PDA

View Full Version : book suggestions?


GreenGazer
30-07-2015, 09:16 PM
I need some book suggestions on Taoism. I would prefer non opinionated books. Books strictly explaining the basics of it. Thanks.

TaoSandwich
30-07-2015, 09:38 PM
GreenGazer,

Go straight to the source. Start with the Tao Te Ching and the Chuang Tzu, the two texts from which modern Taoism was derived.

-TaoSandwich

DavidMcCann
31-07-2015, 10:16 PM
Taoism by Eva Wong is a good general survey with lots of recommendations for further reading.
Taoist body by Kristofer Schipper is interesting in that the author trained as a Daoist priest in Taiwan. He does tend to be a bit snobbish in his attitude to popular beliefs, though.