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Would either of you have a recommendation on where to start learning about either?
by turzmo 4mo ago
Would either of you have a recommendation on where to start learning about either?
- jdw64 4mo agoLao Tzu: Tao Te Ching (Translated Ursula K. Le Guin) The Way of Lao Tzu (Wing-tsit Chan)
- quantumink 4mo agoOf all the translations of the Tao I've come across, none dissolved me into the flow as deeply and effortlessly as Ursula's. I try to keep multiple copies around so I always have a couple to gift to someone... The book is a source of primordial wisdom, boundless serenity, and transcendent signal P.S. my encounter with it completely redefined what I considered language to be capable of communicating and distilling - inexpressible, ineffable experience... divine poetry
- sph 4mo agoMy journey into this world started with Watts' "The Way of Zen", and later, with his posthumous book "Tao: The Watercourse Way" And I am a big fan of Ron Hogan's "Getting Right with Tao" translation/modern interpretation of the Tao Te Ching.
- AlexCoventry 4mo agoI just finished Everyday Zen by Charlotte "Joko" Beck, and it's very pragmatic and good, IMO, though you won't learn a lot of doctrine from it. Zen is not a good Buddhist tradition to start with unless you have a skilled personal teacher, IMO. I would recommend starting with something like dhammatalks.org instead. (Click on the "For Beginners" header near the bottom of the page.)