Description: Musings of a Chinese Mystic Musings of a Chinese Mystic Lionel Giles and Zhuangzi Translated by Herbert Allen Giles If Lao Tzu then had revolted against the growing artificiality of life in his day, a return to nature must have seemed doubly imperative to his disciple Chuang Tzu, who flourished more than a couple of centuries later, when the bugbear of civilisation had steadily advanced. With chagrin he saw that Lao Tzu’s teaching had never obtained any firm hold on the masses, still less on the rulers of China, whereas the star of Confucius was unmistakably in the ascendant. Within his own recollection the propagation of Confucian ethics had received a powerful impetus from Mencius, the second of China’s orthodox sages. Now Chuang Tzu was imbued to the core with the principles of pure Taoism, as handed down by Lao Tzu. He might more fitly be dubbed “the Tao-saturated man” than Spinoza “the God-intoxicated.” Tao in its various phases pervaded his inmost being and was reflected in all his thought. He was therefore eminently qualified to revive his Master’s ringing protest against the materialistic tendencies of the time. - Summary by Lionel Giles Play sample: Product Details Read by: Scotty Smith Length: 2 hours and 28 minutes Type: Solo reading Media: MP3 CD Package: Paper sleeve Item No.: CD-1335 List Price: $3.49 Artwork: Disc contains 300 dpi image files for printing CD label art: Includes both square JPG and round PNG formats CD jewel case art: Includes cover, inner insert, and J-card DVD case art: Includes wrapper for Amaray box and inner insert Credits Production Book Coordinator: Scotty Smith Meta Coordinator: Availle Proof Listener: Larry Wilson Artwork Cover: Zhuangzi Dreaming of a Butterfly, Mid-16th Century, by Lu Zhi Inset: Opening pages of “Da Sheng ”, 19th volume of Zhuangzi, printed in Sung dynasty. Inset: Han dynasty depiction of Zhuang Zi, 1925. 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Table of Contents Track Title Length 1 01 - Introduction, Part 1 22:05 2 02 - Introduction, Part 2 18:34 3 03 - The Doctrine of Relativity 07:12 4 04 - The Identity of Contraries 08:51 5 05 - Illusions 04:00 6 06 - The Mysterious Immanence 12:36 7 07 - The Hidden Spring 09:19 8 08 - Non-Interference with Nat 03:25 9 09 - Passive Virtue 11:11 10 10 - Self-Adaptation to Extern 06:41 11 11 - Immortality of the Soul 05:18 12 12 - The Sage, or Perfect Man 09:32 13 13 - Random Gleanings 22:54 14 14 - Personal Anecdotes 05:30 Terms and Conditions Terms of Sale The buyer can pay using the Checkout button when the listing ends or wait to receive an automated email invoice shortly after the listing ends with totals and payment instructions. Checkout must be completed within 7 days of the close of listing. If payment isn’t received within this time period, the item will be re-listed and a Non-Paying Bidder alert will be filed. 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Location: Lakewood, Ohio
End Time: 2025-02-03T05:45:23.000Z
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Book Title: Musings of a Chinese Mystic
Case Type: Paper Sleeve
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: MP3 Audiobook Classics
Intended Audience: Adults
Subject: Taoism
Type: Audiobook
Format: MP3 CD
Language: English
Literary Movement: Taoism
Era: Pre-1500s
Author: Zhuangzi and Lionel Giles
Features: Disc includes image files for printing CD jewel box and DVD case
Run Time: 2 hours and 28 minutes
Genre: Philosophy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: writings of Zhuangzi, a disciple of Taoist Lao Tzu
Narrator: Scotty Smith