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selfh-eanlgia rtth acto mbinberesah tin, gpostumroev,e ment,v iasnuadl itzoa tion
buivlidt aalnidit myp rohveea lth.mTaasotiaesnrtdm edicdaolc tBoaro lWiunp resents,
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expteolx ainndsi nakteh ealthtyh rqoiut ghnhei noep enings-palatchebeso -doyf.
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livepleyr,c epgtuiidvcaeen ofD rW.u .A ful-blodys eotf e xerciissp erse senwtietdh
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consulftoatrnh ntee wB eijIinntge rnaAtiiropnoarlt .
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WhiteC loudM onastery
Dr. Baolin Wu
AND JESSICEAC KSTEIN
ILLUSTRATIBOY NOSL IVEBRE NSON
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ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN M NEW YORK
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Includes index.
ISBN-13:978-0-312-26233-4
ISBN-I0O-:3 12-26233-7
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CONTENTS
ONE TheW ay
TWO Groundwork 19
THREE Opeinntgh eGa tes 45
FOUR Retrunitnogt hSeo ruce 85
F 1 VT Eh eM edicionfeH eaveannd E arht 107
SIX Opeinntgh eHe aevnyl Eye 125
SEVEN TheF usioofFn ri ea ndW ater 145
E 1 G CH hrTy slsai 163
N IN E TheB utterEfmelryeg s 203
Indx e 219
O N E
TheW ay
THE STANDARD-BEARERi sL aoZ iT.os pekao fQiG ongo,fT aoisomf,
Chienset huoghta ndc utluroen,e m ustr etruno ne'gsaz et ot hilsfot wy ar-
den ofa ncieknntol wedgHesi. t eaichngwse ret hec ulmaitnni ooft hou-
sandosfy earosfp rimoridaslha maniicni sghatn dt hfeo undatoifao lntl h ta
wasy ett oc omeH.e l etf fort hew orltdh eT ao TeC hinTgh.i sm assiev
accopmlishemnta olneg enerattehdef ri sfto mrals choooflr elgioina nd
phlioshoypi nC hinaF.r ohms i torch pfaisrtsehet adi laln uametidt hemy tsi
cisom fZ haungZ ia ndt hee tihsc ofC onufci,ua sndb ewteent heset wo
mighyt pilrslt,ah peo lseo fC hniesceu ulrtef ountdh ebiaral nceTo.t hidsay ,
alrle ligainodup so litdievceallo epnmtisn C hian haveh adt oa nswetrot he
inlfeuncoef t hTea oiwsotr lvdiwe.T hee xtiesncoefC hiensec ilvaiitzni ocan
notb es eparaftreodtm h mee roiftL aoZ it,h fea htero fT aiosam ndm atser
oft he Tao.
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journteoyw arodn enewsist thh eun ievrsBeu.th ow top uto ne'fse ettot hsi
paht?O nZ hnogn anM ountaaitnt ,h sep owth reeL ao iZssi ai dt oh avgevi en
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inseparOanbepl revo.i dtehsve si ioann d tohteehr t hmee anst oa cihveign i.t
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spiuraihlti stoTrhyeO. i G ongt raiidtong oesf urhterb actkh na thisi,n ttoh e
prheistoorfy tChheie nspee pol.eR eocreddr eferetnoc eGOsoi n gc ultivation
dateb ac3k5 ,0y0e arestc,h de ontob ronzrei tuvaessle lfsr otmo msbe xca
vateidnH unapnr ovinTchyeer .e tleat heex sitenocfee lveene neertgicchn a
nelsw ihtni theb odyI.nt hsis ensOei,G onga ndC hiensem ediinces hare
a commona ncestTroyd.a Cyh niesem ediicner efetrosf oruteemna in
acupuncmteurriienda sa ndh undreodfsp oinItnsa. s ensteh,ae r hcaiecl even
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meriditahantsc amea fterf,o rt hye aret hpea thwaoyfOs i f lonwgit horugh
thbeo dtyh taw ermeo satp paretona tnc eintp epoleI.ft hyef elatp aiwnh ile
toiliinnt gh efi lesd,t hye wouldo bserhvowe its pretahdr gohut hebo dyA.
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thsif loLwa.t etrh,r outgrhi ale rarnomdro r,e w asl aerneadb outc ontrolilng
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seconWdh.at c amef irwsatsa nu ndersitnaognd ft hefo lw.O iG ongi s the
studoyft hsif olw.
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parotf a joiCnthi nese-Japraenseesaetr ecmah, p utt oegthetroc hratt he
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and meriiadns.W heraeer t hey? Alils t thhiees r Qei ,w aQyti hte r avienlssi de
youbro dyA.lt lh ete rmionlogoyfm eriiadsn,c hannealnds p,on itws asd evle
opedt oe xplatihnep athwaoyfs Q i.
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uponf rogme nretaino tog enetroian,b ranchaindn bgl enigdn wiht Buddhit s
thougphrt,at cicaacllhe m,yt ribfoarlm so fa nmiisma,n dm ediaclt echnique.
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revereidst g ausrad ains.
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hasb eenp assdeodw nt ot hidsa. yW hatw el earwni thtihne spea gse ist he
leagcyo fW angC hongyang.
Inh irsol ea st heo rigaitnoorft hQeu anZ henS chooWla,n gC honygang
lad tihef ounadtni foor theg ertawtoes satn ctruisaeo fT aoisstc horlsahiinp
China,W htiehtC el ouMdo nastienrB yej iigna ndt heP uprlCel uodM onastery
onW u Dagn MountaiOnn.e i si nt hen ortohn,e i s in thtehe isirofn ultuh,
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