Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy,
and Chinese Philosophy
As Related to T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong

By

Michael P. Garofalo

December 6, 2006

Starting in January, 2007, this webpage will be served and updated at
Taoist Perspectives: http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/tao2.htm

Cloud Hands - Yun Shou

Taoism, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy, Pantheism

Introduction Bibliography Links Quotations Journal

Bibliography and Webliography

Taoism, Buddhism, Philosophy, Nature Mysticism, Alchemy,
Esoterica, Plant Lore, Herbs and Magic

Abode of the Eternal Tao

About the Tao

Alan Watts Articles, bibliography, information, MP3s, audiotapes.

Alchemical Taoism Some detail on the Microcosmic Orbits.

Ancient Way to Keep Fit.   Compiled by Zong Wu and Li Mao. Translated by Song Luzeng,
Liu Beijian, and Liu Zhenkai. Paintings by Zhang Ke Ren. Foreward by Kumar
Frantzis. Bolinas, California, Shelter Publications, 1992. 211 pages, glossary.
ISBN: 0679417893. Outstanding illustrations by Zhang Ke Ren.

Architecture at Wudang Shan

Awaken Healing Energy Through Tao. By Mantak Chia. Aurora Press, 1983. 193 pages.
ISBN: 0943358078.

Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch. By Lama Surya Das.
New York, Broadway Books, 1999. 382 pages. MGC. ISBN: 0767902750.

Being There and the Tao Te Ching

Beyond the Closed Door: Chinese Culture and the Creation of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
By Arieh Lev Breslow. Almond Blossom Press, 1995. 399 pages.
ISBN: 096447302X.

Buddhist Peace Fellowship

The Book of Balance and Harmony. Translated with an introduction by Thomas
Cleary. New York, North Point Press, 1989. 153 pages. ISBN: 0865473633.
"A classical thirteenth-century anthology of Taoist writings, including essays,
conversations, poetry, and songs from the School of Complete Reality. The
writings combine the essences of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism into an
alchemical elixir teaching Vitality, Energy and Spirit - the "Three Treasures" of
Taoism that promise mental and physical well-being."

Bagua, Pakua, Eight Trigrams Chart

Ba Gua Zhang ( Pa Kua Chang): Bibliography, links, resources, quotes, and notes.
Circle walking internal martial arts. By Michael P. Garofalo. 60Kb+.

Bibliography of Daoism (Taoism)

Books and Tai Chi Chuan and Taoism

Breathing and Taijiquan

British Taoist Association

Chad Hansen's Chinese Philosophy Page

The Chinese Art of Tea. By John Blofeld. Boston, Shambhala, 1985.
Appendices, 206 pages. ISBN: 0394737997. MGC.

Chuang Tsu (Zhuang Zi) Translated by Lin Yutang. 165 Kb.

Master Chang San-Feng

Master Cheng Man-ch'ing (1901-1975)

Chi: Links, Bibliography, Notes and Quotes.

China Related Links

Chinese Philosophy Page

Chinese Religions Links 50Kb. By Joseph Adler, Department of Religious Studies, Kenyon College.

Chi Walking: The Five Mindful Steps for Lifelong Health and Energy. By Danny Dreyer and
Katherine Dreyer. New York, Simon and Schuster, A Fireside Book, 2006. Index, 258 pages.
ISBN: 0743267206. MGC.

Chuang Tsu (Zhuang Zi) Translated by Lin Yutang. 165 Kb.

Chuang Tsu (Zhuang Zi) Translated by Burton Watson. 110Kb.

Chuang Tzu

Classical Chinese Garden

Cloud Hands: Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung. 300K+

The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing: Guarding the Three Treasures.
By Daniel Reid. Boston, Shambhala, 1995.   Appendices, index, 484 pages.
ISBN: 1570620717. MGC.

Concise English-Chinese and Chinese-English Dictionary. Oxford University
Press, Second Edition, 1999. 610 pages. ISBN: 0195911512. MGC.

Confucius, K'ung Fu-tzu: Sayings, Links, Bibliography, Notes, Quotes, Chronology.

Confucius: The Analects

Cultivating Stillness: A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind.   By Eva Wong.
With a commentary by Shui-ch'ing Tzu. Translated with an introduction by Eva Wong.
Illustrations by Hun-yen Tzu. Boston, Shambhala, 1992. 158 pages.
ISBN: 0877736871.

