The Immortal - True Accounts of the 250-Year-Old Man, Li Qingyun 1889633348, 9781889633343
In 1927, General Yang Sen invited Li Qingyun to Wanxian, China, to teach about health and longevity. Li Qingyun was repo
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Table of contents :
1 Translator's Introduction
31 Chinese-Foreign Library Preface by Wang ChengSheng
The Immortal Li Qingyun
37 Preface
39 "The 250-Year-Old Man Talks on His Own Experiences" by Wang Chengsheng
39 How Do You Live to be 250 Years Old?
40 His Appearance Was Very Majestic
42 Walking Lively and Refusing to Sit on a Sedan Chair to Exercise His Muscles and Bones
47 Collected Herbs for 200 Years in Remote Mountains
51 Meeting a Daoist Master and Learning Secrets
58 Publication in the North China Daily News
61 The Centenarian, the 250-Year-Old Man
63 The Evidence of the 250 Year-Old Man
66 Familiar With Anecdotes Through Nine Emperors of the Qing
71 Eat Three Qians of Gou Qi Daily
78 Pouring the Liquor of Clarified Butter Over the Head to Increase Wisdom So Not to Arouse Affections
83 Live for a Hundred Years, But Only Today is Today
89 "250-Year-Old Man, Li Qingyun" by Yang Sen
89 Nourishing-Life Seminar in Baizhuang
93 Li Qingyun's Background, Stories, and Footprints
95 Speaking on the Regimes and Methods on the Way of Nourishing-Life
97 Presenting Photos to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek
98 Talking About Li Qingyun One More Time
107 "Anecdotes of the 250 Years Old Man" by Li Huan
111 "A Big Hit in the U.S. When Zhong Wai Published the Article of " by Zhang Qichang
123 "Do You Believe That Human Beings Can Live for 250 Years?" by Yan Lingfeng
137 "Replies to the Queries Regarding the 250-Year-Old Man" by Li Huan
The Secrets Of Li Qingyun's Immortality
151 Preface by Yang Sen
155 Part One: The Great Dao of Long Life
155 The Secrets Of Long Life
164 Chapter on Nourishing Life
168 Chapter on Regulating the Mind
172 Chapter on Purifying and Illumining
183 Chapter on Breathing
190 Responses to Lianxiazi's Questions
197 Part Two: Discourses on the Beginning Foundations of Long Life
201 The Method of Tranquil Sitting
203 The Method of Circulating the Breath
206 The Method for Calming Spirit
208 The Methods of the Elemental Skills
229 The Methods of Walking, Moving, Sitting, and Lying Down
232 A Summary of Names for Acupuncture Points and Meridians of the Entire Body
245 The Diagram of the Human Body Acupoints
247 Part Three: The Way of Achieving the Dao
248 Huainanzi; 250 Laozi; 251 Zhuangzi; 257 Guanyinzi; 265 Zihuazi; 265 Yangzi; 270 Xuanzhenzi; 272 Lumenzi; 273 Nanshanzi; 273 Hengtongzi; 274 Fangshuzi; 276 Linchuanzi; 278 Yinguangzi; 278 Ranghuizi; 279 Yangmingzi; 280 Qianmingzi; 281 Mingliaozi; 281 Fuyuanzi; 282 Laozi; 285 Guanyinzi; 288 Tanzi; 290 Canzi; 293 Benjizi; 295 Chongxinzi; 298 Longanzi; 299 Huizhongzi; 302 Kuangzi; 304 Huzi
307 Part Four: Chapters on the Nature of Mind
307 "The True Nature Dwells in the Constant" by Zhuangzi
308 "The Indignant Mind Is Not Benevolence or Righteousness" by Zhuangzi
309 "Benevolence and Righteousness Falsely Wandering in the Mind" by Zhuangzi
310 "Obtaining Perfection in Heaven" by Guanyinzi
312 "The Human Mind is Like Water in a Dish" by Xunzi
312 "Those With a Virtuous Mind, Master the Mind" by Guanyinzi
313 "The Mind Has a Great Constant" by Guanyinzi
314 "Detaining the Mind" by Guanyinzi
315 "My Mind Creates the Transformation and Circulation" by Guanyinzi
316 "The Mind Is Affected So Easily" [no author listed]
317 "Doing Good or Bad Cannot be Forced" by Zihuazi
319 "The Snobbish and Confused Mind" by Zihuazi
