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UNDER­ STANDING REALTIY A TaoiAsltc hemicCalla ssic by ChangP o-tuan Witha ConcisCeo mmentary by Liu1 -ming Translaftreodn t1h eC hinese by ThomasC leary Universiotfy H awaiiP ress• Honolulu CONTENTS Ackndogwlmeesn IXt Forewxio rd Itnrodiuocn1t Yina nyda n3g Thfiev eel emse 8n t Essenacneld ei f14 The oufIsC eh isninggs 1 7 Prxais19 Note2s2 UndsetranRdeialn:ig t DAyir ceEtx apnlati23o n I.S xiteveenr, rs eepsnrteis"neiegg ohuntc "eo sfy iann d "egihotu n"co efys an,f gromi"nnoge p oun"do fe xliir25 I.I Siyx-otfuvres re,ms odeolnet dhn eu mboefsr i sgi nnth e IC hin5g7 12- Ont hceurc ibalnfedur nac59e 3-4 Ont hcerc eesmnoto funr ncae6 2 5-8 Ont hteur el eda 63 9 Onu silnega 6d7 10 Onn outs indg 68l ea 11 Onl edaa dnm errcyu6 9 12 Ont hoen een geyor fn otghniens7s0 13 Onw ataenrfid r e7 1 14 Onh eavne-eaarnethdra tha-ret7h2 1-516 Oni vneirgntw ataenrfid r e73 17 Ont hfiev eel enmste 75 18 Ont htweo p ole76s v Contesn t VI 19-2O0n h amrontiizoa7n7 21 Ont ehd argoannt di g7e9r 22-2O4n c utlivgat thsieen l8f0 25 Ont hmeet amla n8 2 26 Ont hbee tauiuglfri l8 3 272-8O n fitihren go cper8s5s 29 Ont hfieir npgor ceosfgs a thetrhmieen dgie c 8i7n 30 Ont hfieir npgor ceosfes x cttraiaonnaddd tiio8n7 31 Ont hfieir npgor ceosfis n ctuiboa8n8 32 Ont hfieir npgor ceosffsro mintgh eem byro8 9 33 Ony iann yda nrtgeu nrintgot hcee nt9e0r - 34 Onb ahtin9g1 35 Onc ulatcluo ronkgai nmda rtrfiienailn 9g2 36-3O7n tmheea ngsio nfh exasg r9a4m 38 On tbheeg igno nfyi annagnc du lmtiinooafyn i n9 6 - 39-40O nt hmeys etrifomeualse 9 7 41 One sseannscdee n s10e0 42 Ond oin1g01 43 Onf mealaenm da l1e0 2 - 44 Onb eianngnd o n be10i3n g 45-4O6n i gneisotonft heeli ixr1 04 47 Ont heel icyxrsiltria zlfiornmwg i th1i0n6 48 Onm ediccoiimnnefgor mw itho10u7t 49 Ont htew eol isi,xn inraenrod u teJOrB 50 Onp otsiivviet a1l0i9t y 51 Onr teurntiotn hrgeo t o 110 52 On tshweoo rfwd i sdo11m1 53 Onh ramoniocuosbm inaotfis oeensna cnesdn e se1 12 54 Ong raadalun sddu den11 3 55 On tshueepm reesa eo fcy rtslalitzhieenl gi 1x1i4r 56 Ond ififcuyal ntedsa e1 15 57 Ont hmee chiasonmft k aeov1e1r6 58 Ont hrouogihvn etsignao tfpi roiinpcl1e1 7 59 Ons eekati enagec r1h 17 60 Ons topmpaicnhngia ti1o1n8 61 Ons topapsti ufnifgc ie1n1c9y 62-6O3n l fiea nda tdhe1 21 64 Onm ixiwnigt odhri arnys oiceatnyid tn eagtring ilmliuntaio1n2 2 .. Contents Vll II.O Invee srerp eersnetitnhGger e aOtn een uglfitnrgeu nege yr1 25 IV.T welvveesr eosnt hmeo oonv erW estRthvi ee ,rr epnrtegis en thtwee lmvoetn hs1 29 V. Fivveer ,rs eerpsenstegit nhfiev eelm eensmt,e tlwa,o o,wd ater, fiere,ra th1 51 ThOeu tCeorl lec1t57i on I.F ourfuo r-vleisrnees1 59 I.I Versoenvs ar oiutsh emes Ont heess netlig arnodu 162 Onb ihrta ndde at1h62 Thterh ereel amasr oen mlyi nd16 3 Seemiinngid nt hnigs1 64 Equlaiinzbge isn 1g64 Minisdtef i lBsu ddh1a65 Unmindi1n6g6 Ont hHee taS rcnjJtur1e6 8 Nos ionrm eri1t69 Complepteaervis on1 70 Goinagl ownigti ht1 70 Thjewe emlo on1 71 Pickuiptn hgpe er al1 71 Poniitnogu etrr roisn me dtiati1o73 n Sonognr edaignC h'naM astHesure ho-u'Atsnt oholgyo n EmineAndte pts1 77 Interporfed ticasintpie,lco iocnn enattorin,a nwdi sdo17m9 Thmeo oonnt