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Daoism Series 41: The Jade Emperor Collected Scriptures on the Origin and Cultivation of the Superior Jade Emperor上玉皇本行集經, translated as Combined Scriptures of the Founding Acts of the Jade Emperor on High by the recently passed away Kristofer Schipper, is tentatively attributed to Zhang Liang 張良 (c. 3rd century BCE – 186 BCE), courtesy name…
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The Arts of Daoism presents a set of key lectures on some of the major arts and practices of Daoism by a contemporary Daoist priest and master, Li Shifu, the Abbot of Five Immortals Temple in the Wu dang mountains in China. These are supported by generous excerpts from classic Daoist texts on these topics, and engaging discussions between a master and his students that illuminate the questions and problems that arise on the path.
The topics discussed in remarkable and lively detail by Li Shifu include: the art of fasting, the forms of Daoist meditation – seated, standing and sleeping – for tranquillity, health and spiritual awakening, and the interpretation of dreams. Li Shifu’s talks combine technical exactitude with penetrating explorations of the underlying philosophy, and frank, humorous, profound and helpful advice for those at beginner or intermediate stages in their practice. The auxiliary texts include passages, stories and chapter excerpts from some of the greats in Daoism, such as Lao Zi, Zhuang Zi, Zhongli Quan, Lü Dongbin, Ge Hong, Zhang Sanfeng and Chen Tuan in important selections from the Daoist canon, many of which are appearing in English for the first time. A notable highlight is two chapters from the Classic of Categories 類經 by the renowned physician, Zhang Jingyue, on dream interpretation as an analytical tool in the diagnosis of a patient’s illness.
Equally addressed to both the general reader and the serious practitioner, The Arts of Daoism is an indispensable guide for anyone with a philosophical and practical interest in Daoism and traditional Chinese practices for health and wellbeing.
Daoism Series 39: 龍門心法 The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods [chapter 1 excerpt] The following excerpt is from the first chapter ‘Taking Refuge in the Three Treasures’皈依三寶 of The Dragon Gate’s Core Methods (Purple Cloud Press forthcoming) by Wang Changyue (?-1680), a very influential Daoist during the Qing Dynasty and a pivotal figure in the institutionalization…
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This wonderful and remarkable book by Wang Fengyi (1864–1937) is a true testament to the benefits of Daoist spiritual cultivation. At age thirty-five, having become aware of the repercussions and implications of emotions on his own health condition, Wang attained the Dao and began spreading his teachings. Furthermore one of his most remarkable accomplishments was the founding of countless schools for young women, thus making education accessible to them on a large scale at a time when Confucianism prevailed. Wang Fengyi’s teachings are like thoughtful and profound prose that can allow people to transform their Self, their Body and their Spirit. If you seek to help others or bring wellness to yourself, these teachings can be enormously beneficial, offering direction and great insights into your own emotional state and therefore potential healing at the deepest level.
As Daoist practitioners, Johan Hausen and Jonas Akers have done an excellent job in translating this valuable treatise, bringing additional authenticity to the transmission of this work and propagation of Wang Fengyi’s teachings.
Daoism Series 15 不死方 The Formula of the Undying ___________________________________________________________ The term of the Formula of the Undying [bu si fang不死方] appears in the《Rhymed Formula of the Reverted Elixir》[huan dan ge jue 还丹歌诀] by Yuan Yang Zi [元阳子] during the Five Dynasties Period (907-960). 长生药，不死丹，世人欲作寻复难。心犹豫，意迟疑，八丹方法由来有，如何不取一 门知。二人语， 共商量，日夜寻思不死方。若取黑铅并奼女，腾身天上自翱翔。一为左，一为右，阴阳具足还丹就。 真须炼，必长生，逍遥自在紫雲庭。 The medicine for long life, ‘the Elixir…
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Chinese Medicine Series 01 兰江赋 Ode of the Orchid River _________________________________________________ This article, translated in collaboration with Allen Tsaur, is about an ode to remember point functions of the Eight Confluent Points of the Extra-meridians. It appears in the ‘Acupuncture and Moxibustion – The Grand Compendium’ [zhen jiu da cheng 针灸大成] by Yang Ji…
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大仙爺 The Great Immortal Elder _________________________________________________ The following article will appear in the appendix of Purple Cloud Press’ forthcoming publication of 《The 49 Barriers of Cultivating the Dao》 by Xing De/Li Shi Fu, a manual for refining one’s Inner Nature based on Liu Yi Ming’s 50 Barriers. Li Shi Fu is abbot of Five Immortals…
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觀世音菩薩成佛 Bodhisattva Guan Shi Yin’s Attainment of Buddhahood _______________________________________________ On the19th day of the sixth lunar month Guan Shi Yin’s or Avalokiteshvara’s attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated. Guan Shi Yin, or literally the “Observer of the Cries of the World” is considered to be the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Original a male deity in Buddhism, called…
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