The Fire of Illumination「明」

“By observing himself, a man notices that self-observation itself brings about certain changes in his inner processes. By observing himself he throws, as it were, a ray of light onto his inner processes which have hitherto worked in complete darkness.” — Gurdjieff, In Search of the Miraculous Interestingly, this mirrors a truth found in quantum mechanics: […]

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Enlightenment

Enlightenment means the experience of your life has crossed the limitations of the physical, Tapping into a new dimension of wordless Divine Guidance, Too beautiful for words, moment to moment, So that though you use your mind, you are not it.  Though you live in the world, you are not it, or in other words, You […]

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Simple vase

From Liu Yiming on the Essential Purity

Pottery and Decoration Speaking of essential purity, Liu Yiming wrote these words. Pottery has a basic constitution, and is without artifice. Decorate it with colors, inlay it with gold and jade, and though it may be beautifully adorned, it has lost its basic constitution. What I realize as I observe this is the Tao of returning […]

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The Phoenix and the Peacock 

From Taoist master Liu Yiming (18th century), on the Phoenix and the Peacock, from Awakening the Tao A phoenix appears rarely, so it is an auspicious omen. Peacocks are always showing off their feathers, so they are taken captive. In this we observe the Tao of concealment and revelation, good and bad fortune. Those who are proud […]

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