This edition of the I ching has been especially prepared for practical use in divination.
Presents advice on ways to free oneself from habitual thoughts, emotions, and energy patterns that limit one's consciousness. "Who are you really? What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to find this kind…
"Did Chinese mysticism vanish after its first appearance in ancient Taoist philosophy, to surface only after a thousand years had passed, when the Chinese had adapted Buddhism to their own culture? This first integrated survey of the mystical dimension of Taoism disputes the com…
<Div><P>Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, <I>The Huainanzi</I> is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining ""all that a modern monarch needs to know,"" the text em…
Dao De Jing
by Iyer, Pico, Bruya, Brian, Laozi, Tsai, C. C.
fromThe illustrated library of chinese classics
From bestselling cartoonist C. C. Tsai, a delightfully illustrated version of the classic work of Daoist philosophyC. C. Tsai is one of Asia's most popular cartoonists, and his editions of the Chinese classics have sold more than 40 million copies in over twenty languages. Here,…
"How could the Dao De Jing, the beloved source of philosophical Daoism, ever be improved upon? Through illustrations by the beloved cartoonist C. C. Tsai. In this complete edition of the Dao De Jing, Tsai works his magic again, taking Laozi's cryptic philosophical language and t…
This volume explores the transformation of Chinese Daoism in the late imperial period through the writings of prominent literati scholars of the period. In such a cultural context, it then launches an investigation into the Daoist dimensions of the Chinese narrative masterpiece,…
Chen Guying presents a concise overview of his understanding of the meaning and significance of Daoist philosophy. Chen is a leading contemporary Chinese thinker and spokesperson for a new Daoist approach to existential and socio-political issues. He was born in mainland China i…
"Daoism Explained is a comprehensive introduction to Daoist thinking. After orienting the reader with a "Very Short History of Daoism," author Moeller then moves on to an incisive analysis of the Wheel, the Body (of corpses and infants), the famous "Dream of the Butterfly," and …
"Daoism Explained is a comprehensive introduction to Daoist thinking. After orienting the reader with a "Very Short History of Daoism," author Moeller then moves on to an incisive analysis of the Wheel, the Body (of corpses and infants), the famous "Dream of the Butterfly," and …
"Drawing on evidence from a wide range of classical Chinese texts, this book argues that xingershangxue, the study of "beyond form", constitutes the core argument and intellectual foundation of Daoist philosophy. The author presents Daoist xingershangxue as a typical concept of …