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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.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Other non-Christian religions

• Full title: Taoist Meditation
• Subtitle: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body
• Author: Thomas Cleary
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• EAN: 9781570625671
• ISBN: 9781570625671
• ID: 09396863
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Weight: 180 g
• Dimensions: 141 × 216 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. July 2000

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