hWees Rti rv-ewtelvveer s1e81s Glossa1ry91 Reaidnsg 203 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thankasrd eu teo an umrb epoefo pfrlot eh eiivnlrau aasbsilset ainnc e thpiorsej c:tt oW angP o-h,sf uroeu hnprlaaleilnesrdpa oitnii nT aoist stusdt;ioW eo ngL eoYkeea nd SLhhii-ufi ro,t hehierli pnt hseut dya nd itneertpartoifTao onit setai cnhognss piiatrn eden r;ga yntdoS h -ahc'aun Hot-z,tu hmeo srtme arkaboldryi rnypa esroInh vaee vmeer,t f rou nique demoantsitoorftn hsae ro tfi t negnrgab teiianngd bneoi.nn g T.C. FOREWORD Taois,mi nm anfyro m,sh sal onhgaa dn i mporrtloaeinn tt h e develop­ menotfC hisnece iizvlait,ip oarnctuirlliaynt he fioefnl tadrusas lc i,e nce mediacr,alt sanpdsc yhooglyA.ne xetmrecloym xpp lheennoom,neT ao­ ishmsa u semda nmye diae xeopssfri oanni dn flcueemdna nryae lmosf thgohuatn adtc itorhno uhgi tlso nhgi sytA.o mronisgtm odoefs o epj­cr tiaonnsd p heesor fi nfluemanycb eec onutepdh isloop,ph oytlii,cr lesi­ gi,of nlolkoear nmdy thoglyso,a eta inrd oftrohmoesfhr u mo,rv isauratl andde s,ip gone,tm ryusaincsd o ,nd garmaa nfidc t,ih orenbaanld psy­ chsoomtaimce dnie,cp ihyslie cdauocna,mt airtiaar,ltm sialyris ttaertg,y anadl ch,be omtmyhat erainasdlp i iutra.l Inv ieowft hriesm kaarbloeuf spioroffn ro m,sa nayt tetmoep stt ablish hsitorliiscnj akoli ninogn oeef tv heferro ymo sf a tcivtihthayvat e b een labeTlaoeimdse te wtistf rhom idapborlblee .mP seharptsh e smionsgtl e wideaccleyp tTaoeidts etix stt hfea omuTaso Te Chngi,b ut stihnec e meanngiosft hoitfse cnyr ptwiocrc ka nnboedt e finietsetlayb blyi shed odrianrlyei artrmye htod,a snidtn eerptratviaoerynn so rumlsoayt c ertain poi,nt thnseo toifoaf finl tiiatohnor ugahs sioactwiiottnhh t eec ahison fg thTaeo Te Chgi niso fd ubiovuausle. M oroev,eT raoilseitrt athusar e notferodo vetrw to housyaaenrtdsh eex tiesnocfde e geanteiraonnds aberruantditeohrnre sbu roifct hTeao ;t huasna susmeldi bnektw een dffieernftro mosfT a oismma y wbeeol nlte h hasati nfca ltpa s,eo dro ne thwaastf rotmhb ege ingnf ibanrtiecbdayf l asaen aglyo. Nevretlhee,is ofsn e etw ohe pyroetshiaznie ne nlri anmko nqugi dti­ef frenetf romso fT aois(mwi htoutp ersuimntgo e ncosmsep vareyitnhg calTlaoesidct i int hhiys post)iha,ske etyot hreta iolnbeea hitnhdee no r­ mouvsai retoyff a rmerwkotsrh ouwghhi Tcaohi scth itnaegnaspd r taicces havbee epnr ensetedm ighbtef oundi nt hoep enliinsgno eft hTaeo Te Chigin tsl:ef "Ap atht hcaatnb ev erlbiaziensdo a tp eramnepnatt; t her­ m inolgoyt hcaatbn ed e signteadi nso atc onasntttre mniogl.yo"T hfiers t XI Foreword xu pan oft hsoi peinnsgt aetnemtmi hgta lbseor e,a" dAp ahtw hhic cabne takaesanp atihns o atp eranmetnp ath,"a nud ndertsootdor eefrt ot he dsitnitcinob teweenm eanasned n .dF rotmih pso ionfvt iw e.i mti gbhet siadt ahtl iBkuedd his,m paraa lll eaecthingw hicehm pshziaeosng onig reoframtioofdn oc tnreai npdr atxoim see tc onmtpoeranreye ,dT saoims hasa ppaereidnm angyui stehsor ughotueht a g,ec sorrepsonditnog channggic onditiinios tnh sos sto c.i ety Whilieit sb eynodt hseoc poeft ehp renstseu tdtyo e tnevre ryi tnfoa r thmea zoefT aoiths istiotir soy fs, o miene trtet sog alncaeta f eowu t­ stdainnmga infsettiaonosfT