Chinese Wisdom - Gerald Benedict
The Way of Perfect Harmony
This is a compilation of the finest spiritual wisdom from China, covering nearly 5,000 years of masterly insight including the great traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, Zen, Chinese Buddhism and Chinese poetry.
A compilation of the most important spiritual wisdom from China, covering nearly 5,000 years of enlightening insight – including the great traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Chinese poetry.
This brilliant introduction to the most enduring and illuminating philosophical texts of ancient China encompasses a wide range of moods, from the pragmatic to the poetic. The prose and poetry selected for this edition are of the highest literary quality and represent the whole spectrum of Chinese thought, ranging from the political and social ideals of Confucianism, with its emphasis on the family, social order and self-discipline, to the more elusive concepts of Taoism, as represented in the Tao Te Ching.
The chosen passages address a dazzling diversity of topics from filial piety and ancestral wisdom to immortality and the truths that lie behind appearances.
Gerald Benedict graduated in Divinity from the University of London, and has a postgraduate diploma from the School of Ecumenical Studies, University of Geneva, and a Ph.D. from the Open University. His main academic interest is comparative religious philosophy, and after teaching religious studies and philosophy in colleges and universities in Britain, he moved to France. He is the author of the Watkins Dictionary of Religious and Secular Faiths and a number of books about the Mayan civilisation, including The Mayan Prophecies. His most recent book for Watkins was The Five-Minute Philospher (2011). He has won awards for a novel, several short stories, and a radio drama for the BBC World Service.
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Sacred Texts
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Chinese Wisdom: The Way of Perfect Harmony
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Edited by Gerald Benedict
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Hardcover, 192 pages
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