Teachings of the Tao, 0-2
table of contents
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title |
pp. |
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0 |
Introduction |
1-8 |
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1 |
Ways of the Earth and Sky : Shamanic Origins of Taoism |
9-24 |
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1:1 |
C^>u-t>zu (9 Songs from the Land of C^>u) |
9-24 |
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2 |
Path of Wu-wei : Classics of Taoism |
25-50 |
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2:1 |
Tao-te C^in |
25-33 |
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2:2 |
C^uan-tzu |
33-40 |
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2:3 |
Lieh-tzu |
40-50 |
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3 |
Honoring the Sacred : Devotional Taoism |
51-65 |
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3:1 |
T>ai-p>in C^in C^>ao (Essentials of the Classic of Peace and Balance) |
52-6 |
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3:2 |
Pei-tou Yen-s^an C^in (North Star Scripture of Longevity) |
56-65 |
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4 |
Tao Within : Mystical Taoism |
66-77 |
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4:1 |
S^an-c^>in Huan-t>in Nei-c^in Yu:-c^in (Yellow Court Jade Classic of the Internal Images of the High Pure Realm) |
67-73 |
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4:2 |
S^an-c^>in C^in-c^>u:eh Ti-c^u:n Wu-tou San-yu:an T>u-c^u:eh (Lord of the Golden Tower of the High Pure Realm’s Instructions on the 5 Bushels and the 3 Ones) |
73-7 |
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5 |
In Search of Immortality : Taoist Internal Alchemy |
78-94 |
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5:1 |
Tsan-tun-c^i (Triplex Unity) |
78-87 |
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5:2 |
Wu-jen P>ien (Understanding Reality) |
87-94 |
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6 |
In the Playing Fields of Power : Taoist Magic & Sorcery |
95-107 |
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6:1 |
Stories of Taoist Immortals, Magicians, and Sorcerers |
95-104 |
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6:2 |
Fen-s^en Yen-yi (Investiture of the gods) |
104-7 |
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7 |
Tao in Everyday Life : Taoist Ethics |
108-14 |
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7:1 |
C^ih-sun-tzu C^un-c^>ieh C^in (Master Red Pine’s Book of Discipline) |
108-14 |
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8 |
Encountering the Sacred : Taoist Caerimones |
115-25 |
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8:1 |
Fa-lu (Lighting the Stove) Chants |
115-21 |
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8:2 |
C^ai-c^ieh-lu (Correct Procedures of Purification and Praeparation for Festival Services) |
121-5 |
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9 |
Arts of Longevity : Cultivating the Mind |
126-37 |
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9:1 |
S^an-c^>in T>ai-s^an Ti-c^u:n C^iu-c^en C^un-c^in (Scripture of the High Pure Realm’s Highest Caelestial Lord’s 9 True Forms) |
126-30 |
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9:2 |
Tun-hsu:an Lin-pao Tin-kuan C^in (Mysterious Grotto Sacred Spirit Scripture on Concentrated Observation) |
131-5 |
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9:3 |
Seven Taoist Masters |
135-7 |
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10 |
Arts of Longevity : Cultivating the Body |
138-52 |
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10:1 |
Yi-men C^>an-sen Pi-s^u (Secret Methods of Longevity, by C^en Hsi-yi) |
138-47 |
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10:2 |
C^an San-fen T>ai-c^i Lien-ran Pi-c^u:eh (Secret T>ai-c^i Method for Cultivating the Elixir, by C^an San-fen) |
148-52 |
pp. 3-7 the 7 groups of texts comprising the Taoist canon, as per classifier-compiler Lu Hsiu-c^in (in 5th century Chr.E.)
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p. |
text-group |
its characteristics |
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3 |
Tun-c^en ("Cavern of the Realized") |
S^an-c^>in ("High Pure") system revealed to Yan Hsi by lady Wen |
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Tun-hsu:an ("Cavern of the Mysterious") |
Lin-pao ("Sacred Spirit") system collected by Ko Hsu:an |
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Tun-s^en ("Cavern of the Spirit") |
San-huan ("Three Lords") system |
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T>ai-hsu:an ("Great Mystery") |
internal alchemy [p. 4 : "transmitted by Lao-Tzu to Wen-tzu." These include : Tao-te C^in, C^uan-tzu, Lieh-tzu] |
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7 |
and also divination, such as the Wan-c^i C^in (Treatise on Caelestial Pathways) by S^ao K>an-c^ieh |
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T>ai-p>in ("Great Balance") |
Complete Reality system |
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T>ai-c^>in ("Great Pure") |
ethics (such as by the philosopher Mo-tzu) |
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C^en-i ("Orthodox Classics") |
Caelestial Teachers’ system (including talismans) |
p. 4 subsequent reclassification of the writings of Lao-tzu, C^>uang-tzu, and Lieh-tzu : "However, ... the T>ang dynasty took these books away from the T>ai-hsu:an group and placed them in the Tung-chen group."
