Daoism

Saints & Sages Part I: Founding Ancestor Peng 彭祖爺

By Purple Cloud Admin / 6th June 2019

Saints & Sages Part I: 彭祖爺 Founding Ancestor Peng _______________________________________________…

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Abstention from Grains 辟谷 [part 1]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 3rd June 2019

The following post is collated from notes from several Internal…

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Purple Cloud Podcast #15 Robert Coons: Internal Elixir Cultivation

By Purple Cloud Admin / 13th May 2019

In this episode we talk to Robert Coons, Daoist practitioner…

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The Master of Embracing Simplicity [Bao Pu Zi 抱朴子]: Excerpt Chapter 17: Ascending & Wading [登涉]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 9th May 2019

The Master of Embracing Simplicity [bao pu zi 抱朴子] Excerpt…

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Purple Cloud Podcast #14 – Mattias Daly: The Poetry of Quanzhen Daoism and the Mysterious Female

By Purple Cloud Admin / 28th April 2019

Much like Western religious traditions, there is a long history…

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Podcast Ep.13 – Cheng Feng: Feather Beings

By Purple Cloud Admin / 20th April 2019

There are many arts found under the umbrella of Daoism,…

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Ge Hong on the Earth’s Truth (Bao Pu Zi Extract)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 5th April 2019

抱朴子 卷三•地真 Master Of Embracing Simplicity Chapter 3• Earth’s Truth…

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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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Podcast Ep.11 – Josh Paynter: Parting Clouds

By Purple Cloud Admin / 14th March 2019

Daoism and healing in China have a long, intertwined history.…

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On the Prohibition of Alcohol in Buddhism

By Purple Cloud Admin / 9th March 2019

This post provides the background story for the prohibition of…

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