Online workshop "Dao karma"
Author: Oleg Cherne
In Daoist alchemy, there is a practice called Chu Sheng Ru Si, 出生入死, which means translates as «to die to be reborn.» It contains knowledge about control of mental processes caused by prenatal and postnatal conditions of human life.
During practice we will work on «binding of jade threads» in the brain, or in other words, the formation of neural connections, especially in the cerebellum. This practice focuses on the comprehension of our prenatal conditions, reasons that brought us here.
Before you start to change anything, you need to get clarity, or «to get through the muddy». Passing through darkness means walking through ignorance, even death, if you want. It gives us then the right navigation and understanding of where we are going in our life.
The concept of Karma in Daoism is associated with the principles aimed at bringing more awareness and clarity about our prenatal nature. It is believed that this nature can interfere with practice and prevent us from developing. Therefore, during preparation, different schemes are introduced to eliminate the idea of predestination.
Is it possible to fix or change something in our destiny? It is a question that sends us to the analysis of states of anxiety and harmony. To change our inner state, we need to switch the tonality and improve internal connections in our brain.
Karma is, first and foremost, uncontrolled wandering of the mind. It is a dis-order in the brain and lack of alignment of neural connections. Chaos determines the limitation or deficiency of our energy, both acquired and generated through practice.
In the case of a chaotic mind, energy fills the wrong parts of the body or the head, creating more imbalance.
According to Daoist teaching, working with prenatal conditions has its principles and twelve efforts that can correct the nature of Karma. It is the highest wisdom of transformation, that can change our evolution and destiny. If we understand what influences the path and why, then we can talk about real knowledge or at least moving into that direction.