pp. 7-8 supplemental compilations, comprising of books composed during and after the Min dynasty
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p. |
text-group |
date of compilation |
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7-8 |
Wan-li |
Min dynasty |
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8 |
Tao-tsan C^in-hua ("Essential Texts of Taoism") |
after Min dynasty |
p. 13 – 1:1 3. Song of the Lord of the River
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p. 13 |
structure of boat |
its composition |
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hull |
cinnamon-bark |
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lining of hull |
sweet clovre |
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sails |
fig-leaves |
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oars |
iris-stems |
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banners |
orchids |
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p. 14 |
how it was delivered to deity |
nature of gift |
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cast into river by shamaness |
jade ring |
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abandoned into river by shamaness |
jade pendants |
p. 23 "The chief singer of the Song to the Lord of the River is a shamaness; it is she who longs for her beloved, the male river spirit. On the other hand, the chief singer of the Song to the Lady of the River is a shaman, and he is longing for his lover, the female river spirit."
pp. 15-16 – 1:1 4. Song of the Lady of the River
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p. |
structure of aedifice |
its composition |
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15 |
roof |
waterlily-leaves |
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wall-decorations |
iris |
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in courtyard |
purple shells |
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hall-adornments |
pepper |
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beams |
cinnamon-wood |
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rafters |
orchids |
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16 |
bedchambre-decorations |
paionies |
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window-screens |
sweet clovre |
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hangings |
fig-leaves |
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sleepingmat-weights |
white jade |
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thatch |
waterlily |
p. 15 Yuan River hath angelicas; Li River hath orchids.
pp. 16-17 – 1:1 5. Song to the Great Lord of Destiny
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p. |
appurtenance |
its composition |
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16 |
roadway |
black clouds |
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herald |
whirlwind |
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17 |
gift received |
flower of the hemp |
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chariot |
dragon |
pp. 18-19 – 1:1 6. Song to the Protector of the Young Ones
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p. |
appurtenance |
its composition |
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18 |
vehicle |
whirlwind |
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banners |
clouds |
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robe |
waterlily |
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belt |
sweet clover |
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19 |
chariot’s covering |
peacock-feathers |
pp. 19-20 -- 1:1 7. Song to the Lord of the East
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p. |
accoutrement |
its composition |
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19 |
chariot |
dragon |
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banners |
clouds |
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20 |
shirt |
blue |
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kilt |
white |
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quarry |
Sky Wolf [a constellation] |
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ladle for wine |
Dipper [a constellation] |
pp. 20-21 – 1:1 8. Song to the Earl of the River
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p. |
appurtenance |
its composition |
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20 |
chariot’s canopy |
waterlily-leaves |
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21 |
chariot-pullers |
2 dragons |
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alongside the chariot |
2 serpents |
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chambre |
fish-scales |
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hall |
dragon-skin |
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vehicles |
great turtles |
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quarry |
brightly-striped fish |
pp. 21-22 – 1:1 9. Song to the Mountain-Spirit
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p. |
appurtenance |
its composition |
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21 |
cloak |
fig-leaves |
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belt |
rabbit-fur |
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22 |
chariot-pullers |
2 leopards |
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leashed pets |
2 lynces |
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chariot |
magnolia |
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cloak |
stone-orchids |
p. 33 – 2:1. Tao-te C^in cap. 55
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"One who embraces virtue fully ... Poisonous snakes and insects will not sting him; Fierce beasts will not claw him; Birds of prey will not strike him." |
pp. 35-38 – 2:2. C^uan-tzu
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p. |
chapter |
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35 |
Tzu-c^>i "of the southern suburb sat leaning on a table and looked up at the sky ... as if his hind had wandered off somewhere." Afterwards he explained : "Today my spirit left my body. ... |
2. Discussion on All Things Being Aequal |
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36 |
When people go to sleep, their spirits wander off." |
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38 |
"the life of the sage follows the celestial way, and in death he dissolves and merges with all things. ... He floats with life and rests with death." |
15. Constraining the Will |
pp. 44-49 – 2:3. Lieh-tzu
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p. |
part |
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44 |
Master Hu-tzu taught : "when our course has run out, we dissolve and return to where we were before we were born." |
1. Gifts of Heaven |
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46 |
"Destiny then said : "I cannot force the directions of things. I merely open doors for them to go through. If something is going straight, I let it follow the straight path; if something takes a turn I do not hinder it. ..."" |
6. Effort & Destiny |
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48 |
Lieh-tzu said : "I became aware that there was no barrier between what was inside and what was outside. I heard with my eyes and saw with my ears. I used my nose as mouth and my mouth as nose. ... My body stopped being heavy and I felt like a floating leaf. ... I did not know whether I rode on the wind or the wind rode on me." |
2. Yellow Emperor |
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49 |
Yan-c^u said : "The ancients understood that life is only a temporary sojourn in this world, and death is a temporary leave." |
7. Yan-c^u |
Eva Wong (translatrix) : Teachings of the Tao : Readings from the Taoist Spiritual Tradition. Shambhala Publ., Boston, 1997.