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Three Pine Press Monastic Daoism Transformed
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£32.86
Three Pines Press Declarations of the Perfected: Part Two:
Book SynopsisDeclarations of the Perfected is the first complete, annotated translation of Zhen'gao, Tao Hongjing's (456-536) masterful compilation of the Shangqing or Higher Clarity revelations, setting the stage for the heyday of medieval Daoism. The present volume presents the Declarations' second part (fasc. 5-8), which focuses on the various difficulties that Daoist practitioners are likely to encounter in a dangerous world, and how to overcome them. It begins with instructions of a more general nature, before moving on to problems faced specifically by Xu Mi (303-376) and his family and fellow officials. This volume also sheds much light on the history of its time-the kinds of moral and philosophical issues that were being debated, as well political intrigues in the Eastern Jin court.Trade ReviewThe Zhen’gao or Declarations of the Perfected offers the unique opportunity to look over the shoulders of the "founder" of a new religious tradition. The text collects notes taken by the medium Yang Xi and his adherents, dealing with questions addressed to the immortals and their answers and admonitions. Chapters 5-8, which are translated in this volume, contain information on the otherworldly destiny of deceased members of the Xu family as well as of their acquaintances and their sepulchral plaints. They present a firsthand insight into the religious ideas and concepts that became the fashion of a southern Chinese elite from the third through the sixth centuries CE. Both the author’s translation and copious comments together with helpful contextualizations are praiseworthy. Not only Daoist specialists but anybody having an interest in comparative religion and Chinese history is well advised to peruse this work.
£26.96
Best Life Media Living Tao: Timeless Principles for Everyday
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£14.62
World Wisdom Illustrated Introduction To Taoism Treasures of
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£18.04
Shanghai Press An Excursion to Peace and Happiness: Finding the
Book SynopsisThe Zhuangzi is one of the great classic Taoist texts. Zhuangzi (or Zhuang Tzu) himself was born during the upheavals and chaos of China’s Warring States period (475–221 BC). His outstanding written style, vivid and fantastical imagination, and marvelous fables exercised a profound influence on the formation of traditional Chinese culture, whilst he himself occupied a commanding position amongst the thinkers of the day. He disdained worldly fame and profit and lived in transcendent calm and unaffected ease. Amidst the rush, busyness, and ever-increasing tempo of life today it is easy to become lost and exhausted. However, Zhuangzi and his wisdom can teach us how to find spiritual comfort in this vast world of ours. This book takes the essence of Zhuangzi’s classic and in a single phrase or topic or even a story in its commentary provides us with a concise and original interpretation in an easily understood form. It combines the philosophy of the classic with modern life. In this dialogue with the sages of Chinese philosophy, we can understand the real meaning of life.
£16.16
BenBella Books Tao Classic of Longevity and Immortality: Sacred
Book SynopsisWe all want long, healthy, happy, and productive lives. What are the spiritual principles and ancient wisdoms needed to achieve this? A Tao Grandmaster distills the essential knowledge from thousands of years of sages and introduces powerful new insights and accessible practices to help you achieve longevity and even move in the direction of immortality, while never losing sight of the true purpose of our existence. How can longevity be best attained? Is immortality possible? What is the true reason we should want longevity, and even to strive for immortality? How can we do it? The spiritual principles and practical techniques from thousands of years of ancient wisdom, together with powerful new insights and a "how to" practice that will actually yield results, are distilled into this book. Very few will actually attain immortality, but in following the principles and practices in this book, every aspect of life will benefit.Table of ContentsContents List of FiguresIntroductionPart I: Tao NaturesChapter OneChapter TwoChapter ThreeChapter FourChapter FiveChapter SixChapter SevenChapter EightChapter NineChapter TenChapter ElevenPart II: Tao BodyChapter TwelveChapter ThirteenPart III: Attain TaoChapter FourteenChapter FifteenChapter SixteenChapter SeventeenChapter EighteenChapter NineteenAppendix
