Chapter Seven: Alchemy, Demonology and the Abbot

Send us Fan MailXiaoyao learns the Daoist mudra "Son and Mother" but learns that "gathering qi" is not always easy.Cook goes on the warpath.Xiaoyao asks about the difference between "aligning with the Dao" and  Chinese internal alchemy,  the surprising reality of "demons" and how to combat them.But then he is called to meet the Abbot.Characters, pinyin and explanations for technical terms can be found in the Transcript, but for convenience the most referenced terms are here:“Components” of internal alchemy神 shén   spirit精 jīng   vitality性 xìng   essence情 qíng   feelng (or sensing)氣 qì意 yì    intentSHOW NOTES:Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas.FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them.  Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.”Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun.If you would like to support the production costs of  this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music:https://floracarbo.com/