Holding yin, embracing yang : three Taoist classics on meditation, breath regulation, sexual yoga, and the circulation of internal energy

Named Works: Treatise on the Mysterious Orifice , Xuanweilun : Discussion on the Cavity of the Tao , Daojiaotan : Secret Teachings on the Three Wheels , Sanjubizhi .

Description: In Holding Yin, Embracing Yang, Eva Wong presents translations of three key texts containing the highest teachings of the Eastern and Western schools of Taoist internal alchemy--the discipline of cultivating health, longevity, and immortality by transforming the energetic structures of body and mind. The texts are primarily concerned with meditation, breathing practices, and sexual yoga with a partner--all as means for developing within ourselves the same life-giving energy that sustains and nourishes the universe. The texts in this collection offer a clear view of the physical, mental, and spiritual methods of Taoist practice, showing why they are important and how these methods all can work together in the cultivation of mental peace, radiant health, and longevity. This collection will provide inspiration and the essential foundation necessary to begin Taoist practice under the guidance of a teacher. The three classics translated here are: Treatise on the Mysterious Orifice by Xuanweilun (sixteenth century), Discussion on the Cavity of the Tao by Daojiaotan (nineteenth century), and Secret Teachings on the Three Wheels by Sanjubizhi (nineteenth century). Included is an introduction in which Wong discusses the various schools of internal alchemy, as well as their main practices. -- from publisher

Contents:
Treatise on the Mysterious Orifice (Xuanweilun) --
The Three Primal Elixirs --
Internal and External Medicines --
Yin and Yang Are Embedded in Each Other --
Pre-celestial and Post-celestial --
Lead and Mercury --
Primordial Generative Energy, Vapor, and Spirit --
The Spirit Is the Ruler --
The Golden Elixir and the Jade Elixir --
Original Nature and Life --
Manifested Original Nature --
The Chamber of the Spirit --
The Waterwheel --
Purifying the Spirit --
Nourishing the Spirit --
Focusing the Spirit --
The True Breath --
The Firing Schedule --
Medicine and Fire --
Extracting and Replenishing --
Discussion on the Cavity of the Tao (Daojiaotan) --
Some Advice for Friends --
Opening the Gates --
The Meaning of Post-celestial --
Building the Foundation and Refining the Self --
Nourishing the Body and Refining the Self (Part 1) --
Nourishing the Body and Refining the Self (Part 2) --
Post-celestial Methods --
Internal and External Medicines --
Types of Medicines --
Nourishing the Three Substances --
The Five Stages of Refining --
The Stages of Creating the Medicine --
The Three Stages of Applying the Medicines --
Two Kinds of Cinnabar Grains --
Spirit, Vapor, Original Nature, and Life --
The Meaning of Pre-celestial --
Spirit, Vital, and Generative Energies --
Further Discussion on Generative, Vital, and Spirit Energies --
The Forward and Reverse Paths of Cultivating Original Nature and Life --
The One Cavity of the Mysterious Gate --
Further Discussion on the Mysterious Gate --
The Cavity with Two Openings.

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