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BY ABBOT YANG XU
Yuntai Guan Monastery, Sichuan, China

ENGLISH / CHINESE
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

A concise and beautifully written piece, containing elaborate quotes from ancient texts, on the relationship between calligraphy and longevity.

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On Daoist Calligraphy and the Art of Nourishing Life: Pure and Centered Brush Strokes Cultivate a Pure and Peaceful Heart

CCM2017-04-01T18:55:38-07:00Tags: calligraphy, Daoism, Daoist Medicine, nourishing spirit (yangshen), self-cultivation|

BY ABBOT YANG XU
Yuntai Guan Monastery, Sichuan, China

ENGLISH / CHINESE
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

A concise and beautifully written piece, containing elaborate quotes from ancient texts, on the relationship between calligraphy and longevity.

On Nourishing Spirit (yangshen)

CCM2023-02-15T15:42:16-08:00Tags: Liu Lihong, nourishing spirit (yangshen)|

LIU LIHONG

Total running time: 9 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English
by Heiner Fruehauf

In this illuminative presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China’s premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine explores the vital concept of yangshen (nourishing the spirit). “Nourishing spirit” used to be considered a precondition for physical cultivation (yangsheng), but has gradually become forgotten in modern times.