By Shawn Cartwright
Taoist thought suggests you should “Be like the Sun and Moon.”
This saying means several things, but one important one is that the sun radiates outward and the moon reflects.
The sun is full, so it radiates, asking nothing but giving everything. The moon is empty; it has nothing, so it receives everything.
The sun does not give [...]
By Shawn Cartwright
Chinese Internal Alchemy, or Nei Dan, aims to cultivate both Xing and Ming. Xing can be roughly translated as “Essential Nature” and Ming as “Eternal Life.” By essential nature, the Chinese are referring to the spiritual aspects of your being. When you cultivate Xing, you take out emotional garbage and refine your very spirit. We [...]