{"product_id":"taoist-meditation-thomas-cleary-9781570625671","title":"Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eA curated collection of ancient texts that shed light on the full breadth of Taoist meditation practices\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTreatise on Sitting Forgetting: \u003c\/b\u003e A Tang Dynasty text that sets meditation practice in terms familiar to Confucians and Buddhists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSayings of Taoist Master Danyang: \u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom of the Taoist wizard and representative of the Complete Reality School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Cleary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570625670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570625671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2000","brand":"Thomas Cleary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939692839167,"sku":"9781570625671","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8d8adf94-3bf9-4655-9066-bf1e82f7f344.jpg?v=1681442960","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taoist-meditation-thomas-cleary-9781570625671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}