Awakening to the Tao (Shambhala Classics) by Lui I-Ming

Author:Lui I-Ming [I-Ming, Lui]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 2006-04-17T22:00:00+00:00

The Oyster’s Pearl, the Hen’s Egg

When an oyster forms a pearl and a hen hatches an egg, in both cases it happens because spirit and energy are not scattered.

What I realize as I observe this is the Tao of incubating the spiritual embryo.

The spiritual embryo is the embryo of sages, the original basis of our lives. When the original basis is restored, the spiritual embryo forms. This is like when an oyster has a pearl or a hen has an egg, but they are not yet completed and have not been produced.

At this time there is no room for forced effort. One should just keep the attention focused single-mindedly, not letting the water evaporate, not letting the fire get cold. Guarding against danger, wary of peril, incubate the embryo so that it develops from tenderness to firmness, from faintness to clarity.

Naturally there will be a tiny pearl, which bursts forth from the furnace of Creation. Pervading the heavens, penetrating the earth, up and down and across, forwards and backwards, it cannot be obstructed by anything, being one with space.

This is like the oyster containing a pearl, its energy not scattering, like a hen sitting on an egg, its spirit not leaving. When the firing process reaches its time, the pearl will naturally be formed, the chick will naturally emerge.

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