Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on Meditation and Qigong

Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on Meditation and Qigong

Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on Meditation and Chinese Medical Qigong by Yin Shi Zi is available here in EPUB, AZW3, and PDF formats. The author Yin Shi Zi (also spelled Yin Shih Tzu) is the Taoist name of a modern Chinese Taoist master who is also known as Jiang Weiqiao. This work was translated by Cheney Crow and Shifu Hwang and includes forewords by Glenn H. Mullin and Master Zhongxian Wu.Book Description: Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shi Zi's practical guide and inspirational testament to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation and Chinese medical Qigong. The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction in traditional meditation techniques. It also documents Yin Shi Zi's personal experiences with meditation, his own self-healing which he attributes to his Taoist practice, and his initiation into the Tibetan tantric practice of opening the crown of the head. Thus giving the reader an idea of the long-term process of meditation practice and the deep healing that can result from it. Faithfully translated from the Chinese, this is an influential text that belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with an interest in Taoist practice and meditation.
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