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One of the most difficult categories of Taoist philosophy is good and evil. In fact, there is no good and no evil, because these are simply the poles of the same state, and without realizing the need for both extremes, there can be no deep understanding of the meaning of being. Simply put, without night there is no day, without grief, there is no joy, without parting, there is no meeting, without cold there is no warmth.
At one of the of my training with Grand Master Dao Ji Xiaogang, I understood the value of pain as a vital factor. I came to the master as a patient, and at first the treatment was accompanied by a feeling of deteriorating health. It seemed that the strength was getting smaller, and the symptoms of the disease were tormenting more and more. I turned to the master with a plea for help and tried to evoke compassion in him: "Master, it hurts me!" The answer of the Taoist healer was shocking with cynicism: “Does it hurt? Good! "For some time I tried to explain such cruelty by my imperfect command of the Russian language, the master speaks with a noticeable accent and sometimes formulates Russian thought in a strange way, in Chinese. I had to clarify:" Master, it hurts me a lot! "But the trick didn't work." Very painful? Very good, ”the master's logic was reinforced concrete.
Now I remember these lessons every time I receive letters from my followers who took part in energy-informational practices based on Taoist knowledge. The first experiences were full of euphoria. Women worked with intentions, as a result of which they married wealthy men, improved their financial situation, returned spree husbands to the bosom of the family ... To myself, I already seemed like a Fairy Godmother, a manufacturer of a large batch of crystal shoes for Cinderellas of all ages. Gradually, I began to use stronger and deeper practices, and then the very "considerable sadness" that the author of "Ecclesiastes" promised to all those who encroached on "considerable knowledge" began to invade my coaching life. Disturbing letters from women, whose lives began to crumble at an apocalyptic speed, rained down on my head, and all the achievements accumulated by maturity turned to dust, as if they were really overtaken by the end of the world. It took a lot of time to understand all the intricacies of destinies and come to obvious conclusions, which were later confirmed by my master of Tao.
In fact, problems do not arise from scratch after completing the practices, however, without engaging in spiritual growth and physical improvement, we live in a state of disharmony, without feeling inconvenience. As soon as the correction of our energy-informational field begins, signals appear about where the energy leak has arisen, and where a whole complex of problems has long been formed. Quarrels with loved ones, conflicts with friends, seemingly random meetings with old acquaintances - all these are just clues from space. These signs help us understand where the difficulties that hinder the onset of happiness are hidden. And as soon as the conflict is settled, there is a spiritual transformation, as a result of which we reach a new level of awareness. And if not for the mental pain that does not allow us to breathe evenly, we would never feel the need for mental recovery. That is, pain arises first, and then healing. But pain appears much later than illness affects our spirituality. Often we are in a state of insensibility and become unable to understand how far our illness has gone. As the followers of the Taoist teachings believe, the lack of sensitivity is associated with the obstruction of energy in some channels. If the energy channels are open, a person immediately receives information about violations in the system of energy-information exchange and can immediately make efforts to restore harmony. Pain is a vital tool for transmitting signals about problems that have arisen in our health, of course, not only mental. But pain appears much later than illness affects our spirituality. Often, we are in a state of insensibility and become unable to understand how far our illness has gone. As the followers of the Taoist teachings believe, the lack of sensitivity is associated with the obstruction of energy in some channels. If the energy channels are open, a person immediately receives information about violations in the system of energy-information exchange and can immediately make efforts to restore harmony. Pain is a vital tool for transmitting signals about problems that have arisen in our health, of course, not only mental. But pain appears much later than illness affects our spirituality. Often, we are in a state of insensibility and become unable to understand how far our illness has gone. As the followers of the Taoist teachings believe, the lack of sensitivity is associated with the obstruction of energy in some channels. If the energy channels are open, a person immediately receives information about violations in the system of energy-information exchange and can immediately make efforts to restore harmony.
