The Radiance of the Transcendent Body
In this clip, Roger Jahnke, speaks of his view of Daoist transcendence in both traditional Chinese and modern scientific terms. The traditional Chinese view he refers to is that of the Way of Highest Clarity or Shangqing Daoism, a medieval Daoist movement that is noted for its vision transcendence as a resplendent jewelled body of composed of light, color and radiance. The modern scientific view refers to an understanding of quantum physics and the various resonances between post-classical physics and mystical philosophies most famously developed by Fritjof Capra in hiss classic book The Tao of Physics.
Finally, the level of radiance is understood as the goal of Daoist cultivation. Cultivation is understood as a process that moves from the physiological to the psychological and then to the spiritual. These three levels exist on a hierarchical continuum with radiance as the most refined, the highest and most spiritual level.
In the final clip we hear Solala Towler discuss the goal as connection and translucence.