320 "The Highest Spirit of the Human Mind" by Yangzi
321 "Great People Are Not Robbers of Life" by Tanzi
321 "Conceal the Qi and Accumulate Essence" by Tanzi
322 "Forget Form, Seek Nature" by Tanzi
323 "The Harmony of Nature" by Liuzi
324 "Nature Has Its Own Preferences" by Liuzi
327 "Remove Sense-Desires and Nourish Nature" by Liuzi
328 "Mind and Body Were Originally Ultimate Void" by Xuanzhezi
328 "Cultivating Nature and Penetrating the True" by Tianyinzi
329 "Lessen Desires and Nourish the Mind" by Zhuzi
330 "Do Not Forget to Study the Correct" by Chengzi
331 "Honor Your Mind by Renewing It Each Day" Zhangzi
332 "The Mind Methods of Sages and Worthies" by Zhenzi
335 "The Source is the Original Body" by Zhangzi
335 "Clean Water as an Allegory for Nature" by Wuzi
336 "A discourse on the Movement and Tranquility of Mind" by Haiqiongzi
338 "The Perfect Human Mind" by Zhuzi
338 "Self-Nature is Difficult to Clarify" by Zhuzi
338 "The Delirious and Insane Mind" by Yangmingzi
339 "Guard Your mind Cautiously" by Yangmingzi
339 "Preserve the Origin, Revert to the Origin" [no author listed]
340 "The Peacefulness and Purity of the Heavenly Sovereign" by Xinxinzi
341 "The True Mind Acts on All Things" by Tianhuzi
341 "Everything in Nature is Good" by Fuyuanzi
342 "Dao Mind, Human Mind" by Feixiuzi
342 "Shut Off the External, Hold Fast the Internal" by Bidongzi
343 "My Mind Can Work in the Myriad of Things" by Guanyinzi
345 "Realizing the Dream of Life and Death" [no author listed]
347 "The Wanderings of a True Person" [no author listed]
349 "Wang Liang Asked the Shadow" by Yingzhenzi
351 "Obtaining Mind in the Foremost Pavilion" [no author listed]
355 Part Five: A Record of Quotations from the Old Man, Qingyun
Appendix
385 "Questions About Li Qingyun's Age" by Yan Lingfeng
387 "I Had Seen Li Qingyun" by Liu Guiyun
389 "I had Seen Li Qingyun, Too" by Wang Liankui
393 Afterword by Stuart Alve Olson
1 Translator's Introduction
31 Chinese-Foreign Library Preface by Wang ChengSheng
The Immortal Li Qingyun
37 Preface
39 "The 250-Year-Old Man Talks on His Own Experiences" by Wang Chengsheng
39 How Do You Live to be 250 Years Old?
40 His Appearance Was Very Majestic
42 Walking Lively and Refusing to Sit on a Sedan Chair to Exercise His Muscles and Bones
47 Collected Herbs for 200 Years in Remote Mountains
51 Meeting a Daoist Master and Learning Secrets
58 Publication in the North China Daily News
61 The Centenarian, the 250-Year-Old Man
63 The Evidence of the 250 Year-Old Man
66 Familiar With Anecdotes Through Nine Emperors of the Qing
71 Eat Three Qians of Gou Qi Daily
78 Pouring the Liquor of Clarified Butter Over the Head to Increase Wisdom So Not to Arouse Affections
83 Live for a Hundred Years, But Only Today is Today
89 "250-Year-Old Man, Li Qingyun" by Yang Sen
89 Nourishing-Life Seminar in Baizhuang
93 Li Qingyun's Background, Stories, and Footprints
95 Speaking on the Regimes and Methods on the Way of Nourishing-Life
97 Presenting Photos to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek
98 Talking About Li Qingyun One More Time
107 "Anecdotes of the 250 Years Old Man" by Li Huan
111 "A Big Hit in the U.S. When Zhong Wai Published the Article of " by Zhang Qichang
123 "Do You Believe That Human Beings Can Live for 250 Years?" by Yan Lingfeng
137 "Replies to the Queries Regarding the 250-Year-Old Man" by Li Huan
The Secrets Of Li Qingyun's Immortality
151 Preface by Yang Sen
155 Part One: The Great Dao of Long Life
155 The Secrets Of Long Life
164 Chapter on Nourishing Life
168 Chapter on Regulating the Mind
