Best of
Taoism

1996

Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony


Ming-Dao Deng - 1996
    Everyday Tao revives an ancient approach to meditation and reflection by using these stories as sources of insight for spiritual growth.Tao is a person running along a pathA companion volume to the bestselling 365 Tao, Everyday Tao offers clear, specific directions on bringing the Taoist spirit into our work, our relationships, and other aspects of our everyday lives. Each ideogram provides the starting point for a Taoist lesson. The narrative that follows shows how we can achieve an intimate relationship with nature, others, and our natural selves.

Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard


Chen Kaiguo - 1996
    This is the first English translation by noted writer Thomas Cleary of the authorized biography by two longtime disciples of this living master of the Dragon Gate branch of the Complete Reality school of Taoism, which integrated Buddhism and Confucianism into a comprehensive new form of Taoism.

Shower of Stars: The Initiatic Dream in Sufism & Taoism


Peter Lamborn Wilson - 1996
    Shower of Stars pulls from this history specific methods of inducing prophetic or true dreams, with the purpose of achieving non-ordinary consciousness through autonomous openings to the world of the imagination.

Zhouyi: A New Translation with Commentary of the Book of Changes


Richard Rutt - 1996
    This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into rhymed English.

The Eight Treasures: Energy Enhancement Exercises


Maoshing Ni - 1996
    It describes an ancient system of energy-enhancing movements based on the natural motion of the heavenly bodies. The Eight Treasures can be practiced by anyone at any fitness level. A companion Eight Treasures DVD is available.

Tao


Robert Adkinson - 1996
    Focusing on Tao, this is one of a series which explores the signs and symbols of different cultures and civiliations from Ancient Egypt to the present day.