The Way of Chuang Tzu

161 Pages·1965·0.81 MB·English

by  Thomas Merton

PHILOSOPHY
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THE WAY OF
CHUANG TZU
ByT homas Merton
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THE TOWER OF BABEL
THE WAY OF CHUANG TZU
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CONTENTS
A Notteot hRee ader
9
TheW ayo fC huaTnzgu
I. A StuodfyC huaTnzgu 13
2.R eadifnrgosCm h uaTnzgu 33
TheU selTersese 35
A HatS alesamnadan C apabRluel er 37
TheB reaotfhN ature 38
GreaKtn olwedge 40
TheP ivot 42
Threienth eM orning 44
CuttiUngpa nO x 45
TheM anW ithO neF ooatn dth eM arsh
Pheasant 48
TheF astoifnt gh Hee art 50
ThreFer iends 54
LaoT zuW'ask e 56
Confucainudts hM ea dman 58
TheT ruMea n 6o
Metamorphosis 62
ManI sB orinn T ao 65
TwoK ingasn dN o-Form 66
CracktihnSega fe 67
LeaviTnhgi nAglso ne 70
TheK ingMlayn 72
HowD eeIpsT aol 73
TheL osPte arl 74
InM yE ndI sM yB eginning 75
WhenL ifWea sF ulTlh erWea sN oH istor76y
When Hai deoMuasn. .. 77
TheF ivEen emies 78
ActiaonndN on-Action So
Duke Hwaanndt hWeh eelwright 82
AutumFnl oods 84
Greaatn dS mall 87
TheM ano fT ao 91
TheT urtle 93
Owla ndP hoenix 95
TheJ ooyf F ishes 97
PerfJeocyt 99
SymphofnoayrS eBai rd 130
Wholeness 150
TheN eetdo W in 107
TheS acriSfiwciinael 180
TheF ightCioncgk 190
TheW oodcarver 110
Whent hSeh oFei ts 112
TheE mptByo at 141
TheF ligohfLt i nH ui 161
WhenK nowleWdegneNt orth 118
TheI mportoafBn ecienT go othless 121
WherIes Tao? 123
StarlaingdNh otn -Being 152
KenSga nCgh u 162
KengD'iss ciple 182
TheT oweorft hSep irit 134
TheI nnLearw 163
Apologies 138
AdvistihnPegr ince 193
ActiLvief e 141
MonkeMyo untain 134
GooFdo rtune 144
FligFhrto Bme nevolence 174
Tao 150
TheU seless 153
Meanasn dE nds 154
FligFhrto tmh Seh adow 155
ChuanTgz uF'usn eral 165
Glossary 157
Bibliography 158
Notes 159