Traces of a Daoist Immortal

Louis Komjathy 康思奇 (Ph.D., Religious Studies; Boston University) is Director, Chóngxuán 重玄 Chair, and Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Center for Daoist Studies 道學中心, the education and research branch of the Daoist Foundation 道教基金會 (United States). His most recent books include Primer for Translating Daoist Literature (2022), the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of Handbooks for Daoist Practice (2023), and Dàodé jīng: A Contextual, Contemplative, and Annotated Bilingual Translation (2023). He lives in semi-seclusion in the Taconic Mountains of Vermont.

• Fore-Thought(s)(Un)knowledge-mentsAbbreviationsList of Figures and TablesBy Way of/around Introduction: in Praise of Idleness1 Outside/Inside of Court2 Living in the Mountains3 Poetic Expression4 Refining the Elixir5 Conversations with the Hempclad Daoist6 A Map of Nondifferentiation7 Observing Emptiness8 Attunement with the SeasonsIn Collaboration with Kate Townsend9 The Sleep of Immortals10 Future Escapades in the PastAppendix 1: Known Extant Writings Associated with Chén Tuán 陳摶Appendix 2: Texts Translated in Traces of a Daoist ImmortalAppendix 3: Towards a Glossary of Immortality StudiesAppendix 4: Sleep Exercises Associated with Chén TuánBibliography