Fwd: What is evil Qi? - from the T'ai Shang Ch'ing-ching Ching

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From the T'ai Shang Ch'ing-ching Ching(Cultivating Stillness),

by T'ai Shang Lao-chun(Lao-Tzu alchemy school), commentaries by

Shui-ch'ing Tzu(Six Dinasties Era):

" 'Those who possess high virtues do not need virtue. Those who

possess mundane virtues have to force themselves to be virtuous.

Those who argue about virtues do not know virtue.'

Commentary;

High virtues come from Earlier Heaven. In Earlier Heaven all five

virtues are complete. Confucianism teaches uprightness,

sacrifice, propriety, intelligence, and trust as virtues and

regards dedication and forgiveness as moral actions. Buddhism

views abstinence from killing, robbery, sexual perversions,

madness, and drunkenness as virtues and regards kindness and

compassion as moral actions. In Taoism, virtue is the cultivation

of the five elements(gold, or metal, wood, water, fire, earth)and

moral action is intuitive understanding. The highest virtues are

untainted because they have not been touched by Later Heaven.

Therefore, there is no need to improve on high virtues. They are

originally in us and there is no need to look for them elsewhere.

Those who possess mundane virtues need to make an effort to be

virtuous. This is because their virtues are influenced by Later

Heaven and are no longer pristine.The essence of the five high

virtues is lost. If these people do not make an effort to be

virtuous, then it will be very difficult for them to return to

Earlier Heaven. They need to know what is wrong and then make an

effort to correct it. They must stop killing and recover

uprightness; stop unscrupulous actions and recover selflessness;

stop sexual perversity and recover propriety; stop drunkenness

and regain intelligence; stop rash actions and regain trust.

Uprightness, selflessness, propriety, intelligence, and trust

need to be achieved by conscious effort.

Those who argue about virtue do not know what is true virtue.

They see people refrain from killing and criticise them for

placing too much value on animal life at the expense of their

health. They see people being kind to the poor and criticise them

for emptying their pockets to pay another person's debts. They

see people refrain from sexual perversity and criticise them for

repressing their desire. They see others refrain from drunkenness

and say that meat and wine are for eating and drinking. They see

others not speak rashly and say that if the intentios are good,

it should not matter what is said. They argue about everything

and understand nothing.

They do not know what uprightness, selflessness, propriety,

intelligence, and trust mean in Confucianism. They do not know

what is meant by cultivating gold(metal), wood, water, fire and

earth,(in Taoism). They do not know what is meant by abstinence

from killing, robbery, perversities, madness, and drunkenness(in

Buddhism).

If you do not refrain from killing, then you are not upright. The

element Wood will be missing. In heaven, the ruling star of the

year will not be at rest. On earth, there will be disasters in

the east. In the body, the liver and the gall-bladder will be

injured. If you do not refrain from stealing, then you will not

have the virtue of selflessness. The element Metal will be

missing. In heaven, the star T'ai-pa(the White Tiger)will not be

at peace. On earth, there will be disasters in the west. In the

body, the lungs and the large-intestine will be injured. If you

indulge in sexual pursuits, in heaven, the star Yin-h'ua will not

be at rest. On earth, there will be disasters in the south. In

the body, the heart and small intestine will be injured. If you

do not refrain from drunkenness, then your intelligence is lost.

The element water will be missing. In heaven, the Morning Star

will not be at peace. On earth, there will be disasters in the

north. In the body, the kidneys and the bladder will be injured.

If you do not refrain from madness and rash actions, then the

virtue of trust will be lost. The element earth will be missing.

In heaven, the Guardian Star will not be at rest. On earth, there

will be disasters at the center. In the body, the spleen and the

stomach will be injured.

The sages say:

The virtues of Earlier Heaven are pure yang.

If you are willing to cultivate them they will be strong,

If the five virtues,the five centers, ant the Three Treasures are

complete,

Then what need is there to work hard to hang onto the virtues?

The three religions(Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism)come from the

same origin,

Why is there the need to distinguish east and west,

They are in the Trhee flowers, the Three Treasures, and the Three

Refuges,

They are in the five virtues, the five elements, and the five

abstinences.

The completion of the virtues is a most mysterious thing,

It relies on the foundation of the five abstinences.

You who are stubborn and hold your heads high,

Do not wait until you are in the realm of the dead to regret,

Fot then it will be too late. "

 

from: Cultivating Stillness

translated by Eva Wong

Shambhala Press

 

 

> " " <attiliodalberto>

> >Chinese Medicine

> >Chinese Medicine

> > What is evil Qi?

> >Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:08:42 -0000

> >

> >

> >Hi all,

> >

> >I attended an Unschuld lecture the other day which I

interesting.

> >During this time Dr Unschuld make the statement that evil Qi

is

> >related to immoral acts or sin. I wondered then what is evil

Qi? Is

> >it really an immoral sinful act? What do others think about

this

> >tricky subject?

> >

> >Attilio

> >

> >

 

 

 

 

 

 

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from: Cultivating Stillness

translated by Eva Wong

Shambhala Press

 

Thanks a lot for sharing, Marcos. That is very well put.