The Complete I Ching. Translation and commentary by Alfred Huang (Al Chung-liang Huang).
174 pages. 2001.

Cultivating the Chi: The Secrets of Energy and Vitality.   Compiled and translated by
Stuart Alve Olson.   Revised and expanded third edition.   Chen Kung Series, Volume One.
St. Paul, Minnesota, Dragon Door Publications, 1993. Index, 166 pages.
ISBN: 0938045113. MGC.

The Daily Tao

Dao De Jing, Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu: Bibliography and Links

Daoist Medical Qigong Center. Michael Rinaldini is the director of the Daoist Medical
Qigong Center, Sebastopol, California, an affliate branch of BaGua XunDao Gong Qigong
Center, Beijing, China. He is also a Certified Teacher of Master Wan Sujian's Bagua
Xundao gong qigong system. He is an acupressure and Tuina therapist (CMT). His
trainings in qigong include three study trips to China, and in August 2003, Michael
was ordained a 22nd generation Daoist Priest (novice) in the ( Longmen ) Dragon
Gate sect. He was given the name "Dao Li-Chang."

Daoist Studies Glossary of Chinese Terms on Daoism By James Miller.

The Dao Debate

Dao House: Of Discourses and Dreams   "A compendium of links to
great online Daoist (Taoist) resources." An excellent selection of fine
links with informative and fair annotations; all presented in an attractive
and easy to read format. The in-depth and creative collection of links are
arranged by 18 topics. The attention to detail and research involved
to create this guide are worthy of high praise. This website is outstanding!
A must visit for students and enthusiasts of Taoism.

Dao House - Practical Dao Qigong and Tai Chi fans will find an excellent and
current collection of fascinating links with informative annotations on this
attractive webpage.

Daoist Studies: Database of Courses and Syllabi.

A Daoist Theory of Chinese Thought: A Philosophical Interpretation. By Chad Hanson.
New York, Oxford University Press, 1992. pp. xv-448

Dharma Crafts

The Diamond Sutra

Eat More Herbs

Eight Section Brocade Qigong By Michael P. Garofalo. 309Kb, April, 2005.
Provides information about the history and purpose of this popular Chi Kung practice. Detailed
descriptions are provided for each of the eight movements; including information on
movement variations, health benefits, qigong meaning, and cautions. The document includes
the most extensive bibliography, link guide, and comments on Ba Duan Jin Qigong resources
available anywhere. Some animated graphics are provided in linked files. This document
is updated as new information is discovered. This qigong set is the most popular set
practiced around the world, and is also known as: Baduanjin, Pa Tuan Jin, Eight Silken Treasures,
Ba Duan Jin, Pal Dan Gum, Ba Duan Gin, Pa Tin Kam, Otto Pezzi di Tesoro, Acht Delen Brokaat,
Les Huit Exercices del la Soie, Eight Silken Treasures, Brocade Qigong, Wudang Brocade
Qigong, Brocade soft qigong (Rou Gong), Eight Treasures inner qigong (Nei Gong), Silk Treasures
Qigong, and the first eight Buddha Lohan Hands. The document is about 80 pages long.

Eight Trigrams Chart

Embarking on the Way: A Guide to Western Taoism. By Solala Towler. Foreword by
Chungliang Al Huang. Eugene, Oregon, Abode of the Eternal Tao, 1997. Index,
bibliography, 160 pages. MGC. ISBN: 0964991225.

The Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan: The Literary Tradition. Translated and edited by
Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo; Martin Inn, Robert Amacker, and Susan Foe. Berkeley,
California, North Atlantic Books, 1985. 100 pages. ISBN: 0913028630. MGC.

The Essential Tao. An Initiation in the Heart of Taoism through the Authentic Tao Te Ching
and Inner Teachings of Chuang Tsu. Translated and presented by Thomas Cleary. Harper
San Francisco, 1991. 168 pages. ISBN: 0062502166. MGC.

Essential Tibetan Buddhism. Robert A. F. Thurman. Edison, New Jersey, Castle Books,
1997. Notes, 317 pages. ISBN: 0785808728. MGC.

Everyday Tao: Living With Balance and Harmony. By Deng Ming-Dao. Harper, San
Francisco, 1996. 272 pages. ISBN: 0062513958.

