Taoism Books

道是上天、命运和万物之母；我不知她的名字，所以只好称她为道；看她看不着，听她听不见，摸她摸不了，所以道无法被描述；道的法则：天下万物是一次从无至有再至无的循环。DAO is the MOTHER of all. SHE is FORTUNE; SHE is PROVIDENCE. I do not know HER name, so I have to name HER as DAO; SHE is invisible, inaudible, and intangible, so I can not...

Do you think of your life as a mixed bag of random events that have shaped your human experience into an unpredictable hit-or-miss filled with periodic (or frequent) frustration, sadness, anger or regret? What if your life was actually a purposeful...

大学时，夏天的周日午后，喜欢懒洋洋坐在未名湖湖心岛的长椅上，摊开一本书卷，看大师们的美文，好似在智慧的殿堂，叩开一扇扇心扉。那时懵懂无知，时光倏忽，已然千帆而过。世上可看的书太多，皓首穷经，不如通读经典；可请教的人太多，不如师从先贤；营营到白首，不如以生活为瑜伽去体悟修行。大道至简，将先哲的智慧，与自己的人生相印证，烦恼与困惑如烟消云散。本书从日常生活的点滴，以挚友之心，简单之语，融汇老（Laozi）、孔(Confucius)、释（Buddha）、小葵花（Krishna）诸子的智慧，娓娓道来，让你感受一场...

In There Is No Somewhere Else: Insights from the Tao Te Ching, Francis Pring-Mill takes us on a journey up the same mountain from which Lao Tzu pointed out amazing views in his Tao Te Ching. Written over twenty-five hundred years ago, the Tao Te Ching...

This book presents a personal non-religious philosophy of life inspired by the 4th Century BCE Daoist philosopher Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu). In the face of our irremediable not-knowing Zhuangzi suggests we abandon all supposedly definitive declarations of...

Argues that Daoism and dandyism, linked by likeminded philosophies of "carefree wandering," deconstruct the puritanism and political correctness sought by Confucianism, Victorianism, and contemporary neoliberal culture.

The ancient concept of spontaneous self-causation (ziran) from Daoism opens a path to understanding human action as self-organizing, attention as effortless, and art as somatic.

Provides a new perspective on important linguistic issues in philosophical and religious Daoism through the comparative lens of twentieth-century European philosophies of language.

Understanding Taoism: A Beginner's Guide to Discovering Harmony, Balance, and Inner Peace in the Taoist Faith DescriptionTaoism is an important philosophy and religion which teaches us that living simply and with compassion can lead us toward balance and...

Esta tradução do Tao Te Ching é única por revelar pela primeira vez a natureza do Divino Feminino no Tao, descrita no Tao Te Ching como "mãe", "virgem" e "útero da criação". Ao longo de dois anos, a professora Rosemarie Anderson Ph.D traduziu...

The Tao Te Ching AKA Dao De Jing, is a Chinese classic text traditionally credited to the 6th-century BC sage Laozi. The text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. The oldest excavated portion dates back to the late 4th...

The TÂO TEH KING, Tao Te Ching, Daodejing, Dao De Jing, or Daode jing (simplified Chinese: 道德经; traditional Chinese: 道德經; pinyin: Dàodéjīng), also simply referred to as the Laozi (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ), is a Chinese classic text. According to...

Véritable concentré de sagesse, "100 citations incontournables de la pensée taoïste" est le guide idéal pour s'initier à la philosophie de Lao Tseu. À travers une sélection des plus beaux aphorismes du "Tao Te King", ce recueil nous invite à méditer sur...

Buddhism and Taoism remain vibrant and prominent in Singapore's religious landscape. Yet, little is known of why Chinese Singaporeans chose and remain in these ancient religions. Analyzing over thirty face-to-face interviews with Buddhists and Taoists in...

Tao of Music – Musings and personal stories inviting you to notice all of life is music. It’s about being in the flow – wu wei – of your own natural rhythms, whether in nature, an urban setting, hearing your own voice or just...

Brings early Daoist writings into conversation with contemporary contemplative studies.

Das Buch ""Lao-Tse Tao-Te-King: Der Weg Zur Tugend"" von Reinhold von Plaenckner aus dem Jahr 1870 ist eine �����bersetzung des Tao-Te-King, einem der bedeutendsten Werke der chinesischen Philosophie. Der Text wurde von Lao-Tse verfasst und enth�����lt...

The Tao Te Ching is the greatest guiding treatise for living by divine, natural providence, born of an inherent spiritual wisdom lost by a human race that has buried that wisdom beneath the pretenses of knowledge, power, covetousness and control. Taoism...

The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze is a classic text written by Tao-Teh-King that provides insight into the teachings of Laotze, a contemporary of Confucius who lived in China during the 6th century B.C. This book is a collection of aphorisms and...

