Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on the Theory, Practice, and Benefits of Meditation

Yin Shih Tzu

ISBN 10: 0938045121 / ISBN 13: 9780938045120

Published by Dragon Door Pubn, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on the Theory, Practice, and Benefits of Meditation
• Publisher: Dragon Door Pubn
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0938045121
• ISBN 13: 9780938045120
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shih Tzu's inspirational testament and practical guide to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation. The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction in traditional meditation techniques. It also documents Yin Shih Tzu'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.

About the Author

Yin Shih Tzu was a Chinese Master who trained in classical Chinese medicine and was a professor of physiology at Kuan-Hua University in Shanghai. In his youth he was often in ill health and he began to practice Taoist meditation in order to cure himself of his ailments. He wrote Tranquil Sitting in 1954 at the age of 82. Shifu Hwang is a practicing Taoist from Chuen Zen School. Currently, he lives in Texas, USA. Master Hwang has devoted his adult life to promoting Taoism and balanced health care. In 1996, he established TaiChi People Herb Co. Recently, he established Immortal Cancer Care Foundation for alternative cancer care education. Cheney Crow grew up in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She lived and worked in England, France and Spain for several years before completing her PhD in Linguistics, then teaching at the University of Texas at Austin. She studied Long Form Yang Style and Sword Form Tai Chi with Shifu Hwang.