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Overview
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 yin-yang and what it represents.
• Taoism’s relationship to Zen Buddhism.
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 yin-yang and what it represents.
• Taoism’s relationship to Zen Buddhism.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781440695735 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | DK |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2002 |
| Series: | COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE |
| Sold by: | Penguin Group |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Sales rank: | 751,912 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
Brandon Toropov is a Boston-based writer who has written a variety of non-fiction titles including The I Ching for Beginners and The Art and Skill of Dealing with People. He has appeared on more than 100 local and national broadcast programs. He is the author of several Complete Idiot’s Guides on religious topics.
CHAD HANSEN is a professor of philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of Language and Logic in Ancient China and A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought. He is in the process of completing a translation of the Daode Jing.
Table of Contents
I. WHAT IS THE TAO?
1. Don't Try to Define It.
2. Laozi and Zhuangzi.
3. All About Laozi.
4. The Other Book: The Zhuangzi.
5. In the Flow: Key Concepts.
6. All Down in Black and White: Yin and Yang.
7. Society and Nature.
8. Branches of the Tao.
Warning: A Little Mysticism Can Be a Dangerous Thing. What Is the Tao? Why Define the Simple? What Is Taoism? Do Taoists Believe in God? Is There a Single, Big Idea to Taoism? How Many Taoists Are There? What's Next?
2. Laozi and Zhuangzi.
The Traditional View. Dates, Dates, Dates. Let's Meet Zhuangzi. A New View of Laozi and Zhuangzi.
3. All About Laozi.
Six Questions About Laozi and the Daode Jing. Can This All Be Boiled Down to a Single Sentence?
4. The Other Book: The Zhuangzi.
Meet Zhuangzi. A Sage Who Delights in Messing with Your Mind. Zhuangzi and Laozi. Seven Big Points from the Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi and Confucius. Zhuangzi Turns Down a Job Offer. Four More Lessons from Zhuangzi.
5. In the Flow: Key Concepts.
De (or Te). Wei and Wu-Wei. Shi-Fei. Ming. Qi (or Chi).
6. All Down in Black and White: Yin and Yang.
The Thesaurus and the Chasm. Beyond Self-Contained Ideas. Seven Cool Things About the Yin-Yang Principle. Some Final Thoughts.
7. Society and Nature.
The Natural Ideal. Listen to the Earth. Struggling Against Nature Is a Recipe for Calamity. See Human Relationships as Cyclical. Return to the State of Uncarved Wood. Transcend Socially Acquired Assumptions. LiveSimply. Don't Try to Control. Conform to the Natural Way.
8. Branches of the Tao.
Religious Taoism. Six Points to Ponder About Religious Taoism. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Taoist Sects. Legacies of Traditional Chinese Taoist Practice.
II. LANDMARKS ON THE PATH.
9. Fifteen Epochs.
10. The Tao and Zen.
11. The Long Run: Religious Taoism Endures.
The Shang Dynasty. Zhou Dynasty. Qin Dynasty. Han Dynasty. The Three Kingdoms Period. Jin Dynasty. The Northern and Southern Dynasties. The Sui Dynasty. Tang Dynasty. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The Song Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty (a.k.a. the Manchu Dynasty). And Then Things Got Really Interesting.
10. The Tao and Zen.
Mingling with the Tao. Some Core Elements of Buddhist Practice. And Then There Was Zen. Some Fascinating Overlaps. Full Presence in the Moment. And One Big Difference. Learning More About Zen.
11. The Long Run: Religious Taoism Endures.
Taoism Under Assault. Taoism in China Today. Religious Taoism Elsewhere in the East. Restoring an Ancient Heritage in China. Up from the Ashes. Veneration of Nature and Simplicity
III. THE MUSIC OF THE TAO.
12. What Taoism Teaches About Nature.
13. What Taoism Teaches About Skill.
14. What Taoism Teaches About Life and Death.
Defining Things? Remember…. Nature and the Tao. Melody and Harmony: Nature and the Tao. A Final Word from Zhuangzi.
13. What Taoism Teaches About Skill.
Skill and the Tao. Melody and Harmony: Skill and the Tao.
14. What Taoism Teaches About Life and Death.
Running on Empty. Thirty Spokes. And Zhuangzi Has the Last Word.
IV. TAO JONES: THE WEST DISCOVERS TAOISM.
15. The Tao and the Judeo-Christian Tradition.
16. The Tao and the Search for Meaning.
17. The Tao and Health.
18. Einstein, Meet Laozi.
19. The Tao and Politics.
20. The Tao and Ecology.
21. The Tao and Pop Culture.
The Label Problem. And Yet…. Challenging Teachings.
16. The Tao and the Search for Meaning.
The Tao of (Fill in the Blank). Zen and Motorcycles. The Tao of Pooh. From the Sublime to…. From the Ridiculous to…. What's Next? And One More Resource…. Notice Any Connections?
17. The Tao and Health.
Body Tao. Three Disciplines. Asian Medicine: An Overview. Tai Chi. Herbal Medicine. And Don't Forget to Breathe. The Tao and the Doctor's Office.
18. Einstein, Meet Laozi.
Who Knew? What This Has to Do with Taoism. And Now, a Word from Our Sponsor. Not Exist. Flowing Wholeness. And Finally….
19. The Tao and Politics.
After Mao. The Taoist Political Heritage. The Daode Jing and the Ideal Ruler. Who Knew? The Importance of Asking Questions. What Is Anarchism?
20. The Tao and Ecology.
The Lost Sword. The Center for Ecoliteracy. Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC). Earthgreen.
21. The Tao and Pop Culture.
Now Playing: The Tao. Lights, Camera, Wu-Wei: The Tao Goes to Hollywood. The Tao and The Beatles. The Tao on TV.
V. HERE AND NOW.
22. West Is West.
23. Wired and Wireless.
24. Fifty-Two Tao Meditations.
The Center of Traditional Taoist Studies. A Breath of Fresh Air. The British Taoist Association. Other Groups You May Wish to Contact.
23. Wired and Wireless.
The Tao of the World Wide Web. And Finally…. What to Do Next.
24. Fifty-Two Tao Meditations.
A Year of Weekly Tao Meditations.
VI. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A. Recommended Reading.
Appendix B. Tai Chi Resources.
Appendix C. Feng Shui Resources.
Appendix D. Taoist Temples.
Appendix E. Taoist-Related Health Resources.
Index.
Appendix B. Tai Chi Resources.
Appendix C. Feng Shui Resources.
Appendix D. Taoist Temples.
Appendix E. Taoist-Related Health Resources.
Index.
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