Here is a rich and varied selection from the most popular classics of
ancient Taoism, including the TAO-TE CHING, CHUANG-TZU, HUAI-NAN-TZU,
and WEN-TZU. Also translated are wonderful Taoist fables and stories
from the "Tales of Inner Meaning" and a selection of short
teachings of the famed Taoist patriarch Ancestor Lu, one of the great
figures of early Taoism.
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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, Huani-nan-tzu, and Wen-tzu, stories from
"Tales of Inner Meaning," and teachings of the Taoist
patriarch Ancestor Lu. The spirit of the Tao manifests in myriad images
brought to life in this superb translation--from the ever-keen blade of
a Taoist butcher to the mechanical miracles of inventor Ken Shiwa, from
little boys baiting the great Confucious to mountain hermits
disappearing in the mist, from the six robber organs that obscure the
primordial to the ineffable mystery of mysteries
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Spirit of Tao