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The Secret of the Golden Flower - 11 The intercourse of water and fire
Identifier
016499
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
The Intercourse of Water and Fire
1. Whenever you leak vital spirit, being stirred and
interacting with beings, that is all fire. Whenever you
gather back spirit's consciousness and quiet it down
to steep in the center, that is all water. When the
senses run outward, that is fire; when the senses turn
around inward, that is water
2. The one yin [inside the fire trigram] concentrates on
pursuing sense experience, while the one yang [inside
the water trigram] concentrates on reversing and
withdrawing the senses themselves.
3. Water and fire are yin and yang, yin and yang are
essence and life, essence and life are body and mind,
body and mind are spirit and energy. Once you with-
draw to rest your vital spirit and are not influenced
by objects, then this is true intercourse, as of course
when you sit in profound silence.
The source of the experience
The Secret of the Golden FlowerConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Suppressions
Contemplation and detachmentReducing and controlling emotions
Reducing desires
Reducing opportunities
Reducing threats
Relaxation
Squash the big I am
Suppressing memory
Suppressing obligations
Suppression of learning
Commonsteps
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