Cultivating Stillness

<p><strong>A principal part of the Taoist canon for many centuries, this Lao-Tzu classic is an essential overview of the Taoist practice of internal alchemy, or qigong</strong></p> <p>Equanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as "internal alchemy," of which Cultivating Stillness is a key text. Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T'ai Shang Lao-chun&mdash;the legendary figure more widely known as Lao-Tzu, author of the Tao-te Ching. The accompanying commentary, written in the nineteenth century by Shui-ching Tzu, explains the alchemical symbolism of the text and the methods for cultivating internal stillness of body and mind.</p> <p>A key text in the Taoist canon, Cultivating Stillness is still the first book studied by Taoist initiates today.</p>