30/08/2023
A literate scholar like no other
He the only one author that has meters of books in the bookshelves of specialised literature in Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapure. Hundreds of specialised books in all categories without reprocing or copying. There are merchandised fake authors that steal wisdom from their masters and do hundred books reproducing the same without all pieces of the puzzle, but its not their own work out and should not be their merit.
Zhong Yiming’s materials are the work out form a whole life dedication, a person with the insights and understanding of the classic works as no other. Even in China Mainland came an impostor that has claimed to be him and written his books, so that from Taiwan he had to fight it back. Only misery deserve these fake people that disrespect the proper dedication and hardwork.
It is a blessing that we can enjoy the fruits of his work and we are allowed as linage descendents to use and begin our work upon that. Many times seems that new students my forget or not be concious how important it is the stream from which all your knowledge comes.
My magister studies in Classical Sinology took me 9 years of my life and the ph. D. 4 more years of dedication to the language and the classics, investigation in China Mainland, Honk Kong, Singapure and Taiwan. Definitely I know hat it is to confrontate with fake stuff, clearly said bu****it, most of people that use these methods don’t even have the clue and the knowledge to identify what is real and what is not besides the merchandising.
It was by August 2004 when I arrived the first time to Taiwan and after few weeks I begin to look for information of essays, one of Zhong Yiming. I asked first in WooLing publisher, but they gave me the contact only of master Li, presented as his student master and representative. They gave me the contact even they doubted if I had a chance event to meet Master Li. Indeed, Master Li hang the phone and Alfred Jiang call me secods after, asking Who are you? Why do you call my master? What do you want?
After he assesed I was a student and everything was right I was not able to be arranged to meet master Li, and that was the begin of my studies with him and joining the linage.
Only four years later in 2008 I was able to meet Zhong Yiming.
A delightful meeting, huge respect and veneration from my side to have the honour to meet him and be able to discuss about the classics in depth and bring on that time my questions on Qi Men Dun Jia and all other methods. I received from him big recognition and compliments every time he enjoyed a question that showed the depth in which I worked out the classics. The few of the students do so nowadays.
These days came to me this sad news, that catch me in Germany without the possibility to bring up my condolences to the family and the respects to the venerable master at the moment, in my duty as linage referent and by the respect it belongs I transmit all these valuable thoughts to you.
Every time such a Grand Master passes away, a chapter of extraction of the secrets of heaven, earth and the universe, gets closed and there are always unfinished symphonies and kowledges that will be keep down in the flow of the depth of the vast ocean awaiting the next courage one to be disclosed. There is always a huge of knowledge going back into eternity and many parts didn’t come to be shared, and we were not able to get.
Probably we may say it was out of our reach.
Important is that very time such a Grand Master leaves us behind a heritage, we are to honour it, and honour him.
