Taoist Meditation

Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 083482549X

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Taoist Meditation by Thomas Cleary Pdf

The ancient meditation techniques of Taoism encompass a wide range of practices—with an aim toward cultivating a healthy body as well as an enlightened mind. These selections from classic texts of Taoist meditation represent the entire range of techniques—from sitting meditation practices to internal alchemy. Most of the texts appear here in English for the first time. Selections are taken from the following classics: • Anthology on Cultivation of Realization: A document from 1739 (Ming Dynasty) that emphasizes development of the natural, social, and spiritual elements in human life. • Treatise on Sitting Forgetting: A Tang Dynasty text that sets meditation practice in terms familiar to Confucians and Buddhists. • Sayings of Taoist Master Danyang: Wisdom of the Taoist wizard and representative of the Complete Reality School. • Secret Writings on the Mechanism of Nature: An anthology taken from one hundred sixty-three Taoist sources, including ancient classics and works on meditation and spiritual alchemy, along with admonitions and teachings of the great Taoist luminaries. • Zhang Sanfeng's Taiji Alchemy Secrets: A treatise on the inner mediation practices that are the proper foundation of the martial art Taiji. • Secret Records of Understanding the Way: A rare and remarkable collection of talks by an anonymous Taoist master of the later Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Traditional teachings with a sometimes strikingly modern bent.

Author : Isabelle Robinet
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791413594

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Taoist Meditation by Isabelle Robinet Pdf

Isabelle Robinet's Taoist Meditation is the first and only scholarly study to discuss the ancient Mao-shan Taoist tradition of visionary meditation while, at the same time, helping to clarify the little understood relationship among the early Taoist classics, the Buddhist tradition, and the later Taoist religion. Most importantly, Taoist Meditation is a pioneering study that fully and accurately describes the unique visionary cosmology, bodily symbolism, astral journeys, internal alchemy, meditational techniques, and ritual practices of the Mao-shan or Shang-chi'ing (Great Purity) movement--one of the most important foundational traditions making up the overall Taoist religion. This English version of Robinet's work is more than a simple translation.Taoist Meditation presents a significantly expanded edition of the original French text which includes up-to-date bibliographies of Robinet's work and other Western scholarship on Taoism, additional illustrations, and a newly compiled list of textual citations.

Author : Bruce Frantzis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1956670009

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Taoist Sexual Meditation by Bruce Frantzis Pdf

Author : Bruce Kumar Frantzis
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1556434081

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The Great Stillness by Bruce Kumar Frantzis Pdf

This is the second volume of a two-book series that peels away the metaphors and explains the living traditions of Lao Tse's water method of Taoist meditation. The main focus of the book is to explain 'inner dissolving, ' its major mediation technique that helps people overcome deeply bound negative emotions, deepen their spiritual and psychic development, and develop balance and compassion. "The Great Stillness" is one of the few books that discusses the Taoist traditions of sexual chi gung and meditation. It is the only book that includes detailed instructions and illustrations for the moving meditation practice called Circle Walking that was developed in Taoist monasteries over 4000 years ago. This volume advances the breathing lessons taught in volume one: "Relaxing Into Your Being,"

Author : Daniel Odier
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0892819677

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Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters by Daniel Odier Pdf

Odier"" guides the reader through the specifics of the mental disciplines and visualizations that Buddhist and Taoist masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination. To devote oneself to meditation, in the sense understood by Buddhists and Taoists, is to realize the understanding of how every fiber of our being converges with all creation.

