A leading scholar feng shui master presents the great depth and diversity of Taoist philosophy, practices, and history in this accessible manual to the oft-misunderstood spiritual tradition.Millions of readers have come to the philosophy of Taoism thanks to the classics Tao Te Ching and the I Ching, or through the practices of t'ai chi and feng-shui, but the Tao is less known for its unique traditions of meditation, physical training, magical prac...

A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, this Lao-Tzu classic is an essential overview of the Taoist practice of internal alchemy, or qigongEquanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as “internal alchemy,” of which Cultivating Stillness is a key text. Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T’ai Shang Lao-chun—the legendary figure more ...

**Fengshui master Eva Wong breaks it down for beginners.This easy-to-use, fengshui 101 guide to the ancient practice will give you invaluable advice as you choose or build a home—and bring positive, healthy energy to your existing home, office, or garden.**Enhance the energy of your home, workplace, or garden using the principles of the Taoist art of fengshui. This primer will teach you to bring harmonizing, beneficial energy into any space.Taoist arts master Eva Wo...

L’Autrice raccoglie nel volume le storie degli Immortali più noti tra i cinesi. I loro nomi in Cina sono a tutti familiari, le leggende che li accompagnano vengono raccontate da una generazione all’altra e spesso sono state drammatizzate in opere teatrali. Divertite e spesso provocatorie, queste storie solitamente sono accompagnate da una morale, perché gli Immortali sono modelli nella cultura cinese, sono esempi di illuminazione. Alcuni di essi erano guaritori, altri erano attivisti socia...

Potent advice on how to think and act strategically in business, politics, and relationships--drawn from classic Chinese military and political expertise.The ancient strategies of war and politics have much to offer us in navigating the complicated challenges we face today--and to help us wisely and effectively meet our business, political, and relational goals. Here, eminent Chinese scholar and Taoist teacher Eva Wong unpacks the wisdom of The Thirty-Six Strat...

As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas.The stories are of famous characters in Chinese history and myth: a hero's battle with the lords of evil, the founder of the Ming dynasty's treacherous betrayal of his friends, a young girl who saves her town by i...

A Taoist adept provides a reader-friendly interpretation of the Taoist teachings on health and longevityThe teachings of Taoism, China's great wisdom tradition, apply to every aspect of life, from the physical to the spiritual—and include instruction on everything from lifestyle (a life of simplicity and moderation is best) to the work of inner alchemy that is said to lead to longevity and immortality.Here, Eva Wong presents and explains three classic texts...

Here, Taoist practitioner Eva Wong offers a colorful treatment of the history and evolution of Taoism, told through traditional teaching tales. These tales, which Wong first heard as a child growing up in Hong Kong, are gleaned from the local storytellers and the uncensored chronicles known as yeshi—the wild history of China, not monitored by the official imperial scholars and historians. The stories are by turns mysterious and intriguing, passionate and violent, and they are pepp...

To age with the sun and moon and be renewed by spring and summer, to conserve the seeds of growth in autumn and winter and to be nourished by the eternal breath of the Tao—these are the goals of the Taoist alchemists, the masters of the arts of health, longevity, and immortality.This book is a translation of a concise Taoist alchemical manual known as the Dragon-Tiger Classic, along with its two most important commentaries. The classic, written in ancient times by an unkn...

Une source de sagesse pour un mode de vie équilibréLe mode de vie taoïste repose sur quatre piliers : la vie publique, la vie domestique, la vie privée et la vie spirituelle. Non seulement les taoïstes s'efforcent de vivre pleinement et de manière équilibrée ces quatre aspects, mais ils estiment qu'une perspective et un art se rattachent à chacun d'eux. Eva Wong nous guide avec perspicacité et enthousiasme sur cette voie spirituelle fascinante . elle nous invite à nous arrêter, à ré...

Enhance the energy of your home, workplace, or garden using the principles of the Taoist art of fengshui. This primer will teach you to bring harmonizing, beneficial energy into any space. Taoist arts master Eva Wong introduces listeners to the powerful traditional system of fengshui. It is not simply a list of directives for arranging interiors for good luck—it is the art of reading the patterns of the universe and living in harmony with the environment. Bedrooms with good fengshui maximi...

Esta guía no solo permite documentarse sobre los acontecimientos más importantes de la historia del taoísmo, sus textos y las diversas escuelas del pensamiento taoísta, sino también conocer de cerca el sentido de la práctica taoísta en el mundo de hoy. Dividido en tres partes, narra la historia de esta tradición espiritual desde los chamanes de la China prehistórica hasta la síntesis del taoísmo, el budismo y el confucianismo; expone los distintos sistemas del taoísmo; y abarca también prá...