ENGLISH

The Book of Chuang Tzu

By Martin Palmer , Elizabeth Breuilly

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books
Year
1996
ISBN
0140194886, 9780140194883
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
18 MB (19143352 bytes)
Series
Compass
Pages
352\0
Time added
2013-11-06 07:07:58

Description

A Chinese classic, the "Chuang Tzu" was written sometime in the 14th century BC, and consists of original teachings, stories, tales and jokes told by Master Chuang, as well as others which have coalesced round his name. It is considered second only to the "Tao Te Ching", but the two books coundn't be more different. Where the "Tao Te Ching" is distant and proverbial in style, the "Chuang Tze" buzzes with life and with insights, often with considerable humour behind them. "Chuang Tzu"'s development of what later became known as Taoism lies in his advocacy of change as fundamental to life, and of the desire to cling on to things as being the basic problem of suffering and fustration. His writing combines wisdom and wit, and does not present a case so much as engage in argument and debate with the reader.

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