Laozi (Lao-tse): Meister der Spiritualität (HERDER spektrum) - Erstausgabe

Möller, Hans-Gorg. Laozi. Meister der Spiritualität. Meister der Spiritualität. Freiburg im Breisgau. Herder. 2003. 19 cm x 12 cm. 160 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Inscribed and signed by the author. Includes for example the following essays: Wie Laozi lesen? - Und: Was heißt Dao? / Die Aktualität des Laozi / Yin und Yang, Qi, Dao und De, Himmel und Erde, ziran etc etc. Laozi is traditionally regarded as the author of the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), though the identity of its author(s) and/or compiler(s) has been debated throughout history. It is one of the most significant treatises in Chinese cosmogony. As with most other ancient Chinese philosophers, Laozi often explains his ideas by way of paradox, analogy, appropriation of ancient sayings, repetition, symmetry, rhyme, and rhythm. In fact, the whole book can be read as an analogy - the ruler is the awareness, or self, in meditation and the myriad creatures or empire is the experience of the body, senses and desires. The Tao Te Ching, often called simply Laozi after its reputed author, describes the Dao (or Tao) as the source and ideal of all existence: it is unseen, but not transcendent, immensely powerful yet supremely humble, being the root of all things. People have desires and free will (and thus are able to alter their own nature). Many act unnaturally, upsetting the natural balance of the Dao. The Daodejing intends to lead students to a return to their natural state, in harmony with Dao. Language and conventional wisdom are critically assessed. Taoism views them as inherently biased and artificial, widely using paradoxes to sharpen the point. (Wikipedia).