£14.24
Cornerstone Tao te ching / Tao Te Ching
Book SynopsisTraducido al español del chino clásico por Alejandro BárcenasUna guía para vivir en armonía con nosotros mismos y la naturaleza. Esta nueva traducción al español aspira a presentar el Tao Te Ching como una experiencia de lectura lenta y meditativa. “El Tao Te Ching es sin duda alguna uno de los libros que mayor influencia ha tenido en la historia de la humanidad. A través de su longeva existencia ha servido de inspiración a un sinnúmero de artistas, pensadores, santos, guerreros, líderes políticos, y a muchos otros por igual, en el mundo entero. Su contenido toca una amplia gama de temas de naturaleza universal, los cuales pueden ser caracterizados de manera general como religiosos, filosóficos, místicos, cosmológicos, éticos y políticos. Dicha universalidad ha hecho que su legado se haya podido extender mucho más allá de ser el texto fundacional de un grupo religioso de China, al que con frecuencia se lo conoce como Taoísmo, lo cual ya de por sí le otorgaría un gran honor y le daría intrínsecamente un puesto de notoriedad histórica. Quizás sorprenda el alcance de su fama dado que en realidad se trata de un tratado bastante breve —conocido también como el “clásico de los cinco mil caracteres”— y notoriamente complejo. Pero esa complejidad, transmitida por un lenguaje de gran belleza poética, es quizás una de sus grandes virtudes, ya que permite un universo de interpretaciones que transforman a todo aquel que se sumerja en su lectura”. --De la introducción de Alejandro BárcenasENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe Path to PeaceThe Tao Te Ching is a series of meditations on the mysterious nature of the Tao--the Way, the guiding light, the very source of all existence. According to Lao Tzu (a name meaning "the old master"), the Tao is found where we would least expect it--not in the strong but in the weak; not in speech but in silence; not in doing but in "not-doing."Wise yet worldly, spiritual yet practical, the Tao Te Ching is beloved by seekers all the world over. This edition from Ancient Renewal is based on the beautiful 1919 translation by Dwight Goddard, significantly revised by Sam Torode to make this ancient work more accessible to contemporary readers."This is the gift that ancient humans would give us if they saw us today. The best gift you could ever give anyone: Wisdom." --Jimmy of the Bright Insight YouTube channel, reviewing the Ancient Renewal edition of the Tao Te Ching.
£14.45
Les Belles Lettres Les Deux Arbres de la Voie: Le Livre de Lao-Tseu
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£62.70
Les Belles Lettres Conjurer La Destinee: Retribution Et Delivrance
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£41.65
Diaphanes AG Lao-Tzu, or the Way of The Dragon
Book SynopsisAt its most basic, philosophy is about learning how to think about the world around us. It should come as no surprise, then, that children make excellent philosophers! Naturally inquisitive, pint-size scholars need little prompting before being willing to consider life’s big questions, however strange or impractical. Plato & Co. introduces children—and curious grown-ups—to the lives and work of famous philosophers, from Socrates to Descartes, Einstein, Marx, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Each book in the series features an engaging—and often funny—story that presents basic tenets of philosophical thought alongside vibrant color illustrations. In Lao-Tzu, or the Way of The Dragon, we follow the ancient Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism, from the comet that announced his birth up to his inspired composition, more than fifty years later, of the Tao Te Ching, the Book of the Way. In body and mind an old sage from birth, Lao-Tzu devotes his life to deciphering the endless book of the world. But he soon becomes frustrated with the silliness of human order, impatient kings, and greedy people, and rides off on the back of a water buffalo in search of the Way. He encounters clouds that solidify under his feet, a cave guarded by a golden monkey, and the venerable Confucius himself, and ultimately finds the wisdom of the dragon already residing deep in his own heart.
