1. Introduction. Opening comments -- The ancient precedents
2. The Earliest-known Religious Movements. The Taiping Group Texts (The Great Peace, CP Synopsis, GP Instructions) -- The Laozi Xiang'er zhu (Laozi-Xiang'er)
3. Dramatic Physical and Sensory Effects. Surges of Primal Qi: The Xiandao jing (The Manifest Dao) -- The Rushi si chizi fa (Contemplating the Baby) -- The Taishang hunyuan zhenlu (The True Record)
4. Integrating Buddhism: Earlier Phase. The Xisheng jing (The Western Ascension) -- The Xuwu ziran benqijing (The Original Arising)
5. Integrating Buddhism: Emptiness and the Twofold Mystery. The Benji jing (The Original Juncture) -- The Wuchu jing (The Five Kitchens) -- The Qingjing jing (The Clarity and Calmness)
6. Serenity and the Reaffirmation of Physical Transformation. The Zuowang Iun (Sitting and Forgetting) -- The Dingguan jing (Stability and Observation)
7. Serenity, Primal Qi, and Embryonic Breathing. The Cunshen lianqi ming (The Inscription) -- The Taixi jing zhu (Embryonic Breathing)
