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Awakening to Reality<strong>The</strong> “Regulated Verses” of the Wuzhen pian,a Taoist Classic of Internal AlchemyTranslated by Fabrizio PregadioGolden Elixir Press, 2009, viii + 102 pp.ISBN 978-09843082-1-7, Paperback and PDFwww.goldenelixir.compress/trl_01_wuzhenpian.htmlAwakening to Reality (Wuzhen pian) is one of the most important and best-knownTaoist alchemical texts. Written in the eleventh century, it describes in a poeticalform several facets of Neidan, or Internal Alchemy. This book presents the firstpart of the text, consisting of sixteen poems, which contain a concise butcomprehensive exposition of Neidan. In addition to notes that intend to clarifythe meaning of the more obscure points, the book also contains selections from acommentary dating from the late eighteenth century, which is distinguished bythe use of a lucid and plain language.