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had been training with my teacher,
had been training with my teacher, the renown Taoist adept, Lord
“Allow me to answer,” he said, “you are indifferent, because you are reasonably
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certain the dawn is coming, and that the darkness will end. You have experienced
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the renown Taoist adept, Lord Grandmaster Soon Jun. We had
darkness will end. You have experienced many repetitions of this cycle before, and
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Grandmaster Soon Jun. We had worked throughout the night, and dawn
many repetitions of this cycle before, and you are confident that the cycle will repeat.
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worked throughout the night, and dawn was approaching. Soon had a taste for
you are confident that the cycle will repeat. If you were not confident that dawn was
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was approaching. Soon had a taste for responding to events and times that I did
If you were not confident that dawn was coming, you would not be so indifferent to
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responding to events and times that I did
coming, you would not be so indifferent to the coming of the dawn.”
the coming of the dawn.”
not recognize as being significant. It was not
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not recognize as being significant. It was not
uncommon to meet in strange places, stop
A connection crackled through me with A connection crackled through me with his words, “So the Taoist indifference is a his words, “So the Taoist indifference is a
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uncommon to meet in strange places, stop
activities suddenly, or completely change
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activities suddenly, or completely change
the course of a sequence of training to “seize
product of knowledge, not ignorance!” I said. product of knowledge, not ignorance!” I said.
the course of a sequence of training to “seize
ideal conditions.” Over time, he consistently
“Yes, but knowledge of what?” “Yes, but knowledge of what?” “Connection?”
“Connection?”
ideal conditions.” Over time, he consistently
said two things about such behavior: “There
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said two things about such behavior: “There
are the plans of men, and then there is reality.
“In part. Most humans view life as a “In part. Most humans view life as a
are the plans of men, and then there is reality.
Reality always wins,” and “when the wind Reality always wins,” and “when the wind
collection of unconnected events, inflicted collection of unconnected events, inflicted
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blows, raise a sail.” I followed his lead, and blows, raise a sail.” I followed his lead, and
upon them by a mysterious outside force. upon them by a mysterious outside force.
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by doing so, my training--despite it being by doing so, my training--despite it being
But this is not true. Life, success, health, But this is not true. Life, success, health,
much a much
insanely difficult and dangerous--proceeded insanely difficult and dangerous--proceeded
happiness, failure these are all ongoing happiness, failure these are all ongoing
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it,” I responded.
the change of the light, but I’m indifferent to
it,” IHresplaoungdhed.. “Good Taoist answer. You mHeanlauitg, thoeod.. Y“oGuookdnoTwaoyiosturasnesnwsers., aYnodu ymoeuankniot,wtooth.eYoreuskpnoonwseytouryoseunrsseesn,saensd. Yyouekvneonwknthoewryeospuornascetiotno,ythoouurgshenysoeus. dYounoetvesnpekankoowf iyt.ouLerta’sctloionk, athtoaudgehepyoeur
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rapidly and with few negatives. He followed rapidly and with few negatives. He followed
a wind that I could not see or hear. a wind that I could not see or hear.
As dawn approached, we sat in his back As dawn approached, we sat in his back
yard. It was summer. It was already hot and humid.
“You are indifferent to the dawn,”he said. “I can feel the change in the chi, and see
processes, making the human and made processes, making the human and made
by the human. If you had no knowledge of by the human. If you had no knowledge of
the cycle of light and dark, you would be the cycle of light and dark, you would be
surprised whenever the cycle turned. It is surprised whenever the cycle turned. It is
dark! It is light! Random events do exist, and dark! It is light! Random events do exist, and
are dramatic when they intrude, but they are are dramatic when they intrude, but they are
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rare compared to ongoing processes.” rare compared to ongoing processes.”
Many good questions followed. <N> Many good questions followed. <N>
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