"“Others do not understand how to wear the divine talismans at their belt, how to observe interdictions and precepts, how to meditate on the deities within themselves, and how to guard the True One (zheny): they can merely prevent internal ailments from arising and wind and humidity from hurting them.“"
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Baopu zi, 14.259 (Ware, 240).
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Ge Hong
Ge Hong (Chinese: 葛洪; b. 283 CE – d. 343 or 364 CE), courtesy name Zhichuan (稚川), was a Chinese linguist, Taoist practitioner, philosopher, physician, politician, and writer during the Eastern Jin dynasty.
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