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Sitting in oblivion : the heart of Daoist meditation

This work, an expansion of Seven Steps to the Tao (1987), outlines the history and intricacies of zuowang, an essential form of Daoist meditation. A discussion section places the practice in the larger context of the phenomenology of meditation and Chinese religious history. It looks at the historical forerunners in pre-Han and Twofold Mystery texts, Tang masters and main works, the theory and practice of Tang Daoist meditation, and its relation to Buddhism and modern science. The translation section presents eight core texts, some translated and annotated

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