Tales of the Fat Monk

Xiaoyao Xingzhe
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Anecdotes from interactions with an unorthodox Daoist and his friends in the mountains and waters of China.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Chapter Twenty-One: Tea Tales in the Hermit's Cave

    Send us a text The Fat Monk and Xiaoyao visit the Hermit for a quiet talk, but find the Boatman and his friend--who Xiaoyao has never met--already there. Tea is the main topic of the day, but in the course of the discussion, the Fat Monk's peculiar aversion to Zhuangzi is exposed. It turns out the Boatman's friend is well-versed in all things Zhuangzi ... SHOW NOTES: Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas. FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them. Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.” Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/ for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun. If you would like to support the production costs of this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music: https://floracarbo.com/

    28 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Chapter Twenty-Two: Gathering Medicine

    Send us a text "Ru zi, ke jiao ye!" The Hermit tests Xiaoyao, who thinks that the Hermit will teach him about locating herbs in the mountains. The Reality, however .... SHOW NOTES: Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas. FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them. Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.” Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/ for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun. If you would like to support the production costs of this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music: https://floracarbo.com/

    15 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Chapter Twenty Three: Pacing the Cosmos

    Send us a text Xiaoyao enters a hidden chamber and witnesses a strange dance, before learning more about "medicine," the gathering of scattered medicine and use of it, and its exoteric and esoteric processes. The "Earth of Attention" (意土 yì tǔ) centering the ascending elements of hún (魂) and shén (神) against the descending elements of pò (魄) and jing (精), the evoking of presence as a method of working, and the difference between "heavy" and "light" thinking. And the importance of the saying "Once the fish is caught, you can discard the net." SHOW NOTES: Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas. FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them. Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.” Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/ for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun. If you would like to support the production costs of this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music: https://floracarbo.com/

    26 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Chapter Twenty-Four: A Visit into the Monastery

    Send us a text Xiaoyao ventures into the Mundus Imaginalis, and finds strangeness, unexpected encounters and … welcome.   “Joyful the moment when we sat in the bower, Thou and I; In two forms and two faces—with one soul, Thou and I. The colour of the garden and the song of the birds give the elixir of immortality The instant we come into the orchard, Thou and I. This is stranger, that Thou and I, in this corner here … Are both in one breath in Iraq, and in Khorasan – Thou and I.” Jalāl al-dīn Rumi   SHOW NOTES: Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas. FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them. Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.” Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/ for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun. If you would like to support the production costs of this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music: https://floracarbo.com/

    24 min

  5. 06/04/2024

    Bonus Episode: Two Letters of Liu Yi-Ming

    Send us a text Liu Yiming was one of the greatest Daoists of the eighteenth century, with numerous writings on all the Daoist classics. He corresponded with numerous disciples and other devout lay people throughout the country, describing in many cases his owns travails on the Path and the various teachers he learned with. He may then provide spiritual advice for his correspondent (at which point it becomes obligatory to state that attempting to follow spiritual advice designed for another is tantamount to taking someone else’s medical presription). In either case, to date very little of Liu’s correspondence has made it through into English. Here are two samples. SHOW NOTES: Xiaoyao Xingzhe, the self-styled carefree pilgrim, has lived and worked all over the world, having crossed the Gobi in a decrepit jeep, lived with a solitary monk in the mountains of Korea, dined with the family of the last emperor of China, and helped police with their enquiries in Amarillo, Texas. FAN MAIL is. a new feature now available to leave feedback on episodes, love or hate them. Look for the button in the top ribbon when you click on “Episodes.” Visit the Fat Monk Website: https://thefatmonk.net/ for pdfs of all recorded chapters and a few more, as well as other bits of interest on Daoism, Buddhism and Neidan, with an emphasis (but not a limitation) on pre-twentieth century authors such as Huang Yuanji and Li Daochun. If you would like to support the production costs of this podcast, you may do so at Ko-fi. Check out the wonderful Flora Carbo and her music: https://floracarbo.com/

    14 min
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Anecdotes from interactions with an unorthodox Daoist and his friends in the mountains and waters of China.

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  • Creator
    Xiaoyao Xingzhe
  • Episodes
    37
  • Seasons
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
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