The nameless: the Tao and its activity -- Huang Lao, the yellow and the ancient: a historical survery -- The uncarved block: the Lao-Chuang influence -- Poems of stillness: Taoist poetry -- The mysterious portal: legends of immortals -- The Jade Emperor's court: Taoism as a popular religion -- Green dragon white tiger: Taoist alchemy -- The yellow and the white: the secret yogic alchemy -- Return to the source: the ultimate attainment -- The valley spirit: living Taoism.
0
Taoism combines elements of folklore, occult, cosmology, meditation, poetry, philosophy and mysticism. It is a remnant of a vanishing way of life. The author explains the fundamental concepts, tells stories of ancient masters and provides reflections on Taoist verse.