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Author: Livia Kohn Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 143840946X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism. It presents the philosophy, rituals, and health techniques of the ancients as well as the practices and ideas of Taoists today. Divided into four sections, it follows the Taoist Path: The Tao, Long Life, Eternal Vision, and Immortality. It shows how the world of the Tao is perceived from within the tradition, what fervent Taoists did, and how practitioners saw their path and goals. The Taoist Experience is unique in that it presents the whole of Taoist tradition in the very words of its active practitioners. It conveys not only a sense of the depth of the Taoist religious experience but also of the underlying unity of the various schools and strands.
Author: Livia Kohn Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 143840946X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism. It presents the philosophy, rituals, and health techniques of the ancients as well as the practices and ideas of Taoists today. Divided into four sections, it follows the Taoist Path: The Tao, Long Life, Eternal Vision, and Immortality. It shows how the world of the Tao is perceived from within the tradition, what fervent Taoists did, and how practitioners saw their path and goals. The Taoist Experience is unique in that it presents the whole of Taoist tradition in the very words of its active practitioners. It conveys not only a sense of the depth of the Taoist religious experience but also of the underlying unity of the various schools and strands.
Author: Pao Hui Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1649487606 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 938
Book Description
What if there were no ghosts to capture? To the west, who cares about the number of ghosts! What if there were no more corpses to refine? Go to the west, where can we bury people without using fire! What if he didn't have a place to teach? To the west, where would there be so many stupid believers? What should he do if there was too little to eat? "Go to the west, master of the five elements!" Go to the west, where are you going to get so much money?
Author: Eric Steven Yudelove Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide ISBN: 9781567188349 Category : Breathing exercises Languages : en Pages : 294
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In 100 Days to Better Health, Good Sex & Long Life, Eric Yudelove provided the foundation course in Taoist practice. Now he takes you to the next level, referred to as "Beginning Internal Alchemy." Gather the energies from the five major internal organs, harmonize them, and change them from negative to positive. It's a process of refining yourself so you can absorb energy from nature and the cosmos, thus becoming a universe in miniature.
Author: Pao Hui Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1649556055 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 920
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What if there were no ghosts to capture? To the west, who cares about the number of ghosts! What if there were no more corpses to refine? Go to the west, where can we bury people without using fire! What if he didn't have a place to teach? To the west, where would there be so many stupid believers? What should he do if there was too little to eat? "Go to the west, master of the five elements!" Go to the west, where are you going to get so much money?
Author: Pao Hui Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1649752784 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 877
Book Description
What if there were no ghosts to capture? To the west, who cares about the number of ghosts! What if there were no more corpses to refine? Go to the west, where can we bury people without using fire! What if he didn't have a place to teach? To the west, where would there be so many stupid believers? What should he do if there was too little to eat? "Go to the west, master of the five elements!" Go to the west, where are you going to get so much money?
Author: Stephen Eskildsen Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 0791485315 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 283
Book Description
Stephen Eskildsen's book offers an in-depth study of the beliefs and practices of the Quanzhen (Complete Realization) School of Taoism, the predominant school of monastic Taoism in China. The Quanzhen School was founded in the latter half of the twelfth century by the eccentric holy man Wan Zhe (1113–1170), whose work was continued by his famous disciples commonly known as the Seven Realized Ones. This study draws upon surviving texts to examine the Quanzhen masters' approaches to mental discipline, intense asceticism, cultivation of health and longevity, mystical experience, supernormal powers, death and dying, charity and evangelism, and ritual. From these primary sources, Eskildsen provides a clear understanding of the nature of Quanzhen Taoism and reveals its core emphasis to be the cultivation of clarity and purity of mind that occurs not only through seated meditation, but also throughout the daily activities of life.
Author: Livia Kohn Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 9780791415795 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 426
Book Description
Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism. It presents the philosophy, rituals, and health techniques of the ancients as well as the practices and ideas of Taoists today. Divided into four sections, it follows the Taoist Path: The Tao, Long Life, Eternal Vision, and Immortality. It shows how the world of the Tao is perceived from within the tradition, what fervent Taoists did, and how practitioners saw their path and goals. The Taoist Experience is unique in that it presents the whole of Taoist tradition in the very words of its active practitioners. It conveys not only a sense of the depth of the Taoist religious experience but also of the underlying unity of the various schools and strands.
Author: Pao Hui Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1649558953 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 917
Book Description
What if there were no ghosts to capture? To the west, who cares about the number of ghosts! What if there were no more corpses to refine? Go to the west, where can we bury people without using fire! What if he didn't have a place to teach? To the west, where would there be so many stupid believers? What should he do if there was too little to eat? "Go to the west, master of the five elements!" Go to the west, where are you going to get so much money?
Author: Louis Komjathy Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1472508947 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 400
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Using a historical, textual and ethnographic approach, this is the most comprehensive presentation of Daoism to date. In addition to revealing the historical contours and primary concerns of Chinese Daoists and Daoist communities, The Daoist Tradition provides an account of key themes and defining characteristics of Daoist religiosity, revealing Daoism to be a living and lived religion. Exploring Daoism from a comparative religious studies perspective, this book gives the reader a deeper understanding of religious traditions more broadly. Beginning with an overview of Daoist history, The Daoist Tradition then covers key elements of Daoist worldviews and major Daoist practices. This is followed by a discussion of the importance of place and sacred sites as well as representative examples of material culture in Daoism. The work concludes with an overview of Daoism in the modern world. The book includes a historical timeline, a map of China, 25 images, a glossary, text boxes, suggested reading and chapter overviews. A companion website provides both student and lecturer resources: http://www.bloomsbury.com/the-daoist-tradition-9781441168733/
Author: Stephen Eskildsen Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 9780791439562 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 244
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Using a wide variety of original sources, this book examines how and why early Taoists carried out such ascetic practices as fasting, celibacy, sleep deprivation, and wilderness seclusion.
Author: Livia Kohn
Author: Livia Kohn
Author: Pao Hui
Author: Eric Steven Yudelove
Author: Pao Hui
Author: Pao Hui
Author: Stephen Eskildsen
Author: Livia Kohn
Author: Pao Hui
Author: Louis Komjathy
Author: Stephen Eskildsen