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Why is it called Blue Mountain Institute?

How did Blue Mountain Institute get its name?

Blue Mountain is one of the 10 most sacred centers of Taoism. It is in Sichuan province. There are many temples on the Blue Mountain. One of top Taoist temples is also there. I’ve been there many times, I have a kind of special connection. So, I used the name Blue Mountain.

Chinese name of the mountain actually is Qingcheng. Qing (青) means green as well as blue. Cheng (城) – city, or temple. Because it is all green. So, I translated it as Blue Mountain, because the word Qingcheng does not make sense on the West.

I had many deep experiences on the Blue Mountain. About one of them I wrote in my book The Medicine Box, in the last few chapters. In that times there were no tourists on the Mountain. But now it is very busy.

I had many trips and experiences there. Once I decided I should go to Blue Mountain and learn something, what time this teaching should be spread to the West. So, me and professor Chung, my very good friend. He is a psychic, he can do automatic writing.

We wanted to find a hermit, find a master on the mountain. But we didn’t find a master. But we did learn something. Very interesting experience.

When we were leaving the mountain I thought “Gosh, I did not learn anything! We did not see a hermit.” There are many Taoism temples there and many Taoists. But when we asked there, they answered “We do not have such a person”.

Later when we went to Shanghai we visited some temples, and from my experience in Shanghai I realized that I did learn something. It is not like verbal or written learning.

After visiting Blue Mountain I decided to give the name Blue Mountain to our institute. The Institute was established in 1989. Even today there are a lot of Taoist master on the Blue Mountain.

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Dr Hsu Fengshui talk 31 Fengshui of body

Dr Hsu Feng Shui Talk
#31: The Ideal House – From Nature’s Point of View

In our previous posting, we mentioned the Four Features: Dragon (mountain), Guardian Hill (small hill), Energy Spot (flat area), and Water (river, lake, ocean).

Feng Shui studies the quantity, quality and coordination of these four features. A good house should have these four features in ideal form and structure.
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#29: How Feng Shui Relates to Power and Wealth

In Feng Shui, there is an old saying,
“Mountains affect the children, Water affects fortunes.”

In ancient times in China, when a family had many sons, the family became stronger. So, Mountain represents power, while Water represents wealth.

How true is this? Let’s take a look at the world.
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#24: Feng Shui of a High Rise

The Feng Shui of a high-rise apartment building is also defined by the classical Four Features Model but from a slightly different perspective.

In an urban setting, for a building to have good Chi-Energy, it is necessary for all Four Features to be present. However, in this situation the buildings in the city substitute the natural landscape and function as landforms, representing the metaphors for Mountain and Guardians.
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The Four Features Model in a Residential House

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#23: The Four Features Model in a Residential House

So far we have been talking about the bigger picture of the four features model. In the previous post, we talked about the 4 features model in a relative big scale.

But everyone wants to know, “How do I apply the 4 features model to my house?”
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#22: The Feng Shui of the University of California, Berkeley Campus

All truth has to be validated with reality. If we look at history, we can see how the Four Features Model reflects the success or failure of cities, organizations, companies, schools, or even people, based on the Feng Shui of the place.

Now let’s take a look at an example on a larger scale at one of the most renowned universities in the United States: the University of California at Berkeley.
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