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Tao
Author:  Alan Watts Al Chung-liang Huang

 


 
In this lively and lucid exposition of Tao, Alan Watts does not shun the 'letter' of the subject: he attempts to define Tao with metaphor and by quoting the Tao masters of the fourth and fifth centuries BC, such as Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu. More important, however, is the expression of the 'spirit' of Tao and here he excels in demonstrating the way in which it reverberates in the mind and influences all aspects of the life experience.

Completed after the death of Alan Watts by his close friend and collaborator Chung-Liang Huang, the book makes complex philosophical concepts accessible and clear, and is superbly illustrated with examples of Chinese calligraphy.

SUBJECT
Taoism

CONTENTS
The Chinese written language; the Yin-Yang polarity; Tao; Wu-Wei; Te-Virtuality.


Illustrations by Lee Chih-chang (calligraphor)



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