Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters : a Companion Volume to Tao Te ChingChuang Tsu: Inner Chapters is a companion volume to Gia-fu Feng and Jane English's translation of Tao Te Ching, which has enjoyed great success since its publication in 1972. Very little is known about Chuang Tsu, and that little is inextricably woven into legend. It is said that he was a contemporary of Mencius, an official in the Lacquer Garden of Meng in Honan Province around the 4th century b.c. Chuang Tsu was to Lao Tsu as Saint Paul was to Jesus and Plato to Socrates.While the other philosophers were busying themselves with the practical matters of government and rules of conduct, Chuang Tsu transcended the whang cheng, the illusory dust of the world--thus anticipating Zen Buddhism's emphasis on a state of emptiness or ego transcendence. With humor, imagery, and fantasy, he captures the depth of Chinese thinking. The seven Inner Chapters presented in this translation are accepted by scholars as being definitely the work of Chuang Tsu. Another twenty-six chapters are of questionable origin; they are interpretations of his teaching and may have been added by later commentators. This is an updated version of the translation of Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters that was originally published in 1974. Like the original Chinese, this version uses gender-neutral language wherever possible. This edition includes many new photographs by Jane English and an introduction by Tai Ji master Chungliang Al Huang, who has been highly successful in bringing to the West the wisdom of the East. |
Contents
The Equality of All Things | 17 |
The Secret of Growth | 49 |
Human Affairs | 59 |
Signs of Full Virtue | 89 |
The Great Master | 109 |
The Sage King | 143 |
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asked attained BEACH began to transcend BIG SUR bird body butterfly called calligraphy Chieh Yu Chien Wu Chinese Chuang Tsu CHUNGLIANG AL HUANG CLOUDS Confucius Creator death delight dream Duke emptiness GIA-FU FENG GOLD BEACH Hay House heard heaven and earth horses human Jane English knife knowledge Lao Tsu laugh Lieh Tsu LOCATION FORGOTTEN look Louise Hay master Meng Sun mind moon MOUNT SHASTA Mount Tai mountain nature never No-toes NORTH CALAIS NUMBER 10 POND Peng perfect photographs Prince replied right and wrong River ruler sage king Sang Hu Shen Tu Chia Shih the carpenter Shun Tao Te Ching Taoist tell thousand things tion tree true person Tsu Chan Tsu Kung Tsu Sang Tsu Yu useless virtue vital energy wander wisdom words Yellow Emperor Yen Hui Yi Erh Tsu Yueh