{"product_id":"cultivating-stillness-eva-wong-9780877736875","title":"Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003eqigong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEquanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as \"internal alchemy,\" of which \u003ci\u003eCultivating Stillness\u003c\/i\u003e 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, author of the \u003ci\u003eTao-te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e. The accompanying commentary, written in the nineteenth century by Shui-ch'ing Tzu, explains the alchemical symbolism of the text and the methods for cultivating internal stillness of body and mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA key text in the Taoist canon, \u003ci\u003eCultivating Stillness\u003c\/i\u003e is still the first book studied by Taoist initiates today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eva Wong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0877736871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780877736875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.48w x 0.60d","brand":"Eva Wong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045688078591,"sku":"9780877736875","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81d5c7cb-9f64-4f88-b087-3f17c454c3dc.jpg?v=1684980161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cultivating-stillness-eva-wong-9780877736875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}