Experimental Essays on Chuang-tzu. By Victor H. Mair.

Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion. Edited by Holmes Welch and Anna Seidel.

Fifteen Discources of Wang Chong-yang 55Kb+

Fitness and Well Being

Flowers - Quotes, Poems, Lore and Links

Gnosticism Essays by Alan Peters

The Golden Elixir

The Great Stillness. By Bruce K. Frantzis. The Water Method of Taoist Meditation
Series, Volume 2. 269 pages.

The Green Way Blog. By Michael P. Garofalo. Daily journal which includes quotes
and comments about Taoism, Gardening, Internal martial arts and qigong, and
Zen.

The Green Wizard

The Great Tao. By Dr. Stephen T. Chang. 464 pages.

The Heart Sutra

How to Overcome Without Fighting. By Key Sun.

Hsing Chen Internal Arts

Hua Hu Ching

I Ching

I Ching and the Millennium Calendar

I Ching Bookmarks The definitive on-line directory!

I Ching - Eight Trigrams Chart

The I Ching or Book of Changes: A Guide to Life's Turning Points.   By Brian Browne
Walker. New Yor, St. Martin's Griffin, 1992. 134 pages. ISBN: 0312098286.
Excellent handboook. MGC.

Individualism and Holism: Studies in Confucian and Taoist Values. Edited by Donald Munro.

International Taoist Tai Chi Society

The Jade Emperor's Mind Seal Classic. The Taoist Guide to Health, Longevity, and Immortality.
Translated with commentary by Stuart Alve Olson. Rochester, Vermont, 2003. Index, bibliography,
216 pages. ISBN: 0892811358. MGC. Inculdes translations of "The Immortals" by Ko Hung, and
"The Three Treasures of Immortality" by T'ien Hsin Chien. This work was added to the Taoist Canon
between 912 and 1116 CE.

K'ung Fu-tzu (Confucius): Sayings, Links, Bibliography, Notes, Quotes, Chronology.

Lao Tzu's Dao De Jing, Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu: Bibliography and Links

Lieh-Tsu. Translated by Lionel Giles. 148Kb.

The Magical Staff

Master Chang San-Feng: Quotes, Poems, Legends and Lore, Links

Meditation

Months: Nature, Seasons, Gardening - Quotes, Poems, Sayings, Links, Bibliography

Mountain Wind

Mr. Sage's Philosophical Taoist Website

Nature Mysticism: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes By Mike Garofalo. 53Kb.

Nourishing the Essence of Life: The Outer, Inner and Secret Teachings of Taoism.
By Eva Wong. Boston, Shambhala, 2004. 112 pages. ISBN: 1590301048.

One Hundred and One Lessons of the Tao. By Luke Chan. 151 pages.

The Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism. By Harold Roth.

Overview of Internal Exercise. By Gaofei Yan and Jude Smallwood. 29K.

Pagan Spirituality: A Guide to Personal Transformation. Joyce and River Higginbotham.
Woodbury, Minnesota, Llewellyn, 2006. Bibliography, index, 259 pages. ISBN: 0738705748. MGC.

Pa Kau or Bagua

PaKua, Bagua, Eight Trigrams Chart

Panlatrevo

Pantheism: Scientific Panthiesm - Reverence of Nature and Cosmos. By Paul Harrison.

A Personal Tao

Qigong Empowerment: A Guide to Medical, Taoist, Buddhist, and Wushu Energy
Cultivation. By Liang, Shou-Yu and Wu, Wen-Ching. Edited by Denise Breiter-Wu.
Rhode Island, Way of the Dragon Publishing, 1997. Index, glossary, 348 pages.
ISBN: 1889659029.

Qi (C'hi, Chi): Links, Bibliography, Notes and Quotes.

Qi: The Journal of Traditional Eastern Health and Fitness

Relaxation (Sung) and Taijiquan

Relaxing into Your Being. By Bruce K. Frantzis. The Water Method of Taoist
Meditation Series, Volume 1. 205 pages.

Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life. By Deng Ming-Dao. Harper
San Francisco, 1990. Index, bibliography, 351 pages. ISBN: 0062502328. MGC.

Secrets of the Tai Chi Circle. By Luke Chan. 132 pages.

