This collection of translated texts includes:
-"Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook: An extraordinarily rich and diverse collection of Taoist writings from the fifth century BCE to modern times.
-"The Secret of the Golden Flower: The Classic Chinese Book of Life: Essentially a pract[...]
A deluxe paperback edition: Thomas Cleary's brilliant translation of the sayings of Confucius presented in the order of the 64 classic I Ching hexagrams.[...]
From the author of "Code of the Samurai" comes this exploration of the key influence of Zen on the samurai's combat style, from its emphasis on detachment to the teaching to clear the mind and "be in the moment."[...]
This collection of translated texts includes:
- "Tao Te Ching: " Cleary's original translations of the great classic of Taoism, accompanied by his commentary illuminating the text and its context.
- "Chuang-tzu: " The "Inner Teachings" of a widely influential compendium of wisdom stories, [...]
This collection of translated texts includes:
-"Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic: A tenth-century text on the principles of inner alchemy.
-"The Inner Teachings of Taoism: The essentials of self-transformation according to the Complete Reality School of Taoism, with comment[...]
This collection of Taoist texts includes:
- "The Taoist I Ching: "The classic "Book of Change" illuminated by the commentary of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Taoist adept Liu I-ming. The first part of the book is the text of "I Ching " proper with Liu's commentary. The second part is L[...]
Volume One of "Classics of Buddhism and Zen " contains teachings predominantly from the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition, including the writings of revered Chinese masters such as Pai-chang, founder of the Chan monastic tradition; Huang-po, one of the forefathers of the Lin-chi-tsung or Rinzai school; F[...]
Volume Two of "Classics of Buddhism and Zen " contains teachings predominantly from the Japanese Zen tradition including the writings of Dogen, the founder and most venerated master of Japanese Zen. Also included is a translation of the "Carya-Gita," a collection of the teachings of famous tantric m[...]
A collection of koans from ancient China features Zen stories, commentaries, and verses from the teachings of the Zen masters, compiled in the twelfth century and considered an essential study manual for the students of Zen. Reprint.[...]
This book presents a thousand years of Zen teaching for the modern reader in a way that preserves the dynamic flavor of these talks, sayings, and records of heart-to-heart encounters. From the earliest adepts to the last of the great masters, "The Zen Reader" is a compendium of Zen at its best.
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Taoist teachings have arisen in many forms: abstract aphorisms, philosophical discussions, legends, fables--even jokes. All are represented here, culled from the most popular Taoist classics: the "Tao-te Ching," "Chuang-tzu," "Huai-nan-tzu," and "Wen-tzu," stories from the "Tales of Inner Meaning," [...]
"Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare" is Thomas Cleary's translation of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke (1501-1561) on Japanese martial arts and military service. A mysterious man of humble origins, Yamamoto distinguished himself in the service of the redoubtable Takeda Shinge[...]
Zenin opetukset on oivaltava ja yksinkertainen opas kaikille, joita kiinnostaa, mitä johtotehtävissä toimivat ihmiset voivat oppia Kiinan suurilta zenmestareilta. Kirja perustuu Song-dynastian (900-1200 jaa.) aikaisiin yksityisiin muistiinpanoihin, dokumentteihin ja kirjeisiin, ja se on kirjoitet[...]
Geared to the modern reader, a collection of the most essential and inspiring writings from the tradition of Zen Buddhism, including sayings and records of revelatory experiences, illuminates the principles, purposes, and practices of Zen. Original. 15,000 first printing.[...]
"Book of Serenity " is a translation of "Shoyo Roku," a collection of one hundred Zen koans with commentaries that stands as a companion to the other great Chinese koan collection, the "Blue Cliff Record ""(Pi Yen Lu). " A classic of Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism, "Book of Serenity " has been skillful[...]
A translation of the early document of Chinese philosophy.