9781438458229-1438458223-Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity: From the Latter Han Dynasty (25-220) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity: From the Latter Han Dynasty (25-220) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

ISBN-13: 9781438458229
ISBN-10: 1438458223
Edition: Reprint
Author: Stephen Eskildsen
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Format: Paperback 396 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781438458229
ISBN-10: 1438458223
Edition: Reprint
Author: Stephen Eskildsen
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Format: Paperback 396 pages

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Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity: From the Latter Han Dynasty (25-220) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) (ISBN-13: 9781438458229 and ISBN-10: 1438458223), written by authors Stephen Eskildsen, was published by State University of New York Press in 2016. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Taoism (Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts) books. You can easily purchase or rent Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity: From the Latter Han Dynasty (25-220) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Taoism books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.87.

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An overview of Daoist texts on passive meditation from the Latter Han through Tang periods.

Stephen Eskildsen offers an overview of Daoist religious texts from the Latter Han (25–220) through Tang (618–907) periods, exploring passive meditation methods and their anticipated effects. These methods entailed observing the processes that unfold spontaneously within mind and body, rather than actively manipulating them by means common in medieval Daoist religion such as visualization, invocations, and the swallowing of breath or saliva. Through the resulting deep serenity, it was claimed, one could attain profound insights, experience visions, feel surges of vital force, overcome thirst and hunger, be cured of ailments, ascend the heavens, and gain eternal life.

While the texts discussed follow the legacy of Warring States period Daoism such as the Laozi to a significant degree, they also draw upon medieval immortality methods and Buddhism. An understanding of the passive meditation literature provides important insights into the subsequent development of Neidan, or Internal Alchemy, meditation that emerged from the Song period onward.
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