Rootless Traveler

Taoist classics (free download)

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Rootless Traveler   

Rootless Traveler
Posted (edited)

An [un]IMPORTANT note

Dear all,

I find words like "Dear", "Sincerely Yours", or "Best Regards" a bit insincere and artificial 'cause we use them without actually feeling anything for the other person. I don't like using such words.

 

So if you don't see your name at the beginning of my messages (or sometimes e-mails), or if I only write your name without a "dear" etc. before it, or if I don't say "Best Regards" etc. at the end, please don't take this as an indication of disrespect. It is not.

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Rootless Traveler   

Rootless Traveler
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The Files will be Uploaded Soon

 

Pullybone found a good sharing site: http://www.mediafire.com

It seems quite convenient, no upload or download limits, etc.

 

I'll upload ALL of the files quite soon. (Estimation: 10-20 days.)

I'm working on a few new texts and made additions to a few texts I posted before.

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Owledge   

Owledge
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Because the download site is kinda 'ad-infested' :rolleyes: and wants cookies, I made a ZIP archive containing all PDF files with the complete titles as filenames and made it available via eMule. I will keep it online for some days and see whether there is demand and the download priority works.

I got the feeling that it won't be any good, but it's an experiment. :lol:

If it helps... I am on eDonkeyServer No2 (212.63.206.35:4242) but also have KAD active.

 

UPDATED version from RT's post below:

The file name is "Taoism - Tao texts - Taoist classics (english and_or chinese).zip".

Edited by Hardyg

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Rootless Traveler   

Rootless Traveler
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Have to Get This Version

 

I made a stupid mistake in the "Diagram of the Inner Channels" (Neiching T'u / Neijing Tu) file... (It's the 1st file above.) The author translated colophon at the end of the text, in the part 1 of the article, while the rest of the text was translated in part 2. Not seeing it in part 2, I assumed that he (somehow) translated only a part of the colophon.

 

Today I saw trs. of the colophon by chance and prepared the latest version of the NCT file. If you downloaded the NeichingT'u.pdf, I suggest deleting that file and downloading the latest version:

 

NCT.pdf (7 MB)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/mvmijmzihod/NCT.pdf

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yiannis   

yiannis
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R.Traveller,

 

thank you very much for this!! Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

 

Cheers!!

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宁   

宁
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I think a thread like this deserves a better view...

Taoist Discussion?

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pullybone   

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Because the download site is kinda 'ad-infested' :rolleyes:

 

LOL, so you're going to put it on emule ?? Get peer-guardian 2 [ http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ ] and look at all the antipiracy sites that are trying to track you when you log on to any server, and which are probably the source of all the "fake" returns that come up when you try a global search. Emule has gone to pot.

 

Just an observation for anyone who might consider hopping on emule.

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Owledge   

Owledge
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@pullybone

That's why I already use PG2. :D But thanks for the info for beginners. :) My idea was mainly intended for people who use it anyway.

 

After all... If you're not downloading ... say ... blockbuster movies from 2009, you're safe. ;) I'm using it for educational/research purposes.

I wonder who's providing all the upload bandwidth that causes BT to be so fast. I prefer BT, but some things aren't available there, and then I usually find them on eMule.

Edited by Hardyg

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gendao   

gendao
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General Instructions for the Twelve Sleep Practices of Mount Hua (Hua-shan Shih-erh Shui-kung Tsung-chueh), by Chou Lu-ching

 

I'm grateful to YMWong (a Tao bum) for kindly providing the original woodblock text. Without his contribution the text would be incomplete. Thank you Wong.

Filename: HS12Shuikung.pdf (size: 10 MB)

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/200672412/HS12Shuikung.pdf.html

NEW TEXT (Song of Silent Sitting)

 

Song of Silent Sitting (Ta-tso Ko), attributed to Chang San-feng

 

Filename: Tatsoko.pdf (size: 136 KB)

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/213463621/Tatsoko.pdf.html

Wow, awesome! But could you or someone else please re-UL those to one of the other sites listed...or badongo (links good until inactive for 30 days)? Oh wait, I see some already have..
Get the torrent here: http://www.spaceweather-chat.info/_etc/old...20texts.torrent

 

I can't leave my computer on 24/7, hope you understand. So I hope in a few days enough people got it as well, AND seed it as well. Please help spread it further once you got it yourself!

Thanks - does that include all the aforementioned texts?
TEXT (Song of Silent Sitting)

 

Song of Silent Sitting (Ta-tso Ko), attributed to Chang San-feng

 

Filename: Tatsoko.pdf (size: 136 KB)

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/mjgrba5yaij/Tatsoko.pdf

 

http://www.filefactory.com/file/af8c539/n/Tatsoko_pdf

Because the download site is kinda 'ad-infested' :rolleyes: and wants cookies, I made a ZIP archive containing

UPDATED version from RT's post below:

The file name is "Taoism - Tao texts - Taoist classics (english and_or chinese).zip".

