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Awakentiotn hgTae o Liu 1-ming frmo Translatetdh Ceh inese by ThomCalse ary Shambhala Bosto&n London Cnotsen t Preface XI Transolra'tIsnr toudction XIII PARTO NE Contemplations " TheH eighotfH eaevn,t hTeh icknoefEas rst h 3 TheS hingi onft heSu n andM oon 4 Thundaenrd W ind 5 TheA letrniaotonf t hFeo urS easons 5 TheM oonB orwrost hSeu n'Lsig ht 6 Steaydign thFe urnacaen dS ettg Uipnt he Cauldorn 7 Friea ndW ateMri rrors 8 Dung Beeltes 9 Leaadn dQ uiciklsevr 9 PlantiWhnega ta nd Plantgi Fnalx IO Gratfign Peacheasn dG ratfign Plums I I A HairTu rning itnoa W ateSrn ake I2 TheC ranaen dt hTeo rotise I2 TheF reiegnzo fW atearnd thMee ltgio nfI ce I3 TheF loiusrhgio nfT ree,st hEex teinosonf Streams I4 TheH earotft hPe in,et hJeoi ntosfB amboo I5 Wood andC hacroa,lC laya ndB rick I6 .T heF lesanhd H airo fC orspes 16 WateRris ign,F ireD esceingnd 18 MeloSne esd 18 MurkyW ater, DustMyi rror 19 v Contents TheH eato fM ovemen,tt hCeo ldneosfs Stlinless 20 EarthM ounds,G ianTtre es 21 FillgiC noncvaiets,iW eargi Anway Protbuerances 22 Carpa ndF oexs 22 Transofrmatioonfas S piirtuaDlr aogn 23 DeadTr ee,sC oldA shes 24 Contawcitt Rho ug,eC ontawcitt hS oot 25 TheN aturRaella tiyo ft hIe nfant 25 Bellwos 26 TheH anldeo ft hBei gD ipper 27 LunatiacnsdD runakdrs 28 Litfign thReo p,eL itfignt hCeo llar 28 WashgiO nutG old,S ortgi OnutJ aed 29 Drwaign Watewri tahW ellSw eep 30 TheF lwoersa ndF riutosfP lantasn dT rees 31 Effiiges 32 Lamplight 33 Winefr omM as,hG ruelf ormRi ce 33 BellRsi gn,D rumsR esound 35 MarioneatntdKe ist es 36 Parrotsa ndM onkeys 36 ElmS heatsh,S hepherPudr'ss,ea nd Wheat 37 DesiirnWg atearn dF ire 38 Heaidgn Sout,Hh eadinNgor th 39 Cutitgn Weesd,P lanitnTgr ees 39 A PitcheFrull a,P itchHealrfF ull 41 Pottearndy D ecroation 41 HavinagB ody,H avign Energy 42 AnEm pty VallTerayn smtitianV go ice 44 Scalaen dR uler 45 Rafta ndN et 46 VI Connttes Hiebrnatgi InnecstsR etrunintgoL ief 47 TheO ystePera'rs,l t hele-I n'Esg g 4H TheP hoen ixa ndt hePea cock 4H Middaayn d tFhulelJ\ 1 oon 49 TheD reamig noft heSl eeper 50 Commerce 52 TheW ilMdo nke,yt heS tbubornH orse 53 Malea ndF emaelR eprdoucgi n 54 Openign Doorasn dS hutters 56 TheG o-between 58 Tastgi WnhatY ouE at 59 Climbgi nMao untai,nC rossgi nRai evr 61 Mothsa ndW orms 62 TheS ilokrwm'Tsh re,at dhBee e'Hson ey 63 Borwriogn Seefdor m Another 64 TurtlHeisd gi,nF ihsesL ukring 65 WhenO ial nd CoaRlu nO ut 66 TheLo tusi nt hMeu d,t hCeh rysanthemum int hFer sot 68 The LamCpo vearn dB raizeSrc reen 69 Rounndesasn dS quaerness 70 A BrkoenP o,t Leaa kinJga r 71 TheM inldessnoefts hsIe nfant 72 Buildgi nFao nudatiaonndRa isign Hao use 73 TheA lcheimcaWlor kshoapn dV essels 