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Names, Titles & Your Place in the Tao Family

You are a Dai Jee 弟子, which means “disciple.” But what does a disciple truly mean? Most westerners, and even most modern Chinese, don’t know anymore because the real culture of discipleship has disappeared. People use “teacher and student” like a business model. Pay money, get content, then go home — no relationship, no heart.

This will be your first time learning the real meaning of being a disciple. We are not running a business model here. Yes, we have customers and clients for normal services, but once you ordain, you become a real disciple, not a fake title hanging around your neck.


What It Means to Be a Disciple

A disciple enters the sect like entering a family. You become the younger sibling of everyone who came before you, and you become like a child to the master who accepted you.

Dai 弟 = younger brother
Jee 子 = child
You are the younger brother or sister of the whole family, and your master is like your father.

Your seniors are here to help and protect you. Your master is here to teach you, guide you in life, correct you, and bring you to success — not only in this life, but also in the next.


Empty Your Cup

To learn well, you must stay humble. Empty your cup like a fresh piece of paper or a newborn baby. I say this all the time, but not many actually do it.

Modern school has trained people to learn in a cold, mechanical way. Teachers are paid workers. They deliver textbook content, hand out assignments, and then send you off. Whether you succeed in life or not is none of their business. They still get paid.

Now with AI, ChatGPT can even replace most teachers. Students learn at home and get better results without needing someone who has been giving the same lecture for 40 years.

But being a disciple is completely different. You are not here just to “learn content.” You are here to be protected, guided, and cared for.

Your life matters to us. What happens to you is important to the whole family. To help you, we need to know you. You must let yourself be seen, so your seniors and masters can protect and guide you properly.

This is not school. Teachers in school do their job and get paid. They don’t care about your future. Your master does.


Your Masters — The Three Si Juens 師尊

Your first master you communicate with is Jee Si Juen 紫師尊 (me). “Si Juen 師尊” means the highest-level teacher, the one who holds the main authority of the lineage. As you know, I live in Toronto, Canada.

We have two more Si Juens:

These three Si Juens are the top of the lineage. Below them are your senior brothers and sisters.


How to Address People in the Sect

All disciples above you are your seniors:

When there are several seniors, add their name in front (without the “Tin” prefix):

Below you are the juniors:


The Hierarchy System

The sect hierarchy is based on stage level first. This is shown by your callsign: TY1 to TY9, with TY9 being the highest.

If you are TY2, you are higher than every TY1 — no matter who came first. Promotion decides your rank, not the date you joined.

Example: someone stays TY2 for 3 years. You join, progress fast, and become TY3 in 2 weeks. The TY2 disciple must immediately call you Si Hing or Si Jeh.


How Outsiders Address You

People outside the sect will call you:

To them, you are always the higher and more knowledgeable party.

If outsiders believe in the Tao you practice, they are called:

If they do not believe, they are just “ordinary people,” what we call Faan Yunn 凡人.


We Are a Family

Always remember — we are a family in the sect. People outside the sect are not part of this family yet. Your bond with the Tao family is important for your path and your growth.

The more you bond with us, the better your cultivation will be.


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