天时，地利，人和/Tian Shi, Di Li, Ren He – Heavenly Timing, Favorable Terrain, Human Harmony 天时/Tian Shi – Heavenly Timing 地利/Di Li … Continue reading Strategy Notes: Heavenly Timing, Favorable Terrain, & Human Harmony
武有七德 夫武，禁暴，戢兵，保大，定功，安民，和眾，豐財，者也。 Now the Military, it surely Prohibits Tyranny, Collects the Weapons, Defends the Elderly, Establishes Service, Pacifies the Citizens, … Continue reading 武有七德/Wu You Qi De – The Military has Seven Virtues
海蟾真人胎息訣/Hai Chan Zhenren’s Embryonic Breathing Secret 夫元炁者，天地之母，大道之根，陰陽之質。在物名淳利之炁，在人名元炁者也。乃性命也。凡一晝一夜，一萬三千五百息，常常口鼻中泄了真炁。聖人久煉胎息者，常納於丹田，故微微出入，定自身，安而得長生。長生者，乃心與神炁相合，與道同真也。 What is Original Qi? It is the Mother of Heaven & Earth, the … Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 11
御炁之法/The Method of Managing Qi 上至泥丸，下至命門，二景相隨，可救殘老矣。若呼不得神宰，一息不全，吸不得神宰，亦一息不全。若能息息之中，使神炁相合，則胎從伏炁中結，炁從有胎中息，胎炁內結，永無死矣。功成之後，男子聚精，女子結嬰，雖動於欲不能與神爭，是謂真返精為神也。此者乃是上清玉真修息之訣。日能行之，自得其味，漸合太上真道。 Above is the Ni Wan, below is the Ming Men, Two Luminaries … Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 10
尹真人曰：神能御炁，則鼻不息。斯言至矣。 Yin Zhenren said: “The Spirit is able to manage the Qi, because the nose does not rest. These words … Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 9
經云：天下有道，卻走馬以糞。正謂此也。 The Classic says: “The World has the Dao, yet rides a horse because of manure. This is proper speech.” Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 8
師曰：吾以神為車，以炁為馬，終日御之，而不倦也。 Teacher said: “I use Spirit as the vehicle, & use Qi as the horse. All day long I drive … Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 7
先生曰：若知神炁之所主，子母運行，則長生不死之門可見也。若炁無主宰，任自呼吸咐，通利五藏，消化五穀而已，不能還陰返陽，填補血腦耳。 The Instructor said: “If you know that Spirit is actually Qi’s Master, Mother & Child move along their proper … Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 6
又曰：意中動靜，炁得神通。行道自持，我神光明。斯理之然，然可推而得之也。今世之人，神與炁各行，子與母相離，炁雖呼吸於內，神常運物於外。如此遂使炁無主而神不通，神不通而精自散。又以神為主，以形為宅舍，主人不營於內，日營於外，自然宅舍空虛，而形體衰朽矣。瓦末世道流，每一晝一夜，百刻之中，形炁之得總一萬三千五百息，皆外役於神，無息住於形體之中，而何能冀長生久視之道。 It is also said: “When the Yi contains Movement & Stillness, Qi obtains Spiritual Connection. Walking the Dao of … Continue reading 諸真聖胎神用訣/Zhuzhen Shengtai Shen Yong Jue – Various Genuine Holy Embryo Spirit Application Secrets, Number 5
October… The air chills, the leaves change… October is a great time of year. The ancient Celts celebrated an important … Continue reading In (Ridiculously Belated) Honor of Uncle’s Martial Arts Anniversary…
Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts 