Download or read book Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques written by Livia Kohn and published by U of M Center for Chinese Studies. This book was released on 1989 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French, German, and Japanese scholars explore historical and technical as well as religious aspects of Taoism, ranging from pre-Han practice to the contemporary revival

Download or read book The Taoist Experience written by Livia Kohn and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Tao Longevity written by Wen-Kuang Chu and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1984-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion of Taoist theories, symbols, methods and the results of meditation from a psychologicalphysiological point of view. Includes the use of meditation to promote a long and healthy life, and outlines the effects of opening up ch'i energy.

Download or read book Tao of Letting Go written by Bruce Frantzis and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is known from the Tao Te Ching, I Ching, and other Taoist texts is almost entirely literary. When Bruce Frantzis studied these texts with his main teacher, Grandmaster Liu Hung Chieh, he was taught their practical application: "This is what they say; this is what they mean; this is how to do them." In the TAO of Letting Go, Frantzis offers a bridge to this pragmatic approach for living a spiritual life. Spirituality is not just an aspiration for which people strive, he says, but a genuine, accomplishable reality. Frantzis shows how to expend maximum effort and yet not use force--the gentle way of the Water method--to enrich personal health and energy systems. The Water tradition continues the work of releasing inner conflicts, a process that begins with the Dissolving Method, passed down by Lao Tse in the Tao Te Ching over 2,500 years ago. The author shows how to completely let go of the blockages that bind and prevent the seeker from reaching full spiritual potential. Short, direct chapters and exercises cover such topics as breathing and awareness; Taoist meditation; fog and depression; modern anxiety; love and compassion; and more.

Download or read book Taoist Meditation written by Isabelle Robinet and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabelle Robinet's Taoist Meditation is the first and only scholarly study to discuss the ancient Mao-shan Taoist tradition of visionary meditation while, at the same time, helping to clarify the little understood relationship among the early Taoist classics, the Buddhist tradition, and the later Taoist religion. Most importantly, Taoist Meditation is a pioneering study that fully and accurately describes the unique visionary cosmology, bodily symbolism, astral journeys, internal alchemy, meditational techniques, and ritual practices of the Mao-shan or Shang-chi'ing (Great Purity) movement--one of the most important foundational traditions making up the overall Taoist religion. This English version of Robinet's work is more than a simple translation.Taoist Meditation presents a significantly expanded edition of the original French text which includes up-to-date bibliographies of Robinet's work and other Western scholarship on Taoism, additional illustrations, and a newly compiled list of textual citations.

Download or read book Tao Longevity written by Huaijin Nan and published by HarperElement. This book was released on 1988 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tao of Health Sex and Longevity written by Daniel Reid and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1989-07-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the philosophy of Tao and offers information on diet and nutrition, fasting, breathing exercises, physical exercises, acupuncture, massage, birth control, sex therapy, and meditation

Download or read book Taoist Meditation written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2000-07-05 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A curated collection of ancient texts that shed light on the full breadth of Taoist meditation practices The ancient meditation techniques of Taoism encompass a wide range of practices—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 techniques—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: • Anthology on Cultivation of Realization: A document from 1739 (Ming Dynasty) that emphasizes development of the natural, social, and spiritual elements in human life. • Treatise on Sitting Forgetting: A Tang Dynasty text that sets meditation practice in terms familiar to Confucians and Buddhists. • Sayings of Taoist Master Danyang: Wisdom of the Taoist wizard and representative of the Complete Reality School. • 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. • Zhang Sanfeng's Taiji Alchemy Secrets: A treatise on the inner mediation practices that are the proper foundation of the martial art Taiji. • Secret Records of Understanding the Way: A rare and remarkable collection of talks by an anonymous Taoist master of the later Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Traditional teachings with a sometimes strikingly modern bent.