£13.13
Harrassowitz The Aspirations and Standards of Taoist Priests
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£84.55
Harrassowitz Scriptures, Schools and Forms of Practice in
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£63.65
Harrassowitz Purposes, Means and Convictions in Daoism: A
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£58.90
Harrassowitz Basic Conditions of Taoist Thunder Magic
£37.05
Harrassowitz Foundations of Daoist Ritual: A Berlin Symposium
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£58.90
Harrassowitz Exorcism in Daoism: A Berlin Symposium
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£51.30
Harrassowitz Affiliation and Transmission in Daoism: A Berlin
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£82.65
Harrassowitz Man, Nature and the Infinite: The Scope of Taoist
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£58.90
Harrassowitz The Beginning of the Subtle School of Taoism: An
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£47.50
Harrassowitz Daoist Perspectives on Knowing the Future:
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£71.25
Harrassowitz Die 'Nezha-Legende' Im Roman Investitur Der
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£47.50
Harrassowitz The Way and Its Powers: An Ethnographic Account
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£71.25
Harrassowitz The Prison of Fire for Demons: A Study of Taoist
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£47.50
Harrassowitz Exorcism in Heavenly Master Taoism and in the
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£62.70
Harrassowitz The Inner Chapters of the 'Zhuangzi': With
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£69.35
Books on Demand Lao-tse Tao Te King: El libro del Tao y su Virtud
£11.61
Universitymedia Creative Daoism
£33.15
Edaf Antillas Wen-Tzu
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£18.74
Edaf Antillas Lie-Tse
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£23.77
Editorial Kairos Qué Es El Tao
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£12.84
Editorial Sirio Tao Teh King (Bilinge)
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£13.04
Obelisco Tao, el Alimento del Alma: Eliminar el Estres y
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£15.92
Editorial Kairos Tao: Las Enseñanzas del Sabio Oculto
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£11.39
General Press India Tao Te Ching (Hardcover Library Edition)
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£14.99
Prakash Books Tao Te Ching
£6.50
Amsterdam University Press Religion and Poetry in Medieval China: The Way
Book SynopsisThis volume of interdisciplinary essays examines the intersection of religion and literature in medieval China, focusing on the impact of Buddhism and Daoism on a wide range of elite and popular literary texts and religious practices in the 3rd-11th centuries CE. Drawing on the work of the interdisciplinary scholar Stephen Bokenkamp, the essays weave together the many cross-currents of religious, intellectual, and literary traditions in medieval China to provide vivid pictures of medieval Chinese religion and culture as it was lived and practiced. The contributors to the volume are all highly regarded experts in the fields of Chinese poetry, Daoism, Buddhism, popular religion, and literature. Their research papers cut across imagined disciplinary boundaries to show that the culture of medieval China can only be understood by close reading of texts from multiple genres, traditions, and approaches.Table of ContentsConventions for Frequently Cited Works Introduction (Gil Raz and Anna M. Shields) Part 1: Poetry 1. Brushing Past Rainbows: Religion and Poetry in the Xu Mi Stele (Jonathan Pettit) 2.Li Bo and Hu Ziyang: Companions of the Way (Paul W. Kroll) 3.Gao Pian: Poet and Patron (Franciscus Verellen) 4.Traces of the Way: The Poetry of Divine Transcendence in the Northern Song Anthology Literature’s Finest (Anna M. Shields) Part II: Visuality and Materiality 1. A Reexamination of the Second Chapter of the Array of the Five Talismans (Wang Zongyu) 2. “True Forms” and “True Faces”: Daoist and Buddhist Discourse on Images (Gil Raz) Part III: Texts and Contexts 1. After the Apocalypse: The Evolving Ethos of the Celestial Master Daoists (Terry Kleeman) 2. Shangqing Scriptures as Performative Texts (Robert Ford Company) 3. The Sutra in Forty-Two Chapters: Beyond the Buddhist Canon (James Robson) 4.Taking Stock: The Scholarship of Daoism in Recent Decades (John Lagerwey) Epilogue Traversing the Golden Porte: Problems with Daoist Studies (Stephen R. Bokenkamp)
£116.85
The Chinese University Press China: Modernization in the 1980's