So, this torrent contains all the files listed above? Do you have an actual torrent link for that? Yea, I'd rather just DL everything in one ZIP file at once, if possible. :)

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Owledge   

Owledge
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@vortex

It's not a BitTorrent, it's a file available on the eMule/KAD network. It is 123 MB in size ... too big for my webspace. And I can't supply a useful torrent, because I have dynamic ip address. Maybe I'll register at DynDNS again, but currently I don't have motivation for that.

Edited by Hardyg

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Rootless Traveler   

Rootless Traveler
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NEW TEXT (The Rootless Tree)

The Rootless Tree (Wu-ken Shu), attributed to Chang San-feng

 

Filename: WukenShu.pdf (size: 305 KB)

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kjduldmwkxj/WukenShu.pdf

 

I'm grateful to Mal (he's from this forum) for sending me a missing page of the text. The above file is made available thanks to his contribution. Thanks Mal.

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gendao   

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@vortex

It's not a BitTorrent, it's a file available on the eMule/KAD network. It is 123 MB in size ... too big for my webspace. And I can't supply a useful torrent, because I have dynamic ip address. Maybe I'll register at DynDNS again, but currently I don't have motivation for that.

Cool, 123 MB's not that big. :D

 

Would you mind ULing it to mediafire, badongo or one of the other sites here?

 

I don't have eMule cuz I've heard it's a less-secure torrent site. I typically use uTorrent instead. Thanks! :)

 

 

And few more new files here too, just to keep the list updated:

Sorry for the mess, but I deleted previous "Diagram of the Inner Channels" (Nei-ching T'u / Neijing Tu) files. The link here is the only link to NCT:

 

NCT.pdf (7 MB)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/iuzwaiyzjey/NCT.pdf

The Rootless Tree (Wu-ken Shu), attributed to Chang San-feng

 

Filename: WukenShu.pdf (size: 305 KB)

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kjduldmwkxj/WukenShu.pdf

Maybe someone can also add these 2 to the master compilation ZIP file and UL it?

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Rootless Traveler   

Rootless Traveler
Posted (edited)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

I'm really grateful that some members (JeroenK, Hardyg and Pullybone) are working on torrents. But they may not UPDATE the texts. I'm making additions to some of the texts; NCT (Ne-ching T'u) file is a good example.

 

I'll be happy if the torrent people take time and update the files.

 

If they don't, then the best way to ensure that you're getting the latest, updated versions is to DOWNLOAD FROM THE LINKS THAT I PROVIDE.

 

 

P.S.: Last night I added a link to Wiki. You can always download the latest version of NCT (Ne-ching T'u) file at the following Wiki page because I'll update it with each new version. Look for the link that says "Bilingual (Chinese-English) text of Neijing tu (7 MB PDF file)". Currently the first link at the "External links" section.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neijing_Tu

Edited by Rootless Traveler

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gendao   

gendao
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Wow, these are AWESOME! THANKS Rootless Traveler!!!

 

Here's the only I still can't get since it hasn't been re-UL'd:

NEW TEXT (Sleep practice - Shui-kung)

 

Here's the latest text:

 

General Instructions for the Twelve Sleep Practices of Mount Hua (Hua-shan Shih-erh Shui-kung Tsung-chueh), by Chou Lu-ching

 

I'm grateful to YMWong (a Tao bum) for kindly providing the original woodblock text. Without his contribution the text would be incomplete. Thank you Wong.

Filename: HS12Shuikung.pdf (size: 10 MB)

 

http://rapidshare.com/files/200672412/HS12Shuikung.pdf.html

Could someone please re-UL this to mediafire? Thanks! :)

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Rootless Traveler   

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vortex,

 

The file you're looking for ("General Instructions for the Twelve Sleep Practices of Mount Hua") is in this file:

 

TaoText1.zip (15.1 MB)

 

The text is in the new list; seems you didn't see it.

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Rootless Traveler   

Rootless Traveler
Posted (edited)

Notice on Update

 

Additions in the second or third versions of the files:

 

1. The Hundred-Character Tablet (Pai-tzu Pei), by Lu Tung-pin

Contained in file"TaoText1.zip" (15.1 MB)

Additions (1.4.2009)

a. Translation of the second stele (tablet)

b. Pictures of the original steles and their digital Chin. texts

 

2. Nei-ching T'u (Neijing Tu)

Filename: NCT.pdf

Addition:

Word-by-word translation of the text (will be posted in a few days)

Edited by Rootless Traveler

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