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Download or read book The Texts of Taoism written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laozi
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Tao Te Ching written by Laozi and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Kaltenmark
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804706896
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Lao Tzu and Taoism written by Max Kaltenmark and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the history, doctrine, and practices of an ancient Chinese religion based on the harmonious interaction of Yin and Yang
Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1611807247
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)
Download or read book Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching—from a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist philosophy’s founding classic. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text’s awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world. Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin’s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those discovering the text for the first time.
Author : Eva Wong
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1590308824
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Taoism written by Eva Wong and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading scholar feng shui master presents the great depth and diversity of Taoist philosophy, practices, and history in this accessible manual to the oft-misunderstood spiritual tradition. Millions of readers have come to the philosophy of Taoism thanks to the classics Tao Te Ching and the I Ching, or through the practices of t'ai chi and feng-shui, but the Tao is less known for its unique traditions of meditation, physical training, magical practice, and internal alchemy. Eva Wong, a leading Taoist practitioner and translator, provides a solid introduction to the Way. All of Taoism’s most important texts, figures, and events are covered, as well as its extraordinarily rich history and remarkable variety of practice. Sections include: • The History of Taoism traces the development of the tradition from the shamans of prehistoric China through the classical period (including the teachings of the famous sage Lao-tzu), the beginnings of Taoism as a religion, the rise of mystical and alchemical Taoism, and the synthesis of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. • Systems of Taoism explores magical sects, divination practices, devotional ceremonies, internal alchemy, and the way of right action. • Taoist Practices discusses meditation, techniques of cultivating the body, and rites of purification, ceremony, and talismanic magic. This roadmap to the spiritual landscape of Taoism not only introduces the important events in the history of Taoism, the sages who wrote the Taoist texts, and the various schools of Taoist thinking, but also gives readers a feel for what it means to practice Taoism today. A comprehensive bibliography for further study completes this valuable reference work.
Author : Various
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781456392307
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (923 download)
Download or read book Essential Taoist Texts written by Various and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Essential Taoist Texts in one volume for convenient reading and study. The texts contained in this volume: The Tao Teh King (Tao Te Ching) of Lao Dze (Lao Tsu) Translated by James Legge, 1891 The Writings of Kwang-dze (Chuang-tse) Translated by James Legge, 1891 The Yi King (I Ching) Translated by James Legge, 1882 These three texts are considered fundamental to the study of Taoism."
Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834842327
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Pocket Taoist Wisdom written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact collection of Taoism's greatest masterpieces introduces its most fundamental teachings and reveals the essential spirit of Tao. From the time of its earliest sages in prehistoric China, Taoism has looked to the underlying Way of all things (the Tao) as a guide to thoughts and actions. For the Taoists, the patterns of nature revealed the answers to their deepest spiritual questions and provided the inspiration for their unique teachings. Over the centuries, Taoism has blossomed into a profound tradition with a variety of forms--all united by a single, core philosophy of radical simplicity and natural living. Today, Taoism is most widely known through the Tao-te Ching, yet its corpus of literature is vast--ranging from philosophical dialogues and essays to astonishing fables, legends, proverbs, and more. This volume includes: Tao-te Ching: The foundational source of Taoist thought by the legendary Lao Tzu Chuang-tzu: Philosophical dialogues from one of Taoism's most famous sages Huai-nan-tzu: Teachings from the time of the Han dynasty on affairs of state, natural science, and Taoist psychology Wen-tzu: Records of further sayings by Lao Tzu on the art of living Tales of Inner Meaning: Fables, stories, and jokes from the Lieh-tzu and others on the subtleties of Taoist philosophy Sayings of Ancestor Lu: Teachings from Lu Yen, a seminal figure in the founding of the Complete Reality school of Taoism and master synthesizer of China's classic spiritual traditions
Author : Kristofer Schipper
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022672106X
Total Pages : 1683 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book The Taoist Canon written by Kristofer Schipper and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 1683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taoism remains the only major religion whose canonical texts have not been systematically arranged and made available for study. This long-awaited work, a milestone in Chinese studies, catalogs and describes all existing texts within the Taoist canon. The result will not only make the entire range of existing Taoist texts accessible to scholars of religion, it will open up a crucial resource in the study of the history of China. The vast literature of the Taoist canon, or Daozang, survives in a Ming Dynasty edition of some fifteen hundred different texts. Compiled under imperial auspices and completed in 1445—with a supplement added in 1607—many of the books in the Daozang concern the history, organization, and liturgy of China's indigenous religion. A large number of works deal with medicine, alchemy, and divination. If scholars have long neglected this unique storehouse of China's religious traditions, it is largely because it was so difficult to find one's way within it. Not only was the rationale of its medieval classification system inoperable for the many new texts that later entered the Daozang, but the system itself was no longer understood by the Ming editors; hence the haphazard arrangement of the canon as it has come down to us. This new work sets out the contents of the Daozang chronologically, allowing the reader to follow the long evolution of Taoist literature. Lavishly illustrated, the first volume ranges from antiquity through the Middle Ages, while the second spans the modern period. Within this frame, texts are grouped by theme and subject. Each one is the subject of a historical abstract that identifies the text's contents, date of origin, and author. Throughout the first two volumes, introductions outline the evolution of Taoism and its spiritual heritage. A third volume offering biographical sketches of frequently mentioned Taoists, multiple indexes, and an extensive bibliography provides critical tools for navigating this guide to one of the fundamental aspects of Chinese culture.
