The Teachings and Practices of the Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Opening Comments
Historical Summary
Preview of This Book's Contents
2. Cultivating Clarity and Purity
Conclusion
3. The Asceticism of the Quanzhen Masters
4. Cultivating Health and Longevity
The Anatomy
The Causes of Disease and Death
How the Quanzhen Masters Combated Disease and Death
Conclusion: Nurturing the Qi and Completing the Spirit
5. Visions and Other Trance Phenomena
Introduction
A Remarkable Incident from the Childhood of Yin Zhiping
Communications from Realized Beings of Past and Present
Miscellaneous "Signs of Proof ": Sights, Sounds, Tastes, and Sensations
Difficulties and Frustrations Involved in Gaining
"Signs of Proof "
Conclusion
6. The Miraculous Powers of the Quanzhen Masters
How to Attain Miraculous Power
Manifesting the Radiant Spirit
Clairvoyance
Two Physical Feats of Wang Zhe Confirmed by Qiu Chuji
Healing and Ritual Thaumaturgy
Wondrous Mirages
Conclusion
7. Death and Dying in Early Quanzhen Taoism
Hagiography
Collected Sayings
Conclusion
8. The Compassion of the Early Quanzhen Masters
9. Rituals in Early Quanzhen Taoism
Attitudes toward Rituals
The Quanzhen Masters As Ritual Purists
Final Remarks
10. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Secondary Sources in English and French
Secondary Sources in Chinese
Secondary Sources in Japanese
Primary Sources from the Taoist Canon
Other Primary Sources
Glossary
Index