The Secrets of Chinese Meditation: Self-Cultivation by Mind Control as Taught in
the Ch'an, Mahayana and Taoist Schools in China. By K'uan Lu Yu, and translated
by Charles Luk. Weiser Books, 1991, Reprint. 240 pages. ISBN: 0877280665.

Self-Awakening Yoga: The Expansion of Consciousness Through the Body's
Own Wisdom. By Don Stapleton, Ph.D. Director of the Nosara Yoga Institute,
and former Yoga Director of the Kirpalu Center. Includes CD-V of guided
explorations. Rochester, Vermont, Healing Arts Press, 2004. 304 pages.
ISBN: 0892811838. MGC. Very useful for qigong meditators.

Self-Discovery Portal

Shamanic Experience: A Practical Guide to Contemporary Shamanism. By Kenneth Meadows.
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, Element Books, 1991. Glossary, bibliography, resources, index
196 pages. ISBN: 1852302267. MGC.

The Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism. By Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber. Translated by
Werner Wunsche. Boston, Shambhala, 1996. Bibliography, 235 pages. MGC.
ISBN: 1570622035.

Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior. By Chogyam Trungpa. Edited by Carolyn Rose
Gimian. Shambhala, 1988. Reissue Edition. 202 pages. ISBN: 0877732647.

The Shambhala Guide to Taoism. By Eva Wong. Boston, Shambhala, 1997. Index,
appendices, 268 pages. ISBN: 1570621691.

Shambhala Warriorship: Tibetan Buddhism: Tantra, Yoga

The Spirit of Gardening Three thousand quotes, poems, sayings, and quips.

The Spiritual Legacy of the Shaolin Temple: Buddhism, Daoism, and the Energetic Arts.
By Andy James. Foreword by Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson. Summerville, MA, Wisdom
Publications, 2004. 179 pages. I SBN: 0861713524. MGC.

Summer Solstice - June 21st

T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Cloud Hands

T'ai Chi According to the I Ching: Embodying the Principles of the Book of Changes.
By Stuart Alve Olson. Rochester, Vermont, Inner Traditions International Ltd., 2001.
224 pages. ISBN: 0892819448.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Meditation. By Da Liu. New York, Schocken Books, 1986,
1991. Index, 173 pages. ISBN: 080520993X.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan and the I Ching. By Da Liu. New York, Harper & Row, 1972. 86 pages.
ISBN:


Tai Chi: A Way of Centering and the I Ching: A Book of Oracle Imagery. By Feng, Gia-Fu and Jerome Kirk. London, Collier MacMillan, 1969. 157 pages. ASIN: 0025372904.

Tai Chi Chuan Bibliography and Webliography. By Michael P. Garofalo. 50K+

Tai Chi Chuan Ching (Cannon). Translated by Dan Docherty.

T'ai Chi Ch'uan Classics: Links, Bibliography, Quotes, Poems

T'ai Chi Classics. By Waysun Liao. New translations of three essential texts of T'ai Chi
Ch'uan with commentary and practical instruction by Waysun Liao. Illustrated by the author.
Boston, Shambhala, 1990. 210 pages. ISBN: 087773531X.

Tai Chi Symbol, Yin-Yang Emblem, Taiji Tun

"Taiji Philosophy Examined." By Chen Zhanku. Translated by R. McNeal.
Tai Chi, Volume 28, No. 6, December, 2004, p. 40-46/

T'ai Chi Ch'uan and the I Ching. By Liu, Da. Harper Collins, 1972. ISBN: 0060616679.

Tai Chi Heartwork

Taoism and Self-Actualization Gary S. Toub.

Taoism and the Arts of China

Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan. An excellent content rich website!
By Christopher Majka and Empty Mirrors Press.

Taoism: Bibliography and Links

Taoism: Growth of a Religion. By Isalelle Robinet.

Taoism - Sinophilia

Taoism: The Way of the Mystic. By J. C. Cooper. New York, Samuel Weiser, Inc.,
1972. 128 pages. ISBN: 0877281726.

The Tao is Silent. By Raymond M. Smullyan. Harper San Francisco, 1977.
225 pages. ISBN: 0060674695.

Taoist Arts Center

The Taoist Blog

Taoist Canon

The Taoist Classics. The collected translations of Thomas Cleary. Volume Four.
(The Taoist I Ching and I Ching Mandalas). Boston, MA, Shambhala, 1986, 1989.
Index, 436 pages. ISBN: 1570629080. MGC.

