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Alchemists Mediums & Magicians /Op by Zhang Tianyu (ed) (tr from Chinese Thomas Cleary)
Category: Spirituality
Here is a panoramic view of the many faces of Taoism and its intimate connection with Chinese culture and society - with intriguing accounts of the Taoist secret societies that carried out mystical exercises and powerful consciousness - altering techniques, including sensory deprivation, incantation, vi ...Show more
Art of War by Sun-tzu; Thomas Cleary (Translator, Preface by); Sun Zi
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Dragon Editions Ser.
"Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of Waris still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on eve ...Show more
Code of the Samurai (A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke by Thomas Cleary; Oscar Ratti (Illustrator)
Category: Business
Learn the ways of the Japanese Bushido Code with this very readable, modern translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu. Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese Way of the Warrior. Bushido has played a significant role in s ...Show more
Essential Tao: Tao Te Ching & Chuang Tzu by CLEARY THOMAS
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Thomas Cleary's new translation of two Chinese classics describing the essential philosophy and practice of Tao, written long ago as maps of the Way: 'Tao Te Ching' and 'Chuang-tzu'. Cleary's presentation restores the power and mind-opening distinctive
Finding a Life of Harmony and Balance - A Taoist Master's Path to Wisdom by Chen Kaiguo; Zheng Shunchao; Thomas Cleary (Translator)
Category: Personal Development
"...an amazing tale, told in a fast-paced and entertaining style." -- Publishers Weekly This authorized biography of contemporary Taoist master Wang Liping (1949-), an 18th generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism, tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as the spe ...Show more
Flower Ornament Scripture - Avatamsaka by Thomas Cleary
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Known in Chinese as "Hua-yen" and in Japanese as "Kegon-kyo," the "Avatamsaka Sutra, " or "Flower Ornament Scripture, " is held in the highest regard and studied by Buddhists of all traditions. Through its structure and symbolism, as well as through its concisely stated principles, it conveys a vast ran ...Show more
I Ching (Pocket Edition) by Thomas (TRN) Cheng; Cleary Yi
Category: Mind Body Spirit | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
The well-known ancient Chinese oracle and sourcebook of Asian wisdom--now in a Shambhala Pocket Library edition. The I Ching (The Book of Change), the oldest of the Chinese classics, has throughout Chinese history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and give ...Show more
Inner Teachings of Taoism by Chang Po-Tuan, Thomas Cleary (translation)
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices for transforming the mind and refining the self. The Inner Teachings of Taoism includes a classic of Chinese alchemy known as Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the Complete Reality School, ...Show more
POCKET ZEN READER, THE by CLEARY ED., THOMAS
Category: Spirituality | Series: Shambhala Pocket Classics
This miniature book presents a thousand years of Zen teaching for the modern reader in a way that preserves the dynamic flavour of these talks, sayings, and records of heart-to-heart encounters. From the earliest adepts to the last of the great masters, "The Pocket Zen Reader" is a pocket-sized compendi ...Show more
Pocket Taoist Wisdom by Thomas Cleary
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
This compact collection of Taoism's greatest masterpieces introduces its most fundamental teachings and reveals the essential spirit of Tao. From the time of its earliest sages in prehistoric China, Taoists have looked to the underlying Way of all things (the Tao) as the essential guide to life. For ...Show more
Samurai Wisdom : Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture by Thomas Cleary
Category: Business
The philosophy and strategies of the samurai are explained in this title. "Wisdom of the Samurai" presents new translations of five classic works on Bushido, the way of the samurai warrior. These works, all authored by the scholar Yamaga Soko or his disciples, provided the core ideals and lessons that t ...Show more
Secret of the Golden Flower by Thomas Cleary
Category: Spirituality
An authoritative translation of the classic Taoist guide to meditation.