Traces of a Daoist Immortal

Louis Komjathy 康思奇 (Ph.D., Religious Studies; Boston University) is Director, Chóngxuán 重玄 Chair, and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Daoist Studies 道學中心, the education and research branch of the Daoist Foundation 道教基金會 (United States). His most recent books include Primer for Translating Daoist Literature (2022), the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Handbooks for Daoist Practice (2023), and Dàodé jīng: A Contextual, Contemplative, and Annotated Bilingual Translation (2023). He lives in semi-seclusion in the Taconic Mountains of Vermont.

Fore-Thought(s)


(Un)knowledge-ments


Abbreviations


List of Figures and Tables





By Way of/around Introduction: in Praise of Idleness





1 Outside/Inside of Court





2 Living in the Mountains





3 Poetic Expression





4 Refining the Elixir





5 Conversations with the Hempclad Daoist





6 A Map of Nondifferentiation





7 Observing Emptiness





8 Attunement with the Seasons


 In Collaboration with Kate Townsend





9 The Sleep of Immortals





10 Future Escapades in the Past





Appendix 1: Known Extant Writings Associated with Chén Tuán 陳摶





Appendix 2: Texts Translated in Traces of a Daoist Immortal





Appendix 3: Towards a Glossary of Immortality Studies





Appendix 4: Sleep Exercises Associated with Chén Tuán


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