Self-Cultivation in the Mountains of the Old Daoist Priest Bai Hu (White Beard)
Original Chinese Language Article By: Qianfeng Daoist Master Zhao Ming Wang (赵明旺)
(Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD)
Translator’s Note: Huang Xin Yang was born in 1962 in Zhejiang province. When he was young he ordained as a Daoist priest and trained under the Venerable Master Huang Cheng Bao (黄诚宝) and studied the Longmen Branch of the Quanzhen School. Through his pure character he has risen to considerable heights within the People’s Republic of China because of his exact Daoist knowledge and precise practice. He has been a guiding light for traditional Daoist practice in the modern age, and in 2008 he served in Beijing as a member of the 11th People’s Congress. He apparently gave-up all his high Daoist and governmental posts to become a disciple of Master Zhao Ming Wang.
ACW 31.1.2016
The Old Daoist Priest Bai Hu continues to pursue his self-cultivation amidst the snowflakes as they fall upon the Phoenix Mountain Range.
For a very long time, this has been a place for the self-cultivation practices associated with the wisdom and culture of philosophical Daoism. When the President of the Spiritual Daoism Association – Huang Xin Yang (黄信阳) – came to the Taoyuan Temple (桃源观 – Tao Yuan Guan) (situated in Beijing) to practice the authentic Daoist self-cultivation, his pure attitude of indifference to fame and fortune, earned him a reputation for possessing great virtue amongst the people. He has already spent many winters at the Taoyuan Temple, and through the practice of meditation, he saw into the true essence of reality and fully comprehended the Dao. When thirsty he drank a little morning dew, and when hungry he ate only a small amount of whole grains. A few years ago he came to pay his respects to the Qianfeng Prenatal School, and became a disciple so that he could study the authentic health building and life prolonging self-cultivation techniques associated with this lineage. This incident caused offense with his master and fellow disciples, who were angry at his decision. It is my understanding that he suffered much insult and bullying, but through all of this injustice, this Venerable Old Daoist Priest just smiled because he understood that he had found the true and authentic Daoist Path. He could be like this because for an authentic Daoist priest all desire is transcended through the achievement of a mind that does not move (无为 – Wu Wei), but within the Qianfeng tradition one does not have to be a Daoist priest to achieve this perfected state. Only those who truly realise the Dao have little to say – the rest continue to shed tears because of the suffering they cannot escape….
Daojia, Qianfeng Prenatal School: Qianfeng Daoist Hermitage
Note: The Venerable Old Daoist has gone into the mountains to practice in isolation. I humbly request that people of virtuous character offer help for his well-being. Please telephone: 15810268947 - my deepest gratitude.
©opyright: Adrian Chan-Wyles (ShiDaDao) 2016.
Original Chinese Language Source Text: http://752315496.blog.163.com/blog/static/88300182201603172554587/
道家真修白胡老道
凤凰岭上雪花飘,白胡老道观中修。独自一人守祖亭,定心清修看凡尘,看淡七情修道情,有德真修左道长。
左道长用一生来追求道家文化与道家功夫,经道教协会黄信阳会长介绍来北京桃源观真修,他淡泊名利以德厚带人。已经在桃源观数个冬日自己真修参悟道家真谛。渴了喝一点山泉水,饿了自己做一点清淡粗粮。几年前拜在庙外千峰先天派门内真修道家性命双修功夫。为此事还得罪了人受尽欺辱当师兄弟们得知此事都很气愤,但是左道长淡笑到,算了咱们是修道的,以一个道士胸怀无欲无为之心去看待一切事物,如果和他一样就不是道士修为了,话不多让很多师兄弟留下了眼泪,,,,,,。
道家千峰先天派 千峰草堂
备注《现在左道长一人在山上苦修,有善德人士愿意帮助请联系他》
电话;15810268947 在此表示感谢
ACW 31.1.2016
The Old Daoist Priest Bai Hu continues to pursue his self-cultivation amidst the snowflakes as they fall upon the Phoenix Mountain Range.
For a very long time, this has been a place for the self-cultivation practices associated with the wisdom and culture of philosophical Daoism. When the President of the Spiritual Daoism Association – Huang Xin Yang (黄信阳) – came to the Taoyuan Temple (桃源观 – Tao Yuan Guan) (situated in Beijing) to practice the authentic Daoist self-cultivation, his pure attitude of indifference to fame and fortune, earned him a reputation for possessing great virtue amongst the people. He has already spent many winters at the Taoyuan Temple, and through the practice of meditation, he saw into the true essence of reality and fully comprehended the Dao. When thirsty he drank a little morning dew, and when hungry he ate only a small amount of whole grains. A few years ago he came to pay his respects to the Qianfeng Prenatal School, and became a disciple so that he could study the authentic health building and life prolonging self-cultivation techniques associated with this lineage. This incident caused offense with his master and fellow disciples, who were angry at his decision. It is my understanding that he suffered much insult and bullying, but through all of this injustice, this Venerable Old Daoist Priest just smiled because he understood that he had found the true and authentic Daoist Path. He could be like this because for an authentic Daoist priest all desire is transcended through the achievement of a mind that does not move (无为 – Wu Wei), but within the Qianfeng tradition one does not have to be a Daoist priest to achieve this perfected state. Only those who truly realise the Dao have little to say – the rest continue to shed tears because of the suffering they cannot escape….
Daojia, Qianfeng Prenatal School: Qianfeng Daoist Hermitage
Note: The Venerable Old Daoist has gone into the mountains to practice in isolation. I humbly request that people of virtuous character offer help for his well-being. Please telephone: 15810268947 - my deepest gratitude.
©opyright: Adrian Chan-Wyles (ShiDaDao) 2016.
Original Chinese Language Source Text: http://752315496.blog.163.com/blog/static/88300182201603172554587/
道家真修白胡老道
凤凰岭上雪花飘,白胡老道观中修。独自一人守祖亭,定心清修看凡尘,看淡七情修道情,有德真修左道长。
左道长用一生来追求道家文化与道家功夫,经道教协会黄信阳会长介绍来北京桃源观真修,他淡泊名利以德厚带人。已经在桃源观数个冬日自己真修参悟道家真谛。渴了喝一点山泉水,饿了自己做一点清淡粗粮。几年前拜在庙外千峰先天派门内真修道家性命双修功夫。为此事还得罪了人受尽欺辱当师兄弟们得知此事都很气愤,但是左道长淡笑到,算了咱们是修道的,以一个道士胸怀无欲无为之心去看待一切事物,如果和他一样就不是道士修为了,话不多让很多师兄弟留下了眼泪,,,,,,。
道家千峰先天派 千峰草堂
备注《现在左道长一人在山上苦修,有善德人士愿意帮助请联系他》
电话;15810268947 在此表示感谢