Daoism

初真戒 The Precepts of the Initial Truth

By Purple Cloud Institute / 9th December 2023

初真戒 The Precepts of the Initial Truth Written by Kunyang…

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Dragon Gate’s Core Methods: Qiu Chuji (excerpt)

By Purple Cloud Institute / 30th September 2023

Qiu Chuji (excerpt) From the introductory section of The Dragon…

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Daoist Texts in Western Languages

By Purple Cloud Institute / 22nd August 2023

Daoist Texts in Western Languages This free downloadable PDF was…

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The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods: Intial Truth’s Preceptual Statutes (excerpt)

By Purple Cloud Institute / 2nd August 2023

Intial Truth’s Preceptual Statutes (excerpt) 天尊曰:三皈依戒者,天地之樞紐,神仙之根基,發行之初門,建心之元兆。運氣含靈,冥真入理,包羅有象,朕形无外。持之者,天地神明慶快,心智耳目開張,萬物敬畏,六腑和樂,眾真衛護羣生,父母長世不遺,人身交泰。 The heavenly worthies said:…

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Dancing with the Dead: Bill Porter (Red Pine) and Mattias Daly

By Purple Cloud Institute / 24th February 2023

Mattias Daly Talks to Bill Porter aka Red Pine, renown…

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Daoism Series 44: The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods

By Purple Cloud Institute / 15th October 2022

Daoism Series 44: The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods As the…

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Day of the Ascent of The Sovereign of the Eastern Florescence

By Purple Cloud Institute / 7th October 2022

9th November, 2022 東華帝君 Day of the Ascent of The…

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An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Yin Qiao Vessel and the Spagyric Anatomy of the Internal Alchemists

By Purple Cloud Institute / 5th October 2022

An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Yin Qiao Vessel…

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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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The Animal Organ Spirits in Daoism and Chinese Medicine

By Purple Cloud Institute / 13th June 2022

This is recording of a lecture given at AACMAC, 2022…

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