74 CatpeirllaanrdPs o lliowgs 76 TheR acehoarnsde tNhaeg 77 RedF lwoesra ndG reenLe aves 79 PARTT WO Refraoifn Lsa ment /PursiunDge adM atter 85 ;Vlaeus 85 .. VII Contents TheB linLde aidng Btlihdne 85 TheO penG ate 85 Decilnien T aoism 86 SeeGku idance 86 DegneeraTtaoei sts 86 ArtifiEcxieairlsc es 87 DragoHne a,dS nakTeai l 87 TheN ormaTlao 87 TheI nvisiitboyif Tl aoism 88 TheT eachgi onft hWea y 88 Awakening 88 Flexiibtiyl 89 Resolution 89 VaucouDsi ltlaentes 89 Openign thMey steriFoemuasl e 90 TheU seuflensosf t hTea o 90 Ina ndB eyontdh Weo rld 90 TriviiazlatiaonndBs a tsaridzations 91 Sicnerity 91 TheM arevlo ft hTea o 92 Nonrefiication 92 FalesS tudents 92 Accestsot hTea o 92 WorthAyct ion 93 Finidntgh Tea o 93 Neary eFta r 93 A LongR oad 94 LearntihnWeag y 94 Balainntc heCe e nter 94 No \Vva toF akeI t 95 . TheI mpartiiatolyf t hTea o 95 TheP artgi onf tRhoea ds 95 PrecipRiotuotuess 96 \'Ill Conetnst TheP ricleesPesar l Haatn d 96 TheT ao and .l\I·tt1shed os 96 TheI nnerDe sgin 97 TheT astoef t hTea o 97 FinIdto r F orgetI t 97 A Laddetro t hHee ights 98 TheU nfathobmlaTea o 98 Immoratilty 98 .. Righta tH ome 99 No Bias 99 ReevrsaolfT ime 99 StupidaintdMy a dness 100 Idnependence 100 TheS orucoef D ififculties 100 Witnse,Psr act,Ei xcpeerie,nT rcaensmiiosns 101 TheO rgiinRaela lH uman 101 TheS tateSltaetses 101 Don'Rtu shB lnidly 102 Don'Gtu ess 102 'TheR ealB ody 102 Howt oA ct 103 Op Masetroyf enness 103 ,J Ener,gV yitiat,lyS pirit 103 TheS ubtleotfy tThaoe 104 Dilignece 104 TheU nqiueneosfts h Tea o 104 TheM ultaicfetTeaod 105 TheB egninign otfh Tea o 105 Proihibtions 105 IX Preface TheT ao itsh eW ay, theW ay beihdn alwla ys,t he pricnipluen deyrilgn alplr inplcei,s thef actu ndeyrigln all fact.sT aosim,i ni tbsr aodessnets ,ei st hsee cahrf ort ruatnhd reiatl.y Ina narorwers en,s ieti st heo rigiknnawoll dege traidtioofnC hnia,b utt hen arrwonesosf t hidse fitniioins growimnogr ea cuetd ay byd ay,a sT aoishma asrl eayd int he lasctopu le coefn turies extenodfie tdis n sflnoucmeeei nt he Westt on earalsyd ievrsaen a ryr aofa resoa fh umainn etrest asi th ais nt hEea s.t InE ngilsthod ayw eh avboeo kso nT aoisamn di nevtmsent, Taoisma ndm anagem,e Tnaotisma ndh eal,t Thaoisma nd mediicn,e Taoisma nd xs,Te aoism asncedin c,e Taoisamn d psycogyh,o lTaoisma nda rt,Ta oisamn dl ei,fT aoisamn dw ar, Taoisamn ded ucatio,Tn aoisamn ds ocitye,T aoisamn dev ery sort ofil luimnisanmd r eilgion. tot he Thiboso k,A wakening Tao,i s noonfte h ese but inucdlesso mtehig onfa lolft he,ma ndm or--4>evera h underd methsoo df aaittngi rnealyi atsa f ullcyo snciohuusm abne i.n g Acocridngt ot heZ enm asteorfas n cietnitm, ew sheny ou awkaent ot hautn iqWuaey att hceor srsoasdo fa