The Pocket Tao Reader |
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| Author:
| Wong, Eva |
| Series title: | Vademecum Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57062-460-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.95 |
Book Description:
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"The Tao that can be spoken of is not the real Way" reads a famous line from the
Tao-te Ching. But although the Tao cannot be described in words, words can convey a fleeting glimpse of that mysterious source of life. Here, in miniature, is a beginner's entr#65533;e into the vast treasury of the Taoist canon: the shamanic songs that are the roots of Taoism; the
Tao-te Ching, Chuang-tzu, and
Lieh-tzu; stories of Taoist immortals and magicians, and guidelines...
More Description"The Tao that can be spoken of is not the real Way" reads a famous line from the Tao-te Ching. But although the Tao cannot be described in words, words can convey a fleeting glimpse of that mysterious source of life. Here, in miniature, is a beginner's entr#65533;e into the vast treasury of the Taoist canon: the shamanic songs that are the roots of Taoism; the Tao-te Ching, Chuang-tzu, and Lieh-tzu; stories of Taoist immortals and magicians, and guidelines on meditation and methods of longevity. This is an abridgement of Eva Wong's Teachings of the Tao.