{"id":510,"date":"2019-08-16T02:20:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T10:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/?page_id=510"},"modified":"2022-01-05T16:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T00:53:55","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daoist blog of Nameless Stream.\u00a0 Here you will find numerous articles presenting the view-teaching of Laozi&#8217;s wuweidao (\u7121\u70ba\u9053).<\/p>\n<p>Wuweidao is an ancient tradition of meditation &amp; qi-cultivation originating in the Yellow River region of pre-Han China.\u00a0 It was the primary stream inspiring the Daoist religion and also was a major influence in the development of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.\u00a0 However, its expression is not limited to these religions.\u00a0 At its basis, wuweidao is a simple, uncontrived, direct experience of our true nature.\u00a0 Here is an introductory talk about this path:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/caeu81tz38cg4bm\/Wuweidao%20Pith%20Transmission%2020221129.m4a?dl=0\">Wuweidao Pith Transmission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The articles here are intended to bring you into contact with the living spirit of Laozi&#8217;s teaching, and to inspire you to apply this teaching to your life, in both formal practice &amp; informal conduct.\u00a0 This blog constitutes a transmission that can open up the way you view yourself and transform your approach to life and spiritual practice, regardless of what specific path your are walking.<\/p>\n<p>My articles generally focus on meditation &amp; qi-cultivation.\u00a0 I look at a variety of Chinese characters as they relate to Daoist practice &#8211; this is a fun and engaging way to transmit the teaching.\u00a0 I also introduce perspectives from Buddhism, which has a long history of interacting with Daoism.<\/p>\n<p>Most of my articles are publicly available; however some are password-protected, reserved for practicing members of my <a href=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wuweidao-cultivation-group\/\">Wuweidao Cultivation Group<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/original-root-investiture-%e5%8e%9f%e6%a0%b9%e8%b3%87\/\">Original Root\u00a0Investiture<\/a> program.\u00a0 Daoism is a practicing tradition handed down by person-to-person transmission of both view &amp; method &#8211; it is not just a philosophical approach to life or a religious faith.\u00a0 This blog &#8211; and my ongoing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/dark-moon-newsletter\/\">Dark Moon Newsletter <\/a>&#8211; and these practicing groups serve as the three gates to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/original-root-order-%e5%8e%9f%e6%a0%b9%e9%96%80\/\">Original Root Order<\/a>, a group I have established to carry forward the authentic cultivation of wuweidao\u00a0as I received it from my teacher.<\/p>\n<p>If you are resonating with the teaching in this blog and would like to initiate your practice, please visit my website for Old Oak School of Dao at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldoakdao.org\">www.oldoakdao.org<\/a>.\u00a0 You can also view a welcome video on my <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H0lSNKukJnY\">YouTube channel<\/a>.\u00a0 I welcome you to contact me with any questions or comments at oldoakdao@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldoakdao.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-689\" src=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw\" width=\"180\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw-1200x1373.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/oldoakdao-logo-source-da-shu-dao-jia-taiji-bagua-cw.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 85vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Daoist blog of Nameless Stream.\u00a0 Here you will find numerous articles presenting the view-teaching of Laozi&#8217;s wuweidao (\u7121\u70ba\u9053). Wuweidao is an ancient tradition of meditation &amp; qi-cultivation originating in the Yellow River region of pre-Han China.\u00a0 It was the primary stream inspiring the Daoist religion and also was a major influence in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Welcome&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1082,"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510\/revisions\/1082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldoakdao.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}