Taoist Culture and Information Center An highly informative and extensive website.
An essential on-line resource.

Taoist Health Exercise Book. By Da Liu. New York, Links Books, 1974. 135 pages.
ISBN: 0825630290. MGC.

Taoist Master Chuang. By Michael R. Saso. Sacred Mountain Press, 2000. Second
Edition. 317 pages. ISBN: 0967794803.

Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques. Edited by Livia Kohn.

Taoist Meditation: Methods for Cultivating a Healthy Mind and Body. Translated by Thomas Cleary.
Boston, Shambhala Publications, 2000. 130 pages. ISBN: 1570625670.

Taoist Restoration Society

Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego

Taoist Scriptures Excellent collection of translations.

Taoist Ways to Transform Stress into Vitality: The Inner Smile Six Healing Sounds.
By Mantak Chia. Healing Tao Books, 2nd Edition, 1991. 115 pages. ISBN: 0935621008.

Tao of Abundance: Eight Ancient Principles for Abundant Living. By Laurence G. Boldt.
New York, Penguin Compass, c 1999. Exercises, notes, 353 pages. ISBN: 0140196064.

Tao of Health, Longevity, and Immortality: The Teachings of Immortals Chung and Lu. Translated
with commentary by Eva Wong. Boston, Shambhala Publications, 2000. 144 pages.
ISBN: 1570627258.

The Tao of Meditation: Way to Enlightenment. By Jou, Tsung Hwa. Scottsdale, Arizona,
Tai Chi Foundation, 1983, 2000. 176 pages. MGC. ISBN: 0804814651.

Tao of Sean

The Tao of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation.   By Jou, Tsung, Hwa.   Edited by Shoshana
Shapiro. Warwick, New York, Tai Chi Foundation, 1980. 263 pages. First Edition.
ISBN: 0804813574. Excellent textbook. A Third Edition is now available.  MGC.

The Tao of Zen. By Ray Grigg. Boston, Charles E. Tuttle, Inc., 1994.
Book Sales, 1999. Notes, 357 pages. MGC. ISBN: 0785811257.

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu: Bibliography and Links

Tao: The Watercourse Way. By Allan Watts in collaboration with Al Chung-liang Huang.
New York, Pantheon Books, 1975. 134 pages. ISBN 0394733118.

The Taoist Classics. The collected translations of Thomas Cleary. Volume Four.
(The Taoist I Ching and I Ching Mandalas). Boston, MA, Shambhala, 1986, 1989.
Index, 436 pages. ISBN: 1570629080. MGC.

Taoist Classics. The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary. Boston, Shambhala Press.
Four Volumes: Volume One, 296 pages, 2003.   Volume Two, 640 pages, 1999.
Volume Three, 304 pages, 2001.   Volume Four, 464 pages, 2003.

Taoist Immortals

Taoism Information Page A number of translations of essential texts.

Taoist Scriptures Excellent collection of translations.

Taoist Yoga: Alchemy and Immortality. By Charles Luk. Weiser Books, 1999.
206 pages. ISBN: 0877280673.

Tao Te Ching. Translated by J. McDonald. 54Kb.

Confucius, Buddha, and Lao Tzu

Terebess Asia Online (TAO) Numerous works of Asian philosophy and relgion are included.

365 Days of Walking the Red Road: The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual
Life Every Day. By Terri Jean. Avon, Massachusetts, Adams Media Corp., 2003. 360 pages.
ISBN: 1580628494. MGC.

Traditional Yoga Studies    Manton, California. An informative and extensive website
with articles, forums, resources, links, and information about a variety of types of
traditional yoga.   The website provides detailed information about the 800 hour distance
learning course of traditional yoga studies conduced by the noted scholar and
author, Georg Feuerstein.

Traditions of Inner Alchemy. By Eric Wynants. 65KB.

Transpersonal Page By Leonardo Arena

Treatise on T'ai Chi Ch'uan by Master Chang San-Feng, 1300 CE

Trees - Quotes, Wisdom, Poems, and Lore

Trigrams Chart

The Useless Tree

Valley Spirit (Gu Shen) of the Tao Te Ching

Valley Spirit Tai Chi Chuan Journal. A daily journal with reflections, notes, suggestions,
references, questions and answers, blog, links and quotations. By Michael P. Garofalo.
Valley Spirit or Gu Shen notes.

