Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
Opening Comments
The Ancient Precedents
Overview

2. The Earliest-Known Daoist Religious Movements
The Taiping Group Texts ¿¿¿(The Great Peace, GP Synopsis, GP Instructions)
The Laozi Xiang'er zhu ¿¿¿¿¿(Laozi-Xiang'er)

3. Dramatic Physical and Sensory Effects
Surges of Primal Qi: The Xiandao jing ¿¿¿(The Manifest Dao)
The Rushi si chizi fa ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿(Contemplating the Baby)
The Taishang hunyuan zhenlu ¿¿¿¿¿¿(The True Record)

4. Integrating Buddhism: Earlier Phase
The Xisheng jing ¿¿¿(The Western Ascension)
The Xuwu ziran benqijing ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿(The Original Arising)

5. Integrating Buddhism: Emptiness and the Twofold Mystery
The Benji jing ¿¿¿(The Original Juncture)
The Wuchu jing ¿¿¿(The Five Kitchens)
The Qingjing jing ¿¿¿(The Clarity and Calmness)

6. Serenity and the Reaffirmation of Physical Transformation
The Zuowang lun ¿¿¿(Sitting and Forgetting)
The Dingguan jing ¿¿¿(Stability and Observation)

7. Serenity, Primal Qi, and Embryonic Breathing
The Cunshen lianqi ming ¿¿¿¿¿(The Inscription)
The Taixi jing zhu ¿¿¿¿(Embryonic Breathing)

8. Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Index