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This article investigates how Xu Haiyin redefines internal alchemy as a transformation of selfhood and embodiment.

The Bird’s path: selfhood and embodiment in Xu Haiyin’s internal alchemy

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This article investigates how Xu Haiyin redefines internal alchemy as a transformation of selfhood and embodiment.
Analysis of Xu Haiyin’s teachings on alchemy and its philosophical implications.
Examination of the process by which practitioners exteriorize breath and awareness.
Discussion of the conceptual framework of the imaginal body versus the physiological body.
Xu Haiyin’s approach emphasizes spontaneous unification with the Dao over procedural practices.
The article argues that selfhood is more fundamental than consciousness or material form.
It claims immortality arises from the emergence of an imaginal body through the experience of emptiness.

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Article explores Xu Haiyin's teachings on selfhood and embodiment, suggesting deeper metaphysical implications.

Ilia Mozias (2025) studied this question.

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