Contains extracts from eight books by Buddhist/Taoist writer Wei Wu Wei, plus a bibliography, background info. and links to related sites.

The Chuang-tzu or Zhuang-zi The Lin Yutang Translation Introduction to the Chuang-tzu http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/cz-text1.htm The Chuang-tzu http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/cz-text2.htm Selections in Translation Chuang Tzu http://pages.prodigy.net/dereklin/chuang/index.htm The Chuang Tzu http://www.coldbacon.com/chuang/chuang.html Chuang-tzu Quoted by Topic ...

Lao Tzu: Father of Taoism Lao Tzu meets Yin Xi, the Guardian of the Gate of Tibet. Although ascetics and hermits such as Shen Tao (who advocated that one 'abandon knowledge and discard self') first wrote of the 'Tao' it is with the sixth century B.C. philosopher Lao Tzu (or 'Old Sage' -- born Li Erh) that the philosophy of Taoism really began. Some scholars believe was a slightly older ...

Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a new translation by the Denma Translation Group. It shows how one might attain victory without going to battle, and how this ancient classic applies to our lives today ...

Thirty-six timeless Chinese proverbs on strategy and the art of war ...

A brief and informal introduction to the 'Dao De Jing' [often spelled 'Tao Teh Ching'] and its author, Lao Zi [Laotze], with short quotations to illustrate its central concepts.

Work in progress: Not for citation or reproduction. Please send comments, criticisms and suggestions to Chad Hansen at chansen@hkusa.hku.hk Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) Table of Contents Hui Shih's Teaching. Chuang Tzu: Skeptical Perspectivalism . Intuitionism. Skepticism v. Dogmatic Monism. Interpretive Issues. Practical Implications. Chuang Tzu (Chuang Chou, ca, 360 BC), along with Lao Tzu, is a ...

Main | Other Chinese Web Sites Chinese Cultural Studies: Zhuangzi Chuang-tse (c. 286 BCE) Selection from The Zhuangzi From Patricia Ebrey, Chinese Civilization : A Sourcebook, 2d ed. (New York: Free Press, 1993), pp. 28-31 Hui Shi said to Zhuangzi, I have a large tree, of the sort people call a shu tree. Its trunk is too gnarled for measuring lines to be applied to it, its branches are too ...

Chuang Tzu: The Next Voice Refinement of Energy and Perfection of Spirit. Chuang Tzu (399 - 295 B.C.) has always been an influential Chinese philosopher. His writing is at once transcendental while at the same time being deeply immersed within everyday life. He is at peace while at the same time moving through the world. There is a deep vein of mysticism within him which is illuminated by his ...

The Chuang-tzu Lin Yutang's Introduction Chuangtse, Mystic and Humorist Jesus was followed by St. Paul, Socrates by Plato, Confucius by Mencius, and Laotse by Chuangtse. In all four cases, the first was the real teacher and either wrote no books or wrote very little, and the second began to develop the doctrines and wrote long and profound discourses. Chuangtse, who died about 275 B.C., was ...

Louis Rene Beres, Professor Department of Political Science, Purdue University, was educated at Princeton (Ph.D., 1971) and is author of many publications dealing with Middle Eastern security issues. beres@polsci.purdue.edu More from Louis Rene Beres Terrorism and the global clash of civilizations The bomb in the basement The cycle of violence in the Middle East Barbarism disguised as ...

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Shen Tao Text and Interpretation issues Stoicism and the Great Tao Political Implications Taoist Influence and Paradox Shen Tao (c. 350-275 B. C.) influenced both Taoism and Legalism. He was a native of Chao who served at the Chi-hsia academy in Ch'i (an ancient center of philosophical debate). A Han History lists him, along with T'ien P'ien, as having studied Huang-Lao doctrines and Tao-te (Lao ...

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Global Reporting Network Publications Heeding Sun or Mao Assessing China's Military Thinking Global Beat Issue Brief No. 30 March 13, 1998 By Richard Halloran Copyright 1998* Ancient China's famed strategist, Sun Tzu cautioned leaders of his day to take pains to avoid miscalculating the capabilities or intentions of potential adversaries lest disaster strike: If you know neither the enemy nor ...

THEOSOPHY, Vol. 15, No. 4, February, 1927 (Pages 161-166; Size: 21K) (Number 13 of a 59-part series) ANCIENT LANDMARKS XIII LIEH TZU WHAT Mencius was to Confucius, that Lieh Tzu and Chwang Tzu were to Lao Tzu. Lieh Tzu endeavored to draw together the conflicting elements which were becoming active among the respective followers of the two sages. Therefore he spoke respectfully of Confucius ...

Becki digregorio - seven worthies of the bamboo grove The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove ; a group of seven Taoist scholars and artists who lived in China during the 3rd century C.E., the most important of them being the poet and musician Hsi K'ang (224-263 C.E.). His companions were Juan Chi (210-263) and his nephew Juan Hsien, both of whom were also poets and musicians; Liu Ling (221-300), a ...

Sun Tzu's Art of War Speak to me Master Sun, of the art of war. Listen then my son, and know you well, I that in war, the Way is to avoid what is strong, and to strike what is weak. II Know also, that all warfare is based on deception. Hence, When able to attack, we must seem unable; When using our forces, we must seem inactive; When we are near, the enemy must believe we are far away; When far ...

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Preface When Lionel Giles began his translation of Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR, the work was virtually unknown in Europe. Its introduction to Europe began in 1782 when a French Jesuit Father living in China, Joseph Amiot, acquired a copy of it, and translated it into French. It was not a good translation because, according to Dr. Giles, t contains a great deal that Sun Tzu did not write, and very ...

Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu is so renowned a military strategist that his work, The Art of War (written in the fifth century B.C.), is still required reading at military academies.

Previous Article____________________________________________________________________________Contents Article by Dean McNicol Sun Tzu's The Art of War Abstract Sun Tzu's the art of war is considered to be the best text on strategy. This is how it is viewed by western society but it is also a philosophical and spiritual text. To fully comprehend this text we must understand the symbolism, ...