Holding yin, embracing yang : three Taoist classics on meditation, breath regulation, sexual yoga, and the circulation of internal energy /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Shambhala, 2005. |
| Description: | viii, 178 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5778786 |
Table of Contents:
- Translator's Introduction
- Treatise on the Mysterious Orifice (Xuanweilun)
- 1. The Three Primal Elixirs
- 2. Internal and External Medicines
- 3. Yin and Yang Are Embedded in Each Other
- 4. Pre-celestial and Post-celestial
- 5. Lead and Mercury
- 6. Primordial Generative Energy, Vapor, and Spirit
- 7. The Spirit Is the Ruler
- 8. The Golden Elixir and the Jade Elixir
- 9. Original Nature and Life
- 10. Manifested Original Nature
- 11. The Chamber of the Spirit
- 12. The Waterwheel
- 13. Purifying the Spirit
- 14. Nourishing the Spirit
- 15. Focusing the Spirit
- 16. The True Breath
- 17. The Firing Schedule
- 18. Medicine and Fire
- 19. Extracting and Replenishing
- 20. Concluding Remarks
- Discussion on the Cavity of the Tao (Daojiaotan)
- 1. Some Advice for Friends
- 2. Opening the Gates
- 3. The Meaning of Post-celestial
- 4. Building the Foundation and Refining the Self
- 5. Nourishing the Body and Refining the Self (Part 1)
- 6. Nourishing the Body and Refining the Self (Part 2)
- 7. Post-celestial Methods
- 8. Internal and External Medicines
- 9. Types of Medicines
- 10. Nourishing the Three Substances
- 11. The Five Stages of Refining
- 12. The Stages of Creating the Medicine
- 13. The Three Stages of Applying the Medicines
- 14. Two Kinds of Cinnabar Grains
- 15. Spirit, Vapor, Original Nature, and Life
- 16. The Meaning of Pre-celestial
- 17. Spirit, Vital, and Generative Energies
- 18. Further Discussion on Generative, Vital, and Spirit Energies
- 19. The Forward and Reverse Paths of Cultivating Original Nature and Life
- 20. The One Cavity of the Mysterious Gate
- 21. Further Discussion on the Mysterious Gate
- 22. The Cavity with Two Openings
- 23. The Foundation of the Mysterious Female
- 24. The Meaning of "Center"
- 25. Discourse on the Medicines
- 26. The Difference between Lead and Mercury
- 27. Discussion on the Cauldron
- 28. Qian, Kun, Kan, Li
- 29. The Subtle Method of Gathering and Refining
- 30. The Waterwheel
- 31. The True Mind
- 32. The Mind and the Spirit
- 33. Joint Functions of Spirit and Breath
- 34. Further Discussion on Spirit and Breath
- 35. The Subtle Workings of Vapor and Breath
- 36. The Subtle Working of Spirit and Intention
- 37. Further Discussion on Spirit and Intention
- 38. Being a Warrior and Lasting Forever
- 39. Retreating from the World after Serving the World
- 40. The Joint Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian Paths of Spiritual Cultivation
- Secret Teachings on the Three Wheels (Sanjubizhi)
- Introduction
- 1. The First Waterwheel
- 2. The Second Waterwheel
- 3. The Third Waterwheel
- 4. The Beginning Stages of Cultivating the Mind
- 5. Questions and Answers on the Methods of Cultivating Body and Mind