Via the idea of the inner world and use of meditation, this paper looks at Daoist meditation from the point of view of the body. It attempts to demonstrate that by transforming and using notions of body symbolism, meditation cannot only draw together supernatural strength and corporal practice, it can even, through practice of the faith, help the body to bring harmony to the world and the ego. It can thus bring about the twin goals of supernaturalising the body and controlling supernatural forces. On the basis of a semantic analysis of jing (vista), xiang (mode), xiang (symbol) and jing (realm), the first part of this paper explores the original meaning of the inner world. 'Brightness within' is a kind of self-appearance, namely a special state of visible self-awareness. Moreover, the author concludes that the inner world emerges during the practice of meditation and is not the product of the imagination. Here one can see the tension between two kinds of authenticity: a vivid experience that unfolds before the practitioner of meditation, and the 'objective structure' of the inner pantheon recorded in the scriptures, which is to be regarded as a guide for the practice of meditation. Nevertheless, what the inner world reveals to the practitioner is not necessarily the same as what is recorded in scripture. The symbolization of the body within the process from the inner world to the corporal pantheon is the critical step in creating a dualist body: a physical corpus and a supernatural pantheon within the body. The later makes it possible for the physical body to change into a supernatural being with supernatural power. The practice of meditation should be regarded as an application of the symbolized body. In short, the paper aims to shed new light on the understanding of Daoist meditation through a new interpretation of the meaning of the inner world, on the basis of a symbolization of the body within the practice of mediation. The symbolization of the body provides the interpretative mode to the mechanism of usage of supernatural power within and outside the body during the Daoist practice. As the base of bodily symbolization, the inner world is a descriptive mode of the body and unfolds the sacredness within the structure of the body.