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The Way of Chuang Tzu (First Edition) (New Directions Paperbook) (original 1969; edition 1969)

by Thomas Merton

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Working from existing translations, Father Merton composed a series of personal versions from his favorites among the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the most spiritual of the Chinese philosophers. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in the fourth and third centuries B.C., is the chief authentic historical spokesman 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, paradox, satire, and shattering insight into the true ground of being. Father Merton, no stranger to Asian thought, brings a vivid, modern idiom to the timeless wisdom of Tao. Illustrated with early Chinese drawings. Book jacket.… (more)
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personal view of CT's teaching
  SrMaryLea | Aug 22, 2023 |
Taoism, with examples. ( )
  mykl-s | Mar 24, 2023 |
I couldn't get through much of this. Maybe it's Merton fucking things up, but Zhuangzi comes off as a weed-high pseudeep freshman poetry major in what I read. Painful. ( )
1 vote schumacherrr | Feb 21, 2022 |
I don't know if it's Merton or the original author, but this little pocket version of the Chuang Tzu simply delights. I suspect the fact that it is abridged allows for uneven or lackluster sections to be omitted, enhancing the overall impact of these Taoist tales and parables. ( )
  stevepilsner | Jan 3, 2022 |
I'd read Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" before but had never had the opportunity to read anything my Chuang Tzu. This was an excellent book that I read straight through, probably not the best way to read it, I think I'll get a physical copy so I can keep it on the nightstand to read the poetry section, again and again. ( )
  kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 |
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The classic period of Chinese philosophy covers about three hundred years, from 550 to 250 B.C.
Hui Tzu said to Chuang: I have a big tree, the kind they call a "stinktree."
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Working from existing translations, Father Merton composed a series of personal versions from his favorites among the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the most spiritual of the Chinese philosophers. Chuang Tzu, who wrote in the fourth and third centuries B.C., is the chief authentic historical spokesman 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, paradox, satire, and shattering insight into the true ground of being. Father Merton, no stranger to Asian thought, brings a vivid, modern idiom to the timeless wisdom of Tao. Illustrated with early Chinese drawings. Book jacket.

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