Daoist Textual Studies

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1. need assistance about historical things

   By sillybearhappyhoneyeater, November 2, 2014
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   • ChiDragon
   • December 30, 2014

2. Huainanzi

   By whitesilk, November 12, 2014   

   • Huainanzi
   • heaven
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     • heaven
     • astrology
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   • Taoist Texts
   • November 24, 2014

3. era or jiayin?

   By whitesilk, August 26, 2016   

   • huainanzi
   • han
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   • whitesilk
   • October 22, 2016

4. The Truth

   By Harmonious Emptiness, October 7, 2011
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   • Harmonious Emptiness
   • October 10, 2011

5. Red Pine: "Dancing With the Dead"

   By Dainin, July 24, 2013
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   • Chang
   • August 6, 2013

6. My interpretation of Tao

   By Mskied, August 4, 2019
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   • ion
   • April 9, 2020

7. Chuang-Tzu

   By Jim D., June 19, 2016
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   • Rara
   • June 25, 2016

8. Daoist "energies" de, qi, ...

   By maaca, September 4, 2021
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   • zerostao
   • September 7, 2021

9. Undefine the Way

   By whitesilk, June 29, 2018
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   • rideforever
   • July 28, 2018

10. The Secret of the Golden Flower

    By Rara, April 21, 2020
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    • Rara
    • May 23, 2020

11. Qi Bo was Huang Di's Higher Self

    By Horus, June 24, 2014   

    • Huang Di
    • Yellow Emperor
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      • Yellow Emperor
      • Qi Bo
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    • Horus
    • June 24, 2014

12. The Construction of Space in Early China

    By al., May 22, 2011
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    • deci belle
    • June 5, 2011

13. 清淨經 qingjing jing

    By Mig, February 24, 2018
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    • Mig
    • February 24, 2018

14. Book of Chen Jen

    By Kajenx, July 10, 2013
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    • Kajenx
    • July 11, 2013

15. What does it mean to practice for Golden Dao?

    By centertime, December 20, 2016
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    • gendao
    • January 17, 2017

16. Need help clarifying a paragraph from chapter 1of Taoist Yoga

    By BluePickle, March 8, 2023
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    • BluePickle
    • March 10, 2023

17. Daoist Canon goldmine

    By Aetherous, December 8, 2018
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    • Walker
    • July 8, 2019

18. Is reincarnation or afterlife spoken about in any Taoist texts?

    By Drifting_Through_Infinity, September 11, 2016   

    • reincarnation
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    • Stosh
    • September 29, 2016

19. Most accurate Golden Flower translation?

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    By snowymountains, February 26   

    • golden flower
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    • Mark Foote
    • March 9

20. Lao Tze Encouraged 無爭 and 不爭

    By ChiDragon, October 4, 2013
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    • Marblehead
    • October 5, 2013

21. which chapter...?

    By rene, May 28, 2013
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    • rene
    • May 31, 2013

22. small excerpt from a commentary on Yu Huang Yin Miao Jing

    By sillybearhappyhoneyeater, October 7, 2015
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    • sillybearhappyhoneyeater
    • October 8, 2015

23. The Great Oneness Savior from Sorrow Scripture 太乙救苦護身妙經

    By SirPalomides, February 4, 2020
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    • SirPalomides
    • February 5, 2020

24. Ta Chuan, tips on good translations?

    By Rocky Lionmouth, December 29, 2019
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    • Rocky Lionmouth
    • January 5, 2020

25. the lien tzu

    By 3deedit, May 24, 2014
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    • Marblehead
    • May 24, 2014

26. Meaning of Chin (or Chen?) Gong?

    By Songtsan, June 21, 2015
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    • Songtsan
    • June 24, 2015

27. Great paragraph

    By 73543_1494798777, March 11, 2015
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    • Geof Nanto
    • March 15, 2015

28. Questions on wu wei/te/dao

    By Crures, January 20, 2017
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    • awaken
    • January 28, 2017

29. If only I would listen

    By Jim D., October 17, 2019
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    • dawei
    • December 20, 2019

30. the 72 stages

    By Firice30, August 22, 2016
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    • Aetherous
    • August 23, 2016