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    This document summarizes several key concepts from Chinese origin stories and philosophy: 1. It describes three ancient Chinese origin stories - the first involving a primordial man, the second a primordial pair, and the third of Emperor Yu conquering floods. 2. It also outlines some core Daoist concepts like wu wei or effortless action, as well as contrasts between Daoism and Confucianism. 3. Additionally, it maps the subtle body channels of ida, sushumna, and pingala according to the Five Phases chart of correspondences from Chinese medicine traditions.

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    This document summarizes several key concepts from Chinese origin stories and philosophy: 1. It describes three ancient Chinese origin stories - the first involving a primordial man, the second a primordial pair, and the third of Emperor Yu conquering floods. 2. It also outlines some core Daoist concepts like wu wei or effortless action, as well as contrasts between Daoism and Confucianism. 3. Additionally, it maps the subtle body channels of ida, sushumna, and pingala according to the Five Phases chart of correspondences from Chinese medicine traditions.

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    Five Phases Chart of Correspondences

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    This document summarizes several key concepts from Chinese origin stories and philosophy: 1. It describes three ancient Chinese origin stories - the first involving a primordial man, the second a primordial pair, and the third of Emperor Yu conquering floods. 2. It also outlines some core Daoist concepts like wu wei or effortless action, as well as contrasts between Daoism and Confucianism. 3. Additionally, it maps the subtle body channels of ida, sushumna, and pingala according to the Five Phases chart of correspondences from Chinese medicine traditions.

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    Five Phases chart of

    correspondences
    Subtle Body
    slides
    idā –
    left channel

    sushumṇā –
    centre channel

    piṅgalā –
    right channel

    cakra
    (wheel)
    dantian
    (tan tʼien)

    “cinnabar field”
    Chinese Origin Stories
    slides
    1. From a primordial man

    2. From a primordial pair

    3. Yu conquers the flood


    hundun (hun-tun)
    餛飩
    = Cantonese word
    wan-tan
    = English word
    wonton


    hundun (hun-tun)
    混沌 (vs. 餛飩)
    watery chaos, primal void,
    self-enclosed world, gourd, egg
    Pangu (Pʼan-ku)
    Nuwa [left] and
    Fuxi (Fu-shi) [right]
    Emperor Yao [left] and Emperor Yu [right]
    Daoism vs Confucianism
    slides
    cheng ming

    Dao ke dao fei chang dao,


    ming ke ming fei chang ming.
    like bone cut, like horn polished, 

    like jade carved, like stone ground

    Uncarved Block
    let the father be a father, 

    let the son be a son

    Non-Duality
    follow your heartʼs desire 

    without overstepping the line

    wu wei
    effortless action

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