Author: Livia Kohn

Experimental Essays on Zhuangzi

Experimental Essays on Zhuangzi is a classic in the field. Originally published in 1983, this edition makes it available again in an expanded version, with four additional contributions by Harold Roth, Deborah Sommer, Erin Cline, and Ronnie Littlejohn. The volume is updated in format, with pinyin transliteration, Chinese characters embedd-ed in the text, and reference-style notes. The work is a well-respected textbook and essential reader in Daoist thought. It continues to constitute an essential contribution to the study of Daoism and Chinese philosophy.

Author: Victor Mair, ed.2010250 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-15-5Cite

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Daoist Mystical Philosophy: The Scripture of Western Ascension

The Xisheng jing (Scripture of Western Ascension) is a central text of medieval Daoist mysticism, containing oral instructions Laozi gave to Yin Xi, the Guardian of the Pass, when he transmitted the Daode jing, which it resembles in structure and contents. Written in the fifth century, the text has played an important role in Daoist religious thought and had a major impact on the school of Twofold Mystery in the early Tang. This study examines the text in its historical unfolding and studies its mythological framework narrative as well as philosophical, mystical dimensions. The book also contains a full translation of the text, carefully annotated with regard to textual variants. It is an exemplary study of an important philosophical Daoist document.

Author: Livia Kohn2007285 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-06-3Cite

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The Pheasant Cap Master and the End of History: Linking Religion to Philosophy in Early China

Following a catastrophic defeat at Changping in 260 BCE, and the reported immolation of close to half a million Zhao soldiers by Qin, a mysterious figure appeared on the stage of history. He was called Heguanzi, the ‘Pheasant Cap’ master and appeared incognito. Seemingly a political refugee, this Daoist Demosthenes in outspoken jeremiads warned against a looming danger of total collapse and Zhao’s imminent annexation by the ruthless kingdom of Qin. Pheasant Cap’s writings, long neglected and misunderstood, combine a potent mix of religion, metaphysics, philosophy, politics and strategy to unroll a vibrant picture of life and death in perhaps the most climactic period of Chinese history. Against the totalitarian system of Qin, he offers an alternative vision of meritocracy and inclusiveness to unite a fractured world. Marnix Wells offers readers the first full translation and analysis in any language.

Author: Marnix Wells2013255 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-26-1Cite

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Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism: The Theme of Chaos

Examining early Daoist texts, this work finds a thematic and soteriological unity rooted in the mythological symbolism of chaos, fundamental for both philosophy and practice in cosmic, social, and individual life. Interdisciplinary and interpretive in outlook, it challenges prevailing conceptions of the Daode jing and Zhuangzi as philosophical texts without religious significance or affinity with later organized schools while also placing Daoist gourd imagery and creation mythology into a wider comparative context. Controversial and at times playfully provocative, the book with its the unique methodology and intriguing findings is essential for understanding key facets of Daoism both China and the world.

Author: Norman Girardot2008275 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-10-0Cite

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Tao of Sustainability: Cultivate Yourself to Heal the Earth

At the crux of our current environmental crisis lies humanity’s perceived separation from nature. We simply will not take care of the natural world if we do not believe we are an integral part of it. In Tao of Sustainability the author presents the traditional Daoist path of self-cultivation as a framework for bringing humans back into a sustainable relationship with the Earth. Tao of Sustainability also explores how our health, both mental and physical, is impacted by nature, drawing on research in the fields of Green Exercise, Nature and Forest Medicine, and Ecopsycology. Part philosophy, part meditation manual, part nature awareness guide, The Tao of Sustainability offers numerous pathways towards reconnecting with nature and the Dao through mind, body, and spirit. Drawing from a variety of disciplines and traditions, from Daoism to Stoicism, Ecopsychology to Buddhist mind training, the visual arts to movement (tai chi, qigong)—this book provides numerous ways to reconnect with the natural world.

Author: Gregory Ripley2016220 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-31-5Cite

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Living Authentically: Daoist Contributions to Modern Psychology

Living Authentically brings together classical scholars of Daoism, professors of psychology, practicing psychologists, medical doctors, and alternative practitioners (acupuncturists, qigong healers, pedagogues, and counselors) in an exciting new journey of discovery. This fruitful venture, born during panels at several Daoist conferences, explores ways of living in the world, sustaining relationships, and educating children, in a stress-free, truly authentic way. The book outlines different Daoist visions and concepts of the conscious and subconscious mind and its transformations; it correlates these to different schools of psychology today (psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, humanistic psychology, positive psychology); and it explores options on how we can best become fully authentic, allowing the universal power of Dao to flow freely through all our attitudes and actions.

Author: Livia Kohn, ed.2011260 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-20-9Cite

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Full Potential: Daoist Wisdom Meets Western Psychology

Blending modern psychology and Daoist wisdom into a recipe for the fully actualized person, this book shows how human beings form an integral part of the greater universe. Activated differently in the brain, subject to both genes and training, inherent aptitudes become apparent in different stages of childhood development and are enhanced by optimal learning conditions, manifold forms of play, and conscientious parenting—leading to the realization of full potential and attainment of Daoist harmony. This book offers a unique presentation: none other pulls the same level of information together, let alone present it in such a vibrant and engaging way.

Author: Livia Kohn2019170 PagesCite

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Science and the Dao: From the Big Bang to Lived Perfection

Science and the Dao presents a comprehensive examination of core Daoist facets from the point of view of modern science. Exploring its cosmology, physiology, psychology, cultivation, and visions of immortality in the light of astrophysics, particle physics, paleoanthropology, behavioral kinesiology, cell biology, and more, the book enhances the credibility of traditional Daoist ideas and practices, thereby making them more accessible to modern people. At the same time, it offers additional perspectives to scientific understanding as well as new dimensions of practical application, offering a new and enhanced level of translation—of Daoism into Western science as well as of theory into practice—with beneficent effects for both. It is an absolute must for scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in the interface of religion and science.

Author: Livia Kohn2016300 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-32-2Cite

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Women in Daoism

This path-breaking work describes how the role of Daoist women in Chinese society developed throughout history, focusing on the different ideals women stood for as much as on the religious practices they cultivated. Presenting first materials on major goddesses, including the Queen Mother of the West, it then discusses the reality of historical women practitioners, and their role in Chinese society. The third part focuses on women’s transformation, describing the way the female body is viewed in Daoist cosmology and outlining specific practices of internal alchemy. The book presents the tradition in all its facets.

Author: Catherine Despeux and Livia Kohn2003300 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-01-8Cite

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Pristine Affluence: Daoist Roots in the Stone Age

The golden age of Daoists, rather than being imaginary, closely matches life in the Mesolithic, ca. 9000-5000 BCE, a sedentary form of hunting and collecting before the full development of agriculture and the rise of stratified societies and discriminating consciousness. The book examines fundamental Daoist values, modes of thinking, dietetics, communities, leadership ideals, nonviolence, gender equality as well as methods of self-cultivation in relation to prehistoric patterns. An enlightening account of Daoism in the context of human development since the Paleolithic, Pristine Affluence offers a new vision of the Daoist tradition, Chinese history, and essential human choices.

Author: Livia Kohn2017270 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-36-0Cite

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