Equanimity, good health, peace of mind, and long life are the goals of the ancient Taoist tradition known as internal alchemy, of which Cultivating Stillness is a key text.
Written between the second and fifth centuries, the book is attributed to T'ai Shang Lao-chun--the legendary figure more widely known as Lao-Tzu, author of the Tao-te Ching .
The accompanying commentary, written in the nineteenth century by Shui-ch'ing Tzu, explains the alchemical symbolism of the text and th.