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Echoes of Emptiness (虚之響)-Happiness

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Gu Shen Yu

Happiness   by © Jacob Newell (Daoshi Gu Shen Yu) In a sense we can consider the goal of meditation to be achieving happiness.  But this view is self-limiting in that it relegates meditation to being a cure for a … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Emptiness (虚之響)-Cultivate Strength

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Gu Shen Yu

Since ancient times, Daoists have used poetry and other art forms to express mystical experience, convey teaching, and transmit energy. A Daoist poem arises naturally out of the stillness of an empty mind, like fresh grasses in the springtime. Embracing… Continue reading →

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