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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
Part 1 - The Development of Qigong: Taoist Longevity Practices and the Three Treasures
Taoist Longevity Practices
The Arts of Nourishing Life
Abdominal Breathing
The Three Treasures
Ching
Qi
Shen
Part 2 - The Eight Brocades—The Physical Practice: The Traditional Method, with Commentaries
Author’s Introduction to the Eight Brocades
The Development of the Eight Brocades
Practicing and Finding a Teacher
Li Ching-yun
Li Ching-yun’s Introduction to the original Text of the Eight Brocades
The Methods of the Eight Diagram Active Kung
Secrets of the Eight Brocades
The First Brocade: The Heavenly Drum
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Second Brocade: Shake the Heavenly Pillar
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Third Brocade: The Red Dragon Stirs the Sea
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Fourth Brocade: Rub the Court of the Kidneys
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Fifth Brocade: The Single Pass Windlass
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Sixth Brocade: The Double Pass Windlass
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Seventh Brocade: Supporting Heaven
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
The Eighth Brocade: Grasping with Hooks
The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
Concluding Exercises and Comments
Concluding Exercises: The Original Text
Li Ching-yun’s Commentary
Author’s Instructions
Li Ching-yun’s Concluding Comments
Appendix to Part 2: Summary of Instructions
Part 3 - The Lesser Heavenly Circuit—The Spiritual Practice: Three Interrelated Techniques
Author’s Introduction to the Lesser Heavenly Circuit
Development of the Lesser Heavenly Circuit
The First Regime Externally Patting the Eight Subtle Meridians and Twelve Cavities
The Eight Subtle Meridians
The Twelve Cavities: Methods for Self-Massage
The Second Regime: Internally Opening the Eight Subtle Qi Cavities
The Eight Subtle Qi Cavities
The Third Regime: The Lesser Heavenly Circuit
Appendix to Part 3: Summary of Instructions
Index
Footnotes
Suggested Reading
About the Author
About the Inner Traditions
Copyright
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