The Tao Of The Huainan Masters

Extracts are presented here from "The Masters of Huainan, a Taoist work that deals with the natural, social, and spiritual sciences, written more than 2,000 years ago during an era of reconstruction and relative peace. It connects issues of individual development, the natural environment, and social and political aspects into one humanistic whole. The prevailing theme of this ancient text is that of harmony and peace between the individual and the universe, presenting a program for self-enhancement that enables people to attain repose and peace of mind in society and in nature.

A follow-up toThe Tao of the Huainan Masters, this philosophical work contains more extracts from theThe Masters of Huainan. Originally written more than 2,000 years ago,The Masters of Huainanis a detailed, peacetime elaboration upon the works of classic Tao writers Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu on such issues as government, culture, and civilization. Providing guidance on how individual development, the natural environment, and social dynamics are interconnected, the excerpts focus on the importance of harmony and peace between individuals and the universe and present readers with a guide to self-enhancement that leads to peace of mind and harmony with society and nature.

Taoism isn’t a spiritual extracurricular activity, it’s an integral practice for living all of life to the fullest. The modern Taoist adept Eva Wong is your guide to living well according to the wisdom of this ancient system. She uses the ancient texts to demonstrate the Taoist masters’ approach to the traditional four aspects of life—the public, the domestic, the private, and the spiritual—and shows how learning to balance them is the secret to infusing your life with health, harmony, and deep satisfaction

Containing sixty translations from a large variety of texts, this is an accessible yet thorough introduction to the major concepts, doctrines, and practices of Taoism. It presents the philosophy, rituals, and health techniques of the ancients as well as the practices and ideas of Taoists today. Divided into four sections, it follows the Taoist Path: The Tao, Long Life, Eternal Vision, and Immortality. It shows how the world of the Tao is perceived from within the tradition, what fervent Taoists did, and how practitioners saw their path and goals. The Taoist Experience is unique in that it presents the whole of Taoist tradition in the very words of its active practitioners. It conveys not only a sense of the depth of the Taoist religious experience but also of the underlying unity of the various schools and strands.

The stories in Tales From the Taointroduce traditional Taoist principles and ideas about many of the most basic human experiences - birth, death, loss, gain, dignity in the face of challenge, how to judge character, when to move forward, when to retreat, how to deal with fame, and how to surrender to the most fundamental experience of the Tao itself. The insights and ideas that the stories present to us can be of great assistance in today's often stressful and confusing world.

In this book J.J Clarke shows us how Taoist texts, ideas and practices have been assimilated within a whole range of Western ideas and agendas. A fascinating introduction to Taoism and the history of the West's encounter with it.