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Dark Room Enlightenment

Lesser, Greater, and Greatest Kan & Li

Universal Tao Center, Thailand

18 February 2002

Contents

Dark Room Enlightenment ................................................................................................................ 3

Universal Tao Dark Room................................................................................................................. 4

As Above, So Below ......................................................................................................................... 5

Consciousness and the Neuro-endocrine System ......................................................................... 8

Autonomic Functions ................................................................................................................. 8

Waking Consciousness .................................................................................................................. 10

Sleep and Dream .......................................................................................................................... 12

Descent into Darkness ..................................................................................................................... 13

Limbic System ............................................................................................................................. 13

Pineal Gland ................................................................................................................................ 15

Fall from Grace ................................................................................................................................ 18

Inhibiting the Divine ..................................................................................................................... 18

Reawakening – The Spirit Molecules .............................................................................................. 19

Immortal Body .............................................................................................................................. 20

Chemistry of Consciousness ........................................................................................................... 20

Stages of Dark Room Enlightenment ............................................................................................ 24

Benefits of Dark Room Experience ........................................................................................... 24

‘Melatonin State’ (Day 1 to 3) ...................................................................................................... 24

‘Pinoline State’ (Day 3 to 5) ......................................................................................................... 24

‘5-MeO-DMT State’ (Day 6 to 8) ................................................................................................. 25

‘DMT State’ (Day 9 to 12) ........................................................................................................... 26

Taoist Cosmology .............................................................................................................................. 27

North Star and Big Dipper ................................................................................................................ 27

Nine Sacred Mountain ..................................................................................................................... 28

Nine Palaces .................................................................................................................................... 29

Dark Room Practices ......................................................................................................................... 35

Big Dipper Practice .......................................................................................................................... 36

Exercises ..................................................................................................................................... 37

Nine Palaces Practice ...................................................................................................................... 40

Exercises ..................................................................................................................................... 42

Dark Room Information and Logistics ............................................................................................ 44

Preparations for the Dark Room Retreat ........................................................................................ 44

Inner Preparations – Practice at Home ...................................................................................... 44

Outer Preparations – Practical Advice ....................................................................................... 45

Benefits of the Dark Room Experience ...................................................................................... 45

Dark Room Nutrition ......................................................................................................................... 46

Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 48

Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 50

References of Interest ................................................................................................................. 50

Notes on the Synthesis of Tryptamine Derivatives .................................................................... 50

5-MeO-DMT Drug Trip Account .................................................................................................. 51

DMT Drug Trip Account .............................................................................................................. 51

Inner Alchemy: A Physical Exploration ....................................................................................... 52

Footnotes ............................................................................................................................................. 54

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Dark Room Enlightenment

All spiritual traditions have used Dark Room techniques in the pursuit of enlightenment. In Europe,

the dark room often appeared in underground form as a network of tunnels, in Egypt as the Pyramids, in

Rome as the catacombs, and by the Essenes, near the Dead Sea in Israel, as caves. In the Taoist

tradition caves have been used throughout the ages for higher level practices. In the Tao, the cave, the

Immortal Mountain, the Wu San, represents the Perfect Inner Alchemy Chamber. Meditating and fasting

in the cave is the final journey of spiritual work. The caves are the Earth Mother and its energy lines. Like

the hollowing bones, caves contain the earliest information of life stored inside the Earth. Caves contain

the vital essence of the Earth Power. The Tao says: ‘When you go into the dark and this becomes total,

the darkness soon turns into light.’

In the Dark Room, our mind and soul begin to wander freely in the vast realms of psychic and spiritual

experience. When you enter this primordial state or force you are reunited with the true self and divinity

within. You literally ‘conduct’ the universal energy. You may see into the past and future, understand the

true meaning of existence, and begin to understand the order of things. You return to the womb, the

cocoon of our material structure and Nature’s original Dark Room.

Complete darkness profoundly changes the sensory sensibilities of the body/brain. We are deprived

of all visual reference. Sounds begin to fall away as we lose contact with the external world and turn the

senses inward. The effect of darkness is to shut down major cortical centers in the brain, depressing

mental and cognitive functions in the higher brain centers. Emotional and feeling states are enhanced,

especially the sense of smell and the finer senses of psychic perception. Dreams become more lucid,

and the dream state manifests in our conscious awareness. Eventually, we awaken within ourselves the

awareness of the Source, the spirit, the soul. We descend into the void, into the darkness of deep, inner

space.

Darkness activates the deepest centers within the brain, the glands of the Crystal Palace, establish-

ing a connection with the Original Source, the Wu Chi ( Fig. 1 ). The pineal gland connects us to the

Universal Energy. From the hypothalamus gland, we project our soul or spirit upwards, and receive the

descending Universal Energy. The pituitary gland receives the Cosmic Force, used to launch the spirit

bodies into the earthly or human plane for traveling.

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Pineal Gland

Pituitary Gland

Fig. 1 .Glands of the Crystal Palace are buried deep within the brain. They include the pineal, hypothalamus,

thalamus, and pituitary glands.

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The darkness actualizes successively higher states of divine consciousness, correlating with the syn-

thesis and accumulation of psychedelic chemicals in the brain. Melatonin, a regulatory hormone, quiets the

body and mind in preparation for the finer and subtler realities of higher consciousness (Days 1 to 3).

