Author: Livia Kohn

The Soul of Taiji: Zhang Sanfeng-Wu Baolin Taijiquan

This tells the story of how Master Wu Baolin came to learn Daoist taijiquan from his teacher at the White Cloud Monastery in Beijing and introduces original taijiquan as preserved since the times of. Zhang Sanfeng. Dr. Wu is a senior master of Daoist taijiquan, Chinese medicine, and qi cultivation. Born in China, he now practices and teaches in Santa Monica. The book consists of seven chapters that cover Master Wu’s basic training experience, the life and work of Zhang Sanfeng, the importance of working with animal models, relevant theories and concepts as well as pertinent stories of a martial life. It concludes with a detailed illustrated outline of the form.

Author: Baolin Wu and Michael McBride2020240 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-43-8Cite

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Daoist Dietetics: Food for Immortality

Daoist Dietetics provides an introductory overview of the main characteristics, historical developments, and recipes of the Daoist diet. It begins with two analytical parts: on medicinal diets and on they theory and history of Daoist nutrition. Beyond this, the book presents a number of translations of medieval documents on Daoist fasting. It concludes with a selection of recipes that can be easily used in a Western kitchen. An exciting new venture, Daoist Dietetics opens new insights into the longevity methods and religious technology of traditional China

Author: Livia Kohn2010215 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-14-8Cite

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Daoist Body Cultivation: Traditional Models and Contemporary Practices

This comprehensive volume covers the key practices of medical healing, breathing, diets, exercises, sexual practices, qigong, and taiji quan. Each presentation places the practice in its historical and cultural context and relates its current application and efficaciousness. Ultimately aiming to energetically transform the person into a spiritual and transcendent being, Daoist cultivation techniques have proven beneficial for health time and again and can make an important contribution in the world today. The book provides a deeper understanding of the practices in their cultural and historical contexts, bridging the gap between healing and religion.

Author: Livia Kohn, ed.2006245 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-05-6Cite

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A Source Book in Chinese Longevity

People today live longer than in any time in history and they want to stay young and active for many years to come. The Chinese have practiced longevity techniques for millennia, working with process-oriented and energy-based methods, and their literature is full of essential insights and practical guidelines. The Source Book is the first comprehensive collection of traditional Chinese longevity sources in English translation. Arranged chronologically, it presents materials from ancient medical manuscripts through medieval manuals and Daoist scriptures to late imperial works that specifically focus on women. Well organized and illustrated, it provides easy access to a treasure trove of information

Author: Livia Kohn2012300 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-22-3Cite

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Health and Long Life: The Chinese Way

A comprehensive overview of the wide variety of Chinese medical and spiritual practices, this volume describes numerous different facets of Chinese healing and discusses their relationship to contemporary Western science and religious Daoism. It provides a clear outline of the worldview underlying the practices, focusing on Dao and qi as well as body and mind. It then describes the key features of diagnosis, acupuncture, and massage, followed by an outline of key longevity practices, including dietetics, herbal remedies, Feng Shui, self-massages, qigong, taiji quan, and meditation. Clear in presentation and lovingly illustrated, the book is a wonderful primer of all the different dimensions of Chinese health.

Author: Livia Kohn2005235 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-03-2Cite

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Internal Alchemy for Everyone

This book makes the self-cultivation of Daoist internal alchemy available to everyone. Avoiding predetermined academic categories, it provides an outline of basic concepts in conjunction with evolutionary theory as well as easily accessible practice instructions. Done correctly, the practice provides numerous benefits, including freedom from disease, an extended life expectancy, increased wisdom, and more. This helps everyone! The work opens the powerful esoteric system of internal alchemy to a wide, general audience, lifting it out of obscurity and mystification while yet retaining a strong hold in historical sources. A must-read for anyone interested in traditional Chinese cosmology, Daoist practice, and the active pursuit of a healthier and longer life!

Author: Chungtao Ho2018160 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-38-4Cite

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The Literati Path to Immortality: The Alchemical Teachings of Lu Xixing

The Literati Path explores the life and teachings of the Ming author and alchemist Lu Xixing (1520-1601), who embodied the literati tradition of self-cultivation, learning internal alchemy from books and through spirit-writing seances with Lü Dongbin and other immortals. After presenting his biography, the book expounds the cosmological doctrines at the foundation of internal alchemy then moves on to describe just how the practice serves to overcome destiny, modeling techniques on biological gestation and creating a new being deep within. It explains major alchemical concepts as applied by Lu Xixing and systematically describes his path to immortality, all the while questioning the validity of his reputation as a sexual alchemist. Shedding fascinating new light on the religious life of Ming literati and providing a first access to a unique take on internal alchemy in late imperial China, The Literati Path to Immortality is a must for anyone interested in traditional Chinese religion and culture!

Author: Ilia Mozias2020240 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-42-1Cite

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Daoist Internal Mastery

This book translates Master Wang’s original practice instructions and discourses given during training seminars. His system of internal alchemy goes back to two ancient Daoist texts: the 13^th-century Lingbao bifa, linked to the immortals Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin;and the 17^th-century Taiyi jinhua zongzhi (Secret of the Golden Flower), also connected to Lü. Together they are known as the Lingbao tong zhineng neigong shu (Arts of Internal Mastery, Wisdom, and Potential, Based on Numinous Treasure). The texts outline the concoction of a golden elixir through the dual cultivation of inner nature and life-destiny. This book follows the classics and presents all different kinds of techniques—including walking, pacing, sleeping, circulating the five phases, absorbing tree energy, and capturing planetary essences—in a systematic format and with a great amount of instructional detail. It contains a wealth of information invaluable to anyone interested in genuine Daoist cultivation and elucidates numerous rather obscure concepts to contextualize each practice.

Author: Liping Wang and Mark Bartosh2019420 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-39-1Cite

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Internal Alchemy: Self, Society, and the Quest for Immortality

Internal alchemy has been the dominant system of Daoist spiritual practice since the Song dynasty. Its practitioners transform body energies into subtle levels of spirit, hoping to find illumination by returning to the fundamental order of the cosmos and in the process reconcile physiological training with intellectual speculation. Bringing together the best work of leading scholars in the field, this book provides a thorough and easily accessible introduction to this important tradition. It describes the cultivation methods at the root of internal alchemy, presents its historical development and key concepts, and explores comparative dimensions, such as Kundalini Yoga and Hermeticism.

Author: Livia Kohn and Robin R. Wang, eds.2009250 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-08-7Cite

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Sitting in Oblivion: The Heart of Daoist Meditation

Sitting in Oblivion outlines the history and intricacies of zuowang, an essential form of Daoist meditation. It divides into two parts. “Discussion” begins by placing the practice in the larger context of the phenomenology of meditation and Chinese religious history. It then discusses early forms, Tang developments, the Buddhist impact, and its role today. The part called “Translation” presents eight texts with ample annotation. Drawing on decades of Daoist scholarship and meditation experience, this book is the culmination of Kohn’s extensive, path-breaking work. It greatly enhances our understanding of the complex methods and concepts involved in attaining Dao.Based on extensive cultural studies and long years of practice, Livia Kohn here creates a new typology of meditation based on six distinct ways of accessing the subconscious. In a special chapter on each type, she outlines the physiology, world view, and traditional practice as well as its modern medical adaptations and organizational settings. Providing a thorough theoretical framework combined with a comprehensive, analytical overview and extensive practical applications, the book greatly advances our understanding of meditation.

Author: Livia Kohn2010245 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-16-2Cite

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