When I began my treatment at the Chinese Cultural and Wellness Center, with Master Ji Xiaogang, the acupressure masters began to open the energy channels of my body. The feeling of a deterioration in well-being was associated with the fact that the body began to respond to the energy-informational impact of the masters of non-traditional Taoist medicine. Before the beginning of the healing, the condition was so severe that I did not even feel physical pain. For normal self-awareness, as it turned out, strength is also needed, and it is pain that can be an indicator of the presence or absence of strength for recovery. If there is pain, then all is not lost. If there is no pain, anything can happen inside. Those who have come across cancer patients probably know that the most terrible diseases in the early stages can be asymptomatic, and they are terrible for those who that the loss of strength is felt only when it is almost impossible to help the patient. A sensitive person with open channels may suspect something was wrong much earlier.
Of course, few people will agree to consciously go through physical or emotional suffering in order to get some dubious result that will become obvious in the distant future. Nevertheless, according to Taoist teachers, if you do not go through such suffering, speaking in the language of psychology, if you do not leave your comfort zone, development is impossible! Long evolution has not accidentally preserved this valuable quality - the ability to endure pain, go through it and realize the deep philosophical meaning of suffering. Without this, undoubtedly, not the most pleasant process, progress is unthinkable.
It turns out that pain is a watchman protecting us from death, both physical and spiritual. As long as we are able to feel pain, we are alive.
Another serious condition that any normal person tries to avoid as much as possible is fear. For the Taoist understanding of the picture of the world and the patterns of energy exchange in the Universe, the feeling of fear is a special, one might even say, a key concept. Such significance of fear is connected with the fact that in the system of primary elements "Wu-Xing" fear corresponds to the element of Water and one of the five dense yin organs - to the kidneys. Namely, the kidneys, from the point of view of Taoist philosophy, are the accumulator of vitality and qi energy. According to ancient Chinese philosophers, fear hinders the correct vision of the world, it distorts the accurate perception of reality. And the opposite of fear and a consequence of a healthy perception of the world is willpower and clarity of awareness. One of the main principles of Taoist science is that a person has nothing to fear, if his awareness is at a high level, which means that he clearly sees the world. Master Ji very often repeats the idea of the need to clearly see the world, and therefore my understanding of the meaning of the word "clairvoyance" has significantly transformed during the training of Taoist knowledge. Fear and clarity are two poles of the same quality, yin and yang of higher states of awareness. The transformation of fear into clarity is the path to personal improvement. However, it would be wrong to perceive fear as an obstacle to improvement. Fear is even more than pain, the guardian of the integrity of the Trinity Body - Energy - Spirit. The very etymology of the word "fear" goes back to the word "guard". Fear is a defense mechanism and that litmus that reacts to a distortion of the picture of the world or protects against unjustified actions. Fear is a talisman. he sees the world clearly. Master Ji very often repeats the idea of the need to clearly see the world, and therefore my understanding of the meaning of the word "clairvoyance" has significantly transformed during the training of Taoist knowledge. Fear and clarity are two poles of the same quality, yin and yang of higher states of awareness. The transformation of fear into clarity is the path to personal improvement. However, it would be wrong to perceive fear as an obstacle to improvement. Fear is even more than pain, the guardian of the integrity of the Trinity Body - Energy - Spirit. The very etymology of the word "fear" goes back to the word "guard". Fear is a defense mechanism and that litmus that reacts to a distortion of the picture of the world or protects against unjustified actions. Fear is a talisman. he sees the world clearly. Master Ji very often repeats the idea of the need to clearly see the world, and therefore my understanding of the meaning of the word "clairvoyance" has significantly transformed during the training of Taoist knowledge. Fear and clarity are two poles of the same quality, yin and yang of higher states of awareness.
It may seem that a perfect person should be deprived of the ability to feel pain and fear, but the intention is such that self-improvement does not lead to the loss of these valuable skills that have been preserved and improved in the process of evolution, but teaches them to experience pain and fear. “To experience” is to go through the stage of pain and fear in the name of gaining a new level of awareness, to ascend the steps to new heights of the spirit. A person deprived of the ability to experience pain and fear ceases to be a person, becomes an insensitive monster. True heroism is the willingness to pass through these states with honor.
