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Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind

By Eva Wong

Book information

Publisher
Shambhala
Year
1992
ISBN
9780834823785, 9780877736875
ASIN
B00D6MLYF4
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
929 kB (951319 bytes)
Pages
151\0
Library
Mobilism
Time added
2023-11-04 07:05:09

Description

A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, this Lao-Tzu classic is an essential overview of the Taoist practice of internal alchemy, or qigongEquanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as “internal alchemy,” of which Cultivating Stillness is a key text. Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T’ai Shang Lao-chun—the legendary figure more widely known as Lao-Tzu, author of the Tao-te Ching. The accompanying commentary, written in the nineteenth century by Shui-ch’ing Tzu, explains the alchemical symbolism of the text and the methods for cultivating internal stillness of body and mind. A key text in the Taoist canon, Cultivating Stillness is still the first book studied by Taoist initiates today.

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