172 Chapter on Purifying and Illumining
183 Chapter on Breathing
190 Responses to Lianxiazi's Questions
197 Part Two: Discourses on the Beginning Foundations of Long Life
201 The Method of Tranquil Sitting
203 The Method of Circulating the Breath
206 The Method for Calming Spirit
208 The Methods of the Elemental Skills
229 The Methods of Walking, Moving, Sitting, and Lying Down
232 A Summary of Names for Acupuncture Points and Meridians of the Entire Body
245 The Diagram of the Human Body Acupoints
247 Part Three: The Way of Achieving the Dao
248 Huainanzi; 250 Laozi; 251 Zhuangzi; 257 Guanyinzi; 265 Zihuazi; 265 Yangzi; 270 Xuanzhenzi; 272 Lumenzi; 273 Nanshanzi; 273 Hengtongzi; 274 Fangshuzi; 276 Linchuanzi; 278 Yinguangzi; 278 Ranghuizi; 279 Yangmingzi; 280 Qianmingzi; 281 Mingliaozi; 281 Fuyuanzi; 282 Laozi; 285 Guanyinzi; 288 Tanzi; 290 Canzi; 293 Benjizi; 295 Chongxinzi; 298 Longanzi; 299 Huizhongzi; 302 Kuangzi; 304 Huzi
307 Part Four: Chapters on the Nature of Mind
307 "The True Nature Dwells in the Constant" by Zhuangzi
308 "The Indignant Mind Is Not Benevolence or Righteousness" by Zhuangzi
309 "Benevolence and Righteousness Falsely Wandering in the Mind" by Zhuangzi
310 "Obtaining Perfection in Heaven" by Guanyinzi
312 "The Human Mind is Like Water in a Dish" by Xunzi
312 "Those With a Virtuous Mind, Master the Mind" by Guanyinzi
313 "The Mind Has a Great Constant" by Guanyinzi
314 "Detaining the Mind" by Guanyinzi
315 "My Mind Creates the Transformation and Circulation" by Guanyinzi
316 "The Mind Is Affected So Easily" [no author listed]
317 "Doing Good or Bad Cannot be Forced" by Zihuazi
319 "The Snobbish and Confused Mind" by Zihuazi
320 "The Highest Spirit of the Human Mind" by Yangzi
321 "Great People Are Not Robbers of Life" by Tanzi
321 "Conceal the Qi and Accumulate Essence" by Tanzi
322 "Forget Form, Seek Nature" by Tanzi
323 "The Harmony of Nature" by Liuzi
324 "Nature Has Its Own Preferences" by Liuzi
327 "Remove Sense-Desires and Nourish Nature" by Liuzi
328 "Mind and Body Were Originally Ultimate Void" by Xuanzhezi
328 "Cultivating Nature and Penetrating the True" by Tianyinzi
329 "Lessen Desires and Nourish the Mind" by Zhuzi
330 "Do Not Forget to Study the Correct" by Chengzi
331 "Honor Your Mind by Renewing It Each Day" Zhangzi
332 "The Mind Methods of Sages and Worthies" by Zhenzi
335 "The Source is the Original Body" by Zhangzi
335 "Clean Water as an Allegory for Nature" by Wuzi
336 "A discourse on the Movement and Tranquility of Mind" by Haiqiongzi
338 "The Perfect Human Mind" by Zhuzi
338 "Self-Nature is Difficult to Clarify" by Zhuzi
338 "The Delirious and Insane Mind" by Yangmingzi
339 "Guard Your mind Cautiously" by Yangmingzi
339 "Preserve the Origin, Revert to the Origin" [no author listed]
340 "The Peacefulness and Purity of the Heavenly Sovereign" by Xinxinzi
341 "The True Mind Acts on All Things" by Tianhuzi
341 "Everything in Nature is Good" by Fuyuanzi
342 "Dao Mind, Human Mind" by Feixiuzi
342 "Shut Off the External, Hold Fast the Internal" by Bidongzi
343 "My Mind Can Work in the Myriad of Things" by Guanyinzi
345 "Realizing the Dream of Life and Death" [no author listed]
347 "The Wanderings of a True Person" [no author listed]
349 "Wang Liang Asked the Shadow" by Yingzhenzi
351 "Obtaining Mind in the Foremost Pavilion" [no author listed]
355 Part Five: A Record of Quotations from the Old Man, Qingyun
Appendix
385 "Questions About Li Qingyun's Age" by Yan Lingfeng
387 "I Had Seen Li Qingyun" by Liu Guiyun
389 "I had Seen Li Qingyun, Too" by Wang Liankui
393 Afterword by Stuart Alve Olson
