{"product_id":"daoist-cultivation-book-26-essential-writings-of-bai-yuchan-a-daoist-inner-alchemy-commentary-on-the-dao-de-jing-with-ziqings-pointing-to-the-myst-9798273199200","title":"Daoist Cultivation, Book 26: Essential Writings of Bai Yuchan: A Daoist Inner Alchemy Commentary on the Dao De Jing with Ziqing's Pointing to the Myst","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\u003eThe Precious Treasury of Dao and Virtue: Bai Yuchan's Daode Baozhang (道德宝章)-A Daoist Inner Alchemy Commentary on the Dao De Jing with Ziqing's Pointing to the Mysterious and True Words on Cultivating the Dao \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA living Dao De Jing-not just a book about it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBai Yuchan (白玉蟾, Southern Song) was a master of internal alchemy (Neidan) who read Laozi as a manual of practice. His Daode Baozhang turns lines like \"blunt the sharp\" and \"hold to the One\" into direct operations for the heart-mind (xīn), original nature (x�ng), spirit (sh�n), and q�. This edition keeps Bai's short, gatha-like notes inline-exactly where he put them-so readers feel the verse become method. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat sets this book apart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractice-first reading of the Dao De Jing: Dao and De are mapped to concrete inner work-guard, gather, loosen, return, decrease.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic Daoist voice: commentary by a practitioner, not a purely philosophical gloss. (Think trail guide, not museum label.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal symbols preserved: Bai's markers ○ and ⊙ are explained in detail and retained to cue cadence and attention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContext that helps you practice: Preface, reading tips, and a closing \"Final Word\" tie meaning back to daily cultivation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso included\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZiqing's Pointing to the Mysterious (紫清指玄集\/篇) - concise guidance from Bai's \"Ziqing\" persona on seeing through to the source.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"True Words on Cultivating the Dao\" (修道真言) - distilled maxims for method and mindset.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders of the Dao De Jing who want operative instructions, not abstractions.\u003cbr\u003ePractitioners of Neidan, Qigong, meditation, and the internal arts.\u003cbr\u003eStudents of Daoism seeking a bridge between classic text and lived practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book presents a clean, reader-friendly translation and commentary that preserves Bai's form while making his method accessible: read the line, read Bai's cue, read the line again-then sit with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've admired the Dao De Jing from afar, this volume brings it into your breath and day. Less self-interest, fewer desires, guard the One, soften-until action tapers into non-action and things are simply so.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46862658142359,"sku":"9798273199200","price":2045.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798273199200.webp?v=1769967087","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/daoist-cultivation-book-26-essential-writings-of-bai-yuchan-a-daoist-inner-alchemy-commentary-on-the-dao-de-jing-with-ziqings-pointing-to-the-myst-9798273199200","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}