Book SynopsisAn internationally recognized authority on Chinese history and a leading innovator in its telling, Cho-yun Hsu constructs an original portrait of Chinese culture. Unlike most historians, Hsu resists centering his narrative on China's political evolution, focusing instead on the country's cultural sphere and its encounters with successive waves of globalization. Beginning long before China's written history and extending through the twentieth century, Hsu follows the content and expansion of Chinese culture, describing the daily lives of commoners, their spiritual beliefs and practices, the changing character of their social and popular thought, and their advances in material culture and technology. In addition to listing the achievements of emperors, generals, ministers, and sages, Hsu builds detailed accounts of these events and their everyday implications. Dynastic change, the rise and fall of national ambitions, and the growth and decline of institutional systems take on new significance through Hsu's careful research, which captures the multiple strands that gave rise to China's pluralistic society. Paying particular attention to influential relationships occurring outside of Chinese cultural boundaries, he demonstrates the impact of foreign influences on Chinese culture and identity and identifies similarities between China's cultural developments and those of other nations.Trade ReviewAn important and original book on a permanently important topic by one of the world's leading historians of China. The writing is lucid, often elegant, and has been beautifully translated into English." —William C. Kirby, director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University"Nothing quite like this exists in the modern literature, and it is especially valuable for readers interested in world/global history." —James L. Watson, Harvard University"Hsu's book is unique in the field, and makes a distinct contribution above the many other grand narratives of Chinese history. Impeccably researched and consistently insightful, this is precisely the sort of book that every serious scholar of China should keep within arm's reach." —Thomas David DuBois, China Journal
£23.96
Jingwei Publishing Laozi: Quest for the Ultimate Reality
£15.20
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Decoding The Tao Te Ching《é“å¾·ç»ã€‹çŽ„妙解
Book SynopsisThis book interprets the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of personal cultivation. The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu is regarded as one of the greatest books of wisdom ever written in history, but few can grasp what it says in entirety. Embedded in each of its 5,000 Chinese characters are highly profound messages. Master Sim Pooh Ho is a Tai Chi Master and the leader of a Tai Chi lineage that traces back centuries. In his book Decoding the Tao Te Ching, he combines the ancestral teachings of Tai Chi with his practice and provides readers with unique insights into Lao Tzu's ancient book.The Tao Te Ching is difficult to comprehend because many of the concepts it introduces are elusive. What is Tao and Te, being and non-being or yin and yang? The concepts, however, are discernible in Tai Chi because they are what make the practice work. Decoding the Tao Te Ching is written in a simple manner by a Tai Chi master, and translated in an accessible way by his senior disciple Tekson TEO, thus making it an enlightening read to all English readers interested in this topic.
£33.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Decoding The Tao Te Ching《é“å¾·ç»ã€‹çŽ„妙解
Book SynopsisThis book interprets the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of personal cultivation. The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu is regarded as one of the greatest books of wisdom ever written in history, but few can grasp what it says in entirety. Embedded in each of its 5,000 Chinese characters are highly profound messages. Master Sim Pooh Ho is a Tai Chi Master and the leader of a Tai Chi lineage that traces back centuries. In his book Decoding the Tao Te Ching, he combines the ancestral teachings of Tai Chi with his practice and provides readers with unique insights into Lao Tzu's ancient book.The Tao Te Ching is difficult to comprehend because many of the concepts it introduces are elusive. What is Tao and Te, being and non-being or yin and yang? The concepts, however, are discernible in Tai Chi because they are what make the practice work. Decoding the Tao Te Ching is written in a simple manner by a Tai Chi master, and translated in an accessible way by his senior disciple Tekson TEO, thus making it an enlightening read to all English readers interested in this topic.
£76.00
Del Nuevo Extremo Tao te ching
Book SynopsisTao te ching is surely one of the most important and enigmatic books that has produced Eastern thoughts. The immortal work of Lao TsÉ continues to remind readers of the indescribable beauty of life and how to savor its sweetness without falling into disillusionment. Flowing with nature and changing along with it is an art that brings us closer to happiness. This new version of the book includes wonderful illustrations and is a collection of his unforgettable poems through impeccable translation. Twenty centuries later, his words remain truer than ever before.
£8.95
