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ESSENTIAL TAO: An Initiation Into The Heart Of Taoism Through The Authentic Tao Te Ching...
by Cleary, Thomas
ISBN: 0062502166
Item Type: Quality (or trade) Paperback
Publisher: Harper Collins
Thomas Cleary`s new translation of two Chinese classics describing the
essential philosophy and practice of Tao, written long ago as maps of the
Way: Tao Te Ching and Chuang-tzu. Cleary`s presentation restores
the power and mind-opening distinctiveness of the original texts.
Very direct, honest, accessible, and on occasion, uncannily
pertinent. -- Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
A useful introduction to Taoism. -- Library Journal
A book of solid scholarship. Offering new perspective on Lao-tzu
and Chuang-tzu, [Cleary] goes beyond mere translation to give an
essential interpretation of Taoism.... An important contribution to
the American perception of the Way.
-- DENG MING-DAO, author of 365 Tao
An interesting and novel introduction to Taoism, containing
astonishing translations of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu with valuable
commentary.
-- RAYMOND SMULLYAN, author of The Tao Is Silent
THOMAS CLEARY, PH.D., East Asian Studies, Harvard University,
is editor and translator of The Essential Confucius, The Essential
Koran, The Secret of the Golden Flower, and The Art of War.
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