Taoist Alchemy: Glossary
This list of terms is for my students, and is updated regularly as new vocabulary is introduced during class. Note:…
Pore Breathing (book excerpt)
The following is an excerpt from my new book, The Taoist Alchemy of Wang Liping, Vol. 1, out Feb. 12, 2020.…
The Barrier of Sitting
The barrier of sitting (zuoguan) is the first barrier we pass through in Dragon Gate practice. Barriers are obstacles that…
Taoist Poetry on Breathing
Taoist poetry on breathing! What’s not to like. Here is a stanza of poetry written by Lü Dongbin. 觀浪止息聞水聲退潮靜心聽沙響Observing the…
Release the Mind, Feel the Body
The biggest obstacle to mastering internal alchemy (neidan) is by thinking too much and not feeling enough. Over the last…
Heart Stabilizes and Spirit Returns
To have our heart/mind stabilize and our spirit return, xin ding shen gui, describes a result of Taoist practice. Let’s…
Taoist Walking: the Nature Qi Exchange Method
Taoist walking is an ancient method for exchanging energy with nature. This meditative method progresses through six stages. Each stage…
Hear our Father Recall our Mother
An important stage of internal alchemy practice is finding our True Self (Zhenwo 真我). When we form the Sacred Embryo…
Taoist Perspective on Health
For the Taoist there are two types of illness: 1. sickness of body (shenbing 身病) 2. sickness of mind (xinbing…
The Seven Emotions and Six Desires
Notes on The Seven Emotions and Six Desires 七情六欲 By: BK Wee (This article was put together by Wang Liping's…
Tuning into Qi
As I share neidan practice with my students I realize the hardest part is tuning into the energy body. Neidan…
Burning through Karma
One of the hardest stages of neidan training I have experienced is working through reincarnation energy, affectionately known as 'burning…
Stillness in Neidan Practice
Stillness is the foundation of the alchemical project. To form the elixir we need stillness. Stillness is what allows the…
The Three Spaces
The Taoist body can be broken down into: Spaces (3D spaces or cavities) Surfaces (2D planes) Lines (meridians etc.) Points…
Reincarnation Energy
Reincarnation energy 轉世能量 is found in our chest cavities. It is energy associated with our past, accumulated through the choices…
Purify the Furnace
(Not a how-to guide. Complimentary material for students of Wang Liping) Qīng lú 清爐 －Purify the furnace To purify the furnace…
Precelestial and Postcelestial
Practice of internal alchemy requires us to move between two perspectives: precelestial and postcelestial. Precelestial - xiantian 先天 (earlier heaven,…
Pain as Access in Neidan Practice
(Note: the following is not a how-to guide; it is to complement the teachings of Wang Liping.) Practicing internal alchemy…
Furnace and Cauldron
(Note: this is not a how-to guide. It is complimentary material for Course One of the DGI Internal Alchemy Program.)…
Improvising Our Neidan Sessions
"Master Wang advises not to plot our practice, but use our intuition and approach the process in a state of…
Xiu and Lian: Cultivation and Practice
Cultivation and practice are two different things. Cultivation is the big picture of returning to the Way. Practice are tools…