Living Spirits 5: Water Spirits

Liu Ming (Charles Belyea, b. Sept 14th, 1947 - d. April 9th, 2015) was the founder and former director of Five Branches College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Santa Cruz, where for twelve years he taught courses in Chinese History and Culture. He also completed a visiting lecturer position at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine. He held a Masters degree in Asian Esthetics and is the author of “Dragon's Play” (1991). He is the author of several self-published works related to Daoism and traditional Chinese culture, including a translation of the Zhou Yi, the original text of the I Ching, and the Dao De Jing. He was adopted and ordained by an orthodox Daoist family that traces itself back to the to the Han dynasty. His teaching is based firmly in the Chinese Daoist tradition, but is surprisingly open and practical in a modern setting. His thirty years of practice in meditation and ritual, in both Daoist and Tantric Buddhist traditions, inspired him to create Da Yuan Circle, a non-profit organization focused around his teachings.