Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and

Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body

The ancient meditation techniques of Taoism encompass a wide range of practicesâ‚¬"with an aim toward cultivating a healthy body as well as an enlightened mind. These selections from classic texts of Taoist meditation represent the entire range of techniquesâ‚¬"from sitting meditation practices to internal alchemy. Most of the texts appear here in English for the first time.

Selections are taken from the following classics:

Â Â Â â‚¬Â Anthology on Cultivation of Realization: A document from 1739 (Ming Dynasty) that emphasizes development of the natural, social, and spiritual elements in human life.
Â Â Â â‚¬Â Treatise on Sitting Forgetting: A Tang Dynasty text that sets meditation practice in terms familiar to Confucians and Buddhists.
Â Â Â â‚¬Â Sayings of Taoist Master Danyang: Wisdom of the Taoist wizard and representative of the Complete Reality School.
Â Â Â â‚¬Â Secret Writings on the Mechanism of Nature: An anthology taken from one hundred sixty-three Taoist sources, including ancient classics and works on meditation and spiritual alchemy, along with admonitions and teachings of the great Taoist luminaries.
Â Â Â â‚¬Â Zhang Sanfeng's Taiji Alchemy Secrets: A treatise on the inner mediation practices that are the proper foundation of the martial art Taiji.
Â Â Â â‚¬Â Secret Records of Understanding the Way: A rare and remarkable collection of talks by an anonymous Taoist master of the later Qing dynasty (1644â€“1911). Traditional teachings with a sometimes strikingly modern bent.
Country USA
Brand Shambhala Publications
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2000-07-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781570625671

Country	USA
Brand	Shambhala Publications
Manufacturer	Shambhala
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2000-07-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781570625671

Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body

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