"This is a book of guidance rooted in the wisdom of ancient China. Bestselling author Deng Ming-Dao provides key poetic lines that distill the essence of Taoism, organizing them in the form of a journey. The material here is drawn from a variety of sources, including, the Yijing, 300 Tang Poems, and the full text of the Daodejing. As Deng Ming-Dao notes, 'We walk the Way each day. We don't know what's ahead, and so it's helpful to have the wisdom of others to guide us. They have left us a messag...
While textual concerns and elite formations in martial arts traditions are important in this text, it also pays considerable attention to the context of popular culture and the complexity of the interaction between the popular and the elite traditions. It therefore reveals how the magic and apotropaic dimensions of the elite traditions of Buddhism and Taoism had particular resonances in the martial traditions, lineages and practices of Japan and China, as well as being incorporated into the popu...
The "Tao Te Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years because of its timeless wisdom and philosophy of life. Yet the very simplicity of Taoist philosophy leads to problems for the Western mind. This book casts new light on this philosophy and its elusive truths, offering a vision of how age-old Taoist principles can be applied to ourselves and to the contemporary world around us.
Lao Zi's Dao De Jing for Nemonik Thinkers (Lao Zi's DAO de Jing)
by Auke Jacominus Schade
An evocative and poetic new translation of this great ancient treasure with insightful and illuminating commentary. Ralph Alan Dale's translation and commentary on Lao Tzu's TAO TE CHING has captured the beauty and essence of this spiritual masterpiece. He translates TAO as the Great Integrity, that is, the return to holism, honesty and creativity; our harmony with each other, with the environment and indeed within ourselves. We are perhaps the first generation in the 2500 years since this inspi...
The eternal fascination of this classic work of religious literature—first published over 2,000 years ago—lies in its profound wisdom, and the light it casts on the spiritual and moral pathway we must all walk. Translated from the original Chinese text, which ensures Lao Tzu’s message remains pure, Chao-Hsiu Chen’s new and accurate interpretation draws on the original Chinese text. Each of the eighty-one chapter heading symbols is beautifully illustrated with Chao’s own distinctive brushwork sty...
The Tao of Bow Wow is not just any dog training book. Part how-to, part primer in the ways of Tao, this unique guide to training and understanding your dog will revolutionize the way owners view their dogs. Not only does veteran dog trainer Deborah Wood explain how the principles of Tao can be used to train your dog in a clear, prescriptive fashion, but she also shows owners how to better communicate with and relate to their dogs using these same principles. Included in this companion designed f...
This book is an expansion of Seven Steps to the Dao (1987). It outlines the history and intricacies of zuowang, an essential form of Daoist meditation. It divides into two parts. ""Discussion"" begins by placing the practice in the larger context of the phenomenology of meditation and Chinese religious history. It then has eight chapters, discussing historical forerunners in pre-Han and Twofold Mystery texts, Tang masters and main works, the theory and practice of Tang Daoist meditation, and its...
Apart from Confucius, Lao Tzu is the most eminent figure in Chinese antiquity. The book attributed to him, the Tao Te Ching, is the classic statement of the system of thought known as Taoism. Much of the doctrine of the Tao Te Ching was later clarified and modified by the greatest of the Taoist philosophers and writers, Chuang Tzu, whose chief work bears his name. The major ideas contained in these two early texts form the basis of this concise yet comprehensive history and analysis of Taoism, w...
This book explores the Taoist Yin and Yang school of thought which has kept the Middle Path alive in its purest form in the Tai Chi T'u'. Everyday aspects of modern life are viewed through the lenses of Yin and Yang, which guide the reader onto the Middle Path, a course described by Taoist sages and Buddha himself as 'the route to enlightenment'. The Chinese term 'Middle Path' originated as an offshoot philosophy from an earlier established system of belief within Buddhism known as the 'Middle W...
New York Times bestselling author Master Zhi Gang Sha reveals the significance and power of Tao Song, the highest and most profound Soul Song that can transform every aspect of life, and Tao Dance, movement guided by the Source. Tao Song is the highest and most profound Soul Song. It carries Tao frequency and vibration, with Tao love, Tao forgiveness, Tao compassion, and Tao light. This book brings new sacred and profound teachings about the most important areas in the body for healing and remov...
The People and the Dao
The papers in this volume go back to a conference held September 14-15, 2002, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., in honour of Prof. Daniel L. Overmyer on his retirement. The contributions pay tribute to this renowned scholar of Chinese religious traditions, whose work is a constant reminder to look beyond text to context, beyond idea to practice, to study religion as it was and is lived by real people rather than as an abstract system of ideas and doctrines. Contents P...
