Production
Read by: Scotty Smith
Book Coordinator: Scotty Smith
Meta Coordinator: Availle
Proof Listener: Larry Wilson
Artwork
Cover: Zhuangzi Dreaming of a Butterfly, Mid-16th Century, by Lu Zhi
Inset: Opening pages of “Da Sheng ”, 19th volume of Zhuangzi, printed in Sung dynasty.
Inset: Han dynasty depict
Insert: Depiction of Zhuangzi drumming
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1 01 - Introduction, Part 1 22:05
2 02 - Introduction, Part 2 18:34
3 03 - The Doctrine of Relativity 07:12
4 04 - The Identity of Contraries 08:51
5 05 - Illusions 04:00
6 06 - The Mysterious Immanence 12:36
7 07 - The Hidden Spring 09:19
8 08 - Non-Interference with Nat 03:25
9 09 - Passive Virtue 11:11
10 10 - Self-Adaptation to Extern 06:41
11 11 - Immortality of the Soul 05:18
12 12 - The Sage, or Perfect Man 09:32
13 13 - Random Gleanings 22:54
14 14 - Personal Anecdotes 05:30
If Lao Tzu then had revolted against the growing artificiality of life in his day, a return to nature must have seemed doubly imperative to his disciple Chuang Tzu, who flourished more than a couple of centuries later, when the bugbear of civilization had steadily advanced. With chagrin he saw that Lao Tzu’s teaching had never obtained any firm hold on the masses, still less on the rulers of China, whereas the star of Confucius was unmistakably in the ascendant. Within his own recollection the propagation of Confucian ethics had received a powerful impetus from Mencius, the second of China’s orthodox sages. Now Chuang Tzu was imbued to the core with the principles of pure Taoism, as handed down by Lao Tzu. He might more fitly be dubbed “the Tao-saturated man” than Spinoza “the God-intoxicated.” Tao in its various phases pervaded his inmost being and was reflected in all his thought. He was therefore eminently qualified to revive his Master’s ringing protest against the materialistic tendencies of the time. - Summary by Lionel Giles
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0674012595689 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0674012595696 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD case, CD jacket, CD security sleeve, download zip file |
Author | Lionel Giles (1875 - 1958) and Zhuangzi (c. 369 BCE - c. 286 BCE) |
Translator | Herbert Allen Giles (1845 - 1935) |
Year | c. 600 BCE |
Recording | |
Read by | Scotty Smith |
Length | 2 hours and 28 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
Musings of a Chinese Mystic
- Author: Zhuangzi
- Product Code: DB-1135
- Availability: In Stock
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