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Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an essential introduction to major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present. Exploring familiar metaphysical and ethical questions from the perspectives offered by a range of eastern philosophies, including...

The first translation of the ancient classic that reveals the feminine nature of the Tao* Restores the feminine essence of the Tao Te Ching as well as the simplicity and poetic undertones of the chapters * Offers commentary for each of the 81 chapters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570629464Author Burton WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Priceless Wisdom from a Modern Tao Te Ching Odyssey"...this book will completely absorb your attention from the beginning..." -Emanuele Pettener, PhD, assistant professor of Italian and writer in residence at Florida Atlantic University#1 New Release in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773239064Author Richard WilhelmFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

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The 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...

Japanese philosophy is now a flourishing field with thriving societies, journals, and conferences dedicated to it around the world, made possible by an ever-increasing library of translations, books, and articles. The Oxford Handbook of Japanese...

This book explores ancient Daoist philosophy and argues against interpretations that paint the early Daoist philosophers as mystics or cosmologists. It claims that Dao is best understood as awareness and that Daoist concerns are primarily with the nature...

"Alan Cohen brings to life ancient wisdom for a new era deeply in need of enlightenment. Fresh insights, practical, easy entry, and immense delight!" - Chungliang Al Huang, president-director, Living Tao Foundation, and co-author with Alan Watts of Tao:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982473986Author Ron HoganFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Channel V BooksPublisher Channel V BooksWeight(grams) 128gDimensions(mm) 127mm * 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791413609Author Isabelle P. RobinetFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

For centuries, the ancient Chinese philosophical text the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) has fascinated and frustrated its readers. While it offers a wealth of rich philosophical insights concerning the cultivation of one's body and attaining one's proper...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611802412Author Eva WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

The I Ching, or Book of Changes, a common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3,000 years, and interest in...

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...

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...

Although the energetic anatomy of men and women is different, the ancient teachings of Nu Dan, a separate branch of internal alchemy for women, have been lost in the literature over the centuries and only survive through practice in the lineages. This...

Long before the advent of firearms, Iron Shirt Chi Kung, a form of Kung Fu, built powerful bodies able to withstand hand-to-hand combat. Even then, however, martial use was only one aspect of Iron Shirt Chi Kung, and today its other aspects remain...

The ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism is more popular today than ever. This accessible and enlightening collection offers stories and quotations from the most celebrated Taoist masters including Chuang Tzu, Lieh Tzu and Lao Tzu, as well as new writing...

-- Burton WatsonIt is a gem of a work following on the Chuang Tzu, in a somewhat darker tone, yet punctuated with a most extraordinary humor. The modernity of this text... is astonishing...[A.C. Graham] is one of the most distinguished Sinologists...

In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence. In China, he's a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds. China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity "usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars." China Newsweek...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140193350Author John BlofeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.Publisher J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.

A main pillar of Chinese tradition and culture is the Lunar Calendar and the many festivals and stories it encompasses. Though most explorations of Taoism take place within the realm of scripture, exercises, formal lectures, and meditation, in "The...

This is one of Osho's "classics", although previously little known. He brings his unique perception to the world of Tao, and offers his penetrating and illuminating comments on these original sutras- the wonderful stories of the Taoist mystic, Chuang Tzu...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506469867Author Lao TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 323Imprint Fortress Press,U.S.Publisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

A contemporary translation remaining faithful to the original collection of tales, poems and parables of Taoist philosophy. The collection covers a wide range of issues, from ambition to politics, and is accompanied by an introduction on the author and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738766802Author Francis Pring-MillFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Star Lake PressPublisher Star Lake PressWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

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Mount Qingcheng, one of China's mystical mountains, has been the birth place of discovery, realization and preservation of the recipes that stimulate the deep potential of the human body for generations. This is the book of a Daoist master and spiritual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577311683Author Alan WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385128384Author R.L. WingFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585428151Author Derek LinFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 177mm * 177mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590305232Author Eva WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Grounded in a lifetime of research and interpretive work and informed by careful study of recent archaeological discoveries of alternate versions of the text, Brook Ziporyn, one of the preeminent explicators of Eastern religions in English, brings us a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787247673Author Lao TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Big NestPublisher Big NestWeight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 4mm

A groundbreaking and superlatively accurate new translation of Laozi's The Dao De Jing, from the bestselling translator of The Art of War, promising to be the first English edition based on direct translation from the oldest known copies of the ancient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789178940394Author Stefan StenuddFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint ArribaPublisher ArribaWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

The Hsu-Tang Library presents authoritative and eminently readable translations of classical Chinese literature, in bilingual editions, ranging across three millennia and the entire Sinitic world. In the early years of the Mongol empire, the Quanzhen...

According to Taoist philosophy, every body-not to mention everything in the cosmos-possesses quantities of the five elements: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, and Wood. Each element has an emotional component (water, for example, is associated with fear), a...