Tranquil Sitting is the Taoist Master Yin Shi Zi's practical guide and inspirational testament to the healing power and spiritual benefits of meditation and Chinese medical Qigong. The book explores the theory and physiological aspects of meditation and offers practical instruction in traditional meditation techniques. It also documents Yin Shi Zi's personal experiences with meditation, his own self-healing which he attributes to his Taoist practice, and his initiation into the Tibetan tantric practice of opening the crown of the head. Thus giving the reader an idea of the long-term process of meditation practice and the deep healing that can result from it. Faithfully translated from the Chinese, this is an influential text that belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with an interest in Taoist practice and meditation.
^ (2013). Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on the Theory, Practice and Benefits of MeditationECampus. ISBN 9781848191129 (revised Nov 2016)
^Yin Shih Tzu (2012). Tranquil Sitting: A Taoist Journal on Meditation and Chinese Medical Qigong, Singing Dragon. Amazon. ISBN 9781848191129 (revised Jan 2016)
This is an exceptionally practical book with clear and detailed instructions for meditation, including a great amount of detail on the bodily processes involved. While short, it's packed with detailed instructions and explanations that any practitioner can immediately implement.One distinguishing point on the practices, experiences and explanations provided in this book - there is plenty of detail on what to do, why and how, along with what will happen, but there ..
Much of the book is a fairly detailed account of the author's meditative experiences, but presented in a laundry-list kind of way: On such an such a day I felt this sensation here, then I felt this other sensation there, etc. It's a good presentation of the kinds of experiences you can have with intensive meditation, but there is little material tying it all together or giving meaningful interpretation of the experiences.
