Daoist reflections from Scholar Sage / Damo Mitchell and his students.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Damo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taoism.

Physical Description:

312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadephia : Singing Dragon, 2017.

Summary:

Bringing together the most popular articles from the Scholar Sage online magazine, the collection features contributions from senior students at the Lotus Nei Gong School of Daoist Arts, as well as new material from Damo Mitchell. It includes: the teaching of the 'three worms' (Sanchong), demonstrating the way Daoism pulls together models of the physical, energetic, spiritual and psychological, a translation of and commentary on the Classic of Breath and Qi Consolidation, an important Daoist classical poem that discusses the relationship of Jing and Qi in the body, the importance of the pineal gland in Daoist alchemical thought, the internal alchemy of Fire, Water, Dragon and Tiger, the meaning behind the pairs of Fu Dogs often seen guarding the entrances of Chinese temples, government buildings and restaurants, how increasing your 'excitement threshold' can help you to find contentment in states of perpetual centeredness, understanding and using food energetics, and much more... Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Ding and the Lu / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 11

2 Fire, Water, Dragon and Tiger / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 24

3 Worms / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 28

4 Talismanic Fu / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 37

5 Mastery of Form: Part 1 (The Sit) / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 41

6 Mastery of Form: Part 2 (The Mind) / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 47

7 Chinese Fu Dogs / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 54

8 Classic of Breath and Qi Consolidation / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 57

9 Ming Men / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 66

10 Becoming Christ / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 70

11 Excitement Killer / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 75

12 The Fa Jin Controversy / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 79

13 Qi Gong, Tantra and Ghosts / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 85

14 Taijiquan and Evolution / Paul Mitchell Mitchell, Paul 91

15 On Being a Miserable Bastard / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 103

16 Transcribed Lecture on Alchemy / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 109

17 Spinal Fires: Part 1 / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 120

18 Spinal Fires: Part 2 / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 131

19 Daoism and Politics / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 140

20 Martial Arts - Realm of the Insecure / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 147

21 The Pineal Gland and Daoism / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 151

22 Sung and Energetic Relaxation / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 156

23 Food Energetics / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 163

24 On Meditation and Freedom / Lauren Faithfull Faithfull, Lauren 184

25 The Hun and Symbolism / Donna Pinker Pinker, Donna 191

26 The Real Purpose of Training / Tino Faithfull Faithfull, Tino 197

27 Nature's Medicine / Seb Smith Smith, Seb 204

28 The Five Spirits of Daoism / Roni Edlund Edlund, Roni 213

29 Tantric Daoism and Internal Development / Linda Hallett Hallett, Linda 219

30 Transcript of a Class on the Kidneys: Part 1 / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 226

31 Transcript of a Class on the Kidneys: Part 2 / Damo Mitchell Mitchell, Damo 236

32 What's Going On? / Ellie Talbot Talbot, Ellie 244

33 The Practice of Commitment / Kulsoom Shah Shah, Kulsoom 250

34 Knee Pain in the Internal Arts / Richard Agnew Agnew, Richard 254

35 Yang Sheng Fa: Part 1 / Rob Aspdell Aspdell, Rob 261

36 Yang Sheng Fa: Part 2 / Rob Aspelt Aspelt, Rob 268

37 Alchemy for Men: Part 1 / Tino Faithfull Faithfull, Tino 276

38 Alchemy for Men: Part 2 / Tino Faithfull Faithfull, Tino 285.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848193215

1848193211

OCLC:

960895407

Publisher Number:

40026434134