Working from existing translations, Thomas Merton composed a series of personal versions from his favorites among the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the most spiritual of the Chinese philosophers. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in the fourth and third centuries B.C., is the chief authentic historical spokesman for Taoism and its founder Lao Tzu (a legendary character known largely through Chuang Tzu's writings). Indeed it was because of Chuang Tzu and the other Taoist sages that Indian Buddhism was transformed, in China, into the unique vehicle we now call by its Japanese name ― Zen. The Chinese sage abounds in wit, paradox, satire, and shattering insight into the true ground of being. Father Merton, no stranger to Asian thought, brings a vivid, modern idiom to the timeless wisdom of Tao. Illustrated with early Chinese drawings.
The Way of Chuang Tzu
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Author: Merton, Thomas
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780811201032
Details:
Author: Merton, Thomas
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 160
Release Date: 17-01-1969
Part Number: 0811201031_Good
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780811201032
