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Daoism Series 26: Duke of Zhou’s Explanations of Dreams
Daoism Series 26: 周公解梦 Duke of Zhou’s Explanations of Dreams This book is allegedly written by the Duke of Zhou [zhou gong 周公] who is also said to have authored the Zhou Yi, the core of The Book of Changes. Here follows a small excerpt from chapter 3 ‘Physical Body, Face, Teeth and Hair’ [shen…
Read MoreExplanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 – Introduction
Explanations of Channels and Points Vol.1 – Introduction The following post is an excerpt from《Explanations of Channels and Points Vol. 1》 [经穴解] translated by Michael Brown and edited by Allen Tsaur. It explicates the origin of point names from a new perspective and viewpoint. This Work’s Author and Editions The Author of this Work Yuè…
Read MoreThe 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao: Foreword [excerpt]
修道四十九関 The 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao -forthcoming publication Foreword [excerpt] By Mattias Daly – translator of Master Ren Gang’s The Heart Treatise of Taijiquan forthcoming Purple Cloud Press Many Daoist meditation enthusiasts east and west are familiar with a famous line attributed to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) immortal Lü Dong-Bin, who is one…
Read MoreDaoism Series 25: The Legend of the Governor of the Southern Branch [excerpt]
Daoism Series 25: 南柯太守传 The Legend of the Governor of the Southern Branch [excerpt] by Li Gong Zuo 李公佐 The legend recounted and narrated below is reproduced from Wang Meng Ou’s Revisions and Explication on Tang people’s Fiction, and serves to exemplify a dream signifying the passage from one world to another. Furthermore, it carries…
Read More孙悟空节 Festival of the Monkey King
孙悟空节 Festival of the Monkey King _______________________________________________________ This festival occurs in the 8th lunar month, on the 16th day in the farmer’s calendar. The monkey King, Sun Wu Kong [孙悟空] is the main protagonist of a folklore legend, which has gained worldwide acclaim under the name of Journey to the West [西游记]. The plot consists…
Read MorePath of the Spiritual Warrior: Agastya Cave
Path of the Spiritual Warrior: -Agastya Cave- ______________________ The following is an excerpt from Lindsey Wei (魏诚灵）‘s forthcoming book ’Path of the Spiritual Warrior: Life and Teachings of Muay Thai Fighter Pedro Solana‘ to be published by Purple Cloud Press by mid-October: _____________________________________________ In the morning we were to gather for coffee and cookies at…
Read MoreWang Feng Yi 王凤仪: The Record of the Words and Deeds of Wang Fengyi 王凤仪⾔⾏录
Chapter 4: 孝心 A Heart-Mind Respectful Towards one’s Parents ___________________________________________________________ The following is an excerpt of Chapter Four of Wang Fengyi’s magnum opus; ‘The Record of the Words and Deeds of Wang Feng Yi’ [wang feng yi yan xing lu 王凤仪⾔⾏录], containing more than 200 chapters. Wang Feng Yi is considered a Confucian sage, as…
Read MoreDaoism Series 25: 胎息 Embryonic Breathing (excerpt)
Daoism Series 25: 胎息 Embryonic Breathing (excerpt) ____________________________________________ by Li Shi Fu 气蛰脐下，曰胎息。 —大成捷要 When Qi hibernates below the umbilicus, it is called ‘Embryonic Breathing’. —Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement Embryonic breathing is an internal breathing, in which one does not breathe externally through one’s nose or mouth. This first began in…
Read MoreDaoism Series 24: 西華帝君 The Sovereign of the Western Florescence (excerpt）
Daoism Series 24: 西華帝君 The Sovereign of the Western Florescence （excerpt） _________________________________________________________ The Sovereign of the Western Florescence was also known by the name of the Sovereign of the Eastern Florescence, as a counterpart to the Queen Mother of the West. His other appellation was Minor Yang Sovereign of the Purple Mansion and Realized One…
Read MoreAlchemical Classics IV: The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang
Alchemical Classics IV: 大成捷要 [柳華陽] The Essentials of the Shortcut to the Great Achievement by Liu Hua Yang Liu Hua Yang [柳华阳] together with Wu Shou Yang [伍守阳] make up the so-called Wu-Liu School with its main focus on Internal Alchemy [nei dan 內丹]. The former is also the author of the Scripture of Wisdom…
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