Taoism

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Taoism By Brandon Toropov Alpha Paperback (336 pages) List Price: $18.95* Lowest New Price: $5.64* Lowest Used Price: $2.42* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9780028642628 Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product Description: You-re no idiot, of course. You know Taoism is one of the world-s oldest religions, based on simplicity and balance. However, you may not know it has important parallels with modern Western life: health, ecology, even in such pop culture icons as Luke Skywalker and The Beatles.But you don-t have to sit at the feet of a Taoist master to learn how the Taoist tradition has enlightened seekers throughout the centuries! The Complete Idiot-s Guide- to Taoism will show you exactly why Taoist principles appeal to people from every walk of life! In this Complete Idiot-s Guide-, you get:--The history of the Daode Jing, the world-s shortest core religious text, and Laozi, its mysterious author.--The teachings of Zhuangzi, the often-overlooked master sage of Taoism.--An explanation of ying-yang and what it represents.--Taoism-s relationship to Zen Buddhism.

Taoism: The Parting of the Way By Holmes Welch Beacon Press Released: 1971-06-01 Paperback (208 pages) List Price: $18.00* Lowest New Price: $6.99* Lowest Used Price: $0.73* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Called "a first rate piece of work" by T.S. Eliot, this book offers a comprehensive discussion of Taoism, one of the world's major religions, as well as a study of the Tao te ching, the best known Taoist text and Lao-tzu as a Taoist prototype. "Clarifies a large area of literature and history that has been a mystery to the West and makes fascinating reading even for those whose interest is casual." -The New Yorker

Simple Taoism: A Guide to Living in Balance By C. Alexander Simpkins Tuttle Publishing Paperback (192 pages) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $5.19* Lowest Used Price: $2.88* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Simple Taoism is designed to help the reader understand what Taoism is about and to help apply its best aspects to everyday living. Divided into three parts, the book outlines the background and development of the philosophy, illustrated with stories to bring history to life. It explains key concepts and shows ways to incorporate the insights fo Taoism into one's life through such activities as meditation, breathing exercises, and exploring the natural world.

The Shambhala Guide to Taoism (Shambhala Guides) By Eva Wong Shambhala Released: 1996-12-17 Paperback (268 pages) List Price: $17.95* Lowest New Price: $9.00* Lowest Used Price: $2.67* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9781570621697 Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product Description: This guide to the spiritual landscape of Taoism not only introduces the important events in the history of Taoism, the sages who wrote the Taoist texts, and the various schools of Taoist thinking, but also gives the reader a feel for what it means to practice Taoism today. The book is divided into three parts:    1.  "The History of Taoism" traces the development of the tradition from the shamans of prehistoric China through the classical period (including the teachings of the famous sage Lao-tzu), the beginnings of Taoism as a religion, the rise of mystical and alchemical Taoism, and the synthesis of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.    2.  "Systems of Taoism" explores magical sects, divination practices, devotional ceremonies, internal alchemy, and the way of right action.    3.  "Taoist Practices" discusses meditation, techniques of cultivating the body, and rites of purification, ceremony, and talismanic magic. A comprehensive bibliography for further study completes this valuable reference work.

Taoism: The Road to Immortality By John Blofeld Shambhala Released: 2000-08-08 Paperback (212 pages) List Price: $19.95* Lowest New Price: $12.77* Lowest Used Price: $5.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: A religion with roots stretching back nearly five thousand years, Taoism combines elements of folklore, occult sciences, cosmology, yoga, meditation, poetry, and exalted mysticism. Mysterious and charmingly poetic, it is a living remnant of a way of life which has almost vanished from the world. In this comprehensive study, John Blofeld explains the fundamental concepts of Taoism, tells many stories of ancient masters, and provides incisive reflections on Taoist verse. He writes in a colorful and unique way about his visits to Taoist hermitages in China and his interchanges with contemporary masters. Taoist yoga, a little known aspect of Taoist practice, is also discussed in detail. This book captures the spirit of the Tao, communicating the serenity and timeless wisdom of this tradition.

The Inner Teachings of Taoism By Chang Po-tuan Shambhala Released: 2001-01-09 Paperback (144 pages) List Price: $18.95* Lowest New Price: $11.16* Lowest Used Price: $7.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9781570627101 Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product Description: Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices for transforming the mind and refining the self. The Inner Teachings of Taoism includes a classic of Chinese alchemy known as Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the Complete Reality School, this text is accompanied by the lucid commentary of the nineteenth-century adept Lui I-ming.

Tao: The Watercourse Way By Alan Watts Pantheon Released: 1977-01-12 Paperback (160 pages) List Price: $14.00* Lowest New Price: $7.47* Lowest Used Price: $2.56* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9780394733111 Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product Description: Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts.

Taoism By Ken Cohen Sounds True, Incorporated Audio CD List Price: $29.95* Lowest New Price: $18.22* Lowest Used Price: $15.98* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: One of the West's few ordained Taoist priests introduces you to this ancient philosophy for effortless living on Taoism: Essential Teachings of the Way and Its Power. In easy-to-follow language, Ken Cohen reveals Lao Tzu's vast spiritual legacy, including: origins, philosophy, and religion; keys to ethical living, inner silence, and simplicity; Taoist meditations, prayers, and rituals, plus teachings on diet, poetry, feng shui, dream yoga; and much more.

Buddhism and Taoism Face to Face: Scripture, Ritual, and Iconographic Exchange in Medieval China By Christine Mollier University of Hawaii Press Paperback (241 pages) List Price: $22.00* Lowest New Price: $21.96* Lowest Used Price: $21.96* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Christine Mollier reveals in this volume previously unexplored dimensions of the interaction between Buddhism and Taoism in medieval China. While scholars of Chinese religions have long recognized the mutual influences linking the two traditions, Mollier here brings to light their intense contest for hegemony in the domains of scripture and ritual. Drawing on a far-reaching investigation of canonical texts, together with manuscript sources from Dunhuang and the monastic libraries of Japan - many of them studied here for the first time - she demonstrates the competition and complementarity of the two great Chinese religions in their quest to address personal and collective fears of diverse ills, including sorcery, famine, and untimely death.

Practical Taoism By Thomas Cleary Shambhala Released: 1996-05-28 Paperback (92 pages) List Price: $16.95* Lowest New Price: $9.50* Lowest Used Price: $7.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 09:09 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9781570622007 Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Product Description: Compiled by a seventh-generation master of the Northern Branch of the Complete Reality School of Taoism known as the Preserver of Truth, this extraordinary collection of teachings and commentaries illuminates the many profound mysteries of inner alchemy in the Taoist tradition.