Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind
Short Title:
Cultivating Stillness
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1992/11/24/
Publisher:
Shambhala
Place of Publication:
Boston
Pages:
156
Sources ID:
85381
Collection:
Contemplative Practices and Breath Research
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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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, author of the Tao-te Ching . 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. A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, Cultivating Stillness is still the first book studied by Taoist initiates today.