Vitality, Energy, Spirit: A Taoist Sourcebook. Translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Boston,
Shambhala, 1991. 281 pages. ISBN: 0877735190.

Voyager Tarot: Way of the Great Oracle. By James Wanless, Ph.D.. Foreward by
Lynn V. Andrews. Carmel, California, Merrill-West Publishing, 1989. 330 pages.
ISBN: 0961507934. The Voyager Tarot deck was created in 1985 by James
Wanless, symbolist, and artist Ken Knutson. This is my first choice for divination.
This book includes many references to concepts and phrases from the I Ching.

Walking Meditation: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Resources, Notes

Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu. Translated with
an introduction and commentary by Victor H. Mair. New York, Bantam Books, 1994.
Glossary, bibliography, 402 pages. ISBN: 0553374060. MGC.

Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life. By Pauline Campanelli. Illustrated by Dan
Campanelli. St. Paul, Minnesota, Llewellyn Publications, 1989, 1993.
ISBN: 0875420915.

Wild Goose Qigong

Wu Dang Qigong: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Resources, Notes, Lessons

Wudang Research Association

Wuwei Foundation

Yakrider - Meditations and Reflections on Zen, Buddhism, Taoism, Mystical Religions, and Early Christianity. By Andrew Beaulac.

The Yin of Tai Chi: Tao, Tai Chi and the Mysterious Female. By John Lash. London,
Vega Books, 2002. Index, 305 pages. ISBN: 1843336154.

Yoga: Guides, Links, Bibliography, Quotations, Notes

Zen Poetry

The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma. Translated and with an Introduction by Red Pine.
New York, North Point Press, 1987. 125 pages. ISBN: 0865473994.

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Quotations
Taoism, Alchemy, Tai Chi Chuan

"T'ai Chi Ch'uan bases itself exclusively on gentleness, softness, naturalness and bringing
you back to your original nature. Daily training makes the muscles and bones become
softer and more pliable, and it especially causes the breath to become natural. These
are the results of disciplining and refining the ching, ch'i, and shen to the end of your
days. How then can you consider dispensing with your kung or wish to suffer bitterly."
- Chen Yen-lin, 1932, Cultivating the Ch'i, Translated by Stuart Alve Olson, p. 30.

"The Way has its reality and its signs
but is without action or form.
You can hand it down but you cannot receive it,
you can ignore it but you cannot see it.
It is its own source, its own root.
Before heaven and earth existed it was there,
from the ancient times.
It gave spirituality to the spirits and to God,
it gave birth to heaven and to earth.
It exists beyond the highest point,
and yet you cannot call it lofty;
it exists beneath the limit of the six directions,
and yet you cannot call it deep.
It was born before heaven and earth,
and yet you cannot say it has been there for long,
it is earlier than the earliest time,
and yet you cannot call it old."
- The Crookbacked Woman and the Sage
Chuang Tzu, Translated by Burton Watson, 1964
Crone Taoism

"Because self-actualizing people ordinarily do not have to abstract need-
gratifying qualities nor see the person as a tool, it is much more possible
for them to take a non-valuing, non-judging, non-interfering, non-condemning
attitude towards others, a desirelessness, a 'choiceless awareness.' " ...
This kind of detached, Taoist, passive, non-interfering awareness of all
the simultaneous existing aspects of the concrete, has much in common
with some descriptions of the aesthetic experience and of the mystic
experience."
- Abraham Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being, 1962, p. 38

"The focus of most religious Taoism is attaining immortality. This can have various
meanings: eternal life, longevity of life, or attainment of superhuman physical abilities.
Taoists have sought longevity by a variety of methods, such as:

* Focusing attention on the body through diet, exercises, and mindfulness
* Regulating the breath (ch'i), circulating its power deliberately to all parts of the body
* Harnessing sexual energy, especially by retaining semen and sending its power
throughout the body
* Exploring alchemy with the goal of finding the elixir of immortality
* Behaving in a moral way that is in harmony with the Tao
* Searching for the Isles of the Blessed, where the Immortals dwell and may be
persuaded to share their secrets of immortality."

