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Publisher: Original Books.
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Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Author: Jane Huang
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780944558027
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Additional translations of nine treatises on "Embryonic Breathing" from the Taoist Canon, the Tao Tsang.

Author: Michael Wurmbrand
Publisher: Independently Published
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Languages : en
Pages : 170

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An ancient Chinese way of attempting to prolong life through breath control.

Author: Stuart Alve Olson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537777061
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Languages : en
Pages : 100

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This book reveals the simple and effective method of Embryonic Breathing within Taoist meditation for the purpose of opening the lower Elixir Field, the very foundation of Internal Alchemy. It focuses on Stuart Alve Olson's translation of The Lofty and Foremost Jade Emperor's Canon on Embryonic Breathing, a very popular sixteenth century Taoist text comprising nine verses, as well as a translation of the brilliant commentary by Taoist Master Zhong Xuzi. In addition Olson provides a concise and informative introduction and commentary on the nine verses of the text, and shares much of what he had learned from Master T.T. Liang on this subject. Despite the brevity of this work the theory and practice of Embryonic Breathing is very profound. The text and commentaries are simple in their underlying message: congeal the Spirit and Qi in the lower Elixir Field. The nine verses succinctly cover the very foundation of this method in an uncomplicated manner by simply teaching that the proper use of Embryonic Breathing, swallowing the saliva, and deep concentration on the lower Elixir Field are the root conditions for opening the Elixir Field, thereby bringing about the causes and conditions for attaining longevity and immortality. This book teaches that the opening of the lower Elixir Field is accomplished through three functions: Embryonic Breathing, Swallowing the Saliva, and Retaining the Spirit. All three rely on directing attention to the lower Elixir Field where the three internal energies of Jing (Essence/Body), Qi (Vitality/Breath), and Shen (Spirit/Mind) converge. The experience of opening the lower Elixir Field is paramount to progressing in any meditation practice, and this work succinctly provides the instructions for doing so, no matter the tradition.

Author: Rolf Homann
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004047655
Category : Longevity
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
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ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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This book presents the foundation theoretical theory for the two most popular methods of meditation, Small Circulation and Grand Circulation.

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Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1565430719
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Languages : en
Pages : 90

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Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
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ISBN: 9781594399152
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Fabrizio Pregadio
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ISBN: 9780984308279
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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"The Cantong qi is the forefather of the scriptures on the Elixir of all times. Its words are ancient and profound, arcane and subtle. No one can fathom their meaning." Thus begins a preface found in one of the commentaries to the Cantong qi. These words express several significant features of the work translated in the present book: the charm of its verses, the depth of its discourse, its enigmatic language, and its intimate relation to Taoist alchemy (Waidan and Neidan). Under an allusive poetical language and thick layers of images and symbols, the Cantong qi hides the exposition of a doctrine that inspired a large number of commentaries and other works, and attracted the attention not only of Taoist masters and adepts, but also of philosophers, cosmologists, poets, literati, calligraphers, philologists, and bibliophiles. Neidan (Internal Alchemy) is the legacy that has shaped the dominant image and understanding of the Cantong qi in China, by placing this work at the origins of its teachings and practices. Besides this one, there has been, within the Taoist tradition, a second, less well-known way of reading the text: the Cantong qi is concerned not with one, but with three major subjects, namely Cosmology (the system of the Book of Changes), Taoism (the way of "non-doing"), and Alchemy, and joins them to one another into a single, unique doctrine. In addition to a complete translation of the Cantong qi, this book — the fruit of more than 20 years of work — contains explanations of each of its sections, notes on many of its verses, and a detailed introduction to its history and doctrines.

Author: Loy Ching-Yuen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781556432392
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Taoist Master Loy Ching-Yuen wrote The Supreme Way to give his students an understanding of how China’s three great religious traditions have co-existed for two thousand years. Occasionally breathtaking in its description of the process of higher Taoist meditation, The Supreme Way also delineates Buddhist compassion and Confucian humanism, and shows how these vary from each other and Taoism. Never before translated or published in English, The Supreme Way contains chapters on each tradition.