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A Daoist Practice Journal
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Author : Michael J. Rinaldini
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-11-12
A Daoist Practice Journal written by Michael J. Rinaldini and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-12 with categories.
A Daoist Practice Journal, Book 2: Circle Walking, Qigong & Daoist Cultivation is the second book in a series on the practices for walking the Daoist path by a modern day, western Daoist priest. This second book consists of journal entries by the author from June 2013 to October 2016. It picks up with his journey where he left off in his first book, A Daoist Practice Journal: Come Laugh With Me in February 2013. The main topics covered include Qigong circle walking, both technique and health benefits. It includes a broad range of entries on Qigong exercises, including a simple way of performing energy health assessments on self and others. The key practice which is discussed throughout the book is the core Daoist meditation practice of Zuowang, or sitting and forgetting. In addition to the explanations on the technique of Zuowang is an in-depth discussion on the Daoist alchemy of cultivation. And still more.
A Daoist Practice Journal Book 3
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Author : Michael Rinaldini
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-02-03
A Daoist Practice Journal Book 3 written by Michael Rinaldini and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-03 with categories.
A Daoist Practice Journal, Book 3: Qigong, Seasonal Food Cures & Daoist Cultivation is the third and last book in a series on the practices of modern-day, western Daoist priest, Shifu Michael Rinaldini (Lichangdao). This book consists of journal entries from December 21, 2016 to December 21, 2018. This book continues where Book 2 left off on October 6, 2016.Topics included in Book 3 include seasonal food cures, qigong, the value of retreats, and more insights on Zuowang meditation, covering key points like emptiness, duality, non-duality, silence and solitude, plus the essential ways that a Daoist grows in their heart. And so much more.
A Daoist Practice Journal Come Laugh With Me
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Author : Michael Rinaldini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-05-03
A Daoist Practice Journal Come Laugh With Me written by Michael Rinaldini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-03 with Taoism categories.
Qigong Teacher and Daoist Priest Michael Rinaldini has written a book on the modern day practices of a Daoist. His book, A Daoist Practice Journal: Come Laugh With Me offers the cultivation methods for walking the Daoist path. The entries cover topics like zuowang meditation, scriptures, qigong, the value of silence and solitude, and Daoist, Buddhist and Catholic mysticism, tea drinking and more. Here are some samples of his entries, which provide a glimpse into the heart of his writings.2012 January 14Sky Farm HermitageSolitary RetreatIn silence and solitude I begin another retreat on Saturday afternoon, January 14, 2012. The rest of Saturday afternoon was spent un-packing and settling into a 6-day retreat. 6:15pm What does a Daoist eat while on retreat? Tonight, I made a soup with soba noodles and assorted vegetables. I forgot to bring ginger root.9:40pmI vow to practice ... in silence and solitude, until I realize Complete Perfection.January 158:30pmOne of my goals for this retreat is to write about the common practices between the Daoist and the Christian paths. I am specifically interested in the Daoist zuowang meditation method of sitting in forgetfulness or oblivion, and the Christian fourteenth-century mystical text, The Cloud of Unknowing. Both of these ways of meditation or contemplation feature an emphasis on placing the mind's activities into a state of forgetting or the cloud of forgetting. The Cloud, was written by an anonymous author, and it is speculated that the author was a Carthusian monk, and if not, possibly a Catholic priest living a hermetic lifestyle. And so what are the similarities, the common practices between zuowang meditation, and the contemplative practices as presented in The Cloud of Unknowing?January 162pmSitting in silence outside on the porch,The only sounds-birds singing,An occasional movement of the wind,And very faint voices from neighbors down the valley.Odd at how sound travels.And right now, there was the sound of a car, actually,What I heard was the sound of the road,A gritty gravel sound.My mind filled in the blanks,And I instantly labeled it, "a car driving nearby,"Though it could have been a truck.And now my sneezes and coughing,And blowing my nose, all disrupt the silenceA large crow just landed in my valley,Returning me to silence.January 17Sitting on the porch, all bundled up.Drinking Scottish Christmas tea and a banana, and one cookie.A large part of being in silence and solitude is simply listening.Even the wind down the valley.You can hear it as it makes it way up the hills,And now, I feel it against my body,It flaps the page of this journal book.And before you know it-It's gone, and the silence returns.Except for the birds, sound of distant dogs, chickens,And that same sound that cars/trucks make on the gravel road.12:30pmThe Cloud's author says:Forget what you know. Forget everything God made and everybody who exists and everything that's going on in the world, until your thoughts and emotions aren't focused on or reaching toward anything, not in a general way and not in any particular way. Let them be. For the moment, don't care about anything (11).And finally, why even bother to think? From the zuowang tradition:I forget the vastness even of Heaven and Earth,Never mind the minuteness of the hair in autumn.Resting in serenity and silence,I listen to Pure Harmony.Still, I am free, away from it all!Movement stilled, language silenced-Why ever think? (212).January 184:30 pmInspired from yesterday's research, and last full day of retreat.Forget everything,Put nothing, between myself,And the Great Emptiness of Ultimate Stillness.That's the nameless Dao!End of Retreat
A Daoist Grows In The Heart
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Author : Michael Rinaldini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-04-09
A Daoist Grows In The Heart written by Michael Rinaldini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-09 with categories.
