>>16133876The reason you're sad is because you think eternal youth and unending imrpovement in every aspect is impossible, others see things less clearly and cope, thsoe who see clearly fall into depression.
The way to fix it is to achieve eternal youth etc.. Daoism buddhism etc, all true spiritual traditions in their undegraded form are the fundamentally the same.
Liu Huayang demonstrated the unity of buddhism and daoism in his Huimingjing, the translators and academics are moronic faggots so dont bother reading it, just know that proper spiritual traditions are all fundamentally the same and grant eternal youth early on everything else it not the real thing.
To get some idea of what results are like read Baopuzi (4th c.) or if your lazy Sun Simiao (worshipped as king of medicine) s 存神炼气铭
https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=528134&remap=gb or read translation into russian with google translate (into english) here
https://fil.wikireading.ru/20108excrept: "Third stage: Life extended for thousands of years - this is called a "celestial". He dwells on the holy mountains[147], flies through the air, beautiful youths serve him, jasper maidens[148] sing for him: he soars in the sky with light clouds and walks in a misty haze.
Fourth stage: the body is filled with energy and radiates radiance - this is called a "real person." Life and death are at his will, day and night light pours out of him, he dwells in the palace of the sacred cave[149], and he is served by the celestials.
Fifth step: Energy has become a spirit - this is called a "spiritual person." All transformations of the world are subject to him, inexhaustible benefits are known to him[150], his power merges with the action of Heaven and Earth and is able to move mountains and dry up the seas."
Typed it sloppily because in a hurry but hope it helps.
