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The tao of Emerson : the wisdom of the Tao Te Ching as found in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson / edited and with an introduction by Richard Grossman ; brush calligraphy by Chungliang Al Huang.

by Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.

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Modern Library, c2007.

Laozi. Dao de jing.

Taoism -- Poetry.

Transcendentalism (New England) -- Poetry.

American poetry -- 19th century.

9780679643395 (hc.)

0679643397 (hc.)

Modern Library ed.

xxvi, 176 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173)

"The Tao of Emerson strikingly brings together two of the most influential voices in the history of letters: Lao Tse, the sixth-century B.C. Chinese mystic, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American transcendentalist known to many as "the sage of Concord." By adroitly juxtaposing on facing pages the texts of Lao Tse's masterpiece, the Tao Te Ching, with Emerson's writings, Richard Grossman illuminates how these two remarkable men, from opposite sides of the world and separated by 2,500 years, are united in an inspired wisdom and common spirit: to live simply and tranquilly; trust one's own intuition; seek out and appreciate the spiritual grace in the natural world; act without self-assertion; abjure violence; harmonize with the ebb and flow of nature and circumstances; and, above all, assure that there is a place in the world for humility, yielding, gentleness, and serenity. Lao Tse (c. 604 B.C.-c. 521 B.C.), the author of the Tao Te Ching, founded the Taoist religion in China. His name translates to "Old Master," and "Tao" means "the Way." Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), a leading light of the American Transcendentalist movement, was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University and the Harvard Divinity School. He wrote more than forty volumes of essays, poems, lectures, addresses, and personal journals"--Provided by publisher.

American poetry.

Grossman, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1921-

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