 #EPH96 TAO
TE CHING
Translated by Robert Hinton
97 pages, softbound, $ 13.50
Hinton's
translations are well respected. He is the recipient of fellowship from
the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the
Humanities. LaoTzu's text
is considered by many to be the most important text in Chinese history.
It is also one of the most read and studied spiritual texts in the world.
"A Way become Way isn't the perenial Way."
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 #EPH95 TAO-TE
CHING
Translated by Richard John Lynn
244 pages, harbound, $ 24.95
Professor
Lynn is the chair of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University
of Alberta. This text is
a translation, highly annotated, of the famous Wang Bi commentaries along
with the core text of the Tao Te Ching. Wang Bi's comments (3rd century)
are often considered essential to an understanding of the TTC.
"The Dao that can be described
in language is not the constant Dao;" |
 #EPH77 The
TAO of PEACE
(also known as the Tao of War)
Translated
by Ralph Sawyer
244 pages, Harbound, normally $24.95
Our Price: $6.98
Sawyer,
the well known translator of so many military classics from the Chinese,
brings out this translation with a special emphasis on the ways of peace,
the dynamics of conflict and the meaning of the Tao within this context.
An interesting addition to the cannon.
"The Dao that can be described in language is not the constant Dao;"
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 #EPH98 Taoist
Body
Kristopher
Schipper
279 pages, softbound, US $24.95
Now
this is an important book ! Prof. Schipper is presently one of the world’s
experts on Taoism. Unlike so many who have written on Taoism he studied
from the inside, becoming a Tao Shih (Taoist Priest) in the process. Taoist
Body is about real Taoism, not the coffee house variety where "everything
goes". It discusses ritual, lineage, beliefs and philosophy. The
chapter on the Inner Landscape is worth the price of the book. He challenges
many misunderstandings and myths about the study while giving a thorough
and fascinating account of Taoist trasditiona and its continuity through
history. His book explores Taoist priesthood and its meaning. Very good
work.
Note:
There is only one available distributor for this book so expect a little
longer wait when ordering. |
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 #EPH94 Taoist
Meditation
Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body
Translated
by Thomas Cleary
130 pages, softbound, US $12.95
One of Thomas Cleary's most accesible and interesting translations.This
is a compilation from numerous texts on Taoist meditation (though certainly
with Confucian and Buddhist perspectives also represented). Among the
other, longer sections there is purported to be a section on meditation
by the semi-legendary creator of T'ai Chi; CHANG SAN FENG.
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There
are those who might not see the connection between martial arts and
what they think of as the ultimate pacifist religion. But historically
as well as spiritually Taoism is one of the keystones of classical
martial thinking. Throughout a bloody history Taoist generals have
distinguished themselves as experts in military strategy, from which
even today the world takes lessons. At the same time they developed
the concept that the best war is never even fought, that the general
who fights and wins is inferior to the general who never has to fight.
In these and a hundred other ways the philosophy of Taoism has had
a profound impact on the thinking of real martial artists.
