The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

The Ultimate Discourse on Alchemy

The Ultimate Discourse on Alchemy 丹经极论

The Ultimate Discourse on Alchemy , likely Southern Song, details Nanzong internal alchemy: merging innate Qi, balancing inner/outer elixirs, and uniting spirit (xing) and vital force (ming) to achieve immortality.

The Ultimate Discourse on Alchemy 丹经极论

The Ultimate Discourse on Alchemy , likely Southern Song, details Nanzong internal alchemy: merging innate Qi, balancing inner/outer elixirs, and uniting spirit (xing) and vital force (ming) to achieve immortality.

Direct Instructions on the Great Elixir

Direct Instructions on the Great Elixir 大丹直指

Direct Instructions on the Great Elixir by Qiu Chuji outlines a 9-stage internal alchemy path merging “nature” (spirit) and “destiny” (vital force), leading from longevity to immortality through three progressive...

Direct Instructions on the Great Elixir 大丹直指

Direct Instructions on the Great Elixir by Qiu Chuji outlines a 9-stage internal alchemy path merging “nature” (spirit) and “destiny” (vital force), leading from longevity to immortality through three progressive...

On Cultivating Spirit and Consolidating Qi

On Cultivating Spirit and Consolidating Qi 存神固气论

On Cultivating Spirit and Consolidating Qi is a Song-Yuan Daoist text in 14 sections, using Yin-Yang and Five Phases theory to explain internal alchemy rooted in the Wuzhen Pian tradition.

On Cultivating Spirit and Consolidating Qi 存神固气论

On Cultivating Spirit and Consolidating Qi is a Song-Yuan Daoist text in 14 sections, using Yin-Yang and Five Phases theory to explain internal alchemy rooted in the Wuzhen Pian tradition.

Veiled Radiance Collection

Veiled Radiance Collection 葆光集

Veiled Radiance Collection by Quanzhen master Yin Zhiping features 400+ poems and teachings on inner clarity, non-attachment, and “seeing true nature”—emphasizing stillness, emptiness, and unity of wisdom and life-force as...

Veiled Radiance Collection 葆光集

Veiled Radiance Collection by Quanzhen master Yin Zhiping features 400+ poems and teachings on inner clarity, non-attachment, and “seeing true nature”—emphasizing stillness, emptiness, and unity of wisdom and life-force as...

Taoist Songs of Awakening

Taoist Songs of Awakening Daoist Classic 草堂集

Taoist Songs of Awakening by Jin-dynasty Quanzhen master Wang Dan Gui contains 140+ lyrics urging detachment from illusion, realization of innate true nature, and harmony of the Three Teachings through...

Taoist Songs of Awakening Daoist Classic 草堂集

Taoist Songs of Awakening by Jin-dynasty Quanzhen master Wang Dan Gui contains 140+ lyrics urging detachment from illusion, realization of innate true nature, and harmony of the Three Teachings through...

Stone Casket Record of Xu Xun

Stone Casket Record of Xu Xun 许真君石函记

Stone Casket Record of Xu Xun is a Southern Song alchemical text attributed to Xu Xun, featuring nine treatises on celestial elixir theory. It rejects mineral drugs, emphasizing Primordial Qi,...

Stone Casket Record of Xu Xun 许真君石函记

Stone Casket Record of Xu Xun is a Southern Song alchemical text attributed to Xu Xun, featuring nine treatises on celestial elixir theory. It rejects mineral drugs, emphasizing Primordial Qi,...

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  • The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repos...

    The Grand Penitential Liturgy of the Jade Repository: Late Tang master Du Guangting's expanded rite for directional confessions to Heavenly Worthies, repenting endless errors, erasing sins, and praying for imperial...

  • What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.

    What is "fuqi" in Taoism?

    Fuqi: Ancient Taoist art of “wearing qi” — breathe with cosmos, transform energy, heal body, calm mind, awaken spirit through rhythmic, mindful respiration.

  • What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and Ceremonies?

    What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...

    Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.

    What Talismans Are Used in Taoist Rituals and C...

    Daoist Ritual Symbols: key talismans like banners, door, lamp, and ceremonial charms used in rites to command spirits, heal, and guide souls.

  • What is the Dao?

    What is the Dao?

    Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.

    What is the Dao?

    Yin-Yang (陰陽) The complementary forces that create harmony in the universe. Light and dark, active and passive, masculine and feminine - all interconnected.

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