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" The Taoist experience : "
Livia Kohn.
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BL
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881304
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Kohn, Livia,1956-
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The Taoist experience : : an anthology /\ Livia Kohn.
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| Publication Statement
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Albany, N.Y. :: State University of New York Press,, ©1993.
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SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
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1 online resource (vii, 391 pages) :: illustrations
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0585068100
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: 9780585068107
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0791415791
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0791415805
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-380) and index.
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| Contents
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The Tao. The Tao that can't be told ; The Tao in the world ; Pure and tranquil ; Ineffable knowledge. -- Creation. Scriptures create the universe ; Numinous treasure -- wondrous history ; The lands of the immortals ; Gods and goddesses. -- The teaching. The three caverns ; The transformations of Laozi ; The path ; The way to complete perfection. -- Discipline. Precepts and prescriptions ; Protective measures ; How to be taught ; Passing the test. -- Physical practices. Breathing for life ; Gymnastics ; Drugs and diets ; Sexual techniques. -- The cosmic body. The structure of the body ; The body as the world ; The world in the body ; The gods within. -- The one. Lights in the body ; The true one ; The three ones ; One in all. -- Insight practice. Two kinds of observations ; Energies and elixirs ; Observing life ; Glimpses of the new mind. -- Ecstatic excursions. The far-off journey ; Trips through the stars ; Divine loves ; Ecstatic sleep. -- Immortal personality. The perfected ; To be a sage ; Magical powers ; The virtue of wine. -- Ascension. Alchemical transformation ; The inner elixir ; Gradual dissolution ; Eyewitness accounts. -- Immortal life. Celestial garb ; The administration of heaven ; Sojourn among mortals ; Feasting in paradise. -- List of Chinese texts translated.
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Taoism-- China.
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RELIGION-- Taoism.
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Taoism.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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299/.514
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BL1910.K64 1993eb
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