Executive Briefing: The Laboratory of the Body
Religious Taoism shifted external alchemical questing (*Waidan*) into psycho-somatic internal alchemy (*Neidan*), circulating *Jing* (essence), *Qi* (breath/energy), and *Shen* (spirit) through the Dantian energy centers to produce spiritual immortality.
1. The Three Treasures (Sanbao)
Refining heavy physical essence into luminous spirit liberates the adept from physiological decline.
2. References
- Pregadio, F. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Taoism. Routledge.