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Tables of Contents for The Taoist Classics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Understanding Reality
Acknowledgments
3
2
Foreword
5
4
Introduction
9
24
Understanding Reality: A Direct Explanation
33
126
Sixteen verses, representing ``eight ounces'' of yin and ``eight ounces'' of yang, forming ``one pound'' of elixir
35
31
Sixty-four verses modeled on the number of signs in the I Ching
66
65
One verse representing the Great One engulfing true energy
131
2
Twelve verses on the moon over the West River, representing the twelve months
133
20
Five verses, representing the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth
153
6
The Outer Collection
159
30
Four four-line verses
161
3
Verses on various themes
164
25
The moon on the West River---twelve verses
180
9
Glossary
189
18
Readings
207
4
The Inner Teachings of Taoism
Introduction
211
12
The Inner Teachings
223
40
Solving Symbolic Language
263
50
Related Texts
313
16
The Book of Balance and Harmony
Introduction
329
164
The Source Message of the Mystic School
353
3
Statements
356
3
Secret Meanings
359
9
Secrets of the Gold Pill
368
5
Explanation of the Three Fives
373
2
The Opening of the Mysterious Pass
375
1
The Gold-Testing Stone
376
2
Nine Grades of Practices: Sidetracks and Auxiliary Methods
378
4
Three Vehicles of Gradual Method
382
2
The Highest Vehicle
384
1
Dialogues: The Underlying Unity of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism
385
12
Questions and Answers
397
7
Some Questions on Alchemy
404
7
Live Teachings on Complete Reality
411
5
Spoken Teachings
416
2
Discourses
418
5
Explanatory Talks
423
7
Songs
430
31
Poems
461
20
Veiled Words
481
10
Practical Taoism
Translator's Preface
491
2
Introduction
493
14
Essential Sayings to Assist Potential
507
4
The Way of Eternal Life through Perception of Vital Spirit
511
1
Alchemy Takes Its Rules from Creation
512
1
Foundations of Alchemy
512
1
A Point Falls into the Yellow Court
513
1
Alchemical Ingredients
513
1
Basic Vitality
514
1
Basic Vitality Is Sexual Vitality
514
1
Basic Energy Produces Basic Vitality
515
1
Detachment from Emotional Consciousness to Nurture Basic Harmony
515
1
Alchemy Requires Interruption of Craving
516
1
Basic Spirit Using Medicine
517
1
The Basic Spirit Is the Thinking Spirit
518
1
The Opening of the Mysterious Pass
518
1
The Handle of Alchemy
519
1
Alchemical Operations
520
1
The Bellows
521
1
Sixty Hexagrams Symbolizing the Alchemical Firing Process
522
1
Symbolizing the Firing Process by the Year, Month, and Day, Humanity and Duty, Joy and Anger, Reward and Punishment
522
1
Intent As the Go-Between
523
1
The Way of Seeing Vital Spirit and Perpetuating Life
524
3
The River Source Where Medicine Is Produced
527
1
The Receptive Is the Abode of the Way
528
1
Yang Disburses, Yin Receives
528
1
Congealing Spirit in the Energy Aperture
529
1
Turning the Light Around to Illumine Inwardly
530
1
Beginning Work on Turning the Light Around to Illumine Inwardly
531
5
The Womb Breath
536
2
The Primal
538
1
The Arising of Positive Energy
538
1
Culling
539
1
Keeping the Attention on Heaven
540
2
The Central Path
542
1
The Firing Process
543
1
Incubation
544
1
Punishment and Reward
545
1
Refining the Spirit
546
1
Crystallizing the Elixir
547
1
Release from the Matrix
548
2
Returning to the Origin
550
1
Twin Cultivation of Essence and Life
550