The Li Shouwei 李守微

The Li Shouwei 李守微

Paul Peng
Li Shouwei was a Taoist priest during the Five Dynasties period.

He was skilled in nurturing vital energy (a core concept in Taoism) and abstained from grain (a Taoist practice of "queli"). He walked as swiftly as the wind.

He wandered around rivers and lakes, not bound by trivial conventions. His conversations were witty and humorous, and most of his words contained warnings for the world.
The King of Shu issued an edict to summon him for an audience, but Li Shouwei firmly declined and refused to go. Instead, he wandered freely among famous mountains and great rivers.
(From Lishi Zhenxian Tidao Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror of Immortals Who Attained Dao Through Cultivation in Successive Ages), Volume 43)
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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Paul Peng

Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.

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