Tao Te Ching: Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic - Lao Tzu - Books - Shambhala Publications Inc - 9781590308967 - February 8, 2011
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Tao Te Ching: Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching: Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic

This version of the "Tao Te Ching" presents the classic in a unique light, through the eyes of a renowned master of the Rinzai Zen tradition. Takuan Soho, who lived from 1573 to 1645, was an acerbic, witty, free spirit; a painter, poet, author, calligrapher, gardener, and a tea master. He was also a confidant and teacher to shoguns and many other powerful and famous figures, among them the famed swordsmen Yagyu Munenori and, according to legend, Miyamoto Musashi.
True to the teachings of the "Tao Te Ching" itself, as well as to the tradition of Zen, Takuan draws from everyday experience and common sense, to reveal the basic sanity of nature and the inherent wholeness of life. Takuan reveals how the "Tao Te Ching" applies to a wide range of concerns, including health, personal relationships, and individual lifestyle. He interprets the text through a philosophical and psychological lens, and also elucidates its radical social and political concepts.


176 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released USA, February 8, 2011
ISBN13 9781590308967
Publishers Shambhala Publications Inc
Pages 208
Dimensions 140 × 215 × 15 mm   ·   252 g
Language English  
Translator Cleary, Thomas

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