The "spiritual embryo" practices are Neo-Daoism. While Neo-Daoism unfolded during the last millenium, maybe even the millenium before that (I don't remember), traditional Daoism is a lot older. Think Lao Tse (> 2,500 years ago).Originally Posted by douggard
The Neo-Daoist practices focus on the circulations and opening of special channels, generating power and have relations for example to Tibetan practices. It bears only limited semblance to the more traditional approach of trying to achieve the natural state and rest in it. It is more like a series of magic rituals which are to be precisely performed according to the instructions, else they are dangerous. They are because IMO they ignore what is natural completely and instead put another set of manmade intentions in place, and sometimes these intentions lead to failure, as they come primarily from the ego. The Neo-Daoists are very often on a "power trip".
Oliver
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