Daoist Reflections from Scholar Sage (eBook)
312 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85701-274-6 (ISBN)
This collection of fascinating short reads on Daoist thought, including Chinese medicine brings together some of the most popular articles from the Scholar Sage online magazine, alongside new material from Damo Mitchell. It includes:* How the teaching of the 'three worms' (Sanchong) demonstrates the way Daoism pulls together models of the physical, energetic, spiritual and psychological* A translation of and commentary on the Classic of Breath and Qi Consolidation, an important Daoist classical poem that discusses the relationship of Jing and Qi in the body* The importance of the pineal gland in Daoist alchemical thought* The internal alchemy of Fire, Water, Dragon and Tiger* The meaning behind the pairs of Fu Dogs often seen guarding the entrances of Chinese temples, government buildings and restaurants* How Fa Jin works* How increasing your 'excitement threshold' can help you to find contentment in states of perpetual centeredness* Understanding and using food energetics* And much more.Helping you to think about your practice in new ways, the book features contributions from senior students at the Lotus Nei Gong School of Daoist Arts, including Roni Edlund, Lauren Faithfull, Tino Faithfull, Donna Pinker and Dr Seb Smith.
Damo Mitchell has studied the martial, medical and spiritual arts of Asia since the age of four. He is the technical director of the Lotus Nei Gong School of Daoist Arts, and teaches Nei Gong in the UK, Sweden and the USA. He is the author of several books published by Singing Dragon, including Daoist Nei Gong: The Philosophical Art of Change. This book also features contributions from some of his students.
Preface. Notes on Text. Acknowledgements. 1. The Ding and the Lu (Damo Mitchell). 2. Fire, Water, Dragon and Tiger (Damo Mitchell). 3. Worms (Damo Mitchell). 4. Talismanic Fu (Damo Mitchell). 5. Mastery of Form - Part 1 (Damo Mitchell). 6. Mastery of Form - Part 2 (Damo Mitchell). 7. Chinese Fu Dogs (Damo Mitchell). 8. Classic of Breath and Qi Consolidation (Damo Mitchell). 9. Ming Men (Damo Mitchell). 10. Becoming Christ (Damo Mitchell). 11. Excitement Killer (Damo Mitchell). 12. The Fa Jin Controversy (Damo Mitchell). 13. Qi Gong, Tantra and Ghosts (Damo Mitchell). 14. Taijiquan and Evolution (Paul Mitchell). 15. On Being a Miserable Bastard (Damo Mitchell). 16. Transcribed Lecture on Alchemy (Damo Mitchell). 17. Spinal Fires - Part 1 (Damo Mitchell). 18. Spinal Fires - Part 2 (Damo Mitchell). 19. Daoism and Politics (Damo Mitchell). 20. Martial Arts - Realm of the Insecure (Damo Mitchell). 21. The Pineal Gland and Daoism (Damo Mitchell). 22. Sung and Energetic Relaxation (Damo Mitchell). 23. Food Energetics (Damo Mitchell). 24. On Meditation and Freedom (Lauren Faithfull). 25. The Hun and Symbolism (Donna Pinker). 26. The Real Purpose of Training (Tino Faithfull). 27. Nature's Medicine (Dr Seb Smith). 28. The Five Spirits of Daoism (Roni Edlund). 29. Tantric Daoism and Internal Development (Linda Hallett). 30. Transcript of a Class on the Kidneys 1 (Damo Mitchell). 31. Transcript of a Class on the Kidneys 2 (Damo Mitchell). 32. What's Going On? (Ellie Talbot). 33. The Practice of Commitment (Kulsoom Shah). 34. Knee Pain in the Internal Arts (Richard Agnew). 35. Yang Sheng Fa - Part 1 (Robert Aspell). 36. Yang Sheng Fa - Part 2 (Robert Aspell). 37. Alchemy for Men - Part 1 (Tino Faithfull). 38. Alchemy for Men - Part 2 (Tino Faithfull). Glossary of Pinyin Terms. About the Contributors.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.9.2016 |
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Co-Autor | Kulsoom Shah, Dr Seb Smith, Ellie Talbot, Richard Agnew, Robert Aspell, Roni Edlund, Lauren Faithfull, Tino Faithfull, Linda Hallett, Paul Mitchell, Donna Pinker |
Zusatzinfo | 86 b&w illustrations |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 150 x 150 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde | |
Schlagworte | Alchemy • Chinese Medicine • Dan Tien • Daoism • Daoist • Daoist Nei Gong • Ding • Donna Pinker • Fa Jin • Four Dragons • Fu • Heavenly Streams • Internal Arts • Lauren Faithfull • Lotus Moon • Lotus Nei Gong • Lu • Martial Arts • Meditation • MingMen • Nei Dan • Nei Gong • Qigong • Roni Edlund • Sanchong • Scholar Sage • Seb Smith • Taijiquan • Tantra • Taoism • The Classic of Breath and Qi Consolidation • The Classic of the Yellow Court • the three worms • Tino Faithfull |
ISBN-10 | 0-85701-274-6 / 0857012746 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-85701-274-6 / 9780857012746 |
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