Author : Daniel Odier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620554432

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Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters by Daniel Odier Pdf

A guide to the mental disciplines and visualizations that Masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination. * An insider's view of specific meditation techniques and the steps necessary for a wide variety of * Buddhist and Taoist meditation practices. * By the author of Tantric Quest (15,000 sold) and Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening. The esoteric practices followed in the quest for divinity generally remain a secret to the world--kept cloistered away for only the most ascetic practitioners. Now Daniel Odier, having immersed himself in the life and spiritual practices of Buddhist and Taoist monasteries throughout India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Japan, reveals actual teachings passed on by the sages who are living expressions of their tradition. Looking beyond doctrine, dogma, and philosophical treatises that ignore direct experiences of the practice, Odier provides a direct path to the heart of the religious experience that can be discovered through meditation. Beginning with the simple and fundamental steps necessary to prepare for meditation, Odier guides the reader through the specifics of the mental disciplines and visualizations that Buddhist and Taoist masters have used for ages in their quest for illumination. To devote oneself to meditation, in the sense understood by Buddhists and Taoists, is to realize the understanding of how every fiber of our being converges with all creation. Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters is a valuable guide to all who are in search of that realization.

Author : Yin Shih Tzu
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857010902

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Tranquil Sitting by Yin Shih Tzu Pdf

Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shi Zi's practical guide and inspirational testament to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation and Chinese medical Qigong. The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction in traditional meditation techniques. It also documents Yin Shi Zi's personal experiences with meditation, his own self-healing which he attributes to his Taoist practice, and his initiation into the Tibetan tantric practice of opening the crown of the head. Thus giving the reader an idea of the long-term process of meditation practice and the deep healing that can result from it. Faithfully translated from the Chinese, this is an influential text that belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with an interest in Taoist practice and meditation.

Author : Sat Chuen Hon
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781590300688

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Taoist Qigong for Health and Vitality by Sat Chuen Hon Pdf

Qigong is a traditional Chinese movement practice that is most often done to maintain health or to relieve specific illnesses. Here, Sat Chuen Hon, a master teacher and practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist healing arts, presents a system of six gentle yet invigorating exercises, along with complementary meditations and vocalizations, which can improve overall health and increase energy. Hon includes both the physical exercises and the accompanying meditations and vocalizations, which deepen the healing effects of the practices. Hon is a warm and humorous guide who makes the practice and philosophy of qigong accessible and relevant. The text includes step-by-step illustrations and is sprinkled with stories and anecdotes from the author's twenty-two years of practice.

Author : Ming-Dao Deng
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062306852

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365 Tao by Ming-Dao Deng Pdf

Place the word Tao Into your heart. Use no other words. The Tao is constantly moving, the path that all life and the whole universe takes. There is nothing that is not part of it—harmonious living is to know and to move with the Tao—it is a way of life, the natural order of things, a force that flows through all life. 365 Tao is a contemporary book of meditations on what it means to be wholly a part of the Taoist way, and thus to be completely in harmony with oneself and the surrounding world. Deng Ming-Dao is the author of eight books, including The Living I Ching, Chronicles of Tao, Everyday Tao, and Scholar Warrior. His books have been translated into fifteen languages. He studied qigong, philosophy, meditation, and internal martial arts with Taoist master Kwan Saihung for thirteen years, and with two other masters before that.

Author : Wu Jyh Cherng
Publisher : Singing Dragon
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780857011619

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Daoist Meditation by Wu Jyh Cherng Pdf

Master Cherng's translation of Discourse on Sitting and Forgetting, an 8th century classic text on meditation by Si Ma Cheng Zhen, is accompanied by his extensive explanatory commentary, unique in its ability to make this complex text accessible to the Western reader. In the introduction to the text, Master Cherng explains how to practice the Purification of the Heart method of meditation and photographs clearly illustrate the correct postures. He deciphers the Chinese metaphors and abstract language of Si Ma Cheng Zhen to give a clear explanation of the processes involved and the resulting changes to mind, spirit and body. His translation and explanatory commentary present the classic text in a way that can be easily understood and applied, allowing Western students of Daoism, and anyone with an interest in meditation, direct access to the meaning of this text in practice.