Download or read book Gold Pavilion written by Michael Saso and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways to Peace, Health, and Long Life is a step-by-step instruction of Taoist meditation from ancient China. The writings of the ancient Chinese Taoist masters tell us that when the mind, heart, and body are in tune with the harmonics of nature, a new inner peace emerges. This peace can be achieved through Taoist meditation, which is revealed in this fascinating book. Author Michael Saso provides a concise introduction to the history of and many sources from which Taoism is drawn. he outlines the essential Taoist texts, the Ching, the Tao-te Ching and the Chuang-tzu, as well as the different forms of Taoist and Tibetan Tantric meditation. he then offers an engaging translation of the Gold Pavilion classic, a Taoist meditation first practiced by a great forth-century mystic, Lady Wei Huacun, founder of a special kind of Taoism called the Highest Pure School. This important text teaches how to find Tao, "the Way," within by emptying the mind and heart of all desires and concepts. Combining discussions of Chinese philosophy, history and healing arts, The Golden Pavilion reveals a way to find inner peace and harmony in a world with little time for quiet contemplation.

Download or read book Tranquil Sitting written by Yin Shih Tzu and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shi Zi's practical guide and inspirational testament to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation and Chinese medical Qigong. The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction in traditional meditation techniques. It also documents Yin Shi Zi's personal experiences with meditation, his own self-healing which he attributes to his Taoist practice, and his initiation into the Tibetan tantric practice of opening the crown of the head. Thus giving the reader an idea of the long-term process of meditation practice and the deep healing that can result from it. Faithfully translated from the Chinese, this is an influential text that belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with an interest in Taoist practice and meditation.

Download or read book The Tao of Health Longevity and Immortality written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2000-12-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a classic Chinese text on the Taoist arts of longevity and immortality. The text dates from the Five Dynasties (907–960 C. E.) and is attributed to Chungli Ch'uan and Lü Tung-pin—two of the most popular figures of Taoism and Chinese culture. This text focuses on Taoist inner alchemy, a theory and method for transforming the mind from within by using practices such as breath control, calisthenics, meditation practices, and sexual alchemy (the method of gathering energy from a sexual partner). The teachings address the following topics: • The nature of immortality and how it can be attained by realizing the laws of the Tao within us • The art of health • The art of longevity • How to deal with obstacles and recognize spiritual progress The Art of Health, Longevity, and Immortality will be of interest to both beginning students of Taoism and scholars. Wong's introduction includes a concise overview of the evolution of Taoist longevity practices as well as an elucidating section for readers who are unfamiliar with the teachings and practices of Taoist inner alchemy. She also includes a list of helpful hints for reading and understanding each section of the text.

Download or read book Taoist Meditation written by Isabelle Robinet and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1993-04-29 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabelle Robinet's Taoist Meditation is the first and only scholarly study to discuss the ancient Mao-shan Taoist tradition of visionary meditation while, at the same time, helping to clarify the little understood relationship among the early Taoist classics, the Buddhist tradition, and the later Taoist religion. Most importantly, Taoist Meditation is a pioneering study that fully and accurately describes the unique visionary cosmology, bodily symbolism, astral journeys, internal alchemy, meditational techniques, and ritual practices of the Mao-shan or Shang-chi'ing (Great Purity) movement—one of the most important foundational traditions making up the overall Taoist religion. This English version of Robinet's work is more than a simple translation.Taoist Meditation presents a significantly expanded edition of the original French text which includes up-to-date bibliographies of Robinet's work and other Western scholarship on Taoism, additional illustrations, and a newly compiled list of textual citations.

