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Polarization of Tao
YuQing Realm, ShangQing Realm, TaiQing Realm
by Teacher Hu Xuezhi
Chapter 35 of the Tao Te Ching
holds the following message:
Whoever holds persistently to the Tao,
Shall become the one to whom all things under Heaven return.
Returning to it but receiving no direction, all things shall live in happiness and peace.
Music and good food can stop the passersby temporarily.
But Tao, when tasted, is free of any flavor,
When looked into, is beyond the thorough perception,
When listened to, is beyond the thorough appreciation,
When utilized, is beyond exhaustion.
  The polarization of Tao brings about the emblematic presentation, thus coming out with YuQing (Jade Clarity) Realm, then ShangQing (Supreme Clarity) Realm, and then TaiQing (Ultimate Clarity) Realm.
Down below TaiQing Realm is Tai Xu - a pure, boundless, and void state. which means the first forming phase, which is free of any Qi.
Tai Yi…a vast expanse of emptiness; soundless, without light, formless and nameless.
After Tai Yi comes Tai Chu (meaning primeval elementary nature). At this forming phase the Primeval Qi begins to come into being – Congenital Nature, and the True Heart, denote the same as Primeval Qi.
Later the forming phase of Tai Shi (meaning primeval beginning) brings about the basic structure and shape for all universal things, but without yet having any substance or physicality.
Then comes the forming phase of Tai Shu (meaning elementary substance), which signals the stage in which the elementary substance for all universal things becomes ready, yet their bodies have not been formed into being.
Then follows the Tai Zhi (meaning Great Unification) which is the unified state of basic structure, shape and substance existing before the creation of Heaven and Earth and all universal things thereafter. Such a forming sequence is very much like a tree: the root stays at the beginning, then the trunk, branches, twigs and leaves reach out to enjoy their temporary existence.
Formation Process of All Universal Things After Tai Zhi and the Five Elements
 In ancient Chinese Taoism theory it is held that the Unification consisted of Tai Yi, Tai Chu, Tai Shi and Tai Shu, and finally Tai Zhi.
Therefore Infinite Unification can be seen as an infinite chaos in which Primeval Qi, basic shape, structure, and elementary substance become ready for all, but there is no division among them—they are unified into one.
Yang will arise once the Great Unification becomes involved in motion. Stillness will follow up when there is extreme motion, and thus Yin arises in consequence.
When stillness continues for some time the motion will follow up and Yang will arise again. Such a division of Yin and Yang is called the Two Lines. In fact, Yin and Yang refer to one thing in two different states.
Once Yin and Yang have come into being they react upon each other in a way of alternate motion and stillness, and in consequence, the Qian (Heaven) Trigram and the Kun (Earth) Trigram will take their places.
With alternate motion and stillness continuing incessantly the four emblematic Symbols will come forth.
The four emblematic Symbols will produce the eight Trigrams when Yang develops in one direction and Yin in the opposite direction.
The six trigrams beyond the Qian (Heaven) and the Kun (Earth) Trigrams are in fact six kinds of Qi, which, when they have intercourse in their particular way, will produce the Five Elements.
Yin, Yang and the Five Elements all work together to produce the Myriad Things of the Universe. The nature of the Five Elements in different proportions determines the acquired nature of all things.
Therefore all kinds of innate or inexorable laws emerge and take their places naturally. So, looking up, you behold spiraling nebulas spreading throughout the universe, and looking down you behold all the myriad things constantly striving to satisfy their desires.
 The Five Elements - wood, fire, earth, metal and water - have nothing to do with the composition of the material world as most people have theorized before.
Actually, the Five Elements function in all levels and in all directions.
Wood, fire, earth, metal and water each have their own different and special natures.
Such special natures combine with the Primeval Qi in a very magical way, bringing about an endless evolving process.
One thing after another is always having direct or indirect relations; thus the transformations and changes persist in everything in the universe.
All the myriad things owe their births to existence, which owes its birth to nonexistence.
Existence and nonexistence intermingle with each other persistently and depend upon each other for their respective states of being, in much the same way that the interior must rely upon the exterior.
The above chapter is printed here with permission from the author - Revealing the Tao Te Ching by Teacher Hu Xuezhi.
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