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Laughing at the Dao: Debates among Buddhists and Daoists in Medieval China

The Xiaodao lun (Laughing at the Dao) is a key document of medieval debates among Buddhists and Daoists. Written by the Daoist renegade Zhen Luan in 570, it aims to expose inconsistencies in Daoist doctrine, cosmology, ritual, and religious practice. This complete and fully annotated translation places the work in the context of the debates and exposes the political schemes behind apparently religious disputes. The introduction outlines the history of the debates while two appendixes present materials of earlier and later debates and Daoist sources cited in the text. Richly informed and highly relevant to an understanding of medieval China, the work enhances the study of medieval Buddhist and Daoist myth, rhetoric, and ideology.

Author: Livia Kohn2008280 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-07-0Cite

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Zhuangzi: Text and Context

Zhuangzi: Text and Context is a comprehensive discussion of the ancient Daoist work Zhuangzi in 24 chapters, providing a chronologically-based outline of the context of the work, from the compilation of the text to its reading in 21^st century ecology, plus a systematic discussion and interpretation of its central concepts from perfect happiness to playful uselessness. The book integrates a vast spectrum of original and secondary sources, examines the history and ideas in a wide context, both within China and cross-culturally, and relates many of Zhuangzi’s key notions and practices to modern science, notably physics, biology, and psychology. Encyclopedic in scope, meticulous in execution, and skillfully presented, it is a must for anyone interested in traditional Chinese thought.

Author: Livia Kohn2014335 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-27-8Cite

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New Visions of the Zhuangzi

A collection of thirteen essays on the ancient Daoist philosophical work Zhuangzi, this presents new angles and approaches. It overcomes the traditional division of schools in favor of topics, sheds new light on key philosophical notions, examines Zhuangzi’s relation to language, and explores issues of ethics, virtue, and personal perfection. In addition, it also applies modern neuroscience to its instructions, explores its vision of the ideal mind, and connects Zhuangzi’s teachings to issues of education and community relevant in contemporary society.

Author: Livia Kohn, ed.2015225 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-29-2Cite

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Readings in Daoist Mysticism

A handy reader for teachers and students of mysticism in theory and meditation practice, this collects 140 pages of expanded conference presentations and re-edited articles together with 90 pages of easily accessible translations of relevant primary sources. It is ideally suited for specialized classes on Daoism and Chinese religions, comprehensive courses on Asian religions, or introductions to mysticism in comparative perspective. It is also a valuable resource for general information on the subject and access to pertinent original sources.

Author: Livia Kohn2009250 PagesISBN: 978-1-931483-13-1Cite

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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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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.

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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.

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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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