Cultivating stillness : a Taoist manual for transforming body and mind / with a commentary by Shui-ch'ing Tzu ; translated with an introduction by Eva Wong ; illustrations by Hun-yen Tzu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tzu, Shui-ch'ing.

Wong, Eva, 1951-

Standardized Title:

Qing jing jing. English.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Taishang Laojun shuo chang qing jing jing--Commentaries.

Taishang Laojun shuo chang qing jing jing.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala, 1992.

Summary:

Equanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as " internal alchemy, " of which "Cultivating Stillness" is a key text. Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T'ai Shang Lao-chun- the legendary figure more widely known as Lao-Tzu, author of the "Tao-te Ching ." The accompanying commentary, written in the nineteenth century by Shui-ch'ing Tzu, explains the alchemical symbolism of the text and the methods for cultivating internal stillness of body and mind. A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, "Cultivating Stillness" is still the first book studied by Taoist initiates today.

ISBN:

0877736871

OCLC:

25831791