The hundred remedies of the Tao : spiritual wisdom for interesting times / Gregory Ripley.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Publisher: Rochester, Vermont : Inner Traditions, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: xii, 275 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781644118993
- 1644118998
- 100 remedies of the Tao
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Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | New | 299.5144 R589 | Available | 33111011107915 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A new translation of the 6th-century Taoist text Bai Yao Lu ( Statutes of the Hundred Remedies ), with practical commentary
* Explains how the Hundred Remedies of the Bai Yao Lu offer a practical guide to what enlightened or sagely behavior looks like
* Shows how each short verse of the Hundred Remedies presents a spiritual precept as a solution to the problems encountered in daily life and on the spiritual path
* Provides insightful commentary for each of the Hundred Remedies, showing how they relate to meditation practice and can help us navigate emotional and social challenges
In modern Taoist practice, the emphasis is often on "going with the flow" ( wu-wei ) and not following any fixed rules of any kind. This may work well for an already enlightened Taoist Sage, but for the rest of us, following a spiritual path involves ethical, moral, and practical guidelines. As author and translator Gregory Ripley (Li Guan, 理觀) explains, the little-known 6th-century Taoist text called the Bai Yao Lu ( Statutes of the Hundred Remedies ) was created as a practical guide to what enlightened or sagely behavior looks like--and each of the 100 spiritual remedies are just as relevant today as they were when written more than 1,500 years ago.
Presenting a new translation of the Bai Yao Lu for the contemporary world, Ripley provides insightful commentary for each of the Hundred Remedies, showing how they relate to Taoist meditation practice and how they can help us navigate the emotional and social challenges we all experience. He explains how each short verse of the Hundred Remedies presents a spiritual precept in a positive way, not as a restriction or commandment that must not be broken but as a solution to the problems encountered in daily life as well as on the spiritual path.
This guidebook to Taoist spiritual living will help you learn to effortlessly go with the flow, deepen your meditation practice, and find the natural balance in all things.
"The bulk of this book consists of a commentary on a 6th Century CE Daoist text called Statutes of the Hundred Remedies. These spiritual remedies form part of a larger collection called the Xuandu Luwen, The Statutes of Mystery Metropolis. A later version also appeared as The Scripture on the Hundred Diseases and Hundred Remedies Spoken by Taishang Laojun"--introduction.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A new translation of the 6th-century Taoist text Bai Yao Lu (Statutes of the Hundred Remedies), with practical commentary. Explains how the Hundred Remedies of the Bai Yao Lu offer a practical guide to what enlightened or sagely behavior looks like. Shows how each short verse of the Hundred Remedies presents a spiritual precept as a solution to the problems encountered in daily life and on the spiritual path. Provides insightful commentary for each of the Hundred Remedies, showing how they relate to meditation practice and can help us navigate emotional and social challenges"-- Provided by publisher.