Daoist Cultivation, Book 2: Cultivation of the Original Nature - Xing Gong: The essential work for Qigong, Neigong and Neidan

This book was updated to the Second Edition and released on April 14, 2025.
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This revised and expanded second edition of Daoist Cultivation, Book 2 offers significant updates and deeper refinement. It includes expanded chapters on Virtue cultivation (德功), new material on Entering the Gate 入門 (with detailed discussion of Teachers, students, and initiation), and additional teachings on Inner Markers of genuine spiritual progress (修道之真驗). Poetic verses and heart teachings between Master and Disciple have also been added to enrich the inner dimension of the book. Whether you're returning to this work or reading it for the first time, this edition offers a more complete and integrated guide to the practice of Xing Gong.
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This second volume in the Daoist Cultivation series focuses on one of the most essential dimensions of Daoist practice: Xing Gong, the cultivation of Original Nature.

It offers practical guidance and insight into key aspects of inner development:
- The purification of the heart–mind from emotional and mental impurities (淨心除垢)
- The cultivation of Virtue as the ground of true transformation (德功)
- The gradual dissolution of ignorance and delusion through sincere practice (破無明，解疑惑)

A dedicated chapter on “Obstacles and Distractions” helps practitioners recognize common inner hindrances and provides advice rooted in classical wisdom.

This book also explores the profound process of Entering the Gate (入門), including:
- The Signs of a True Teacher
- The Qualities of a Sincere Student
- The Teacher–Disciple Bond and the Meaning of Initiation
- Inner Markers of the Genuine Path

It features selected translations from classical Daoist texts—including teachings by Wang Chongyang and Zhang Sanfeng—as well as two rare works:
- Lao Jun Exalts One Hundred Medicines – a verse text on cultivating spiritual virtues
- Lao Jun Speaks About One Hundred Diseases – a mirror of karmic habits and inner afflictions

This book is both a philosophical guide and a hands-on manual, offering powerful tools to help modern practitioners return to clarity, simplicity, and the luminous stillness of their Original Nature.