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Lü Dongbin and the Immortals' Teachings
Scriptures, litanies, poems, and exhortations attributed to Patriarch Lü Dongbin and other immortals, translated from the Daoist Canon.
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Texts
Poems Whole as Nature Made Them — Chunyang Zhenren Huncheng JiThe preface and opening moral songs of a Song-dynasty Daoist Canon poetry collection attributed to the immortal Lü Dongbin, prized for verse said to come whole from nature rather than craft — with its complete Daozang source text.Selections from the Convergence Scripture of Patriarch Lü — Lü Zu Cantong Jing XuanluA morality scripture attributed to the immortal Lü Dongbin, teaching reverence for Heaven and Earth, purification of the three karmas, and the workings of retribution — with its complete Daozang source text.Selections from the Gourd-Head Collection of Patriarch Lü — Lü Zu Hutou Ji XuanA short spirit-writing prose-poem attributed to the immortal Lü Dongbin, weaving classical allusions on love, illusion, and awakening into a call to loyalty, filial piety, and the Way — with its complete Daozang source text.The Excellent Prescription of Lü Zu for Dispelling Calamity and Increasing Blessings — Lü Zu Xiaozai Zengfu LiangfangA late-imperial morality tract in the voice of Lü Dongbin, casting eighteen virtues as ingredients in a medical prescription against calamity — with its complete Daozang source text.The Heart-Mind Scripture of Patriarch Lü — Lü Zu Xin JingA short scripture attributed to the immortal Lü Dongbin (Patriarch Lü), setting thirty-six virtues of mind against the vices they are meant to govern, in the tradition of Daoist moral exhortation — with its complete Chinese source text.The Precious Litany of Patriarch Lü — Lü Zu Bao GaoA Daoist liturgical litany (baogao) recited before images of Lü Dongbin, Patriarch Lü of the Eight Immortals, praising his deeds and closing with his full accumulated title — with its complete Daozang source text.The Song Exhorting the World to Reflect and Awaken — Lü Zu Quan Shiren Xingwu GeA two-part popular Daoist exhortation song attributed to the immortal Lü Dongbin, surveying everyday moral failings and teaching that the mind decides a life's fortune more than fate alone — with its complete source text.The True Scripture on Awakening the Mind — Fuyou Dijun Xingxin ZhenjingA Chinese scripture spoken in the voice of Lü Dongbin as Fuyou Dijun, cataloguing the sins of every class of society and teaching that a mind cleared of habitual wrongdoing turns the heart's black vapor into red radiance — with its complete source text and a companion rescue-spell.