This journal series started in 2013 when I put together my first journal project, A Daoist Practice Journal: Come Laugh With Me. My original intentions were to offer some practical advice on what it means to be a modern-day western Daoist (priest). One book led to another book, and now this 600-page book which is a composite of my first three books (topics included: qigong, circle walking, Daoist Zuowang meditation, retreat training, Chinese food cures, silence and solitude, scriptures, tea drinking, Buddhist and Catholic mysticism, and more) plus a fourth book that has a heavy focus on Daoist Bigu fasting and science-based evidence for fasting. Other topics discussed in the fourth book are the extremes of Daoist longevity practices, Chinese tonic herbs, Catholic mystical (apophatic) prayer, the crane symbol of immortality, the meaning of how a Daoist grows in the heart, and more.Shifu Michael Rinaldini (Lichangdao) is the director of the Qigong & Daoist Training Center in Sebastopol, CA, where he teaches and leads annual retreats in Qigong, Circle Walking, Daoist meditation, and Chinese Food Therapy. For advanced students, he offers a Qigong Certification program of 200 hours in Qigong and Daoist practices. Shifu Michael is founder of the American Dragon Gate Lineage. His trainings are for serious students of the Dao who wish to become ordained Daoist priests of the Lineage (ADGL). Students perform their studies at their residences but attend multiple group retreats throughout the 3-year training phase. For more information on Shifu Michael, and his trainings, please visit his web site: www.qigongdragon.com
Returning From Qingcheng Mountain
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Author : Wang Yun
language : en
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Release Date : 2021-09-21
Returning From Qingcheng Mountain written by Wang Yun and has been published by Singing Dragon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-21 with Medical categories.
Functioning as both a dense manual, a detailed roadmap, and an edifying tale of spiritual maturity, this third installment in Wang Yun's best-selling series brings you rare and authentic Daoism, straight from the culture that gave birth to it. With clear instruction and dozens of illustrated and filmed exercises, you can begin or strengthen your spiritual practice, boost your immune system, and find deep peace of mind, all right from the comfort of your home. Lofty Daoist philosophy and its practical applications are made easy to grasp and apply through Wang Yun's effort to translate the old teachings on how to apply the mindset and skills of Daoist meditation, alchemy and qigong to all affairs of life. To this end, Returning from Qingcheng Mountain spins a blend of rare tales from Daoist lore, straightforward explanations of ways to shape the body and mind, and inspiring stories from Wang Yun's own practice path. To 'remain natural in all things' is the tenet that pervades every page, an eternal invitation toward being at ease, no matter the circumstances. By doing so, one returns to the world out there and handles mundane matters with poise and efficiency, transforming all the challenges and joys and relationships of daily life into a practice, a meditation, and a chance to grow and develop one's spirit, and by token, the body.
Tranquil Sitting
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Author : Yin Shih Tzu
language : en
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Release Date : 2012-09-15
Tranquil Sitting written by Yin Shih Tzu and has been published by Singing Dragon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-15 with Religion categories.
Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shi Zi's practical guide and inspirational testament to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation and Chinese medical Qigong. The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction in traditional meditation techniques. It also documents Yin Shi Zi's personal experiences with meditation, his own self-healing which he attributes to his Taoist practice, and his initiation into the Tibetan tantric practice of opening the crown of the head. Thus giving the reader an idea of the long-term process of meditation practice and the deep healing that can result from it. Faithfully translated from the Chinese, this is an influential text that belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with an interest in Taoist practice and meditation.
Handbooks For Daoist Practice
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Author : Louis Komjathy
language : en
Publisher: Square Inch Press
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Handbooks For Daoist Practice written by Louis Komjathy and has been published by Square Inch Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-31 with Religion categories.
Twentieth anniversary edition of the classic series of bilingual Chinese-English translations of nine important, representative, and practice-oriented Daoist texts. Volume I includes the general introduction and Handbooks 1-3; volume II consists of Handbooks 4-6; and volume III includes Handbooks 7-9 and the combined bibliography.
Handbooks For Daoist Practice
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Handbooks For Daoist Practice written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Taoism categories.
Handbooks For Daoist Practice
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Author : Louis Komjathy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Handbooks For Daoist Practice written by Louis Komjathy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Taoism categories.
Chinese Healing Exercises
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Author : Livia Kohn
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2008-09-30
Chinese Healing Exercises written by Livia Kohn and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-30 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Daoyin, the traditional Chinese practice of guiding the qi and stretching the body is the forerunner of Qigong, the modern form of exercise that has swept through China and is making increasing inroads in the West. Like other Asian body practices, Daoyin focuses on the body as the main vehicle of attainment; sees health and spiritual transformation as one continuum leading to perfection or self-realization; and works intensely and consciously with the breath and with the conscious guiding of internal energies. This book explores the different forms of Daoyin in historical sequence, beginning with the early medical manuscripts of the Han dynasty, then moving into its religious adaptation in Highest Clarity Daoism. After examining the medieval Daoyin Scripture and ways of integrating the practice into Tang Daoist immortality, the work outlines late imperial forms and describes the transformation of the practice in the modern world. Presenting a rich crop of specific exercises together with historical context and comparative insights, Chinese Healing Exercises is valuable for both specialists and general readers. It provides historical depth and opens concrete details of an important but as yet little-known health practice.