tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842932455093396534.post3567287992344843863..comments2023-10-11T05:53:28.724-06:00Comments on Diary of a Daoist Hermit: Key Terms from DaoismThe Cloudwalking Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753861683491740903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842932455093396534.post-14868771683703980062007-11-11T23:34:00.000-06:002007-11-11T23:34:00.000-06:00David:Thanks for the comments. I have to admit th...David:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. I have to admit that part of my comments about neidan come from my own personal fixation with trying to become a wise person. That's been pretty much my own personal goal from square one, since it struck me that only a wise person would know what a wise person should be trying to achieve. ;-) I've also read quite a few scriptures that wisdom is the most important thing for anyone to seek.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I do appreciate the value of what Zen Buddhists call the "mysterious realm" and thought I'd do a posting about that some time. <BR/><BR/>Great to hear from you!The Cloudwalking Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12753861683491740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842932455093396534.post-25969945609073746752007-11-11T22:13:00.000-06:002007-11-11T22:13:00.000-06:00Good explanations!It's unfortunate when people att...Good explanations!<BR/><BR/>It's unfortunate when people attempt to practice Qi Gong outside the scope of Daoism. It loses a lot of its effectiveness. I would mention, though, that there are many different types of Qi Gong that relate more to jing than qi.<BR/><BR/>I have to clear up the piece on immortality though. Agreed, it has nothing to do with the western imagination's idea of physically living forever. Rather, it's the end result of internal alchemy. Don't think the purification and refinement of jing to qi to shen is an end in itself -- that's just the preparation. Then it's time to cook. The steps of and following that essentially allow the transfer of spirit out of the physical body, thereby enabling "immortality" since the spirit is no longer tied to a mortal body. The physical body will still die when its qi has dissipated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com