Cultivating Stillness
A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind
$36.09
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
2 December 1992
Summary
A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, this Lao-Tzu classic is an essential overview of the Taoist practice of internal alchemy, or qigong.
Equanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as “internal alchemy,” of which Cultivating Stillness is a key text. Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T’ai Shang Lao-chun—the legendary figure more widely known as Lao-Tzu, au…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780877736875 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0877736871 |
| Author: | Eva Wong, Lao Tzu, Shui-ch'ing Tzu |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 1992 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 138mm x 214mm |
Eva Wong
Eva Wong is an independent scholar and practitioner of the Taoist arts of the Pre-Celestial Way and Complete Reality lineages. She has written and translated many books on Taoism and related topics, including:
- Taoism: An Essential Guide
- Cultivating Stillness
- A Master Course in Feng-shui
- Nourishing the Essence of Life
- Seven Taoist Masters
Not much is known about the legendary Lao Tzu, to whom authorship of the Tao Te Ching is popularly attributed. Some scholars believe the author was an elder contemporary of Confucius.
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