The Dao De Jing
by Lao Zi

 

Study the profound meaning of the classic
at the root of Daoism
and immerse yourself in the vibrations of its sacred chant

 

81 video lessons x 15-25 minutes
+ Downloadable text in Chinese with pinyin and original translation
+ Downloadable MP3 recordings of the chanting 
+ Downloadable text to be calligraphed,
+ 2 bonus lectures with Daoist scholar-practitioner Louis Komjathy
from the Daoist Foundation 

81 Chapters,
5000 characters

Study the greatest of all classics
line by line and character by character,
and vibrate with its sacred chant,
at your own pace

9€ per month

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Study the classic
in Chinese

The Chinese text of the Dao De Jing
is concise and precise.
Its structure is simple, and of stunning beauty. These characteristics allow everyone
to apprehend it directly, and under guidance
to extract its deep meaning for self-cultivation.
During this step-by-step study of the classic,
we study the text together, in Chinese,
character by character, so as to produce
a translation that reveals its depths.

Vibrate with its chanting

Listen to the melodies of each chapter,
let their vibration penetrate your heart-mind,
and practice chanting in turn
in the intimacy of your own space.
The Dao De Jing’s chant
is beautiful and refined.
It appeases emotions,
purifies consciousness,
illuminates the energy field.
It naturally leads to meditation. 

Unify with its wisdom

The Dao De Jing is the most essential
Daoist classic of all times.
Studying its source text and chanting its melodies
naturally seed the wisdom of the sages
into your consciousness, allowing it to unravel their deep meaning through time
to provide you with guidance from within. 

Chanting the Dao De Jing

Homestudio recording by LoAn Cheng Feng -
Naked voice with wooden fish and bronze bell

Free access : discover the chant of the Dao De Jing

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Seed the wisdom of the sages
into your consciousness

Traditionally, Daoist disciples learn the classics by heart. I was no exception. Since the beginning of my training, Shifu required me to learn some scriptures by heart. All throughout the day, walking, sweeping, gardening, i would repeat the scriptures, until they would be engraved in me. This process has been a fundamental aspect of the way i learnt Chinese, and Daoist practices at large.

There is a surprising intelligence to this method. Until today, as i am walking, or gardening, or sweeping, suddenly a line of a scripture pops in my mind, and reveals a new depth of understanding that illuminates me. From the depth of my consciousness, the teaching manifests its wisdom by its own volition. Seeding those teachings was like hiding a treasure, the footprint of the masters, the ancestor’s guidance.

Traditionally, the scriptures are recited during rituals. There is a mysterious power to this practice. The scriptures, when chanted, take on a new depth. They come alive, they vibrate. Through the voice, they unify with the energy field of the practitioner, and touch all who listen. Century after century, transmission after transmission, those chants carry a specific energy field : the essence of the wisdom they transmit, and the accumulated energy of generations of masters who practiced them. When those chants become yours, their power purifies your consciousness, illuminates your energy field, and carries their seeds of wisdom into your heart. With each repetition, with each chant, those seeds are planted deeper into your consciousness, they take root. One day, maybe when you’ll be facing one of life’s brutal challenges, a branch of that tree might sprout through your ear, and flower. A silent flowering of consciousness, that whispers the essence of our ancestor’s wisdom, and restores your being.

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Start a luminous and profound contemplative journey

81 Chapters,
5000 characters

Study the greatest of all classics
line by line and character by character,
and vibrate with its sacred chant,
at your own pace

9€ per month

Subscribe