Taoist Philosophy

Taoist Inscription on Preserving Spirit and Refining Qi by Sun Simiao

Inscription on Preserving Spirit and Refining Q...

Paul Peng

Discover Sun Simiao's classic Tang Dynasty treatise on internal cultivation, the Inscription on Preserving Spirit and Refining Qi. Explore how harmonizing breath, mental quietude, and the Five Times and Seven...

Inscription on Preserving Spirit and Refining Q...

Paul Peng

Discover Sun Simiao's classic Tang Dynasty treatise on internal cultivation, the Inscription on Preserving Spirit and Refining Qi. Explore how harmonizing breath, mental quietude, and the Five Times and Seven...

The Tianxin Discourse on the Three Lights: Cultivating Sun, Moon, and Dipper Qi

The Tianxin Discourse on the Three Lights: Cult...

Paul Peng

An esoteric guide from the Song Dynasty Tianxin Zhengfa tradition on drawing the pure light of the Sun, Moon, and Northern Dipper into talismans and internal dantian cultivation to dispel...

The Tianxin Discourse on the Three Lights: Cult...

Paul Peng

An esoteric guide from the Song Dynasty Tianxin Zhengfa tradition on drawing the pure light of the Sun, Moon, and Northern Dipper into talismans and internal dantian cultivation to dispel...

Master Xujing discourse on the heart-mind meditation illustration

Discourse on the Heart-Mind: Master Xujing on I...

Paul Peng

Explore Master Xujing's 'Discourse on the Heart-Mind' (Xin Shuo), the profound Northern Song Daoist teaching on purifying consciousness, subduing karmic thoughts, and returning to the quiet origin of cosmic reality...

Discourse on the Heart-Mind: Master Xujing on I...

Paul Peng

Explore Master Xujing's 'Discourse on the Heart-Mind' (Xin Shuo), the profound Northern Song Daoist teaching on purifying consciousness, subduing karmic thoughts, and returning to the quiet origin of cosmic reality...

Gao Shang Yu Huang Tai Xi Jing: The Taoist Scripture of Embryonic Breathing

Gao Shang Yu Huang Tai Xi Jing: The Taoist Scri...

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The Gao Shang Yu Huang Tai Xi Jing is one of Taoism's most concise yet profound cultivation texts. In fewer than 100 characters, it maps the entire inner alchemy path...

Gao Shang Yu Huang Tai Xi Jing: The Taoist Scri...

PaulPeng

The Gao Shang Yu Huang Tai Xi Jing is one of Taoism's most concise yet profound cultivation texts. In fewer than 100 characters, it maps the entire inner alchemy path...

The Xiang'er Commentary: An Important Classic in the Early Development of Taoism

The Xiang'er Commentary: An Important Classic i...

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The Xiang’er Commentary, an early Daoist text attributed to Zhang Daoling, first used the term “Daoism.” It transformed Laozi’s philosophy into religious theology by unifying the Dao with the deity...

The Xiang'er Commentary: An Important Classic i...

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The Xiang’er Commentary, an early Daoist text attributed to Zhang Daoling, first used the term “Daoism.” It transformed Laozi’s philosophy into religious theology by unifying the Dao with the deity...

Why is "Keyi" (Ritual Ceremonies) a Core Symbol of Taoism?

Why is "Keyi" (Ritual Ceremonies) a Core Symbol...

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“Kēyí” (Daoist ritual protocols) encompasses liturgy, scriptures, precepts, and ceremonial forms that define Daoism as a living religion. Central to Zhengyi practice, it includes yang rites (for the living) and...

Why is "Keyi" (Ritual Ceremonies) a Core Symbol...

paulpeng

“Kēyí” (Daoist ritual protocols) encompasses liturgy, scriptures, precepts, and ceremonial forms that define Daoism as a living religion. Central to Zhengyi practice, it includes yang rites (for the living) and...