Introduction 3
Historical and Philosophical Background 7
Teachings of the Hui-Ming Ching 17

Treatise on Cultivating Life: Hui-Ming Ching
1. The Dissipation of Life Energy 23
2. The Six Phases of the Circulation of Fire 29
3. The Jen (Function) and Tu (Governor) Meridians 33
4. The Fetus of the Tao 37
5. Emergence of the Fetus 41
6. The Transformations of the Body 45
7. Facing the Wall 49
8. Absolute Extinction in the Void 53

Discourse on the Correct Method of Cultivation
Cheng-Tao Hsiu-Lien Chih-Lun 57

Discourse on the Correct Method of Energy Work
Cheng-Tao Kung-Fu Chih-Lun 71

Discourse on Stillness (Ch'an) and Movement (Chi)
Ch'an-Chilun 91

The Nine Steps of Refining the Mind
Chiu-Tseng Lien-Hsin 103