Taoism category: 459 books

Countless thousands of us in the West have reaped the benefit of ancient Taoist lore, from the Tao of Pooh to the secrets of acupuncture, the mystery of Yin and Yang and the rejuvenating practices of Master Mantak Chia.Now we can see how it all began, and how the Tao, the way and the light, began...

It is the ancient days of the Persian Empire. Hadassah was content in her quiet life in the Jewish quarter of the city of Babylon with her uncle Mordecai, who had raised her from childhood. But she was old enough to be married, and yet her uncle hadn’t arranged a marriage for her. Meanwhile...

The greatest birth of what we know is hidden in deepest snow - when the frost bite hard, we lose our last charade and start to see, the magnificence of all that life can be and hanging on a tree, the music free a special song to embrace the depth that winter carries on until the flowers bloom life's freshest tune.

Herrymon Maurer (1914-1998) has created a remarkable new translation of the Tao Teh Ching, inspired by a Quaker understanding of simplicity and religious experience and informed by his immersion in Chinese culture during a 1939-1941 sojourn in rural Sichuan province with his young family. The translation...

The Tao Te Ching is one of the world's oldest and most treasured pieces of literature. Written around 2,500 years ago by the enigmatic Lao Tzu, its timeless wisdom and transformative message remain every bit as relevant today. The text, presented here in its entirety, includes commentary on all 81...

 'This is an extraordinary book, enlightening and insightful in personal and social realms. Many readers will value it as a work of art, others because of the new meaning it gives to their lives. Dr. Dale's work is, in fact, a treasure for today and for the future.' Milton Schwebel, Ph.D., Professor...

Widely recognized as one of the world's great literary classics, Tao Teh King is one of the simplest yet most profound interpretations of man and nature. As a religion, it provides one of the sanest and most enduring of the major religions of mankind. Interpreted here by one of the foremost Western scholars of Eastern philosophies.

A fundamental book of the Taoist, the Tao Te Ching is regarded as a revelation in its own right. It provides a wealth of wisdom and insights for those seeking a better understanding of themselves. Over time, many changes have been made to the original Chinese text. Researcher Patrick M. Byrne has...

The world I now see opened up for free and what is left is neither deft nor cleft - it is the simple flow of life tumbling with thoughts we know are gathered apace as round our garden light and energy space a trace of the divine when we breathe in our own time.

The light breaks down what we see into colour harmony and swept with joy and movement rhyme, the abstract becomes a matter of fact - a joy that we can see in colour memory that beckons us be wise to how our time in seasons flies.

El I Ching es el más antiguo y profundo de los textos clásicos chinos y ha sido venerado durante más de 3.000 años como oráculo y compendio de sabiduría. Considerado como el «antepasado» de toda la filosofía china, es la fuente primordial del misticismo del Tao Te King, de la estrategia...

Classic Taoist wisdom applied to the world of parenting, guiding mothers and fathers to meaningful conversations and relationships with their children. William C. Martin has freshly reinterpreted the Tao Te Ching to speak directly and clearly to the most difficult of modern tasks-- parenting....

Mind and Body in Early China critiques Orientalist accounts of early China as the radical, "holistic" other. The idea that the early Chinese held the "strong" holist view, seeing no qualitative difference between mind and body, has long been contradicted by traditional archeological and qualitative...

The Tao Te Ching, the classic work of ancient Chinese wisdom, has inspired and guided millions of people over more than a hundred generations. Twenty years ago, Vimala McClure, a mother and teacher of meditation and yoga, was inspired to meditate with each of the concise, profound teachings of the...