Publication
Imprint: Boston : Shambhala, 1995. Context: Originally published by Star Communications, 1979. Responsibility: Hua Ching Ni, translated from the Chinese by Fu Wang. OCLC Number: 31172881. Physical: 1 volume : xiv, 162 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Call number
GT-D / LaoTz
ISBN
1570620792 / 9781570620799
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: The dynamic relationship between the individual and society has been a central concern of Taoism from its ancient beginnings-which is perhaps why certain Taoist classics, like Sun Tzu's Art of War, are so often consulted these days for leadership advice. This anthology presents a wide range of texts revealing the processes of integrating personal spirituality with social responsibility central to Taoist tradition across the centuries and throughout the schools. There are a wealth of approaches to life in the world presented here, but at the heart of each is an understanding that even a mystic must be socially responsible and that self-cultivation is primary preparation for anyone called to lead. Read less
Contents: Inner work / from Guanzi -- Mental arts I / from Guanzi -- Mental arts II / from Guanzi -- Purifying the mind / from Guanzi -- Interpreting Lao / Han Fei -- Taking lessons from Lao / Han Fei -- The fisherman and the woodcutter / Shao Yong -- The man of Deer Gate: a letter from retirement / Pi Rixiu -- Huang Shi's silk text / Zhang Shangying -- Wenshi's classic on reality / Officer Xi.
FY2017 /
Contents: Inner work / from Guanzi -- Mental arts I / from Guanzi -- Mental arts II / from Guanzi -- Purifying the mind / from Guanzi -- Interpreting Lao / Han Fei -- Taking lessons from Lao / Han Fei -- The fisherman and the woodcutter / Shao Yong -- The man of Deer Gate: a letter from retirement / Pi Rixiu -- Huang Shi's silk text / Zhang Shangying -- Wenshi's classic on reality / Officer Xi.
FY2017 /
Physical description
xiv, 162 p.; 19 cm
Description
Lao Tzu, the legendary author of the Tao Te Ching , is also credited with the authorship of the Hua Hu Ching , which embodies some of his later teachings. During a time of political turmoil in the fourteenth century, all copies of this work were banned and ordered to be burned. Thus, few if any complete and accurate manuscripts exist today. Fortunately, the complete teachings of the Hua Hu Ching have been preserved through the oral transmission of generation after generation of Taoist masters to their disciples. In this book, Master Ni, heir to that orally transmitted wisdom, offers a superlative rendering of this reassured teaching.
Language
Original language
Chinese
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