Download or read book A Taoist Way of Life written by Paul Brecher and published by . This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 40 years of experience Paul Brecher gives clear and insightful explanations of the Chinese Martial, Healing and Spiritual Arts. In this book he brings together all his knowledge and experience of Taoist Meditation. Through the practice of these methods one can improve one's health, increase longevity and develop one's spirit.FOREWORD BY CK LAU I know Paul Brecher to be a highly skilled Martial Artist and Healer, a dedicated and top-notch teacher of his arts, and now from his latest book, "A Taoist Way of Life", I get to know him as a Taoist. In Paul's latest excellent book, he charts his early "Walkabout" years in a journey of discoveries and encounters that would shape his Taoist way of life. His remarkable journey took him to various parts of South East Asia, Singapore, Sumatra, Bali, and the Himalayas. During his journey Paul learned martial arts, philosophies, and meditation methods that are central to his Taoist way of life. Through hard work and dedication, Paul has consolidated the fruits of his journey and found his own Taoist path. His path leads him to an extraordinary and wonderful life that is without a journey's end! I have always found Paul's books to be highly informative and contain only relevant information that is presented in a simple and straightforward manner without fancy words. "A Taoist Way of Life" is no exception and again Paul generously shares his hard earned knowledge and experience openly with the usual depth and detail. Theories and ideas are described and conveyed clearly with the aid of diagrams and inspirational pictures. The practical aspects of the book such as the Taoist Mediation Methods are arranged in a logical order with each method shown in clear and manageable steps so the reader can take in each stage before proceeding to the next. Thus you can take it all in your own leisurely Taoist way! Reading "A Taoist Way of Life" was a joy to me. The stories of Paul's travels were extremely entertaining and at times gripping. The Taoist Philosophy was enlightening and I was amazed at how much it is interwoven into the martial arts and healing arts. It has provided me with extra areas of exploration and inspiration in my search of my own Taoist path. Overall, I think the best part is the Taoist Meditations, with these I am sure my health will be enhanced, along with the theoretical and practical sides of my martial arts. My spirituality will benefit immensely from these meditations as they will take me to the higher levels and beyond. I highly recommend this book to people, that are seeking the Taoist way of life, or want to improve their health through Taoist meditations, or want an insight into Taoist meditations and philosophy, or just want a reference for Taoist meditation methods, or martial artists wanting to improve their art, or armchair travelers who are interested in a quest, or all of the above! CK Lau September 2012

Download or read book Tao and Longevity written by Huai-Chin Nan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taoist Inner Alchemy written by Ge Guolong and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating guide to the mental, physical, and esoteric spiritual transformative Taoist practices designed to increase longevity and unity with the world—with commentary and interpretation on the traditional text by a contemporary academic and meditation practitioner. Taoist alchemical practices are renowned for their mental, physical, and spiritually transformative benefits—including longevity and increased connection to the world around us. In this guide to Master Huang Yuanji’s Taoist classic, Ge Guolong presents the basics of inner alchemy and the tradition’s most essential meditation practices—along with explanations of the fundamental theories and methods one needs to actually start walking the path. Historically, Taoist teachers borrowed complex terminology from astrology, numerology, and metallurgical alchemy to describe the process of individual transformation that occurs as a result of long-term meditation practice. Ge Guolong demystifies that classical terminology, illuminating Taoism’s straightforward and eminently practical philosophy. These vivid explanations of Huang Yuanji’s discourses—a Taoist master from the late-Ming, early-Qing Dynasty (1636–1912)—are particularly striking for their clarity, relevance to day-to-day life, and close relationship to the philosophy of such works as the Tao Te Ching and Chuang-tzu. Synthesizing numerous streams of Chinese philosophy and elucidating their lived practice, Taoist Inner Alchemy is as an excellent entry point to discover the riches of traditional Taoist thought and meditation.