aoiswmhi lpeus riuntgh tihesm eo fa datpa­ tino tot htei m.eF soerx mapl,eo noef t hoedl estte xotfTs ao is,mp r­e senitnte ehdf romo fad ivtiinmoaann u,a lwcaso mpoisnaet di mweh en dviinawtaifsoo nra mlcloynd seiraeb dr anocfgh o vern.Lm aetnietnar n, erwahe na lsle ritoihuknses rw roitnet hseub jteo cfp olitlai ncsado ical scnice,ea notchlseasrai pcap reisna f romt hcaatbn er eaadsat reaotni se poilciaatnlsd o ctihaerlyoD .u riapn regi moadr kebdyt haecc erlaetreids e ofh egemiosnam ndtyr anny, yeatn ottheeaxrpt ap relsbi etraira,en ven lbietirnaen ad naric.chU ndseirm ric loantdiio,wn istthhr ei osfme i ilta­ ris,am c lsasmiancu aolfm ialrisytt raatdevagotycae p so loifmc iyn ilm a epxendeisot flu eirsve,ne r,ga ynmda telrS.ita aiarnefd na tsatpioce try apepadru irnga t imoefs ocuipahlve aaaln dde coafay no loddr earl ong witihtw sor lvdi ;eg wrarsosop tosl.li o tringciaatziaeomneg reusn dtehre samceod niotn.isR eligtieoxcutossmt eot hfero ed uritnhgger owotfh ChiensBeu ddhitsc hcuhr,ea sncdo lleocfst aiyosino nsfTg aoiasdte pts parlaeslli midleavre leonptimsnC h'a nB udhdilstitea rtru.eM artlai rtas arree finienad ne rmaa rkbeytd h oev errotowhfa na lideynsn taasy w ell asb yr epepaotpeudul parnrig .ssC iolloqlud airmaaan fidc ttiroanin ts­m tnigT aoiisdtae sa ppedauirrn agt imeg roofwo tfvh e rcnurall aiatteu.rr e Mostr eecnt,sl eylcariuzeTdao istteiacc hairpneu gbsslh ieadst haepreutic arattfse arna n t-ireigiluosc momusnrtie lvtuoi.o n Thiis,so fc orus,ae v ersiymp lstiipci ceto ufTra ois,s momeawtih nt he spiorfTi aoti ismta geiryst e,ld fesginetdoe voakc ee rtaionfv ipeowi nt andn otto d efinhesi tiocrfaal.c T theh sitoroirciagloi fTn aosi s,l mike neaervlreyy itnhegle as boiu,tta reex tmreeloybsc uerv, eiilnael lde gy or anmdy th;i tm ayb et hamtuc ho ft hmea taerlrle itaintogt hqeu estofi on oirgicnosin ssotfso, ri ist nrealreddw it,ih initartylo oert, huen dsetnrad­ ing anda ppclaiitno ofw hcihw oludv ayr acrcidontgo c ciurmnsct.ea s SometiTmaoesim s icsa ltlheHedu a n-gLatoe aicn,hag tfetrw iom portnta figureheoafthd sete achinga llegteohd av elv ietdh ousoafyn aedrassg ; o bure vetnhe es peopel arper eseinnt terddaii toasn t rsamntietrrsae trh Foreword Xlll thaonir gaitnso rToaofit sitcec ahgisnC.e rtianc lutaulpro rottpyeostf en assitoaecwdih tT aoisamrs ea tiodh avgean ietdeh ikrno wdleget rhough symsatteiocbs ervtiao,cn notmepaltoina.n edpx ernit;mo ehtert aehcnisg araetr btiutteods priitruveaeltl inaos. TAao iescntcy lpoedsiaayt sha t "aTois"a mntaetndiga lflro multaioinfssuo ndi na r encdoeir teaolfm minwdh eet rhceut somadvriyio snoisft houdgonh otet x ti.s Insh o,ir mtta wye blelt htta hoer isog irdn eritvoianosfT ao simc annot bep osiivteaclsreyt naeibdy c onnvteniaomlet ohd;st ihssi tuiadstu ieo n nootn lyt ehvt aoer tiayn ndta rueo ft hdeta ai nTa oislttireiactr u,eb ut altsotoeh p aiutcoyfa s sotceiddata aw hiwcouhl pdi tneh o rnisgo ifTa o­ istmo s pectiifim,cpe eso,po lrpe lcae.Ws htas eetmosb ea c omomn thmeei tsh ied tehatTa aoistmr aennsdhcsit so-rvyetrilc,las yot os pke,a inth see ntsheai ctt l iamcso anctwtih ta ntoehrd iemnsoifoe nx pieernce benydot htee rrrie,aas lnthdo rointzallyi nt ahti ctl iamtso