lwlay sy,o u thehno ld ktehyte oa lwlay sa,n d csaucnc eeidna nyo ft hose waysy ouc hoosteo p ract.i ce TranastloIrnr'tosd uction Awakenit11ogt heTa o isa collcetioonf m ediattions formultaedb yL iu1 -mnig, one of motshtae d etp Taoist writeorfes a yr lmodenr tiems.W ritteni na simple, explicit stlyei,tu sensa turaanldm ytihcaplh enmoenaa sm etaphors ilsltaurtgi tnhper icnilpsea ndp ractiocfTe aso ism. Borna orudn 1737 ,L iuw rietst hahte firsbtec ame itnerteesdi nT aoisdmu rinhgi esa rtleyne sA.c coridntgo h is owna ccnotu,h ev iseida tlslo rotfss upopsetde achaenrds sutdide atr andomf ors veerayle a.rI snh ilsae tt eenhse b eacme graevliy,l a lndf ort hfier stti emr elaiezdt hues elesosfna elsls heh ads tuide.d Liu'isle lsnsd idn otr espotnodm edicatlr temaetn, grdaualwloyrs eniunngt hielh adb ecomaec ompeltien avl.i d Att hapotin t, hhea dt hefo rtuen tom eeta " ReaHlu ma,n"a geniunTea oisatd e,pw thow asa blteoc uerh imN.o wt oltaly committetdo s eekitnhgeT a o,L iu letf homea tt hea geo f nineteteont rvaeiln s earocfth r ulee nairng. Aboutt hreyee arastf eerm barkoinnt gh ipsi rlmigag,e Liu mseotm eohneec alltsh eO ldM ano ft heV alelyo ft he Crytp,sw homh et herteearrfge ardaesdh itse ac.hT ehriosl d mane xpaliendt oh imt hfeal lcaieisnt haeb errnatp ratcicoefs thee vepro pluarps eduoT-aoisctu ltLsi uh adn ataulrly encnotuer,eda ndp assoedn t hee ssenptsiyaoclogilh cal teach igno ft ruTeao is.m Inl taeyre a,rL siuw ast om entiotnh imso menotuse vent overa nd oivnte ark ihnigss t ad nagaindsevti apnrtat cicaensd apprhoaecst oT aoismT.he rei sn othgi nuniqiunet hiso,f cours,ae ss imiwlaarrn inagbosu tsd iertackoscc urt iem and agiani nT aoisctl asgsoiicgn bsa cokv etrw ot housyaenadr Isf. X Ill TranslaItnotrr'osd uction nothinge ls,e thiass epcto fT aoishti osrtyt esetsit fiot he perssitenec ofc eritnaf ascinatainodtn hse c hornic cklo af ifnormtaioanmo ngc ulstt.is Afteorp eingn younLgi um'isdn tot he centporianlt of Taoistmh,oe l mda ns enhti mh omet ofi nishhis soc iadlu tsi e ands utdy thTea oisatlh cemiccalla s.sN iecglsecotfs ocialflie iny outahn dl acokfs ufifciegnrton udign int hep rinciopfl es mysticwiesrme otfwto h em ajodree fcttsh agtra etl tat-deary Taositsh aver eepadtelyp oitnedo uti na berrnatp suedo myst.i cs Accoirndlgy,L iu1 -imngm adea thorougihne vsitgant io oft hes aecdr liertarteuo fT aoismC,o nufcianiasnmd, Buddhi.sH mislt aewrr igtsis nhowa c ombinde knwoldegeo f alcemhya ndZ enB uddhiusnmqe uadl ienh itsi m,eb ut his leirtarsyt udideisdn ots atyi hsifma tt het im.e Hiso wn explanaitst ihoahnte l feth itse achteoor s oo.nT hisr esutled int wevley eaorfsd oubatn du ncerittnay. Durgi tnhiusne stltde peri,oL dius penfotu ry earlvsii gn inB eiignj,t hen