r/taoism • u/GrapeEmergency591 • 1d ago

Can anyone recemmond me some books on cultivation of qi that explains the theory , philosophy and the process

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u/Severe_Nectarine863 1d ago

The root of Chinese Qigong by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

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u/hettuklaeddi 1d ago

holy shit!

that’s the same author i was going to put out there.

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u/Somathanaton 1d ago

Same lol

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u/Taoist8750 1d ago

This. All his book series are incredible.

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u/WaterOwl9 21h ago

There are books but they omit key information, better seek a teacher

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u/auskadi 14h ago

All of the books by Damo Mitchell

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u/az4th 1d ago

Damo Mitchell's books are pretty good for this.

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u/CardiologistOwn7687 1d ago

The Taoist Classics by Thomas Cleary; The Essence of Chi-Gung by Daniel P. Reid

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u/Lin_2024 1h ago

I recommend not to read any books written by contemporary people.

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u/Personal-Tax-7439 1d ago

Alan watts was the best westerner in my opinion who studied eastern philosophy, try what he wrote about the Tao not sure about the book title, also the way of zen.