Seeking Recommendation Taoism books recommendation

jzatopa said:

Heavenly Streams by Damo is a good read

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jzatopa said:

Heavenly Streams by Damo is a good read

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frater_pan said:

It depends on your interests in Taoism. Of course start with the Tao de Ching (Daodejing) and then it's numerous commentaries. Actually learn to cast and work with the Yi Ching /I Ching. Taoism can be viewed as a path to Immortality meaning life extension really (life extension to 120-160 years for example). However the purpose of the Immortality is to attain enlightenment. This is usually accomplished through the cultivation of qi or life energy (of which there are three different types). And qi cultivation varies between qi qong - mostly standing exercises but not always standing exercises - and nei gong - forms of meditation to cultivate the qi. Tai ji is it's own thing but it can be seen as a kind of qi gong and is very effective for that purpose (the other two main internal Chinese martial arts Xing Yi and Ba Gua are also effective for qi cultivation). More recently more has been revealed to the public about Taoist magic mostly from Benbell Wen but also from other sources. A simplified form of nei gong is Mantak Chia's teaching about the Microcosmic Orbit. It's not wrong but there is more to it than he has taught but it can be seen as an okay starting point and actually this used to be very secret and impossible or nearly impossible to train in. The classics on taiji, xing yi and ba gua are good but they are almost all written by martial artists who tend to talk about qi cultivation secondarily. And they take a lifetime to really master.

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proplayergone said:

Hi guys I'm pro player gone rn I'm learning taoism I wonder do you guys have any book recommendations for taoism

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proplayergone said:

Hi guys I'm pro player gone rn I'm learning taoism I wonder do you guys have any book recommendations for taoism

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Leonios said:

The Taoist Classic series is 4 nice hardcover or softcover books containing everything from the beautiful Dao te Ching from Lao Tzu to Chuang Tzu, there is a Daoist Iching and even mandalas. it is everything you will need and a treasure.

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diskrete said:

I would certainly suggest all the books by Jason Read. Luban Shu and other books on the Maoshan school.

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Taudefindi said:

Aside the obvious choice of the Tao Te Ching, I would mention(of those not mentioned yet):

The collection of The Temple of The Celestial Cloud books from Jerry Alan Johnson(of which most I'm sure you can find on the library here, just search for the author).
Taoist books translated by Thomas Cleary(again, you can find some of them on the library if you search for his name).
The Daoist Monastic Manual by Livia Kohn(not exactly about Taoism per se but about historical practicing Taoists).
Early Daoist Scriptures by Stephen R. Bokenkamp.
Climbing the Steps to Qingcheng Mountain by Wang Yun.

There are still more and more interesting books, but I think those are enough to get a general idea of Taoism.

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