Ji 幾 – Incipience
The art of the great practitioner lies in the ability to grasp these passages, to perceive the imperceptible beginni…
Course Tag: Sp_ERV_Fundamental
Clear and Turbid (Qing Zhuo 清濁)
Clear 清 and turbid 濁 are the fundamental qualities initially emerging from undifferentiated primordial matter. …
Wu Wei 無為: Non-Acting in Daodejing
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, world renown sinologist, teaches in this course the term Wu Wei 無為: Non-Acting from the Taoist view.
Ziran 自然 – Natural and Spontaneous State
Through a choice of texts from different schools, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée elucidates the classical understanding of Ziran.
Jing: A Study of the Meridians in the Ancient Texts
Taking us through the ancient text Elisabeth Rochat de laVallée reveals to us the different meanings in which 經 can be understood and enlarge ou…
MING 明 Light
Through a choice of texts coming from different schools, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée elucidates the classical understanding of MING 明 Light.
Xing Ming (性命) – The Nature and Destiny of a Human Being
Health cannot be understood without a reference to one’s original or true nature; the inborn dispositions give anyone their robustness and their …
SHAN 善 Good
In this course Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée focuses on the answer given in Daoist texts as the Daodejing and explore the link between shan 善 an…
LI 禮 Rituals
Too often the traditional meaning of the Chinese «li 禮» Rituals is misunderstood. This course explores the true meaning of this essential conce…
