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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... Hansen. THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO aid to the basic understanding of one of the world's great philosophical and religious traditions . " -Zen Master Bon Yeon ( Jane Dobisz ). " A significant and valuable Front Cover.
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... Religious Taoism Endures On the persecution — and survival of religious Taoism in the twentieth century . Part 3 : The Music of the Tao 12 What Taoism Teaches About Nature Following the path with nature as one's model . 13 What Taoism ...
... Religion ? .... 10 Do Taoists Believe in God ? ...... ..... 11 Is There a Single , Big Idea to Taoism ? ... 11 How Many Taoists Are There ? .11 What's Next ? ..... 12 2 Laozi and Zhuangzi 13 The Traditional View ..13 Dates , Dates ...
Brandon Toropov, Chad Hansen. Laozi and Religious Feminism ......... 30 What Does Laozi Offer in Place of the Scheme of Names ? ........... 30 Can This All Be Boiled Down to a Single Sentence ? ................. 31 . 4 The Other Book ...
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 |