If you follow the path of knowing the world and yourself in the world, I will not admonish you with the words “do not worry” and “do not be afraid”. Go into pain and fear - this is where the exit to the new space of your happiness lies!
At one of the of my training with Grand Master Dao Ji Xiaogang, I understood the value of pain as a vital factor. I came to the master as a patient, and at first the treatment was accompanied by a feeling of deteriorating health. It seemed that the strength was getting smaller, and the symptoms of the disease were tormenting more and more. I turned to the master with a plea for help and tried to evoke compassion in him: "Master, it hurts me!" The answer of the Taoist healer was shocking with cynicism: “Does it hurt? Good! "For some time I tried to explain such cruelty by my imperfect command of the Russian language, the master speaks with a noticeable accent and sometimes formulates Russian thought in a strange way, in Chinese. I had to clarify:" Master, it hurts me a lot! "But the trick didn't work." Very painful? Very good, ”the master's logic was reinforced concrete.
Now I remember these lessons every time I receive letters from my followers who took part in energy-informational practices based on Taoist knowledge. The first experiences were full of euphoria. Women worked with intentions, as a result of which they married wealthy men, improved their financial situation, returned spree husbands to the bosom of the family ... To myself, I already seemed like a Fairy Godmother, a manufacturer of a large batch of crystal shoes for Cinderellas of all ages. Gradually, I began to use stronger and deeper practices, and then the very "considerable sadness" that the author of "Ecclesiastes" promised to all those who encroached on "considerable knowledge" began to invade my coaching life. Disturbing letters from women, whose lives began to crumble at an apocalyptic speed, rained down on my head, and all the achievements accumulated by maturity turned to dust, as if they were really overtaken by the end of the world. It took a lot of time to understand all the intricacies of destinies and come to obvious conclusions, which were later confirmed by my master of Tao.
In fact, problems do not arise from scratch after completing the practices, however, without engaging in spiritual growth and physical improvement, we live in a state of disharmony, without feeling inconvenience. As soon as the correction of our energy-informational field begins, signals appear about where the energy leak has arisen, and where a whole complex of problems has long been formed. Quarrels with loved ones, conflicts with friends, seemingly random meetings with old acquaintances - all these are just clues from space. These signs help us understand where the difficulties that hinder the onset of happiness are hidden. And as soon as the conflict is settled, there is a spiritual transformation, as a result of which we reach a new level of awareness. And if not for the mental pain that does not allow us to breathe evenly, we would never feel the need for mental recovery. That is, pain arises first, and then healing. But pain appears much later than illness affects our spirituality. Often we are in a state of insensibility and become unable to understand how far our illness has gone. As the followers of the Taoist teachings believe, the lack of sensitivity is associated with the obstruction of energy in some channels. If the energy channels are open, a person immediately receives information about violations in the system of energy-information exchange and can immediately make efforts to restore harmony. Pain is a vital tool for transmitting signals about problems that have arisen in our health, of course, not only mental. But pain appears much later than illness affects our spirituality. Often, we are in a state of insensibility and become unable to understand how far our illness has gone. As the followers of the Taoist teachings believe, the lack of sensitivity is associated with the obstruction of energy in some channels. If the energy channels are open, a person immediately receives information about violations in the system of energy-information exchange and can immediately make efforts to restore harmony. Pain is a vital tool for transmitting signals about problems that have arisen in our health, of course, not only mental. But pain appears much later than illness affects our spirituality. Often, we are in a state of insensibility and become unable to understand how far our illness has gone. As the followers of the Taoist teachings believe, the lack of sensitivity is associated with the obstruction of energy in some channels. If the energy channels are open, a person immediately receives information about violations in the system of energy-information exchange and can immediately make efforts to restore harmony.
