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Tao & Longevity: Mind-Body Transformation (Paperback)

by Wen-Kuang Chu (Author) "Many people have asked again and again, Is longevity actually possible?..." (more)
Key Phrases: eight extra meridians, cultivating samadhi, river chariot, Tan Tien, Jen Mai, Ch'ong Mai (more...)

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (June 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 087728542X
ISBN-13: 978-0877285427
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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Many people have asked again and again, Is longevity actually possible? Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eight extra meridians, cultivating samadhi, river chariot, yin shen, cultivate samadhi, questioning mood, meditation methods, three flowers

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Tan Tien, Jen Mai, Ch'ong Mai, Tai Mai, Hua Tou, Lao Tze, Tai Hsi, Chia Chih, Tan Tao, Upper Warmer, Use of the Mind

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5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Tao and Longevity, March 8, 2000

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Many people who are seeking information about Chinese spiritual practices and meditation in general, find it easy to go astray. Tao and longevity is a definitive reference for anyone interested in acquiring the basic theory behind meditation practice.

The book discusses the motives for meditation as well as the physiological and psychological effects on the body. Theoretical principles of jing,chi and shen are also discussed.

For a serious beginner I cannot recommend this book enough. In conjunction with this book you will also want to check out Nan's other books (some of the material is quite challenging), author Charles Luk (Lu'kuan Yu?) and Bill Bodri and Lee Shu Mei who wrote 25 doors to meditation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Real meditation experiences through development stages, June 26, 2001

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I have practiced meditation for more than 10 years and during that time period, I have read more than 60 books on meditation from different traditions: Yoga, Indian Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism and Taoism. This book is the only book that not only teaches you how to meditate but also tells you every physical and mental reaction in your body as it is transformed through meditation precisely. The author is a real master who had been there and done that.

Beginners in meditation often surprised when they experience something phenomenon inside their body, or the see some light...and thought that they have made some accomplishment and thought that they have attained "Tao" or the Truth and unknowingly stop themselves on their spiritual path. Without proper guidance, one could be scared and falsely believe in their own illusions.

This book will help you go all the way to Enlighment.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Grounded view of Heaven, July 15, 2002

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Master Huai-Chin Nan states, with clarity, what meditation is, and how it affects us. He makes the case for the mind-body connection most clearly, and explains how enlightenment is attained by those who can persist in their efforts. There is no new age talk here, only facts as seen from the perspective of a spiritual discipline with threads running back to human origins of spiritual yearning. After having studied martial arts and chi-gung for decades, and read hundreds of books on spirituality, this one elucidates questions I always wanted answered. A truly great book written by a man I wish I could meet.

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