The Eight Immortals Revolving (DAO Today) by Wu

The Eight Immortals Revolving (DAO Today) by Wu

This is the story of Master Wu and the esoteric sword practice he learned at the White Cloud Monastery in Beijing. It opens this practice to the outside world for the first time, explaining its history, theory, cosmology, and practice in great detail.The Eight Immortals'Revolving Sword goes back for seventeen generations, starting with Wang Chongyang, the founder of the Complete Reality school and martial arts champion of the Song dynasty, and actively continued through Qiu Chuji and other senior Daoist lineage holders. Practicing sword to attain immortality is a profound Daoist method. Master Wu shares his insights and practice instructions as a way of self-cultivation, illuminating the power of the practice to drive away inauspicious energies, eliminate harmful incidents, and safeguard against ghosts. Able to harness good fortune, practice of this sword set enhances inner communication and creates an intimate connection with the universe.In traditional Chinese fashion, Master Wu guides the reader through the ins and outs of the history, folklore, and technique of this sword practice, focusing especially on the figures of the Eight Immortals and explaining their legends, practices, and feats in great detail. Along the way, he highlights the hidden jewels of training with insightful commentaries on various parables, thereby to bring out the essence of Dao. He succeeds masterfully at braiding together his unique training history and deep Daoist insights with treasured traditional stories, creating a thrilling account and setting a palpable example of Daoisms' best kept inner secrets as brought to life in actual experiences today.

Wu, Baolin: - Dr. Baolin Wu is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor, research neurophysiologist, martial artist and Daoist master from the White Cloud Monastery, Beijing, which for almost a thousand years has been one of the most respected centers in China for the study and practice of Daoist philosophy and medicine. At age four he was brought to the monastery to live spending the next twenty years under the direct tutelage of the abbot, Master Du Xinling, learning techniques of which few people today are even aware. He is the 17th generation lineage holder of the Dragon Gate Sect of Complete Reality Daoism, of which Nine Palaces Solar Qigong is the principal practice. // Jessica Eckstein is a longtime student of Dr. Wu. She has studied qigong, feng shui, martial arts and Yijing under his supervision for thirty years. Together, they have written Lighting the Eye of the Dragon: Inner Secrets of Taoist Feng Shui and Qi Gong for Total Wellness. // Dr. Eric Di Wu (MBBS, DC) is a Medical Doctor (China), a Chiropractic Doctor (USA) and the son of Dr. Baolin Wu. He is also a lineal descendent of the renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine physician, Wu Jutong, He has practiced Daoist Arts since childhood, having had many transformative experiences.

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ISBN 13	9781931483193
ISBN 10	1931483191
Title	The Eight Immortals Revolving (DAO Today)
Author	Wu
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Three Pines Press
Year published	2012-05-30
Number of pages	230
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