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修道四十九関: The 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao

By Purple Cloud Admin / 10th May 2020

修道四十九関 The 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao _________________________________________________ Barrier…

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辟谷: Abstention from Grains (part 5)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 7th May 2020

辟谷 Abstention from Grains (part 5) _________________________________________________ 余数见断穀人三年二年者多,皆身轻色好,堪风寒暑湿,大都无肥者耳。虽未见数十岁不食者,然人绝穀不过十许日皆死,而此等已积载而自若,亦何疑於不可大久乎?若令诸绝穀者专羸,极常虑之,恐不可久耳。而问诸为之者,无不初时少气力,而後稍丁健,月胜一月,岁胜一岁,正尔,可久无嫌也。夫长生得道者,莫不皆由服药吞气,而达之者而不妄也。夫服药断穀者,略无不先极也。但用符水及单服气者,皆作四十日中疲瘦,过此乃健耳。郑君云:本性饮酒不多,昔在铜山中,绝穀二年许,饮酒数斗不醉。以此推之,是为不食更令人耐毒,耐毒则是难病之候也。 葛洪《抱朴子》 I…

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Saints & Sages Part XI: 陶法真 Tao Fa Zhen (1915-2000) [excerpt 1]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 3rd May 2020

Saints & Sages Part XI: 陶法真 Tao Fa Zhen (1915-2000)…

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Saints & Sages Part III (pt.2): 锺离权 & 吕洞宾 Zhong Li Quan & Lü Dong Bin

By Purple Cloud Admin / 29th April 2020

Saints & Sages Part III (pt.2) 锺离权 & 吕洞宾 Zhong…

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Tai Shang’s Treatise on Action and Response: Commentary by Xing De

By Purple Cloud Admin / 26th April 2020

太上感应篇 Tai Shang’s Treatise on Action and Response Commentary by…

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打坐炼静 Sitting Meditation and Stillness Cultivation [excerpt 2]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 22nd April 2020

打坐炼静 Sitting Meditation and Stillness Cultivation [excerpt 2] ______________________ What…

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Saints & Sages Part X: 劉理航 Liu Li Hang (1901-2002) [excerpt 1]

By Purple Cloud Admin / 22nd April 2020

Saints & Sages Part X: 劉理航 Liu Li Hang (1901-2002)…

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Daoism Series 15: 不死方 The Formula of the Undying

By Purple Cloud Admin / 19th April 2020

Daoism Series 15 不死方 The Formula of the Undying ___________________________________________________________…

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錢本草 Materia Medica of Money

By Purple Cloud Admin / 12th April 2020

錢本草 Materia Medica of Money _____________________ by Zhang Yue 張說…

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Foreword to Wang Fengyi’s ‘Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature’

By Purple Cloud Admin / 8th April 2020

Foreword to Wang Fengyi’s ‘Discourse on Transforming Inner Nature’ by…

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