The spirit of Tao

172 Pages·1998·4.55 MB·English

by  Thomas Cleary

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The Spirit of Tao

The
TRANSLATED & EDITED BY
Thomas
Cleary
SHAMBHALA
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1998
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edition of this book as follows;
The spirit of Tao / translated and edited by Thomas Cleary.
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isted. p. cm (Shambhala pocket classics)
ISBN 0-87773-877-7 (pbk.: alk. paper)
ISBN 1-57062-370-8 (Shambhala Centaur Editions)
I. Taoism. I. Cleary, Thomas F., 1949- . II. Series.
BL 1920.S69 1993 92-50445
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CONTENTS
Classic Sources
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Tao-te Ching 9
Chuang-tzu
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Huai-non-tzu 24
Wen-tzu 30
Tales of Inner Meaning
39
Sayings of Ancestor Lii 7^
Notes on Sources 6
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