Ep251: Taoist Inner Alchemy - Mattias Daly 2

In this episode I am once again joined by Mattias Daly, Taoist practitioner and translator of ‘Taoist Inner Alchemy’, published by Shambala. Mattias recounts the unusual circumstances that saw him travel to a remote monastery to meet Abbess Liu Yuanhui, under whom he would begin intensive training in meditation. Mattias discusses Taoist meditation and its relationship to magical powers, psychic abilities, and other unusual meditation experiences. Mattias then pulls back the veil to reveal the history and evolution of Taoist inner alchemy, referencing classical texts to contextualise and explain the Golden Elixir, differing ideas of the goal of alchemy, and the various ways in which the practice was undertaken. … Link in bio. Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Intro https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Meeting Abbess Liu Yuanhui https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Recruited to rescue a wealthy son https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Miraculous cure through Buddhist ritual https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - First visit to Abbess Liu’s monastery https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Initial intensive training with Abbess Liu https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Attachment to unusual meditation experiences https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Siddhi and magical power in Taoism https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Influence of Kung Fu novels https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Ge Guolong’s commentary Huang Yuanji’s The Oral Record of the Hall of Joyous Teaching https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - History and evolution of Taoist inner alchemy https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Sexual interpretations of Taoist inner alchemy https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Disagreement about the goal of inner alchemy https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - What about physical immortality? https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Mechanism of alchemy https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - The Nameless Master and physical secretions https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Text alteration and philological considerations https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Achieving the Goku moment https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Why close reading of classical texts is a necessity for practitioners https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - How to read early texts https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Is facility in Classical Chinese necessary? https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - What is the Golden Elixir? https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Mattias shares some of his translations about Golden Elixir https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Decoding alchemical symbols and metaphors https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - Confusion about sex https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/Wj3Ylc9HoaU - How to go about practicing? … Watch the previous episode with Mattias Daly: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep244-taoist-adventures-mattias-daly To find our more about Mattias Daly, visit: - https://www.shambhala.com/authors/a-f/mattias-daly.html … For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com … Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

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