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10 best books like The Taoist I Ching (Liu Yiming): Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China, The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life, The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice, Zen and the Beat Way, The Essential Tao, Taoism, The Limits of Thought, A Buddhist Bible, Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard, Essential Sacred Writings from Around the World: A Thematic Sourcebook on the History of Religions

Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China
AuthorEva Wong
ISBN1590301765
History and legend are interwoven in this folk novel that both entertains and instructs. Written by an unknown author, Seven Taoist Masters is the story of six men and one woman who overcome tremendous hardships on the journey to self-mastery. These characters and their teacher, Wang Ch'ung-yang,...
The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life
AuthorLü Dongbin
ISBN0156799804
El secreto de la flor de oro es el secreto de los poderes de crecimiento latentes en la psique humana. A partir de esta definición, Jung y Wilhelm abordan un nuevo enfoque de la sabiduría china –tomando como fuentes un antiguo sistema del yoga chino y la psicología analítica– y nos demuestran...
The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice
AuthorTraleg Kyabgon
ISBN1590307887
One of the clearest introductions to the teachings and philosophies of the three main schools of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan.

This comprehensive guide to the Buddhist path is as accessible as it is complete. Traleg Kyabgon breaks the teachings down conveniently into the...
Zen and the Beat Way
AuthorAlan W. Watts
ISBN0804831173
Through his popular radio series "Way Beyond the West" Alan Watts brought listeners a delightful and practical side of Zen, which he prescribed as "a cure for education and culture." By the early sixties his radio programs were renowned for their synthesis of Eastern wisdom and everyday life. Several...
The Essential Tao
AuthorThomas Cleary
ISBN0641535414
The four stars are for the translation. Ranking the Tao Te Ching or Chuang Tzu is a fairly hilarious idea, equivalent to rating the New Testament. No book of any sort is more important to my way of thinking and, to the extent I can stay centered and uncentered, acting, in the world. Taoism is grounded in notions...
Taoism
AuthorJohn Blofeld
ISBN1570625891
A religion with roots stretching back nearly five thousand years, Taoism combines elements of folklore, occult sciences, cosmology, yoga, meditation, poetry, and exalted mysticism. Mysterious and charmingly poetic, it is a living remnant of a way of life which has almost vanished from the world....
The Limits of Thought
AuthorJiddu Krishnamurti
ISBN0415193974
The Limits of Thought is a series of penetrating dialogues between the great spiritual leader, J. Krishnamurti and the renowned physicist, David Bohm.
The starting point of their engaging exchange is the question: If truth is something different than reality, then what place has action in daily...
A Buddhist Bible
AuthorDwight Goddard
ISBN0807059110
A wide selection of readings from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and modern sources intended to provide the reader with a foundation in classical Buddhist thought.

The first book to bring together the key texts of modern Buddhism.

In the last hundred years, the world, especially...
Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard
AuthorChen Kaiguo
ISBN0804831858
This authorized biography of the contemporary Taoist expert Wang Liping (1949 -) tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as Taoist principles and secrets of inner transformation.

The 18th-generation transmitter of Dragon Gate Taoism, Wang Liping is heir...
Essential Sacred Writings from Around the World: A Thematic Sourcebook on the History of Religions
AuthorMircea Eliade
ISBN0062503049
Originally published as From Primitives to Zen, this comprehensive anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions, arranged thematically. Here are colorful descriptions of deities, creation myths, depictions of death and the afterlife, teachings on...
Psychological Commentaries on the Teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky
AuthorMaurice Nicoll
ISBN0877289107
This book is a holistic and synchronizing work for life.The level of detail is really spellbinding .Well.. i am not very good at connecting timelines but it should have been during Gurdjieff's time the electron , neutron discoveries were made but the level of detail in explaining the hydrogen tables...
On Becoming an Alchemist: A Guide for the Modern Magician
AuthorCatherine MacCoun
ISBN1590303695
Many regard alchemy as a metaphor for inner transformation. But this is only half the story. According to Catherine MacCoun, alchemy is no mere metaphor. It’s real magic. Transforming the inner world is, for the alchemist, a way to transform the outer world. Through studying the principles of alchemy,...
Talks with a Devil
AuthorP.D. Ouspensky
ISBN1578631645
Two allegorical tales by Ouspensky that are based on Eastern European and Sri Lankan folk tales about the devil. The underlying theme is the devil as a stand-in for materialism, keeping us connected to the external world and fearing our escape from it to the path of spirit and the inner world.

The...
Wen-Tzu
AuthorLao Tzu
ISBN0877738629
Lao-tzu, the legendary sage of ancient China, is traditionally considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the most popular classics of world literature. Now Lao-tzu's further teachings on the Tao, or Way, are presented here in the first English translation of the Chinese text known as the...
Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature
AuthorTsai Chih Chung
ISBN0691008825
During a period of political and social upheaval in China, the unconventional insights of the great Daoist Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.) pointed to a way of living naturally. Inspired by his fascination with the wisdom of this sage, the immensely popular Taiwanese cartoonist Tsai Chih Chung created...
The Shambhala Guide to Yoga
AuthorGeorg Feuerstein
This overview of the essentials of Yoga is meant to both broaden and deepen the understanding of beginning students. It covers all the basic elements of this ancient discipline and philosophy of India—including Yoga poses, diet, breath control, meditation, mantras, Kundalini energy, and more....
Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy
AuthorPhilip J. Ivanhoe
ISBN0872207803
This new edition offers expanded selections from the works of Kongzi (Confucius), Mengzi (Mencius), Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), and Xunzi (Hsun Tzu); two new works, the dialogues Robber Zhi and White Horse; a concise general introduction; brief introductions to, and selective bibliographies for,...
Tarot Plain and Simple
AuthorAnthony Louis
ISBN1567184006
At its essence the Tarot deals with archetypal symbols of the human situation. By studying the Tarot, we connect ourselves with the mythical underpinnings of our lives; we contact the gods within. This book presents the Tarot in language that is plain and simple, devoid of extraneous philosophical,...
Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds; A Collection of Ancient Texts
AuthorGeorg Luck
ISBN0801825482
Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the "secrets of the universe," of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a comprehensive sourcebook and introduction...
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