Cao Guojiu - one of the eight Chinese Immortals. Cao Guojiu is said to be a song Dynasty emperor’s brother-in-law. Although living a privileged life, he observed how people’s soul could be easily damaged by the fleeting earthly power and wealth which would require countless lifetimes to redeem, hence went to the wilderness to seek a way (Dao) to rise to the occasion. “Where is Dao?” when Han Zhongli and Lu Dongbin met, they asked. “In Heaven.” “Where is the Heaven?” they pursued. “In my heart.” The two smiled broadly. “You know who you are.” And they taught him “Secret Way to Return to True Reality (还真秘术)” and eventually introduced him to the immortal world. Cao Guojiu he sands for Yang-Earth in Five Agents and ☶ (艮) in Eight Trigrams. http://viewofchina.com/eight-daoist-immortals/

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