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Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sacred Books of China written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer Oldstone-Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195219333
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Taoism written by Jennifer Oldstone-Moore and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on origins, beliefs, practices, holy texts, and sacred places, this compact introduction to Taoism blends vividly written, accurate commentary with colorful illustrations and photos.
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486209906
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Texts of Taoism written by and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1962-01-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of sacred writings of mystical Chinese religion reveal Tao, the way?the key to living an obstacle-free life. Based on wu-wei, taking no unnatural action, it would make individual existence like the flow of water with no obstacles to impede. Famed Sinologist here offers standard English version of major Taoist writings: the Tao Te Ching of Lao Tse, the writings of Chuang Tse, and several shorter works. Mostly unavailable elsewhere in English.
Author : Stephen Mitchell
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101015993
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Second Book of the Tao written by Stephen Mitchell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced by Stephen Mitchell’s illuminating commentary, the next volume of the classic manual on the art of living The most widely translated book in world literature after the Bible, Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living. Following the phenomenal success of his own version of the Tao Te Ching, renowned scholar and translator Stephen Mitchell has composed the innovative The Second Book of the Tao. Drawn from the work of Lao-tzu’s disciple Chuang-tzu and Confucius’s grandson Tzussu, The Second Book of the Tao offers Western readers a path into reality that has nothing to do with Taoism or Buddhism or old or new alone, but everything to do with truth. Mitchell has selected the freshest, clearest teachings from these two great students of the Tao and adapted them into versions that reveal the poetry, depth, and humor of the original texts with a thrilling new power. Alongside each adaptation, Mitchell includes his own commentary, at once explicating and complementing the text. This book is a twenty-first-century form of ancient wisdom, bringing a new, homemade sequel to the Tao Te Ching into the modern world. Mitchell’s renditions are radiantly lucid; they dig out the vision that’s hiding beneath the words; they grab the text by the scruff of the neck—by its heart, really—and let its essential meanings fall out. The book introduces us to a cast of vivid characters, most of them humble artisans or servants, who show us what it means to be in harmony with the way things are. Its wisdom provides a psychological and moral acuity as deep as the Tao Te Ching itself. The Second Book of the Tao is a gift to contemporary readers, granting us access to our own fundamental wisdom. Mitchell’s meditations and risky reimagining of the original texts are brilliant and liberating, not least because they keep catching us off-guard, opening up the heavens where before we saw a roof. He makes the ancient teachings at once modern, relevant, and timeless. Listen to a special podcast with Stephen Mitchell:
Author : Jonathan Herman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118423984
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Taoism For Dummies written by Jonathan Herman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to understanding Taoism—no matter your background or faith Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently number in the hundreds of millions. Yet there remains a remarkable lack of reliable information about Taoism for curious westerners. Taoism For Dummies provides comprehensive coverage of Taoism's origins in China's Chou Dynasty, its underlying quietist principles, its emergence as a major religion, various interpretation of its core texts, including both Eastern and Western interpretations, key Taoist concepts, and much more. It also provides a fascinating glimpse of Taoism in contemporary China. The ideal guide for readers interested in this influential religion, as well as those taking an introductory course on Taoism or Chinese Religion A valuable source of insight for those with an interest in modern Chinese culture and beliefs
Author : Chuang Tzu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781701077492
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (774 download)
Download or read book Taoist Classic Complete Works written by Chuang Tzu and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-19 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lao Tzu is the founder of Taoism, the writer of Tao Te Ching. Chuang Tzu is Lao Tzu's important successor and disseminator of the Taoist theories. "Chuang Tzu" and "Tao Te Ching", "I Ching" called "three mystery"in ancient China.Tao Te Ching tell us the simple philosophy of human, nature and society, and defined Taoist concepts. Chuang Tzu is concrete explanation of Tao theories. Chuang Tzu's content is rich, extensive and profound, involving philosophy, life, politics, society, art, the generative theory of the universe and many other aspects.It has a profound influence on the development of Chinese culture
Author : Thomas Cleary
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1570629064
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Taoist Classics, Volume Two written by Thomas Cleary and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2003-02-11 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of translated texts includes: • Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic: A tenth-century text on the principles of inner alchemy. • The Inner Teachings of Taoism: The essentials of self-transformation according to the Complete Reality School of Taoism, with commentary by Liu I-ming. • The Book of Balance and Harmony: These essays, conversations, poetry, and songs about the secrets of Taoism teach how to live a centered and orderly life. • Practical Taoism: A collection of the most accessible of the texts on inner alchemy.
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834824655
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Lieh-tzu written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2001-12-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lieh-tzu is a collection of stories and philosophical musings of a sage of the same name who lived around the fourth century BCE. Lieh-tzu's teachings range from the origin and purpose of life, the Taoist view of reality, and the nature of enlightenment to the training of the body and mind, communication, and the importance of personal freedom. This distinctive translation presents Lieh-tzu as a friendly, intimate companion speaking directly to the reader in a contemporary voice about matters relevant to our everyday lives.
Author : Liezi
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Taoist Teachings from the Book of Lieh Tzǔ written by Liezi and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
