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Tao and Longevity: Mind-body Transformation


Author(s):
NAN Huaijin
Publisher:
The Oriental Press
Publication:
1/2008
Languages:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN/SKU:
9787506032728
Pages:
179
Sizes:
218 x 150mm
Weight:
0.3650
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Part The Nature of Meditation
Longevity is Actually Possible; Meditation; Mental and Physical Conditions during Meditation; Ch'i Phenomena of the Body; Postures in Meditation; Use of the Mind in Meditation; Concentration on the Ch'iao Cavity in Taoist Meditation
Part The Nature and Reactions of Ch'i
The Nature of Ch'i; Reactions of Ch'i during Meditation; How to Open up Jen Mai; Fasting and the Function of the Middle Ch'i; A Big Belly is Not Tao; The Human Body and the Importance of Feet; Arguments over the Ch'i Channels; Ch'i Channels from Taoism and Buddhism; What is Middle Mai? Why Ch'i Channels Vibrate; What Happens after Ch'i Channels Open? Motives for Meditation; The Theory of Ching, Ch'i and Shen
Part Cultivation of Ching, Ch'i and Shen
Timing and Stages of Cultivation; The Concept of Ching; Transmutation of Ching into Ch'i; Cultivation of Ch'i and Stopping the Breath; The Wonder and Mystery of Breath; Changing Temperaments and Cycles of Ch'i; Cultivating Ch'i and Calming the Mind; Three Flowers and Five Ch'i; Meditation and Cultivation of Shen