{"product_id":"daoist-cultivation-book-22-xing-ming-gu-299-zh-464-h-275-ng-collection-a-daoist-inner-alchemy-classic-translation-and-commentary-9798268011289","title":"Daoist Cultivation, Book 22: Xìng Mìng Gu\u0026#299;zh\u0026#464; H\u0026#275;ng Collection: A Daoist Inner Alchemy Classic - Translation and Commentary","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vitaly Filbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: I Ching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of Daoist inner alchemy, X�ng M�ng Guīzhǐ-full title 《性命雙修萬神圭旨》-sets out a clear, authoritative standard (\"Touchstone\") for the dual cultivation of X�ng and M�ng. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eX�ng M�ng Guīzhǐ is arranged in four parts named after the four virtues of the Qi�n hexagram (元亨利貞): \u003cbr\u003eYu�n Collection (元集 Original \/ Prime) - Book 21\u003cbr\u003eHēng Collection (亨集 Flourishing \/ Pervasive) - Book 22\u003cbr\u003eL� Collection (利集 Beneficial \/ Advantageous) - Book 23\u003cbr\u003eZhēn Collection (貞集 Correct \/ Constant \/ Persevering) - Book 24 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume presents the Hēng Collection (亨集) of X�ng M�ng Guīzhǐ-a late-Ming classic of Daoist inner alchemy (neidan) voiced through a Chan-forward sensibility. Where Book 21 (the Yu�n Collection, 元集) laid the ground, Book 22 teaches how that ground pervades: how to circulate like a wheel around a still pivot, carry one seat through walking\/standing\/sitting\/reclining, and use night practice to seal the day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Oral Instructions (口訣), each with diagrams and chapters: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNurture the Root; Safeguard the Treasure of Ming (命).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSettle the Spirit at the Ancestral Aperture; Converge the Pre-celestial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHibernation in the Q�-Cavity: The Myriad Wonders Return to the Root.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIconic diagrams explained in plain, precise English: Washing the Heart, Walking\/Standing\/Sitting\/Reclining Contemplation, Method for \"Refining the Form with Jade Liquid,\" Dharma Wheel Turning by Itself, Dragon-Tiger Conjoining, Hibernation in the Q�-Cavity, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA concise \"About the Text\" and a new chapter on Authorship \u0026amp; Transmission to orient first-time readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat sets this edition apart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice-first commentary. Step-by-step posture, attention placement (\"place and leave\"), and inner work cues you can test today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear maps, zero theatrics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChan influence, cleanly integrated. \"Mind abides nowhere,\" \"no second push,\" \"Ordinary mind is the Buddha-mind\" framed within Daoist body-maps and Confucian heart-method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety first. Red-flag diagnostics (heat, tightness, panting, jaw clamp) with quick resets (widen, soften, slow by a half-beat).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho it's for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeditators and neidan\/qigong practitioners wanting non-mystified, testable instructions.\u003cbr\u003eReaders of Buddhism \u0026amp; Daoism curious about real Three-Teachings syncretism.\u003cbr\u003eTranslators \u0026amp; scholars seeking a readable yet technically conscientious rendering of a key inner-alchemy text.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46332415246487,"sku":"9798268011289","price":2065.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798268011289.webp?v=1768726187","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/daoist-cultivation-book-22-xing-ming-gu-299-zh-464-h-275-ng-collection-a-daoist-inner-alchemy-classic-translation-and-commentary-9798268011289","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}