The Taoist Classics, Volume Three

Informationen zum Autor Thomas Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of more than fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic. Klappentext 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 practical guide to the integration of personality--hailed by C. G. Jung as a link between the insights of the East and his own psychological research. - "Immortal Sisters: Secrets of Taoist Women: " The writings of six distinguished Taoist women adepts writing between the fourth and twelfth centuries. - "Awakening to the Tao: " Another treasure from Liu I-ming! this is a collection of one hundred forty-two of the master's brief but admirably lucid essays on living according to the Tao. Zusammenfassung 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 practical guide to the integration of personalityhailed by C. G. Jung as a link between the insights of the East and his own psychological research. • Immortal Sisters: Secrets of Taoist Women: The writings of six distinguished Taoist women adepts writing between the fourth and twelfth centuries. • Awakening to the Tao: Another treasure from Liu I-ming! this is a collection of one hundred forty-two of the master's brief but admirably lucid essays on living according to the Tao.

Autorentext
Thomas Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He is the translator of more than fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.

Klappentext

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 practical guide to the integration of personality--hailed by C. G. Jung as a link between the insights of the East and his own psychological research.
• "Immortal Sisters: Secrets of Taoist Women: " The writings of six distinguished Taoist women adepts writing between the fourth and twelfth centuries.
• "Awakening to the Tao: " Another treasure from Liu I-ming, this is a collection of one hundred forty-two of the master's brief but admirably lucid essays on living according to the Tao.

Zusammenfassung
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 practical guide to the integration of personality—hailed by C. G. Jung as a link between the insights of the East and his own psychological research.
   •  Immortal Sisters: Secrets of Taoist Women: The writings of six distinguished Taoist women adepts writing between the fourth and twelfth centuries.
   •  Awakening to the Tao: Another treasure from Liu I-ming, this is a collection of one hundred forty-two of the master's brief but admirably lucid essays on living according to the Tao.