
When
Wu-Chi, the Primordial Deep, the Womb of the
Great Mother, became pregnant of itself and
from its fullness created
Yin
and
Yang,
the 'Three Pure Ones' arose: they are
the Heavenly
Force,
the Cosmic
Force and
the Earth
Force. The
Universal Force pervades the Universe
as the presence of Universal Love, creates and
maintains galaxies, stars, planets and is drawn
in by the Sun and the Moon to draw the energy
of myriad galaxies into the energy field of
the planet Earth. The
Three Pure Ones are reflected in our body as
the 'Three
Tan Tiens':
the lower (our Root), middle (our abdomen)
and higher (our chest and head). Thus
Tao is the Way for all beings that exists under
the Heaven: They arise from Wu Chi, Nothingness,
to become singularities, as Male or Female,
Yin and Yang, pairing with others to achieve
identity as what they are, uniqueness transcending
differentiality, thus finding their way back
into unity.
The Ancient Tao Masters called it:
Tai Chi |
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In the book
"The
Secret Teaching of the Tao Te Ching", by Master
Mantak Chia and Tao Huang, it is said like this:
Triple
Unity
The
subtle origin of the universe and the Tao
is the source of all life, all beings, all
things, all energy, and all their various
manifestations. In the yin/yang symbol, the
outer circle represents the oneness and the
yin and yang energies represent the intrinsic
polarity of all forms of energy. Yin and yang
represent a unity of opposites, always balancing,
completing, embracing, and containing each
other.
According
to the Taoist view, the energy of the universe
is comprised of three different realms.
The interaction between yin and yang created
the "three pure ones" or the three energy
sources in the universe: the cosmic force,
the universal force, and the earth force.
Knowing that these energies contain the pure
light of the Tao, we recognize the three pure
ones in the three interlocking circles of
the triple unity symbol. The outer circle
of the yin/yang symbol can also be understood
to represent the cosmic light energy while
yang and yin represent the universal and the
earth energy.
Cosmic Chi is born out of the original Chi
of the Tao and literally carries the
intelligence and essence of life. Guided by
this intelligence, it spreads out into
the universe and manifests in different densities
and forms defined by the cosmic laws. This
is how stars, planets, human cells, subatomic
particles, and all other forms of life take
form and are nourished.
In
particular, cosmic energy descends and materializes
into the human baby as it is attracted into
the world by the magnetic field between the
earth and the moon. Since most people have
lost the ability to consciously and directly
absorb the cosmic light, we can only do this
in a materialized form, either by eating living
substances that have absorbed cosmic
light (plants) or by eating living creatures
(animals) that have eaten the plants. This
means that we only consume light in a more
or less materialized form: cosmic dust, which
in turn becomes plants and animals. Evolution
is leading us to once again be able to
consume from the source: cosmic light. In
this way yin and yang have become one another,
as the circle leads us back into light after
so many years of disconnection from the source.
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HEAVEN | 
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EARTH
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The
'Three Pure Ones', in interaction with Yin and
Yang, gave rise to Father Heaven and Mother
Earth, as three Yin combined to form Earth,
and three Yang combined to produce Heaven. From
the Marriage of Heaven and Earth the Five Elements
arose: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. According
to Taoist cosmology the Three Pure Ones further
continue to steer things in heaven as well as
on earth, ruling the myriad galaxies and our
own galaxy, which centers around the polar
star.
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We read in "The Secret Teachings
of the Tao Te Ching":
The
three realms are inseparable. Once we understand
this threefold nature and experience its manifestation
in our bodies, we have made a major step on
our spiritual journey. We have pointed to the
necessity of opening up the vertical axis and
establishing a deep rooting in both heaven and
earth. The three principal energy centers in
our body are the three Tan Tiens, discussed
previously. They are in reality the containers
of the physical, soul, and spirit energy.
The way we become human is through a process
of materialization (the body is the material
densification of energy) in which the subtle
energy of the Tao, connected to our spirit,
incarnates through our soul into our body.
Heaven
descends into the earth, and what is above and
below are united. |
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And
further:
As
human beings, we are the highest manifestation
of the cosmic light, which has its origin
directly in the Tao, the oneness. The life we
lead originates from this source. From this
one, unlimited intelligence a process of densifying,
materialization, and multiplication has
led to our individual incarnation or manifestation
in the physical realm. Taoist philosophy describes
this process as "the one giving birth to the
two." The interaction between the two results
in the differentiation and multiplicity of the
world of phenomena. To connect to the spiritualizing
spiral of true intelligence that we are will
strengthen the connection to the Tao.
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other words, the more we understand nature and the universe, the more we understand
ourselve As noted above, in Chinese cosmology and philosophy,
the world of duality, of yin and yang, gives birth to the triple unity. This
triple unity we find in the three basic energies in the universe (cosmic, universal,
and earth energies) and in the interaction between man, heaven, and earth. In
the human body, the interaction of heaven and earth forces (two) gives birth to
the three Tan Tiens. Through the practice of the Taoist path, we once again
unite the three in the One.. |
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to be continued
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