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    From aye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Sun Aug 9 12:48:16 2026
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    The Ming Tang (Bright Hall):

    In internal alchemy, the Ming Tang is
    a vital chamber within the upper Dantian (located
    in the head/cranium area). It is viewed as a center
    of spiritual illumination and cosmic connection.

    Focusing energy here allows a person to rise
    above the noisy, analytical dualities
    of the lower mind, preparing the spirit
    for ultimate freedom.

    - a form of Gemini
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  • From aye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Sun Aug 9 12:50:43 2026
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    A Gemini wrote:
    The Ming Tang (Bright Hall):

    In internal alchemy, the Ming Tang is
    a vital chamber within the upper Dantian (located
    in the head/cranium area). It is viewed as a center
    of spiritual illumination and cosmic connection.

    Focusing energy here allows a person to rise
    above the noisy, analytical dualities
    of the lower mind, preparing the spirit
    for ultimate freedom.

    LaozirCOs warning in chapter 48 of the Dao De Jing:
    "In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added.
    In the practice of the Dao, every day something is dropped."

    Accumulating rigid definitions and moral lists
    creates a psychological "etch" or an itch
    that can never be satisfied by scratching it
    with more logic.

    - ibid
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  • From aye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Mon Aug 10 12:13:03 2026
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    A Gemini wrote:
    A Gemini wrote:

    of spiritual illumination and cosmic connection.

    for ultimate freedom.

    Accumulating rigid definitions and moral lists
    creates a psychological "etch" or an itch
    that can never be satisfied by scratching it
    with more logic.

    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/daoism-religion/

    << In the Zhuangzi, the theme of rCLinner freedomrCY receives
    more emphasis compared to the Daode jing: freedom from social rules,
    from ingrained patterns of thought, from rCLessentialismrCY (the belief
    that things have permanent characteristics that make them what they are),
    and from conventional rCLself-identityrCY. >>

    - hmmm ...
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  • From gemini@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Tue Aug 11 12:03:40 2026
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    rCLAs for the rules of cultivating life:
    Can you embrace the One? Can you avoid losing it?
    Can you know good and bad fortune without divination?
    Can you know when to stop? Can you know when to leave things alone?
    Can you look past what others do and seek it within yourself?rCY

    The Meaning in Zhuangzi:
    Zhuangzi uses LaozirCOs voice to argue that a person who is
    perfectly aligned with the Dao (the natural way) achieves
    an intuitive clarity. If your mind is clear, tranquil,
    and untroubled by external desires, you do not need
    to burn tortoise shells or throw yarrow stalks to
    predict outcomes. You naturally discern what actions
    align with cosmic harmony and will therefore
    bring good fortune.
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  • From eye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Tue Aug 11 12:27:42 2026
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    gemini wrote:

    rCLAs for the rules of cultivating life:
    Can you embrace the One? Can you avoid losing it?
    Can you know good and bad fortune without divination?
    Can you know when to stop? Can you know when to leave things alone?
    Can you look past what others do and seek it within yourself?rCY

    The Meaning in Zhuangzi:
    Zhuangzi uses LaozirCOs voice to argue that a person who is
    perfectly aligned with the Dao (the natural way) achieves
    an intuitive clarity. If your mind is clear, tranquil,
    and untroubled by external desires, you do not need
    to burn tortoise shells or throw yarrow stalks to
    predict outcomes. You naturally discern what actions
    align with cosmic harmony and will therefore
    bring good fortune.

    Good and Bad once upon a time walked
    into a bar and Bad didn't see it in time.
    As for Good, it was easy to observe how and why.

    Good was known to walk like a duck.
    Some said Good was a quack.

    Leaning toward Good was Middle who
    didn't often meddle in duality. Middle said,
    an other round sounds about rite and so
    the three of them did have more than
    only one at that time.

    - Cheers!
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