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In
Holding
Yin, Embracing Yang,
Eva Wong presents translations of three key texts containing the highest
teachings of the Eastern and Western schools of Taoist internal alchemy--the
discipline of cultivating health, longevity, and immortality by transforming
the energetic structures of body and mind. The texts are primarily concerned
with meditation, breathing practices, and sexual yoga with a partner--all as
means for developing within ourselves the same life-giving energy that sustains
and nourishes the universe.
The
texts in this collection offer a clear view of the physical, mental, and
spiritual methods of Taoist practice, showing why they are important and how
these methods all can work together in the cultivation of mental peace, radiant
health, and longevity. This collection will provide inspiration and the
essential foundation necessary to begin Taoist practice under the guidance of a
teacher.
The
three classics translated here are:
Treatise
on the Mysterious Orifice
by
Xuanweilun (sixteenth century),
Discussion
on the Cavity of the Tao
by Daojiaotan (nineteenth century), and
Secret
Teachings on the Three Wheels
by
Sanjubizhi (nineteenth century). Included is an introduction in which Wong
discusses the various schools of internal alchemy, as well as their main
practices. |
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