OLD PATTERNS . Those who connect their heart to hidden things are thus maintaining ghosts and phantoms. Yin Xi the Gate Keeper . The previous blog ended with the fact that the learning-sage on the Golden Path does not separate himself from the ten thousand things, but stays in contact with them. Seen as a microcosm we belong to the… Lees verder →
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29. THE GATE KEEPER
THE GOLDEN PATH If things are in accordance with their own kind, why not man? Yin Xi the Gate Keeper . The above question of the great sage Yin Xi arises from a profound observation: something is going on with us, human beings, that prevents us from living in accordance with the ability that we as a sort dispose of.… Lees verder →
26. THE GATE KEEPER – ENLIGHTENMENT
. Knowing one-self is enlightenment. Daodejing 33 When our heart is still, everything becomes clear. Yin Xi the Gate Keeper . In verse 33 Lao Zi talks about self-knowledge. It is possible that this initially causes us to think of knowledge about our own person. But in this verse the character zì自for ‘oneself’ is used. Subsequently, we now read: He… Lees verder →
THE GATE KEEPER – THE DOUBLE COURSE –
. . How we can reach Tao when at the same time were are living in this nature? Yin Xi presents the answer: Tao is reached on the basis of ‘not’ . Maybe this answer is disappointing for us, ‘now we still know nothing’. However, his answer appears to be both simple as well as hopeful. We are ‘something’. But… Lees verder →
THE GATE KEEPER – THE HOLY HUMAN BEING –
. The Holy Human Being lives according to his heavenly mandate that rests in Dao. Yin Xi the Gate Keeper . In the previous blog ( THE HUMAN ABILITY) we spoke about the ‘empty’ heart. In ancient China the word ‘heart’ refers to a balanced and equitable joining of thinking and feeling. In the wisdom of Tao, an ‘empty heart’… Lees verder →
THE GATE KEEPER – THE HUMAN ABILITY
. . The holy human being is aware: The heart is one (or: whole); The things are one (or whole); Tao is one (whole). But they all have their own pattern. * * * * * * * * * Unite these three into one. In doing so, make no distinction whatsoever. Do not bring harm to any of them.… Lees verder →
THE GATE KEEPER – VOID –
Already from his early age on, Yin Xi not only studied philosophical texts, but he actually lived according to them. From him it is said that eventually he submerges in the ineffable. Centuries later, Zhuang Zi called him: Already from his early age on, Yin Xi not only studied philosophical texts, but he actually lived according to them. “An… Lees verder →
THE GATE KEEPER – LIFE AND DEATH-
. The water is very near to Dao. Dao is in rivers and oceans. Is Dao then also not in our tears? Yin Xi the Gate Keeper In Daoism it is said that in essence we are microcosms; reflections of a macrocosm, and both are submerged with Qi, that is: immortal vitality power. In his book, Yin Xi states about… Lees verder →
THE GATE KEEPER – 4- ILLNESS AND DEATH
ILLNESS AND DEATH . People like to transcend both death and life. That is a serious illness. Yin Xi the Gate Keeper . With this statement Yin Xi the Gate Keeper directed himself to his students, about two and half thousand years ago. He wrote his lessons down in his book the Yin Xi Jing. In it, he also dedicates… Lees verder →
TAO AND THOMAS GOSPEL
LECTURE HELD AT RENOVA OCTOBER 17, 2021 . It is very noteworthy that in the manuscripts of different spiritual traditions often the same themes are discussed. They have a value that surpasses the ages and is not dependent on any differences in culture. But not just that: until this very day they have something very important to say to us.… Lees verder →