r eabcahc k beoferh isytT.oao srittr iatdigoenrn alelays oscaitiestse rayla rutlitoacino n thtere rtersipallaw ntieh evt ehrbyge innngoisfp ort-ohCisnece iviliza­ ti,ob nuatl scoli amosn gooirnp ge riloldyri ecnaecwnoetda wcihtt a higshoeur.r cIentto o,ifc s o su,era ta lnle scseatrogy i lvteie rceardeln ec toa noyft e hf natsattiaclo efTas o ihssitt oiryno rdteoar pp rectihaeatmse repsreaentotinosft ehc ommon cinoot nhtateethns tturtcueor ft huen ­i vresaesp ecreivbeytd eh coennvitonaslcoliya lmiinzd,ew dti hiisnt farmewoorftk i maens dap c,e nioast sb oult,ae ntdh a.tte here xiwsittns h i humiatntyhp eoe tntfiroea xltd riamseinopnecareltp i.o n In sean ,s meiitg bhetp osbsltieoi netrptrhepeter senofc ems anoy marvealnswd o ndsi enTrao sitl oear sa ni ndtiicooafni t nerienhs utm na possiibtsiil.eh saIo ttf ebne eonb seed,rvm oerorvt,eh matu cthh sea me dersicptoifeo xrntasdo irrnypa owsea lrlegetdob ea vialatbholrueg ehs­ o treikcnw oeldgareet o fbuoen adl olvr et hweo lr.d hWta piehsrpa sm oer signnittfi ahcnsa ucpho sbsitiliiietssh ieerffe cotnt hweo lr.d asnodem esortitecrd aitisrotentsshs ie s soufte hu es aen fdun cnto ifso upneorrmal knowleeda gnd pmoowerte hrnat hmee erf caotf t hepiorsb sityilW.ii thin Tao,it shmqeu teisoonft haetc ulia nvdiidlau nacdo elcletb inevefito r hardme rifvriotnmhg e exekrncoiwslaeen dpdogo few leersd o mpearc ti­ tiostn oseru bdoirtneea vreyhtinignt hepiartt hot hqeue sftrop eramnent staiabztoiinlo fc onsceis.os usn Amontghs eepa rcttiiosnw eerrteehT aoiss tofs ctohhlowesh i ccha me tob ek nowbnyt hnea moefC opmlteeR eia.tlC yompleRteleayi T taosim, whiacrho ass aed instctm ioevmnetb etwteheeenlv eenatnhtd ih treenth cetnrui,we assc onnceewdrti ht hteo taolfei xtpyec reai newdni tfruhht er­ inhgu mna porgreisnst hree maslo fb oht covneinnotaaln dut liamte Foroerwd XIV trtuhT.hi cso nncm earneitsfeidst leafc cdoigrnliynb ohts ocainamdly s it­ caplar citc,ea sst hfelo olwesor fC ompleeR telaisttyr otove eno cmpass whatth ecoyn seirdetdob et hees nsceoefB udidshamn Cdo nufcisamnas i welalsT a oism. Thei mptao cfC ompleRteael iTtaoyi swmas verpyow efurl,a ndi n somaeer sai ts ueprdseedt haeg eadn df aliinshgco oolfs 'CahBn u d­ dhi,sw mhichha fdo cre niteuesrx eretnerodmo uisn uflnecoen C hisnee ciivltiiz.oaT nob es urCeo,mp leeR tealTioatiysh ma mdu hci nc momon witChh 'nB audidsh,mn otaibcnllyu dcionngcr eantmteedid tiaotenx ­er cisaenstd h per acotfii tncrdeo ucnigf ersvhi eowfts r aidointtaaelc nhgi.s Amontgh leti erfarormya tuses di nt hpeor jecotfiC oonmp leRteea lity Taoiswma st hveo bcuarlyaa ndi mageorfya lecmh,yo neo ft hmeo st anciaenndwt id espreraeda lomfis tn eriensC th i,nn aowa doptebdy thesnee Twao itsass ana lolrefygro paor ceosfis nn ret rafronmsatainodn sublmiatiTohnpe.r esteen,xUt tn derasntidgnR ealt,yii osn eo ft hcel as­ siocfts h sipsii truaallec mh,ya nids s tciolnles eridda b asidcoc uemnotf Taoimsetn tsacelin .c e UNDERSTANDINGR EALITY

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A Taoist Alchemical Classic by Chang Po-tuan. With a Concise Commentary by Liu 1-ming. Translated fron1 the Chinese by T homas Cleary.
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