Pinoline, affecting the neuro-transmitters of the brain, permits visions and dream-states to emerge in our

conscious awareness (Days 3 to 5). Eventually, the brain synthesizes the “spirit molecules” 5-methoxy-

dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) and dimethyltryptamine (DMT), facilitating the transcendental experiences

of universal love and compassion (Days 6 to 12) ( Fig. 2 ).

Trypt o phan

Seratonin

Melatonin

Pinoline

5-MeO-DMT

DMT

Fig. 2 . Tryptamine synthesis, simplified: The amino acid tryptophan is the precursor for seratonin, melatonin,

pinoline, 5-MeO-DMT, and DMT molecules.

Tryptamine Synthesis - Simplified

Universal Tao Dark Room

Starting many years ago, Master Chia went in search of natural caves suitable for meditation in abso-

lute darkness, but none were found. Master Chia and Juan Li spent one day in Wu San, the Taoist

Immortal Mountain, the most sacred of the Taoist power centers. The cave was not, however, suitable for

dark room retreat. Tourists were ever-present, and the stench of human urine and feces was overpower-

ing. They failed to find the true teaching. Other natural caves were explored, but all suffered some

deficiency. The cave environments were dirty and damp, and the air quality poor (dust, fungi, bacteria,

insects, snakes …). The caves were dumping grounds, repositories for human waste and garbage. The

pristine silence of the darkness was not to be found. Perhaps the perfect cave is still hidden in some

deep, high mountain.

Master Chia researched modern Dark Room technologies for many years. A pyramid at Tao Garden,

northern Thailand, provided the ground for early experiments in dark room retreat. He made visits to dark

room retreats in other countries, to gain insights on the best designs for meditation and for comfort.

Eventually, the Universal Tao Dark Room was constructed, based on all available information and latest

technologies. The facility is the perfect Inner Alchemy Chamber, conducive to meditation and providing

comforts and necessities for up to 60 people. A large central meeting room is surrounded by two tiers of

living quarters. The light and sound proof outer sheath is constructed of bricks made from the red earth of

Thailand, preserving the earth elements of the original cave. The Mother Earth power is retained in the

modern structure.

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The Tao Garden Dark Room is enclosed and encased in a light- and sound-proof sheath. The building

is constructed of bricks made from the red earth of Thailand, containing all of the properties of natural rock

in a cave. The earth was mined and hydraulically pressed into bricks, thus preserving the constituent

elements and minerals of the parent materials. The Mother Earth power is retained in the modern structure.

The facility consists of a large, central meeting room for meditation and for dining. Two tiers of bed-

rooms surround the central area, each with private bath. The entire facility is ventilated with fresh air

intakes and air conditioning systems. Food is specially prepared to meet the particular requirements of the

body, mind, and spirit in attaining the goals of dark room enlightenment. Fresh juices and soups are served

for “breakfast” and a light organic meal are served in the “afternoon”. ( See: Dark Room Nutrition ).

Participants are trained and prepared for life in the dark (see See: Dark Room Preparations ).

The Universal Tao Dark Room is currently the largest and most advanced Dark Room meditation facility

in the world. Aspiring to the Tao, participants remain in utter and complete darkness for one, two, or three

weeks, a perfect laboratory for Inner Alchemy. The spiritual knowledge gained by Taoist masters over the

ages merges and blends with the insights of 21 st century science and technology.

As Above, So Below

There is one point in the sky around which all other constellations revolve, the North Star point. The

North Star is fixed, stationary, motionless. Taoists regard it as the Center, the source of the Universe, the

Nothingness, or Wu Chi. The North Star is the Gateway to Heaven. In the Tao, the body is a microcosm of

the Universe. “As above, so below.” Whatever happens “up there” happens “down here.” Hence, the

physical body is marked with gridlines of energy and meridians of light around a Center. The Center is

called the “Tan Tien”, or “field of energy” ( Fig. 3 ).

The idea of a Central Axis – the Pole Star in the firmament and a Cauldron in the body – is a central

tenet in Taoist philosophy and alchemical practice. To get to the Center of the body, open the Tan Tien; to

get to the Center of the Heavens, enter through the North Star. Both are doorways to the heart of the true

Tao, the Wu Chi, from which both Heaven and Earth are born. The Inner Alchemy practice of the Universal

Tao fuses the body’s energies to give birth to a spiritual embryo capable of maturing into a deathless

existence and of flight inward, beyond time and space, to the Source.

The Dark Room meditation releases us from the bonds of the Earth. No longer controlled by the

rotating power of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon, the organs vibrate in unison with the spiritual stars, the

Gates of Heaven. The North Star, unmoving and unwavering in space, is the center, the Wu Chi, emanating

violet rays throughout the galaxy, affecting every living cell of nature on our planet. The Big Dipper gathers

all the violet light from the universe, and emanates the light as infra-red radiant energy. The emanation of

infra-red light of the Big Dipper, combined with the violet rays of the North Star, has a positive, nurturing

effect upon the bodies and minds of those who know how to access it. Taoists believe that the Violet Stars,

the Big Dipper, and other constellations form the “Gates of Heaven.” All living things must pass through

these gates to return to their source of origin, the Wu Chi, which is the state of oneness with the Tao.

The dark room environment activates the glouds of the Crystal Palace, actualizing their higher powers

and providing a “way back” to the Original Source ( Fig. 1 ). When the Crystal Palace is open, it becomes

illuminated like millions of shining crystals. It can give and receive light and awaken our inner knowledge

and deepest potentials. It receives light and knowledge from the universe and reflects it to the various

organs and glands to enhance them.

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