Author : Livia Kohn,Yoshinobu Sakade
Publisher : U of M Center for Chinese Studies
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015017693824

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Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques by Livia Kohn,Yoshinobu Sakade Pdf

French, German, and Japanese scholars explore historical and technical as well as religious aspects of Taoism, ranging from pre-Han practice to the contemporary revival

Author : Bruce Frantzis
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Meditation
ISBN : 9781556438080

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Tao of Letting Go by Bruce Frantzis Pdf

What is known from the Tao Te Ching, I Ching, and other Taoist texts is almost entirely literary. When Bruce Frantzis studied these texts with his main teacher, Grandmaster Liu Hung Chieh, he was taught their practical application: "This is what they say; this is what they mean; this is how to do them." In the TAO of Letting Go, Frantzis offers a bridge to this pragmatic approach for living a spiritual life. Spirituality is not just an aspiration for which people strive, he says, but a genuine, accomplishable reality. Frantzis shows how to expend maximum effort and yet not use force--the gentle way of the Water method--to enrich personal health and energy systems. The Water tradition continues the work of releasing inner conflicts, a process that begins with the Dissolving Method, passed down by Lao Tse in the Tao Te Ching over 2,500 years ago. The author shows how to completely let go of the blockages that bind and prevent the seeker from reaching full spiritual potential. Short, direct chapters and exercises cover such topics as breathing and awareness; Taoist meditation; fog and depression; modern anxiety; love and compassion; and more.

Author : Michael Saso
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462907489

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Gold Pavilion by Michael Saso Pdf

The Gold Pavilion: Taoist Ways to Peace, Health, and Long Life is a step-by-step instruction of Taoist meditation from ancient China. The writings of the ancient Chinese Taoist masters tell us that when the mind, heart, and body are in tune with the harmonics of nature, a new inner peace emerges. This peace can be achieved through Taoist meditation, which is revealed in this fascinating book. Author Michael Saso provides a concise introduction to the history of and many sources from which Taoism is drawn. he outlines the essential Taoist texts, the Ching, the Tao-te Ching and the Chuang-tzu, as well as the different forms of Taoist and Tibetan Tantric meditation. he then offers an engaging translation of the Gold Pavilion classic, a Taoist meditation first practiced by a great forth-century mystic, Lady Wei Huacun, founder of a special kind of Taoism called the Highest Pure School. This important text teaches how to find Tao, "the Way," within by emptying the mind and heart of all desires and concepts. Combining discussions of Chinese philosophy, history and healing arts, The Golden Pavilion reveals a way to find inner peace and harmony in a world with little time for quiet contemplation.

Author : Bruce Frantzis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781556434075

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Relaxing Into Your Being by Bruce Frantzis Pdf

Reader's ed. published: Fairfax, Calif.: Clarity Press, 1998.

Author : Charles Chan
Publisher : Taoway Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Taoist Mindful Meditation and complementary Qi Gong exercises by Charles Chan Pdf

Do you feel symptoms such as frequent headaches, anxiety, depression, feeling of hopelessness, fast heartbeats, backache, tension on your shoulders and neck, uncontrollable anger, unexplainable rashes, giddiness, dizziness, chronic fatigue, hot flushes, indigestion or insomnia? If you do or if you feel you are constantly bothering by certain unknown pressure, you may be suffering from various stress symptoms. Many scientific studies have shown that mindful meditation brings about positive effects for reducing anxiety, stress, depression and increases tolerance and kindness. Other studies also show that mindful meditation brings about health benefits to the meditators as you learn to observe more calmly, rationally and intelligently without acting impulsively from your survival fight or flight instinct. At the same time, it helps to improve your memory and expand your creativity. Taoist Mindful Meditation advocates letting go, non-attachment, and observation without making any judgement, bias or prejudices. To let go is to observe and position yourself from a neutral perspective which is the true essence of Tao. By letting go of your judgement of right or wrong, you can also let go of your prejudices which led to anger or hatred towards yourself and others. When you can be compassionate to yourself and others, you will perceive the world with a different light, a sense of contentment and spiritual emancipation will emerge from the core of your heart. For the long run, practising mindful meditation will bring about long-term changes in your life. It will improve your mood, increase the level of profound happiness and promote a sense of physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. This Book comprises a step by step meditation routine and nine easy to follow complementary Qi Gong exercises and they are enhanced with photos and illustrations for the clear explanation. It is suitable for both novices and advanced students alike.