人，充满了多欲与好奇的心理。欲之最大者，莫过于求得长生不死之果实；好奇之最甚者，莫过于探寻天地人我生命之根源，超越世间而掌握宇宙之功能。由此两种心理之总和，构成宗教学术思想之根本。西方的佛国、天堂，东方的世外桃源与大罗仙境之建立，就导致人类脱离现实物欲而促使精神之升华。

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Translator's Preface

Introduction

Part Ⅰ：The Nature of Meditation

 1. Longevity is Actually Possible

 2. Meditation

 3. Mental and Physical Conditions During Meditation

 4. Ch'i Phenomena of the Body

 5. Postures in Meditation

 6. Use of the Mind in Meditation

 7. Concentration on the Ch'iao Cavity in Taoist Meditation

Part Ⅱ： The Nature and Reactions of Ch'i

 8. The Nature o{ Ch'i

 9. Reactions of Ch'i During Meditation

 10. How to Open Up Jen Mai

 11. Fasting and the Function of the Middle Ch'i

 12. A Big Belly is Not Tao

 13. The Human Body and the Importance of Feet

 14. Arguments Over the Ch'i Channels

 15. Ch'i Channels from Taoism and Buddhism

 16. What is Middle Mai?

 17. Why Ch'i Channels Vibrate

 18. What Happens After Ch'i Channels Open?

 19. Motives for Meditation

 20. The Theory of Ching, Ch'i and Shen

Part Ⅲ：Cultivation of Ching, Ch'i and Shen

 21. Timing and Stages of Cultivation

 22. The Concept of Ching

 23. Transmutation of Ching into Ch'i

 24. Cultivation of Ch'i and Stopping the Breath

 25. The Wonder and Mystery of Breath

 26. Changing Temperaments and Cycles of Ch'i

 27. Cultivating Ch'i and Calming the Mind

 28. Three Flowers and Five Ch'i

 29. Meditation and Cultivation of Shen

Appendix Ⅰ：Cultivating Samadhi and Wisdom Through Ch'an (Zen)

Appendix Ⅱ：Ch'an (Zen) and Pointing at the Moon

Index