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Pros
This book is one of the best treatises/introductions to taoist internal alchemy. Taoism isn’t a joke. The state of * chi, the intermediate state between wu chi and tai chi is discussed. The author's other books are great if you are looking for informa... Read More
Cultivating stillness is a short text of twenty-four segments. The author guides us in understanding the path to cultivating stillness. As another reviewer put it, it is a book to meditate upon.
The t'ai shang ch'in-ching ching is an ancient taoist text. These illustrations are very interesting and informative (such as the use of the original form of the taiqi symbol) in their own right.
Cons
This book was not meant for me, a neophyte. Contemporary works on the tao are much more accessible and inspiring. If you are just beginning to wonder about how to enhance the quality of your life by entering into a study of taoism, this is not the boo... Read More
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The contents of the book point the way to raising ones conscousness merging with the spirit tao
This book can be confusing occasionally but it is full of useful information about finding the tao
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- This product had a total of 119 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 10 2022.
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You must be steadfast like stone and iron you must not waiver
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Most of the book is taken up by a commentary by shuiching tzu likely written somewhere between 16441911 ce
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This happens again with section 17
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Well i could continue pointing out shuichings hypocrisy and rather irritating tone but the bigger issue here is eva wongs choice of commentator
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As she notes several commentaries on cultivating stillness exist so why this is the one she chose frankly says something about her own point of view
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Dont get me wrong it is worth buying this book you just have to read between the lines a bit and take the commentary with a grain of salt and again theres much basic information here that can fill in a lot of gaps for you but you have to deal with the perspectives of the translator and commentator
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Its chinese name is the tai shang chinching ching
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