Taoist Teachings From The Book Of Lieh Tzu is a book that was first published in 1912 and is based on the teachings of Lieh Tzu, a Taoist philosopher who lived in ancient China. The book contains a collection of stories, parables, and teachings that are...

David Romtvedt's No Way: An American "Tao Te Ching" explores the art of living in the fast-paced, dangerous, unpredictable contemporary world. Lucid and wise in the spirit of its ancient Chinese predecessor, No Way functions as a kind of...

Utopian writing offers a fascinating panorama of social visions; and the related forms of dystopia and anti-utopian satire extend this into the range of social nightmares. Originally published in 1988, this comparative study of utopian fiction by British...

A new and attentively restored dual-language edition of the 6th-century B.C.E. Chinese Philosophical and Spiritual classic, presented in the celebrated translation of James Legge with the original text at its side.Through 81 transcendent topics, Laozi...

Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking explores a radical new conception of business and management. It is grounded on the reconnection of humans with nature as the new competitive advantage for living organizations and entrepreneurs that aspire to...

The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together, but their ability to stay separate. Love, like the Tao, cannot be limited by time or words. They are a process, a way of life, a balance. They move from the yin and yang of male/female to...

Women are the creators, the endless possibilities and origins of life. The Tao reveals the ways in which women can utilize their innate power, resulting in a simplified life of higher quality. In 1950, a secret woman's writing was discovered near Hunan,...

This book explores the role that American pragmatism played in the development of social philosophy in 20th-century Europe.The essays in the first part of the book show how the ideas of Peirce, James, and Dewey influenced the traditions of European...

This is the first work available in English which addresses Zhuangzi's thought as a whole. It presents an interpretation of the Zhuangzi, a book in thirty-three chapters that is the most important collection of Daoist texts in early China. The author...

Shadows of Mawangdui offers a fresh perspective on a set of drawings on silk called Daoyintu (Exercise Chart), part of a medical library that was unearthed from a Chinese tomb, dated 168 BCE. Substantially damaged, the silk is arguably one of the most...

A fresh, modern translation of key selections from this timeless text opens up classic Taoist beliefs and practices with insightful commentary that highlights how you can live a more balanced, authentic and joyful life by following Taoist principles.

Presents the most important portrayals of the Daoist master Yang Zhu throughout Chinese history, from the Warring States period until today.

Are you interested in discovering a simple and relatable approach to instill valuable virtues in your children, helping shape their development into confident and genuinely content individuals through the ancient wisdom found in Eastern Philosophy? If...

A training book for areal Taoist School somewhat unknown in the West and misunderstood in Asia.In the West, academics tend to focus on either philosophical Taoism or its manifestation in a distant historical past. In actuality Taoism has moved with the...

In The Way of Demons, Simon Bastian presents the Yin aspect of Taoist practice and theory, which can be called its Shadow side. Demons as a term or categorization are examined through the common if not exhaustive range of societal, psychological and...

This genre-defying debut work by British author, and long-term resident of Japan, Chris Dixon, is at once part philosophy, part poetry, and part manual for living in harmony with nature, all wrapped up in the guise of an ancient manuscript recently...

Yang Short Form: A beginners guide to Taiji Chuan is a comprehensive training guide for all students of Taiji who are serious about mastering the art of Taiji. It is unique in that it details each of the forty four postures that make up the complete...

Bigu is an ancient Taoist fasting method practiced to achieve good health, longevity, and immortality.The book is based on traditional Chinese medical knowledge and ancient Chinese cultural beliefs combined with the author's experience gained over a...

The rational, the mental, and the intellect have increasingly taken over our modern lives, leaving no room for the intuition, the sacred or the magical. We have lost the ability to observe the signs and messages of the world. This book invites us to...

In Patriots Betrayed: A Soldier, Scholar, Spy's Warning about America's Leadership Crisis, a West Point graduate and former FBI Special Agent, who is currently under an unconstitutional investigation by the corrupt FBI, exposes the corruption and...

This is the first English-language book on the philosophy of Ji Kang. Moreover, it offers the first systematic treatment of his philosophy, thus filling a significant gap in English-language scholarship on early medieval Chinese literature and philosophy...

The Tao Te Ching is a 2000-year-old Chinese manuscript of wisdom and advice. Love has been around since the dawn of time. Can ancient Chinese philosophy shed any light on one of mankind's perennial concerns? Ed Bremson explores this question in The Tao...

President George W. Bush is a twenty-first century Texas politician with values from America's old west. The Tao Te Ching is a 2000-year-old Chinese manuscript of wisdom and advice. What would happen if the President were to read this ancient text? Ed...