Following Alan Watts' acclaimed book on Zen Buddhism The Way of Zen, he tackles the Chinese philosophy of Tao. The Tao is the way of man's cooperation with the natural course of the natural world. Alan Watts takes the reader through the history of Tao and its interpretations by key thinkers such as Lao-Tzu, author of the Tao Te Ching. Watts goes on to demonstrate how the ancient and timeless Chinese wisdom of Tao promotes the idea of following a life lived according to the natural world and goes against our goal-oriented ...
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Following Alan Watts' acclaimed book on Zen Buddhism The Way of Zen, he tackles the Chinese philosophy of Tao. The Tao is the way of man's cooperation with the natural course of the natural world. Alan Watts takes the reader through the history of Tao and its interpretations by key thinkers such as Lao-Tzu, author of the Tao Te Ching. Watts goes on to demonstrate how the ancient and timeless Chinese wisdom of Tao promotes the idea of following a life lived according to the natural world and goes against our goal-oriented ideas by allowing time to quiet our minds and observe the world rather than imposing ourselves on it. By taking in some of the lessons of Tao, we can change our attitude to the way we live. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Including an introduction to the Chinese culture that is the foundation of the Tao, this is one of Alan Watts' best-loved works.
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Good in Fair jacket. Jacket is tanned and stained, and is bumped at top edge, bottom edge near spine, and corners. Bottom corners of boards and top and bottom edges of spine are lightly bumped, but binding is tight. Thin line of glue residue down spine edge of front board. Front end leaf and several pages throughout have a few small stains.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A Very Good copy (remainder mark/bottom edge) in cream cloth, in a Very Good dust jacket showing light soiling to the rear panel. Sound binding, clean/unmarked within, and not ex-library.
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Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Foxing to boards. Good clean unmarked copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. Stated first edition, 1975. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing to dust wrapper edges. Very clean, very nice example with small ink mark to lower text block edge. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
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