orthcearpnai ,ltt wo yearisnc entCrhailn ,a threey earisnt hef anro rthw,ea sntdf oru yearwsa ndienrg aorundA.l tlh ,ii snh iosw n worsd,w aso na ccounotf h is seahr fcotrr u.tH hes tuidesdp iriwtruiatglis en vreyd ay,b ut sitlclol udn orte svoehl iusn cearittny. Fianlliyn1 772L ium eth isse contde ac,hw ehromh e calltsh eO ldJ\i lnao ft hIe mmoratlSsta't i.oL niud ecsrbiesh is experieunncdeet rh eo ldm an'tsu taeglea sl iek beinrgais de frotmh e bottoofam n im measurably deepp itto t hteo po fa n immeasruablyh igmhou ntainF.r eefdr odmo ubtf orevre,L iu nowf elta st houhge"h s atwh weh olew orilndt hpea lmo fh is handa nd enconutertehde'l aow herevheerw a.s" Aftesrud denen lgihtenmentc omesg raudala ppliciaot,n and I. ifuur therr eporttwso p rofound eanncdo pmassg in spriiutale xperietnhcaettso opkal cei n1 77 6a nd1 780'.r ehn, XI\' TranslIanttorro'dsu ction "hramonizeinnglghi tenmetnoa ts msiialtwei tthh ew orld" agaiinna ccowridt chl saispcr icpnil-ehses pentma nym ore yearpsr accitnicgo nclemeanti nc ompnay,t arveilgn tov ariosu palceasn dw orknig atv aroiusj obasn dp roefsosnisw hile continuihniigsn nerrenfi eme.n t Evena tfetrh eseexp eriees,nL ciud oenso ts eem toh ave begunw ritionngT aoims unittl he1 709s,w henh ew asa lerady nearlsyi xtHye. c ontuiedn tow riteu ntialor und1 82,6 a perioodf neatrhilryyt eya .r s Durig nthitsi mhee w rotem acthlecsosm mentaroine s Taoisctal scssis ucha sT heB ooko fC hangeUsn,d erstanding RealiTtriyp,l Uexn itTyh,e Y inC onvergCelnascseicF ,o uHru ndred Wortho nt hGeo lPdi lTalp,p intgh Lei neTsh,eH undrCehda racter InscripTthieRo ono,t lTreeseas,n jdo urneyt ot hWee st.• Liua losc omposed numeoruse syssap,o esm,an ds ongosf hiosw n,l iekwiseem plyoign thveo cabuloafrT ayo isactlh mey inp sychgoilacolt ransolnaa tndi exopunidngt hee snsceeo f Taoiswmit h purnecedecnltaerd.Ai wtaykentiont ghT ea oi so ne ofL iuo'wsn composiotnisD.a tgi fnrom1 81,6w henh ew as neayr eligyh yteaorsl, d eintc apastuealsl eitfiemo fw orka nd conetmploanti in oavh eurn derdb riilalnotp sucule. s NOTE l.T he well-kBnoowoofn k C han(gICe hsi onrgY ,ij inorg , Zhouyi) iso neo ft hef undamentteaxlt osf T aoismu,s edt o illustarc aotmep lectyec loefd evelopment. UnderstRaenadl(iiWntugyz p hieann )T riUpnliex(t Cya n and tongqi) aret het wo greataelscth emitceaxlta sn da rec alltehde ancestoofar lsc hemilciatle rabtyut rheeC omplete Reality schools ofT aoism. ThYei Cno nveCrlgase(snYicicen fujing) ise venm orea ncient ThBeo ookfC hanges. than Iti sa ttributtote hdeY elloEwm peror himsfe,ol neo ft heg reatfiegsutr eosfp rehistToaroiics wmh,o i s thuoghtt oh avel ivende arlfiyv et housayneda rasg oS.e cular XV
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