{"product_id":"9781570625671","title":"Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCleary, Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShambhala\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/5\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA curated collection of ancient texts that shed light on the full breadth of Taoist meditation practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ancient meditation techniques of Taoism encompass a wide range of practices—with an aim toward cultivating a healthy body as well as an enlightened mind. These selections from classic texts of Taoist meditation represent the entire range of techniques—from sitting meditation practices to internal alchemy. Most of the texts appear here in English for the first time. Selections are taken from the following classics:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAnthology on Cultivation of Realization:\u003c\/b\u003e A document from 1739 (Ming Dynasty) that emphasizes development of the natural, social, and spiritual elements in human life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eTreatise on Sitting Forgetting:\u003c\/b\u003e A Tang Dynasty text that sets meditation practice in terms familiar to Confucians and Buddhists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eSayings of Taoist Master Danyang:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom of the Taoist wizard and representative of the Complete Reality School. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eSecret Writings on the Mechanism of Nature:\u003c\/b\u003e An anthology taken from one hundred sixty-three Taoist sources, including ancient classics and works on meditation and spiritual alchemy, along with admonitions and teachings of the great Taoist luminaries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eZhang Sanfeng's Taiji Alchemy Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e A treatise on the inner mediation practices that are the proper foundation of the martial art Taiji. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eSecret Records of Understanding the Way:\u003c\/b\u003e A rare and remarkable collection of talks by an anonymous Taoist master of the later Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Traditional teachings with a sometimes strikingly modern bent.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43405049135359,"sku":"9781570625671","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781570625671_s600x595.jpg?v=1781542190","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781570625671","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}