When I began my treatment at the Chinese Cultural and Wellness Center, with Master Ji Xiaogang, the acupressure masters began to open the energy channels of my body. The feeling of a deterioration in well-being was associated with the fact that the body began to respond to the energy-informational impact of the masters of non-traditional Taoist medicine. Before the beginning of the healing, the condition was so severe that I did not even feel physical pain. For normal self-awareness, as it turned out, strength is also needed, and it is pain that can be an indicator of the presence or absence of strength for recovery. If there is pain, then all is not lost. If there is no pain, anything can happen inside. Those who have come across cancer patients probably know that the most terrible diseases in the early stages can be asymptomatic, and they are terrible for those who that the loss of strength is felt only when it is almost impossible to help the patient. A sensitive person with open channels may suspect something was wrong much earlier.
Of course, few people will agree to consciously go through physical or emotional suffering in order to get some dubious result that will become obvious in the distant future. Nevertheless, according to Taoist teachers, if you do not go through such suffering, speaking in the language of psychology, if you do not leave your comfort zone, development is impossible! Long evolution has not accidentally preserved this valuable quality - the ability to endure pain, go through it and realize the deep philosophical meaning of suffering. Without this, undoubtedly, not the most pleasant process, progress is unthinkable.
It turns out that pain is a watchman protecting us from death, both physical and spiritual. As long as we are able to feel pain, we are alive.
Another serious condition that any normal person tries to avoid as much as possible is fear. For the Taoist understanding of the picture of the world and the patterns of energy exchange in the Universe, the feeling of fear is a special, one might even say, a key concept. Such significance of fear is connected with the fact that in the system of primary elements "Wu-Xing" fear corresponds to the element of Water and one of the five dense yin organs - to the kidneys. Namely, the kidneys, from the point of view of Taoist philosophy, are the accumulator of vitality and qi energy. According to ancient Chinese philosophers, fear hinders the correct vision of the world, it distorts the accurate perception of reality. And the opposite of fear and a consequence of a healthy perception of the world is willpower and clarity of awareness. One of the main principles of Taoist science is that a person has nothing to fear, if his awareness is at a high level, which means that he clearly sees the world. Master Ji very often repeats the idea of the need to clearly see the world, and therefore my understanding of the meaning of the word "clairvoyance" has significantly transformed during the training of Taoist knowledge. Fear and clarity are two poles of the same quality, yin and yang of higher states of awareness. The transformation of fear into clarity is the path to personal improvement. However, it would be wrong to perceive fear as an obstacle to improvement. Fear is even more than pain, the guardian of the integrity of the Trinity Body - Energy - Spirit. The very etymology of the word "fear" goes back to the word "guard". Fear is a defense mechanism and that litmus that reacts to a distortion of the picture of the world or protects against unjustified actions. Fear is a talisman. he sees the world clearly. Master Ji very often repeats the idea of the need to clearly see the world, and therefore my understanding of the meaning of the word "clairvoyance" has significantly transformed during the training of Taoist knowledge. Fear and clarity are two poles of the same quality, yin and yang of higher states of awareness. The transformation of fear into clarity is the path to personal improvement. However, it would be wrong to perceive fear as an obstacle to improvement. Fear is even more than pain, the guardian of the integrity of the Trinity Body - Energy - Spirit. The very etymology of the word "fear" goes back to the word "guard". Fear is a defense mechanism and that litmus that reacts to a distortion of the picture of the world or protects against unjustified actions. Fear is a talisman. he sees the world clearly. Master Ji very often repeats the idea of the need to clearly see the world, and therefore my understanding of the meaning of the word "clairvoyance" has significantly transformed during the training of Taoist knowledge. Fear and clarity are two poles of the same quality, yin and yang of higher states of awareness.
It may seem that a perfect person should be deprived of the ability to feel pain and fear, but the intention is such that self-improvement does not lead to the loss of these valuable skills that have been preserved and improved in the process of evolution, but teaches them to experience pain and fear. “To experience” is to go through the stage of pain and fear in the name of gaining a new level of awareness, to ascend the steps to new heights of the spirit. A person deprived of the ability to experience pain and fear ceases to be a person, becomes an insensitive monster. True heroism is the willingness to pass through these states with honor.
If you follow the path of knowing the world and yourself in the world, I will not admonish you with the words “do not worry” and “do not be afraid”. Go into pain and fear - this is where the exit to the new space of your happiness lies!