- Taoist Beliefs

"One of the best-known and most influential Neo-Confucian (Dao Xue, Study of the Dao) philosophers
was Zhou Dun-Yi (1017-73 CE), creator of the famous tai chi diagram (Taiji tu, the yin-yang symbol)
and its accompanying commentary, which was based on his study of the "appendices" of the Yi Jing."
- Andy James, The Spiritual Legacy of Shaolin Temple, p. 84

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Tao Te Ching, Dao De Jing
By Lao Tsu

道德經

Chapter 63 Read by Mike Garofalo (WMA, 4 Minutes, 123Kb)
This reading uses the translation by Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall

Classics: Ancient Wisdom for Making This Life Significant

Daodejing: "Making This Life Significant" - A Philosophical Translation.
Translated with introduction and commentary by Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall.
New York, Ballantine Books, 2003. Glossary, appendix, thematic index, notes,
bibliography, 241 pages. ISBN: 0345444191. MGC.

Google Search: Tao Te Ching

Lao-tzu's Taoteching. Translated by Red Pine (Bill Porter). Includes selected commentaries
of the past 2,000 years. Mercury House, San Francisco, 1996. 184 pages.
ISBN: 1562790854. MGC.

Lao Tzu: The Tao of Reality

Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way by Lao Tzu.   Translated, annotated
and with an afterword by Victor H. Mair.   New York, Bantam Books, 1990.  168 pages.
ISBN: 0553070053.

Tao Te Ching. Translation by Stanley Atamanchuk.

Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching. Translated by J. McDonald. 54Kb.

Making This Life Significant, #1, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 63
Green Way Blog Post [+Audio], 12/10/2006

Open Directory: Tao Te Ching

Taoism: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes. By Mike Garofalo.

Tao Te Ching. Translated by J. McDonald. 54Kb.

Tao Te Ching, James Legge
Tao Te Ching, John H. McDonald
Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell
Daode jing, Charles Muller
Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching Online, Elyxr
Tao Te Ching, Derek Lin
Tao Te Ching, Stan Rosenthal
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, 3 translations: James Legge, D.T. Suzuki, and Dwight Goddard
Dao De Jing (Way Power Book) by Lao-zi, Sanderson Beck
Tao Te Ching � The Way of Life, Raymond B. Blakney
The Daode Jing (Tao Te Ching) of Laozi (Lao Tzu), Chad Hansen
The Dynamic Tao and Its Manifestation. Wayne L. Wang
The Tao Te Ching, Frederic H. Balfour
The Tao Te Ching, Ron Hogan (available in several formats, including iPod)
The Tao Te Ching, Lin Yutang
The Tao Te Ching, Stan Rosenthal
Tao Te Ching audio edition, narrated by Michael Scott
The Tao Teh King, Aleister Crowley
Jade Purity: Dao De Jing, Siji Tzu (highly interpretive rather than literal)
Lao Tze - TaoDeChing, Peter A. Merel (interpolation)
Tao (The Way), Ron Hogan
My Dao De Jing, Nina Correa
Lao-Tzu's Tao, Plain English Adaptation, Universal Dialectic Institute (chapters 1-37)
The Flow and the Power of Good, Sonja Elen Kisa (9 chapters)

The Tao of the Tao Te Ching. A Translation and Commentary by Michael LaFargue.
State University of New York Press, 1992. Bibliography, 270 pages. ISBN: 0791409864.

Introduction

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Close to the Cities of Chico, Orland, Corning, Los Molinos, Cottonwood, Anderson, and Redding CA

Valley Spirit Taijiquan Journal

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Zen Poetry

Cuttings: Haiku and Short Poems

Cold Mountain Sages

The Spirit of Gardening

Nature Mysticism

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Trees

Haiku and Short Poems

String Figures and Tricks

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D.C. Lau, trans., Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
Victor H. Mair, trans., Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang Tzu
D.C. Lau and Roger T. Ames, trans., Y�an Dao: Tracing Dao to its Source
Isabelle Robinet, Taoism: Growth of a Religion
Livia Kohn, ed., Taoist Meditation and Longevity Techniques

On Course Reserve:
Roger T. Ames, Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi
Stephen R. Bokenkamp, Early Daoist Scriptures
J. Baird Callicott and Roger T. Ames, eds., Nature in Asian Traditions of Thought: Essays in Environmental Philosophy
Mark Csikszentmihalyi and Philip J. Ivanhoe, eds., Religious and Philosophical Aspects of the Laozi

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