Download or read book Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well Being written by Michael James and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being Discover the timeless principles of Taoist philosophy and how they can transform your modern life with "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being." This enlightening book offers a comprehensive guide to integrating ancient Taoist teachings into everyday life, providing practical tools for achieving balance, harmony, and inner peace. Whether you are new to Taoism or looking to deepen your understanding, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking a more fulfilling and well-rounded life. Ancient Wisdom for Today's Challenges In a fast-paced, ever-changing world, finding balance and tranquility can be challenging. "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being" bridges the gap between ancient teachings and contemporary life, presenting Taoist philosophy in a way that is accessible and relevant to modern readers. The book explores the core principles of Taoism, including the Tao, Wu Wei (effortless action), and Yin-Yang, and demonstrates how these concepts can help you navigate the complexities of today's world with grace and ease. Achieving Harmony and Balance At the heart of Taoism is the pursuit of harmony and balance in all aspects of life. "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being" delves into practical methods for achieving this balance, from mindful living and meditation practices to cultivating healthy relationships and a sustainable lifestyle. The book offers actionable advice on how to align with the natural rhythms of life, fostering a sense of peace and well-being that permeates every area of your existence. Mindfulness and Meditation Practices One of the cornerstones of Taoist practice is mindfulness, the art of being fully present in each moment. "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being" provides a detailed introduction to Taoist meditation techniques, including breathwork, visualization, and movement practices like Tai Chi and Qigong. These practices are designed to calm the mind, enhance physical health, and connect you with the deeper aspects of your being, promoting overall well-being and inner tranquility. Wu Wei: The Art of Effortless Action The principle of Wu Wei, or effortless action, is a central tenet of Taoism that teaches the importance of flowing with life's natural currents rather than striving against them. "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being" explains how to incorporate Wu Wei into your daily life, offering insights on how to make decisions, solve problems, and pursue goals with greater ease and less stress. By embracing Wu Wei, you can achieve more by doing less, finding a harmonious and effective way of living. Yin-Yang: Embracing Dualities The concept of Yin-Yang represents the dual nature of reality, where opposing forces are interconnected and interdependent. "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being" explores the significance of Yin-Yang in achieving balance, encouraging you to embrace both the light and dark aspects of life. The book provides practical advice on how to harmonize these energies within yourself and your environment, leading to a more balanced and harmonious existence. Health and Longevity Taoist philosophy places great emphasis on health and longevity, advocating for a lifestyle that nurtures the body, mind, and spirit. "Taoist Wisdom for Modern Well-Being" offers guidance on Taoist dietary principles, herbal remedies, and self-care practices that promote vitality and longevity. The book also discusses the importance of cultivating emotional and spiritual health, providing a holistic approach to well-being.

Download or read book The Way of the TAO written by Mervy Farfán and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have always been fascinated by Chinese philosophy and medicine. Since I was a child, I was impressed by the fact that Taoists, monks, and TCM doctors could live such long, healthy lives. Over time, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery to learn more about the Way of Tao. I studied Taoist philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional Taoist practices such as Qi Gong and meditation. In the process, I learned a lot about how to achieve the perfect balance between body, mind and spirit. I learned how to enhance my vital energy, Qi, and how to live a healthier and fuller life. This book is the result of my journey of self-discovery. It is a practical guide to help you learn the secrets of Chinese longevity. Through this book, you will learn: The fundamentals of traditional Chinese medicine, including the concepts of Yin/Yang, Qi/Life energy, meridians, organs and viscera. How to eat in a healthy and balanced way to boost your vital energy. The healing power of tea, a sacred drink for Taoists. The benefits of Qi Gong, a set of medicinal internal movement exercises. Taoist meditation techniques to develop spirit and essence. I hope this book inspires you to adopt a healthier lifestyle in harmony with the principles of Taoism. A journey of self-discovery The Way of Tao is a journey of self-discovery. As you learn about the principles of Taoism and apply its practices, you will begin to see changes in your body, mind, and spirit. You will feel more energetic, happy and with more vitality. You will begin to appreciate the beauty of the world around you and feel more connected to the universe. The Way of Tao is a way of life. It's not something you can learn overnight. But if you're willing to commit, it will reward you with a longer, fuller, happier life. Take Action: If you are ready to begin your journey along the Way of Tao, this book is the perfect place to start. Start reading today and discover the secrets of Chinese longevity. The Way of the Tao: Secrets of Chinese Longevity for a Full Life Philosophy, wisdom and practices to achieve balance of body, mind and spirit Do you want to live a long and full life? The path of the Tao reveals the secrets of Chinese longevity, based on ancient Chinese philosophy and medicine. Through this book, you will learn: How to achieve the perfect balance between body, mind and spirit. How to enhance your vital energy, Qi. How to eat in a healthy and balanced way. The benefits of tea, a sacred drink for Taoists. The benefits of Qi Gong, a set of medicinal internal movement exercises. Taoist meditation techniques to develop spirit and essence. The path of Tao is a practical guide to adopting a healthy lifestyle in harmony with the principles of Taoism. A journey of self-discovery that will help you reach your full potential.