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Translation Copyright © 2014 by Stuart Alve Olson. From the Chinese book Non Action Tranquil Sitting Methods (無為靜坐法, Wu Wei Jing Zuo Fa) compiled by Master Xu Zhenru (徐真如. Xu Zhenru). Derived from the work compiled by Hunyizi (混一子). Published and printed by Zhen Shan Mei Book Com...
This overview provides some explanation and history on the Yellow Court Scripture so that students will have some idea of the goal for learning it. The reason for practicing these teachings is to become an immortal, so it is important to understand what immortality means to a Daoist.
In the term “I...
This short scripture was most likely composed during the Tang dynasty (618 to 907 CE). The primary message and wisdom to be obtained from it are the realization of the dual mystery of the Dao—being is just non-being and non-being is just being.
When a person attains this wisdom, it is called “illum...
When a person of high learning hears about the Dao, they practice it diligently.
When a person of mediocre learning hears about the Dao, they hear it but don’t really listen to it.
When a person of inferior learning hears about the Dao, they laugh about it loudly.
If the Dao was not laughed at, ...
This post presents the Conclusion section to Stuart Alve Olson’s introductory material in his book Refining the Elixir: The Internal Alchemy Teachings of Taoist Immortal Zhang Sanfeng © 2016 by Stuart Alve Olson.
Refining the Elixir
The whole process of internal alchemy, especially in the str...
