Adrian Chan-Wyles Article Collection
A collection of 9 back issues that feature articles and translations from Adrian Chan-Wyles.
Below is a brief description of his articles in each issue. And of course, you get each back issue which includes all the other articles. The preview picture shown does not necessarily reflect the actual issues in this bundle.
Summer 2022: "A New Translation - Taijiquan Classic"
Grand Master Chan Tin Sang (陳天生) [1924-1993] requested that when the time was right, this text should be translated into the English language to assist all future Taijiquan practitioners in the West to perfect their art. This is a new English translation of the Chinese language text entitled'(太極拳經) 張三丰' or Taijiquan Classic by Zhang Sanfeng, which comes through the Yang (楊) School of Taijiquan. The particular text used in this translation is preserved within the Ch'an Dao Martial Arts School, and acquired through the Yang Chengfu lineage of the Yang School.
Autumn 2016: "Ch'an Master Ren Xiang (1909-2013) and Internal Martial Arts"
This is an English translation of the original Chinese language text entitled '太极圆功 禅拳简介', or 'Brief Introduction to Taiji Yuan Gong Ch'an Quan'. This text focuses on the life of the Ch'an Master Ren Xiang – who lived into his 105th year of life. As a layman, he practiced and mastered Taiji Yuan Gong – which can be described as a 'Daoist' martial art – and when he became an ordained Ch'an Buddhist monk, he found that the disciplined and austere lifestyle, (coupled with hours of intense seated meditation), allowed him to enter a whole new level of pristine awareness that in turn, facilitated a transformation in the psychological and physical practice of his art.
Summer 2016: "Qianfeng Daoism and the Buddhist Connection"
It was during the Han Dynasty that the two major strands of Daoism emerged—the Dao Jia, or 'Dao Family'—and the Dao Jiao, or 'Dao Religion'. The Dao Jia lineage focuses upon the philosophy found within the ancient books entitled the Dao De Jing, and the Zhuangzi. The Dao Jia practice seeks to unite the mind with the Dao in all situations, through the exclusive use of meditational development of the mind, and is not interested in the pursuit of immortality.
Winter 2015-2016: "Daoist Meditation Stills & Calms the Mind"
For a long time Daoists have used seated meditation to still the mind, but many
new practitioners find it very difficult to establish a good practice due to a lack of understanding and proper guidance, and become bad tempered and upset. This is why I am now going to explain the Qianfeng School's method of seated meditation that stills and calms the mind. By Qianfeng Daoist Master Zhao Ming Wang.
Autumn 2014: "Hui Yuan & The Transformation of Buddhism in China"
This English translation is rendered from the original Chinese text entitled '慧 远与佛教中国化'. Master Hui Yuan (316-416) was a very important figure in the early development of Buddhism in China. Master Dao An (312-385), (the teacher of Hui Yuan), specialized in the study of the Prajnaparamita Sutra, and is the first Chinese master to directly associate 'prajna' (enlightened wisdom) with 'dhyana' (meditation), as an accompaniment to his faith-based practice of worshiping Maitreya Buddha.
Winter 2014-2015: "Hui Yuan & The Transformation of Buddhism in China (part 2)"
This English translation is rendered from the original Chinese text entitled '慧 远与佛教中国化'. Master Hui Yuan (316-416) was a very important figure in the early development of Buddhism in China. Master Dao An (312-385), (the teacher of Hui Yuan), specialized in the study of the Prajnaparamita Sutra, and is the first Chinese master to directly associate 'prajna' (enlightened wisdom) with 'dhyana' (meditation), as an accompaniment to his faith-based practice of worshiping Maitreya Buddha.
Winter 2013-2014: "Family Inheritor of the Qianfeng Daoist Tradition"
Daoist Master Zhao Ming Wang (赵明旺) [b. 1966] is a contemporary neidan practitioner living and teaching in Beijing, China. His system of qi cultivation has evolved from the Quanzhen (Complete Reality) School of Daoism, through its Longmen (Dragon Gate) branch. Grand Master Zhao Bichen (1840-1962) was a student of many eminent Daoist masters, and amassed an impressive body of spiritual developmental material. This knowledge and wisdom formed the theoretical foundation of Zhao Bichen's school, known as the Qianfeng Xiantian Pai.
Summer 2013: "In Memory of My Father: Niu Jin Bao"
An English translation of the original Chinese text entitled 'In Memory of My Father Niu Jin Bao', written by master Niu Sheng Xian (b. 1938) in 2010. Niu Sheng Xian is famous in China for two reasons. Firstly his father—master Niu Jin Bao (1915-1988)—was a personal student of Grandmaster Zhao Bi Chen and inherited the Qian Feng lineage directly from him. Secondly, Niu Sheng Xian is well known in his own right as a very capable martial arts master specializing in the teachings of Taijiquan, Bagua and Xingyi, as well as other styles.
Summer 2012: "Master Zhao Bichen (1862-1942)—Daoist Immortal."
Master Zhao Bichen also known as Zhao Yizi was a much renowned practitioner of neidan—a term which literally translates into English as internal medicine, with the word dan actually referring to a red medicinal powder or ointment—or more specifically a red pill (cinnabar). Within the context it refers to the practice of 'internal developmental medicine' and, as a consequence, is often rendered into English as Daoist alchemy or yoga.
