Anonymous wrote: -
It has been a long time! I had a strange summer, with unexpected events. Swollen foot and blocked back ... so could not walk where I wanted and sent me tending some old inner corpses instead!
I did not go much in books either.... anyway when I read your comments on your blog and about DLBZ, I feel I should better keep silent and study! You sometimes have a rough speech but your mind is large your spirit subtle and your heart noble besides being a most serious Fengshui practitioner! The way you treated your peer shows your kung fu and your master should be proud with his teachings. I wish I could go back to Malaysia and study a bit with him.
By the way do you know why his web site has closed for the moment? Anyway here is a little dragon I met; seen in Qian. Spot weak, use for once. Might be good for a hermit to meditate about the benefits of being humble and unknown. I took pictures for 360° but need to reduce them in size, scan the survey map to send you a proper file.... I had a quick look on the forum a few days ago but did not feel like coming in.
Dear Anonymous,
Is good to hear from you again after a long silence, presumably walking the dragon dotting the meridian spot during the last summer and the teething problem must be treated with care, notably on water retention and circulatory blockages. Acupuncture may relieve these problems.
If only the masters of the old would have not penned their work in such a poetic manner taking style before substances, we would not have so much confusion and disagreement. DLBZ (DiLi Bian Zheng) is a collection of commentaries of Grandmaster Jiang Da Hong upon the other classics, which only represents one individual’s interpretation and not a collective view of the original authors. Further interpretations from the modern master only watered down the original intent. One of the reasons of my blog is to debunk these false views while maintaining a certain degree of provocateur. The choice of word may have been rough on purpose, for it strikes right to the point, pointing to the heart. He who knows, know what I had to say. My apology to the uninitiated. You are most welcome to learn with him in the most down to earth manner and his website is up minus the peripheral forum currently plagued with unwarranted remarks.
The vein is strong but the spot is weak. If it is Qian and it is a Tanglang parent mountain, the quality is already compromise. Note also the sunken and protruding, without the embrace, its quality diminished further. Perhaps you are right, need the 360 view for a better assessment with a map to gauge the Watergates and to seek its in coming. Will put more input once I have your info.
The recent entry for the forum has been quite disappointing. Nothing spectacular. I had migrated to other forums of a better discussion board with the other frequent contributors. Also take note that Master Vin has his say over his blog entitled surviving the forum. A note of thanks to him for his support and contribution over critical issues in the Chinese Metaphysics devoid of the necessity to bad mouth one another but a sincere and straight forward discussion of critical issues minus the craps. Apparently many instructors are shying away, without good provocative discussion, or these instructors may be too busy making money for the academy that they have very little time for others. On such note, how I missed HHC’s facts filled academic papers, although some times with its omissions, I deeply appreciated his true spirit of sharing without a lace of commercialization.
On a personal note, the fruition of the literary translation work of another serious student of Chinese Metaphysics Terry aka Due South has been remarkable, of which without his contribution, Chinese illiterate students may have to dwell a little longer in the dark in search for meaningful translated version of the classics. Same goes with other authors namely, Skinner and L Field, although with its setbacks due to cultural differences and referring to the butchered version of the classics. Here, notable English speaking masters like Vin and JY could bridge the gaps.
Even the provocative MoonChin, with his translation of his Grandmaster Li Ding Xin’s work would benefit greatly to the community of the WWW. However, I wondered why he has not proceeded to update his blog but was too occupy with setting up an academy with his partner in Indonesia and writing substance less eBooks? What a waste if these good souls may join the bandwagon of commercial driven academies? Who else will be there to salvage our commercially sucked dried souls?
So, my dear monsieur, as you can see, your silence and study must have to be traded with some other meaningful means such as continuing with higher modules of study with a commercially driven academy or be accepted as an indoor disciple of a reputable commercially driven lineage. Neither nor would you gain enlightenment of being a hermit on top of the mountain, as you had emailed me. Unfortunately, the world evolved around such precedents.
While waiting for a response from you, I bid you cheers and happiness always.
Take care;
Ar. David Yek Tak Wai
