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Daoism Books
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Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.29 — 183,090 ratings — published -350
The Book of Chuang Tzu (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 3,292 ratings — published -350
The Tao of Pooh (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.01 — 130,864 ratings — published 1982
The I Ching or Book of Changes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.19 — 20,681 ratings — published -850
Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
by (shelved 10 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.14 — 830 ratings — published 370
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.94 — 574,319 ratings — published -500
Taoism: An Essential Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.73 — 694 ratings — published 1996
Tao: The Watercourse Way (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 6,713 ratings — published 1975
Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 2,877 ratings — published -350
The Taoist Experience: An Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.02 — 60 ratings — published 1993
The Taoist Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.05 — 110 ratings — published 1982
The Way of Chuang Tzu (Shambhala Library)
by (shelved 8 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,811 ratings — published -350
The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,935 ratings — published 2004
Sitting in Oblivion: The Heart of Daoist Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.23 — 30 ratings — published 2010
Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 7 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.24 — 544 ratings — published -350
Introducing Daoism (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.85 — 55 ratings — published 2008
The Te of Piglet (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.76 — 20,446 ratings — published 1992
Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.30 — 894 ratings — published -350
Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.09 — 190 ratings — published 1992
Heavenly Streams: Meridian Theory in Nei Gong (Daoist Nei Gong)
by (shelved 6 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.55 — 85 ratings — published 2013
Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.17 — 609 ratings — published 1990
Original Tao: Inward Training (Nei-yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism (Translations from the Asian Classics)
by (shelved 6 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.36 — 92 ratings — published 1999
365 Tao: Daily Meditations – Living in Harmony with Self and Universe Through the Taoist Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,696 ratings — published 1992
Genuine Pretending: On the Philosophy of the Zhuangzi (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.32 — 76 ratings — published 2017
Encyclopedia of Taoism (2 Volume Set)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.56 — 18 ratings — published 2004
Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.21 — 204 ratings — published 1996
Early Daoist Scriptures (Daoist Classics , No 1)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.32 — 44 ratings — published 1997
Disputers of the Tao: Philosophical Argument in Ancient China (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.15 — 103 ratings — published 1989
Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,571 ratings — published 2014
Daoist Nei Gong: The Philosophical Art of Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.53 — 176 ratings — published 2011
Taoism: Growth of a Religion (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.04 — 46 ratings — published 1997
A Comprehensive Guide to Daoist Nei Gong (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.70 — 80 ratings — published
The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.59 — 32 ratings — published 2009
The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.74 — 4,574 ratings — published 2016
The Tao of Craft: Fu Talismans and Casting Sigils in the Eastern Esoteric Tradition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.63 — 100 ratings — published
Daoist Body Cultivation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.90 — 21 ratings — published 2006
The Taoist Canon: A Historical Companion to the Daozang (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2005
Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.28 — 36 ratings — published 1987
The Shambhala Guide to Taoism (Shambhala Guides)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.65 — 190 ratings — published 1996
Daoism and Chinese Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.62 — 37 ratings — published 2001
Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.06 — 123 ratings — published 2000
I Ching: The Book of Change (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.71 — 176 ratings — published 2015
Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.17 — 556 ratings — published 1993
Tales of the Taoist Immortals (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.02 — 126 ratings — published 2001
Awakening to the Tao (Shambhala Classics)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.21 — 115 ratings — published 1988
Taoist I Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.16 — 320 ratings — published 2012
Internal Elixir Cultivation: The Nature of Daoist Meditation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 3.91 — 22 ratings — published
Foundations of Internal Alchemy: The Taoist Practice of Neidan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as daoism)
avg rating 4.07 — 54 ratings — published 2011
“The concept of the Tao originated well before the beginning of recorded history. It is far more ancient than most people realize. What is it about the Tao that gives it such lasting power? [...] Perhaps the answer to one of the mysteries above is that we are not life forms that have become self-aware. Perhaps it is the other way around: we are entities of pure consciousness that have learned how to manifest in the physical universe through the workings of life. If this is true of us, then it is also true of the people around us. Let us put this idea to the test. When you interact with others, see them not as physical bodies, but as spiritual energy.”
― Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained
― Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained
“What's wrong with China?" Dr. Frene demanded of me almost immediately, after Nym introduced us. "Why were the Chinese able to invent everything and develop nothing? Why did Chinese civilization undergo a menopause? What happened to China's creative power?"
"Maybe China atrophied because of lack of competition," I suggested weakly.
"Nonsense!" he screamed mildly. "China is a case of stability achieved at the expense of stifling the individual. The society lives but the creative personality dies. Taoistic passivism and fatalism on the one hand, bastard-Confucianism on the other: ancestor-worship, adoration of the male offspring, worship of the phallus! Regimentation of the mind by the classics on the one hand, dissipation of sense power and early and constant cohabitation on the other hand. The mind becomes a perfect mechanical instrument but remains a blank because the senses are dead which should serve and simulate it!”
― Journey to the Beginning
"Maybe China atrophied because of lack of competition," I suggested weakly.
"Nonsense!" he screamed mildly. "China is a case of stability achieved at the expense of stifling the individual. The society lives but the creative personality dies. Taoistic passivism and fatalism on the one hand, bastard-Confucianism on the other: ancestor-worship, adoration of the male offspring, worship of the phallus! Regimentation of the mind by the classics on the one hand, dissipation of sense power and early and constant cohabitation on the other hand. The mind becomes a perfect mechanical instrument but remains a blank because the senses are dead which should serve and simulate it!”
― Journey to the Beginning
