what are some book recommendations for a relatively new person to daoism? im already looking for stores to order The Zhuangzi The Daodejing and Tao: The Watercourse Way from,but after reading these what other books should i get into?
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>>25007823The Zhuangzi is all you need to understand it.The Tao Te Ching is if you wanna discuss Taoism with larpers.Lie zi is good if you want to understand Taoism without investing the time that reading Zhuangzi requires.If you don't wanna spend money, then check this website right here.https://www.dztranslation.org/Charlie5-Translations.htmlDAOIST TEXTS IN TRANSLATION by Louis Komjathy if you want a comprehensive list of published translations of first sources.>>25008186We have this thread every month, shartyfag.Can't wait for you to come back asking about Kant.
>>25007823>looking for storesJust order from Amazon. To do otherwise is to not be one with the Dao. Don't strive so much.
>>25008208>The Zhuangzi is all you need to understand it.retard
>>25008215Hit me with "the tao that can be toldis not the eternal Tao" while you are at it.
you're unironically better off on /x/
>>25008185>>25008186Needy ADHD zoomer faggot. /lit/ is a slow board, as it says very clearly in the sticky thread.
>>25007823https://terebess.hu/english/tao.htmlgo here and read the stuff in the taoism section, ddj, zhuangzi, liezi, and thomas cleary's taoism reader and wen tzu.then download 'a sourcebook in chinese philosophy' by wing-tsit chan to read other shit lang wang bi and neotaoists.
There is very little western information on Taoism outside the academics
>>25009311yes most chinese works are untranslated, that is why "A sourcebook in chinese philosophy" by wing tsit chan is so valuable. At the same time, taoism is really just not that interesting after wang bi, unless youre interested in comparative religious studies or something. After you read DDJ, Zhuangzi, Liezi, Wang Bi, Wen Tzu, some alchemical text like 'understanding reality' trnsl by thomas cleary, and the zuowanglun, it's time to move on to confucianism and neoconfucianism, and chinese buddhism.
>>25007823there's a chart for this
>>25010347someone got it?
>>25010372literally in the sticky mega but here
>>25008185>daoismbehold: the practice of daoism!
>>25010461tysm anon-san. looking forward to reading.
>>25010492hysterical. but how do they do this?
>>25010506years of practice at getting kicked in the dick
>>25007823>>25008185>>25008186>He thought he could discuss Chinese literature, religion or philosophy on /lit/You MUST be new. I gave up on trying to discuss eastern philosophy here years ago OP.This is a dyed-in-the-wool westaboo canon website, you're really only ever going to get memed on by racist chuds who fucking despise anything and everything Chinese here. But luckily for (You), I can help with a few recommendations.>StoresNigga, just buy from Amazon/Barnes & Noble.Here's some personal recommendations from my own library:>The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Daoism by James RobsonPretty dense, but it's a great rundown of some of the major Daoist canon.>DaodejingYou can literally get a million different versions of this but I'd suggest either the Barnes & Noble Classics version or for an in-depth investigation I'd recommend "The Daodejing Commentary of Cheng Xuanying" I haven't finished yet but it's pretty comprehensive, it covers Daoism, Buddhism and their relationship with one another within the context of the Tang dynasty.>Zhuangzi I recommend "The Complete Works of Zhuangzi" by Burton Watson but seeing as the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi are pretty much the "Big Two" of Daoist scripture I'm willing to bet you can get just about any version of it that's available and you'll be just fine.My last recommendation for you would be "Daoism: A Contemporary Philisophical Investigation" by Livia Kohn. It's been years since I've read it but I remember it being pretty good.Fact of the matter is, the vast majority of the Daozang remains sequestered away in Daoist temples deep inside China and remains untranslated. I could go on and on there's probably well-over 1,500 scriptures that exist that western eyes will literally never ever see, I could suggest The Liezi but general consensus is that it's fake and I really don't think it'd be worth your time. There's thousands upon thousands of white pigeru scholars who've put out books on the subject from their own perspective that I think are absolutely worthless and not at all worth looking at, I'd go so far as to suggest Alan Watts lectures on Daoism on that front but... he's more of an "entertainer" I can't really remember him having anything genuinely worthwhile to say about Daoism in particular.Damn, I've been fascinated with Daoism for years now, I might actually be the best read retard on the board at this point... Grim.Anyhoo, there you go. I'd strongly suggest you start with any version you prefer of the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi and that copy of The Norton Anthology of World Religions about Daoism is a particular little treasure trove, if nothing else you'll find out just how utterly nebulous the terms "Daoism" and "Daoist" really are. I'm not sure even the Chinese really know what "being a daoist" really means..Oh and don't fall for the "religious daoism vs. philosophical daoism" bullshit. There's no actual distinction.Cheers.
>>25010713NTAs but thanks. I'll keep all this in mind.
