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Thomas Cleary
Kensho is the experience of the true insight that lies at the heart of Zen practice and realization, it reveals the potential that exists in each moment for pure awareness…
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This is a collection of the key teachings of the Five Houses of Zen from the Golden Age of Zen in China. Included in this work is: poetry from the…
Thomas Cleary has translated over 50 volumes of eastern philosophy, and this title in the series gathers the most essential Zen writings into one volume.
The sexual techniques contained in the five Chinese Taoist texts reproduced here reveal the transformative influence of sex when properly and wisely practised.
This text offers a view of Zen Buddhism, not as a monastic tradition deeply rooted in Asian culture, but as an infinitely flexible entity, adapting to contemporary needs and transcending…
Zen has often been portrayed as being illogical and mystifying, even aimed at the destruction of the rational intellect. These new translations of the thirteenth-century Zen master Dogen-one of most…
This classic of Japanese Zen literature is from one of the premier translators of Buddhist texts. The book is a collection of traditional teaching stories or koans about 53 Buddhist…
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Thomas Cleary unlocks the mysteries of the Carya-Giti, a collection of teachings by more than 20 famous Siddhas, or tantric adepts. These teachings emanate from one of the most dynamic…
Unlocking the secrets of Tantra–one of the most alluring forms of Buddhism
Often misunderstood, Tantrism focuses on a particular style of meditation and ritual. Having far more to do with…
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Some types of meditation are aimed at promoting a sense of confidence and well-being in everyday life, while other types focus on producing altered states of consciousness, transcending the world…
However varied in its attitudes and ideas, Chinese philosophy has typically centred on the concrete problems of human life, from the personal to the political. This work presents a collection…
The brilliant new translation of the classic Taoist guide to meditation that Carl Jung made famous. ‘Thomas Cleary’s translation is like an island of peace in the troubled sea of…
This book was previously published as The Spirit of Tao and The Taoism Reader.
THOMAS CLEARY is the pre-eminent translator of Buddhist and Taoist texts, including ‘The Essential Tao’, ‘The Essential Confucius’, ‘The Secret of the Golden Flower’, and the best-selling ‘The Art of…
Thomas Cleary’s new translation of two Chinese classics describing the essential philosophy and practice of Tao, written long ago as maps of the Way: ‘Tao Te Ching’ and ‘Chuang-tzu’. Cleary’s…
Soul of the Samurai contains modern translations of three classic works of Zen and BushidoIn Soul of the Samurai bestselling author and respected translator Thomas Cleary reveals the true essence…
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Five Classic Texts on Bushido
A deluxe paperback edition: Thomas Cleary’s brilliant translation of the sayings of Confucius presented in the order of the 64 classic I Ching hexagrams.
A collection of koans from ancient China features Zen stories, commentaries, and verses from the teachings of the Zen masters, compiled in the twelfth century and considered an essential study…
J.C. Cleary
Zen Letterspresents the teachings of the great Chinese master Yuanwu (1063-1135) in direct person-to-person lessons, intimately revealing the inner workings of the psychology of enlightenment. These teachings are drawn…
Foyen
This first English translation of a great Zen master’s work introduces the liberating force of Zen practice in everyday experience. Demonstrating how the words of Ch'an Master Foyen apply to…
Dogen
A remarkable collection of essays, Shobogenzo was composed in the thirteenth century by the Zen master Dogen, founder of the Soto Zen school in Japan. Through its linguistic artistry and…
Dahui
Thomas Cleary, one of America’s most beloved translators of Buddhist texts, brings twelfth century Chan master Dahui’s monumental compilation of teachings to life for the first time in English.
Treasury…
Lao Tse
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. Lao-tzu’s further…
Taira Shigesuke
This four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior, is one of the primary sources on the tenets of Bushido, a way…
Chih-i
This work covers the principles and methods of a wide variety of Buddhist meditation practices, exploring the foundations of insight meditation, Zen meditation, and Pure Land meditation, as well as…
Sun Tzu
Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, this work applies to competition…
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Sun Tzu,Thomas Cleary
Focusing on military strategy, psychology and tactics, The Art of War has been a source of great strategical inspiration throughout the ages and its enduring wisdom has had a far-reaching…
Thomas Stanislaus Cleary
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Thomas S Cleary
Thomas R. Cleary
Offers here a wide-ranging focus and a firm grip on the shifting complexities of Henry Fielding’s political situations - the loyalties and enmities, factional alignments and fractious rhetoric - that…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought…
Songs of the Irish Land War is a collection of poems written by Thomas Stanislaus Cleary and published in 1888. The Irish Land War was a period of political and…
Chang Po-tuan
A welcome addition to the still limited number of Taoist texts translated from the Chinese originals. - Journal of Chinese Religions
One of the basic classics of Taoist spiritual alchemy as practiced in the Complete Reality (Ch'uan-chen) school of Taoism.
Widely read, The Bhagavad Gita is a classic of world spirituality while The essential companion to The Bhagavad Gita, The Uddhava Gita has remained overlooked. This new accessible and only…
Thomas Huynh Cleary (Marc Benioff and Thomas)
Discover the spiritually incisive strategies for peacefully resolving conflictin this masterpiece of military strategy.Written 2,500 years ago by Chinese general Sun Tzu, The Art of War is a poetic…
Thomas F Cleary, PH.D.
The Art of War refers to competition and conflict in general, on every level possible from the interpersonal to worldwide. It provides the information necessary to understand the psychology and…
This guide to enlightened conduct for people in positions of authority is based on the teachings of several great Chinese Zen masters.This book serves as a guide to recognizing the…
