Richard Bertschinger

A Record of the Assembled Immortals and Gathered Perfected of the Western Hills

Shi Jianwu's Daoist Classic on Internal Alchemy and the Cultivation of the Breath

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first English language translation of an 9th century text by Daoist practitioner Shi Jianwu, which prescribes the practice of deep, intentional breathing along with meditation for Qigong and improved spiritual awakening. The author provides insights to this ancient tradition that depicts the journey from knowledge to refinement.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kingsley
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9781848193871
• ISBN-10: 1848193874
• Artikelnr.: 49020096

Autorenporträt

Richard Bertschinger has published several translations of ancient Chinese texts and is a practising acupuncturist and teacher of the healing arts. He studied for ten years under the Taoist sage and Master Gia-fu Feng.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Master Wu. Introduction to my Translation of the Xishan qunxian
huizhen ji. PART I: THE KNOWLEDGE. 1. Knowing The Path. 2. Knowing The
Method. 3. Knowing The Individual. 4. Knowing The Timing. 5. Knowing The
Materials. PART II: THE SUSTENTATION. 6. Sustaining Life. 7. Sustaining the
Body. 8. Sustaining the Breath. 9. Sustaining the Heart. 10. Sustaining
Longevity. PART III: THE REBUILDING. 11. Rebuilding Within. 12. Rebuilding
the Breath. 13. Rebuilding the Fluids. 14. Rebuilding a Surplus. 15.
Rebuilding a Depletion. PART IV: THE VERIFICATION. 16. The True Water and
Fire. 17. The True Dragon and Tiger. 18. The True Medicinal Elixir. 19. The
True Lead and Mercury. 20. The True Yin and Yang. PART V: THE REFINEMENT.
21. Refining the Method, You Walk the Path. 22. Refining the Body, You
Transform the Breath. 23. With a Refined Breath, You Can Fashion the
Spirit. 24. With a Refined Spirit, You Join on the Path. 25. On the Refined
Path, You May Walk in the Divine. Glossary. How to Meditate.