Ten Methods of the Heavenly Dragon

Robert Sheaffer
December 2012 208pp ISBN: 9781848191273 pb 12.99

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A truly remarkable book, profound and deeply moving! This rst person account of a lifelong seekers apprenticeship with Shun Yuan, a gentle Western-born Adept of the Tao and Taiji martial arts, enthrals the reader both as a teaching story and an introduction to as remarkable a man as any hero out of ction. In the end, one is left with a sublime sense of inevitability and peace. An amazing achievement! - Irving Karchmar, author of Master of the Jinn: A Su Novel When he stumbles by chance into a backstreet teashop to shelter from the unrelenting Taipei rain, the author begins a journey that will lead him to the wisdom of the Adept Shun Yuan of the Heavenly Dragon sect, an order of esoteric Buddhism laced with Taoist practices. He discovers the internal arts of chi kung and bagua and diligently practises them, and begins to see the places and people around him in a new light. However, his journey with the Adept is not without its challenges, and the author has to look to his very core to overcome the obstacles that stand in his way. Will he be able to harness the transformative energy of the dragon? Or will the wisdom of this elusive creature be beyond his grasp?
Robert Sheaffer has been a seeker all his life. He has been fortunate enough to travel extensively throughout the world and to witness numerous traditional spiritual practices. His time spent studying with the Adept Shun Yuan of the Heavenly Dragon sect was one of his most profound and lasting experiences.

Bagua Daoyin
He Jinghan

A Unique Branch of Daoist Learning, A Secret Skill of the Palace

Translated by David Alexander
2008 160pp ISBN: 9781848190092 pb 14.99

I would recommend anyone interested in martial arts in general to take a look at the very interesting perspective that the author expresses on his art in this book. - East-West Taoist Association Newsletter The beautiful, complex movements of Bagua require a lifetime to master fully, but can be practised with signicant physical and mental health benet at any level. In this highly illustrated guide, Master He, a fth generation practitioner, introduces the ancient Daoist principles on which Bagua is based, its place within the Chinese martial arts, and the approach to life it nurtures. Many pages of photographs illustrate a programme of sequences, showing the beauty of the movements, and the positions and transitions the practitioner is aiming for.
He Jinghan is a fifth generation practitioner of the Bagua Quan lineage. At the age of 15, he started studying Yang style Taiji Quan and at the age of 23 was introduced to Master Gong Baozhai and began to specialize in Bagua. He was a disciple of Master Gong for 23 years, until his teachers death. He Jinghan now focusses on internal enegy and the promotion of Bagua Daoyin

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