The Inner Teachings of Taoism

by Chang Po-Tuan

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Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices for transforming the mind and refining the self. The Inner Teachings of Taoism includes a classic of Chinese alchemy known as Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the Complete Reality School, this text is accompanied by the lucid commentary of the nineteenth-century adept Lui I-ming.

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Cleary, Thomas (Translator)
Lui I-Ming (Commentator)

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Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Philosophy
DDC/MDS
299.514ReligionOther religionsShintoism/Taoism/Other MythologiesOf Asian OriginReligions of Chinese OriginTaoism
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BL1900 .C3563 .L5813Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionReligions. Mythology. RationalismReligions. Mythology. RationalismHistory and principles of religionsAsian. OrientalBy region or countryChinaTaoism
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