The Way of Chuang Tzu by Thomas Merton (English) Paperback Book

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Classic writings from the great Zen master in exquisite versions by Thomas Merton, in a new edition with a preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Working from existing translations, Thomas Merton composed a series of his own versions of the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the most spiritual of Chinese philosophers. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in the fourth and third centuries B.C., is the chief authentic historical spokesperson 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 and paradox and shattering insights into the true ground of being. Thomas Merton, no stranger to Asian thought, brings a vivid, modern idiom to the timeless wisdom of Tao.

Author Biography

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) entered the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, following his conversion to Catholicism and was ordained Father M. Louis in 1949. During the 1960s, he was increasingly drawn into a dialogue between Eastern and Western religions and domestic issues of war and racism. In 1968, the Dalai Lama praised Merton for having a more profound knowledge of Buddhism than any other Christian he had known. Thomas Merton is the author of the beloved classic The Seven Storey Mountain. His Holiness The Dalai Lama is both the head of State and the spiritual leader of Tibet.

Review

"A most admirable introduction to this less known but important source book of Taoism. (Alan Watts, The New York Times Book Review) Thomas Merton is the saintly man who caused the Dalai Lama to come to admire Christianity as the equal of his beloved Buddhism. (Robert Thurman) Merton is an artist, a Zen. (Thich Nhat Hanh)"

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eoeA most admirable introduction to this less known but important source book of Taoism. (Alan Watts, The New York Times Book Review) Thomas Merton is the saintly man who caused the Dalai Lama to come to admire Christianity as the equal of his beloved Buddhism. (Robert Thurman) Merton is an artist, a Zen. (Thich Nhat Hanh)e

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"Thomas Merton is the saintly man who caused the Dalai Lama to come to admire Christianity as the equal of his beloved Buddhism."

Details ISBN0811218511 Author Dalai Lama XIV Short Title WAY OF CHUANG TZU 2/E Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0811218511 ISBN-13 9780811218511 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 299.514 Birth 1915 Death 1968 Residence US Illustrations black & white illustrations Replaces 9780811201032 UK Release Date 2010-04-09 NZ Release Date 2010-04-09 US Release Date 2010-04-09 Pages 160 Edition Description Second Edition Publication Date 2010-04-09 Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation Alternative 9780811201032 Audience General AU Release Date 2010-04-15 We've got this

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