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| Title |
The Taoist experience : an anthology / Livia Kohn. [electronic resource] [SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture ] |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press |
| Creation Date |
c1993 |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-380) and index. |
| Content |
The Tao. The Tao that can't be told The Tao in the world Pure and tranquil Ineffable knowledge. -- Creation. Scriptures create the universe Numinous treasure -- wondrous history The lands of the immortals Gods and goddesses. -- The teaching. The three caverns The transformations of Laozi The path The way to complete perfection. -- Discipline. Precepts and prescriptions Protective measures How to be taught Passing the test. -- Physical practices. Breathing for life Gymnastics Drugs and diets Sexual techniques. -- The cosmic body. The structure of the body The body as the world The world in the body The gods within. -- The one. Lights in the body The true one The three ones One in all. -- Insight practice. Two kinds of observations Energies and elixirs Observing life Glimpses of the new mind. -- Ecstatic excursions. The far-off journey Trips through the stars Divine loves Ecstatic sleep. -- Immortal personality. The perfected To be a sage Magical powers The virtue of wine. -- Ascension. Alchemical transformation The inner elixir Gradual dissolution Eyewitness accounts. -- Immortal life. Celestial garb The administration of heaven Sojourn among mortals Feasting in paradise. -- List of Chinese texts translated. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (vii, 391 p. ) ill. |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010701794005171 |
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