The Complete Idiot's Guide to TaoismPenguin, 2002 - 315 pages 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.
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... Flow : Key Concepts 45 Words and ideas you should know . 6 All Down in Black and White : Yin and Yang 57 Things and their opposites - they're everywhere ! 7 Society and Nature 67 On the art of making your way in the world . 77 8 ...
... Flow : Key Concepts 45 In - Depth De ( or Te ) ....... Quotes of Note ..... Whatever You Do ... Cool Facts Wei and Wu - Wei .......... .45 ..46 ..46 47 .47 ..... 47 In - Depth ........ ..47 Potent Quotes ....... ..48 Whatever You Do 49 ...
... in Nature as an Organic Pattern ... 133 Action in Accordance with the Flow 134 Economy of Action 134 Spontaneity ..... 135 Union with Nature ..... ..... 135 Listening 136 Melody and Harmony : Nature and the Tao . ..136 Contents ix.
... Flows ..... ..... 228 Development ... 228 Ecoliteracy's Learning Communities .... 229 Getting the Word Out to Educators and Young People ................. 229 Alliance of Religions and Conservation ( ARC ) ..... 230 Sacred Gifts ...
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Contents
Laozi and Zhuangzi | 13 |
All About Laozi | 23 |
The Zhuangzi | 33 |
Key Concepts | 45 |
Yin and Yang | 57 |
Society and Nature | 67 |
Branches of the Tao | 77 |
Landmarks on the Path | 89 |
Tao Jones The West Discovers Taoism | 165 |
The Tao and the Search for Meaning | 183 |
The Tao and Health | 193 |
Einstein Meet Laozi | 203 |
The Tao and Politics | 213 |
The Tao and Ecology | 225 |
The Tao and Pop Culture | 237 |
Here and Now | 245 |