Daoist Cultivation, Book 35: The True Transmission of the Great Dao: A Traditional Daoist Inner Alchemy Manual, (Paperback)

What if the "mysterious language" of Daoist Inner Alchemy were not a puzzle to decode, but a practical map-showing exactly where to begin, what must be purified, what must be stabilized, and what must be returned? <p>The True Transmission of the Great Dao (&amp;#12298;&amp;#22823;&amp;#36947;&amp;#30495;&amp;#20256;&amp;#12299;) is a direct, tightly-argued Neidan manual from the Western School (&amp;#35199;&amp;#27966;) tradition. It is famous for explaining, in plain and systematic terms, the inner logic behind the classical symbolic vocabulary-Xing and Ming (&amp;#24615;&amp;#21629;), Shen and Qi (&amp;#31070;&amp;#28801;), Kan and Li (&amp;#22350;&amp;#31163;), the Five Phases (&amp;#20116;&amp;#34892;), "true intention" (&amp;#30495;&amp;#24847;), "true breath" (&amp;#30495;&amp;#24687;), and the reversal from the post-celestial to the pre-celestial state. Rather than treating these as poetic metaphors, the text insists they are *functional descriptions* of how transformation actually proceeds. </p><p>This volume presents a complete English translation, with clarifying notes and terminology guidance for modern readers-so that the work can be read as a coherent inner-cultivation curriculum, not as scattered quotations. </p><p>Note on companion volume: The related text &amp;#12298;&amp;#22823;&amp;#36947;&amp;#30495;&amp;#20256;&amp;#21475;&amp;#35776;&amp;#12299;, Oral Formulas of the True Transmission of the Great Dao, appears in Book 34 of this series. Book 35 presents the main work: &amp;#12298;&amp;#22823;&amp;#36947;&amp;#30495;&amp;#20256;&amp;#12299;, The True Transmission of the Great Dao. </p><p><b>What you'll find inside: </b><br>* Xing-Ming dual cultivation explained clearly<br>Why "cultivating Xing without Ming" becomes "a yin spirit," and why "cultivating Ming without Xing" becomes longevity without liberation-and how authentic work unites both. </p><p>* Shen and Qi as the real axis of practice<br>The text repeatedly returns to one central requirement: Shen must gather; Qi must return; and the two must fuse-not as philosophy, but as a lived, verifiable internal process. </p><p>* Kan-Li, Five-Phase reversal, and the "work of return"<br>The book lays out why the ordinary Five-Phase sequence produces birth and aging, while the alchemical sequence is described as "reversal," returning the scattered to the root. </p><p>* "True intention" (&amp;#30495;&amp;#24847;) and foundation-building (&amp;#31689;&amp;#22522;)<br>A distinctive feature of this tradition is its insistence that real progress depends on establishing a stable center-often discussed through earth (&amp;#22303;), Wu-Ji (&amp;#25098;&amp;#24049;), and the inner pivot of sincerity-before higher transformation can be sustained. </p><p>* A rare, practical discussion of sleep, dreams, and leakage<br>The text treats dream-activity and "sleep-demon" conditions not as superstition, but as a diagnostic field where scattered Shen and Qi can be seen-and gradually rectified. </p><p>* A systematic bridge between Daoist, Confucian, and Buddhist language<br>Without flattening the differences, the work shows how core terms (e.g., sincerity, clarity, original awareness) can point toward the same inner territory when read correctly. </p><p><b>Who this book is for</b><br>* Serious readers of Daoist Inner Alchemy (Neidan) who want a structured, reada</p>

• Daoist Cultivation, Book 35: The True Transmission of the Great Dao: A Traditional Daoist Inner Alchemy Manual, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798249199432
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-02-20
• Page Count: 444