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By Thomas Cleary

ISBN-10: 1590309502

ISBN-13: 9781590309506

From the time of its earliest sages in prehistoric China, Taoism has seemed to the underlying means of all issues (the Tao) as a consultant to concepts and activities. For the Taoists, the styles of nature printed the solutions to their private non secular questions and supplied the muse for his or her special teachings. Over the centuries, Taoism has blossomed right into a profound culture with a number of forms—all united by means of a unmarried, center philosophy of radical simplicity and normal residing. this present day, Taoism is most generally identified during the Tao-te Ching, but its corpus of literature is vast—ranging from philosophical dialogues and essays to surprising fables, legends, proverbs, and extra. This compact choice of Taoism’s maximum masterpieces introduces its so much primary teachings and divulges the basic spirit of Tao.

The Taoism Reader comprises:

   • Tao-te Ching: the foundational resource of Taoist suggestion via the mythical Lao Tzu
   • Chuang-tzu: philosophical dialogues from one in all Taoism’s most renowned sages
   • Huai-nan-tzu: teachings from the time of the Han dynasty on political beliefs, traditional technology, and Taoist psychology
   • Wen-tzu: documents of extra sayings by way of Lao Tzu at the artwork of residing
   • Tales of internal that means: fables, tales, and jokes from the Lieh-tzu and others at the subtleties of Taoist philosophy
   • Sayings of Ancestor Lü: teachings from Lü Yen, a seminal determine within the founding of the whole fact college of Taoism and grasp synthesizer of China’s vintage religious traditions

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