As the first systematic attempt to probe the linguistic strategies of Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism this book investigates three areas. deconstructive strategy liminology of language and indirect communication. It bases these investigations on the critical exami... Lees meer.

Nei Gong has been a well-kept secret within the Daoist sects of China for centuries. Based upon the original teachings of the great sage Laozi it has only ever been taught to close students of the masters chosen as the heads of the ancient orders. This audio book pr... Lees meer.

For centuries Daoism Taoism has played a central role in the development of Chinese thought and civilization yet to this day only a few of its sacred texts have been translated into English. Now Stephen R. Bokenkamp introduces the reader to ancient scriptures never b... Lees meer.

The chapters in this anthology present an encompassing perspective of how some Chinese martial art styles and most significantly taijiquan developed and evolved along with deep rooted traditions of spirituality and the quest for health and longevity. Much in this volume... Lees meer.

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This book includes both the original Chinese text of Prof. Liu s instructions on Wudang Qigong and a complete English translation. Each of the 18 Exercises for Refining Qi is illustrated with several photographs.... Lees meer.

The Hsu-Tang Library presents authoritative and eminently readable translations of classical Chinese literature in bilingual editions ranging across three millennia and the entire Sinitic world. Master Incapable Wunengzi is an important but relatively little-known D... Lees meer.

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This translation of Discourse on Sitting and Forgetting an 8th century classic Chinese text on meditation is accompanied by an explanatory introduction and commentary. Master Cherng explains the text in a way that can be fully understood by the Western reader and expl... Lees meer.

This volume is the first in a series of full-length English translations from one of the foremost classics in Daoist religious literature the Zhen gao or Declarations of the Perfected. The Declarations is a collection of poems accounts of the dead instructions and m... Lees meer.

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Quiet Sitting. The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body Jing Gong quiet sitting has been shrouded in mysticism since it traveled out of the Far East and across the shores to the West. Along the way new schools of thought developed and the essential keys to... Lees meer.

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