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Daoist Mind & Breath Cultivation
The Daodejing and Zhuangzi's Master of Nurturing Life — the headwater of Chinese thought on nurturing life. Four modules on Laozi (following nature, emptiness and stillness, suppleness, the restraint of desire) and five on Zhuangzi (finitude, Cook Ding, fasting of the mind, being at ease with time, and a closing synthesis). This is the subtractive line — do not deplete, do not contend, do not exceed — as distinct from the later additive traditions of elixirs. Nine modules, bilingual, with Chinese MP3 narration. (Intellectual history; contains no breathing techniques or preparations, and is not medical advice.)
Daoist Cultivation
9 chapters
1Laozi and the Principle of Following Nature2Utmost Emptiness, Steadfast Stillness — Laozi on Guarding the Spirit3The Soft Belong to Life — Suppleness, Breath, and Bodily Resilience4Knowing Enough, Knowing When to Stop — Laozi on the Restraint of Desire5Zhuangzi and the Master of Nurturing Life — Our Life Has a Limit6Cook Ding and the Ox — Following the Central Course, Moving in the Gaps7Fasting of the Mind and Sitting in Forgetfulness — Zhuangzi on Listening and Emptiness8At Ease with Time — Zhuangzi on Mortality and the Fire Passed On9Stillness and Non-Contrivance — Bringing the Daoist View Together