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The Body, Radical Health in the Zhuangzi and the Tradition of Yangsheng Literature

By Purple Cloud Institute / 19th August 2022

During the time of the writing of the Zhuangzi 莊子,…

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Daoism Series 27: The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life

By Purple Cloud Institute / 26th October 2020

Daoism Series 27: 遵生八笺 The Eight Commentaries on Respecting Life…

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The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan [excerpt 2]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 1st August 2020

Excerpt from Master Ren Gang’s The Heart Treatise of Taijiquan…

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Forgotten Treasure of the Daoist Medicine King Sect

By Purple Cloud Admin / 25th May 2020

The stories and teachings on Daoist medicine expounded here emerge…

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Smartness Soup 聰明湯

By Purple Cloud Admin / 11th April 2019

聰明湯 Smartness Soup 出自 Origin: 《古今医鉴》卷八 Eighth scroll of《Newly Amended…

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Who Was Wang Feng Yi 王鳳儀?

By Purple Cloud Admin / 27th March 2019

Who Was Wang Feng Yi 王鳳儀? (The following is an…

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Herbal Legends: He Shou Wu 何首烏 Pt.2

By Purple Cloud Admin / 1st March 2019

The emperor Hanwu was very ambitious to expand the Chinese…

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Herbal Legends: He Shouwu 何首烏 (Fleeceflower)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 15th February 2019

A long time ago a man named He Shouwu lived…

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The Great Taboos of Ge Hong

By Purple Cloud Admin / 4th February 2019

Part I Great Taboos 又大忌不可以甲乙寅卯之岁,正月二月入东岳;不以丙丁巳午之岁,四月五月入南岳;不以庚辛申酉之岁,七月八月入西岳;不以戊己之岁,四季之月入中岳;不以壬癸亥子之岁,十月十一月入北岳。不须入太华霍山恒山太山嵩高山,乃忌此岁,其岳之方面,皆同禁也。 Furthermore there are great taboos:…

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The Nature of Man: Excerpt from Wang Feng Yi’s “Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature”

By Purple Cloud Admin / 30th January 2019

(六) Chapter 6 三性 San Xing The Three Inner Natures…

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