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"It is far superior to know that one does not know, as it is a sickness to confuse one's ignorance for knowledge.
Only when one becomes sick of this sickness will one cease to be sick."
Dao De Jing Ch.71
初真戒 The Precepts of the Initial Truth
初真戒 The Precepts of the Initial Truth Written by Kunyang Zi, Wang Changyue 崑陽子王常月著 (from The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods, Purple Cloud Press forthcoming) Introduction: The Precepts of the Initial Truth consist of (1) taking refuge in the three jewels, which are the dao (the body), the scriptures (the spirit) and the teachers (the life-destiny);…
Dragon Gate’s Core Methods: Qiu Chuji (excerpt)
Qiu Chuji (excerpt) From the introductory section of The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods Vol.1 (Longmen Xinfa), Purple Cloud Institute forthcoming: The following biography (excerpt) underscores the pivotal role Qiu Chuji played in the development of the Complete Reality School. The original Chinese script stems from the Ming Dynasty The Complete Biographies of the Ranks of…
Daoist Texts in Western Languages
Daoist Texts in Western Languages This free downloadable PDF was inspired by Louis Komjathy’s influential ‘Daoist Texts in Translation’, which is available at no cost online. It identifies the few English translations available to us over the last decades. Since more and more treatises and scriptures have been made available, we decided to put together…
The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods: Intial Truth’s Preceptual Statutes (excerpt)
Intial Truth’s Preceptual Statutes (excerpt) 天尊曰：三皈依戒者，天地之樞紐，神仙之根基，發行之初門，建心之元兆。運氣含靈，冥真入理，包羅有象，朕形无外。持之者，天地神明慶快，心智耳目開張，萬物敬畏，六腑和樂，眾真衛護羣生，父母長世不遺，人身交泰。 The heavenly worthies said: ‘The precepts of the three refuges are the pivot of the heavens and earth, the foundation of spirit immortality, the initial gateway for developing one’s practice, and the primordial starting point for establishing one’s mind. They circulate qi in those who contain the divine, coincide…
Chinese Medicine and Australia
In this episode of the Purple Cloud Podcast, we talk to James Flowers about the history of Chinese medicine in Australia, as well as delving into the nature of scientific research and where it fits into the future of Chinese medicine. James Flowers is a Research Fellow at Kyung Hee University of Korean Medicine, South…
Shang Han Lun Explained Vol.2: Yin Yang Exchange Pattern
Yin Yang Exchange Pattern The following is an excerpt from ‘Shang Han Lun Explained Vol.2’ by Greta Young and Christopher Zaslawski (working draft; Purple Cloud Press forthcoming), giving insight into a rather unusual formula: Section Two 5.2 YIN YANG EXCHANGE PATTERN Shao Ku San Clause 392 伤寒阴阳易之为病，其人身体重、少气、少腹里急，或引阴中拘挛，热上冲胸，头重不欲举，眼中生花，膝胫拘急者，烧裈散主之。 Shang han yin yang exchange disease: If the…