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I want to learn acupuncture at some point, and know it is based on the Taoist system.
I am interested in philosophical, alchemical medical Taoism - but have not been fortunate to find the right books to dig deeper into the systems.

>> No.9984489

>>9984390
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6hZX5nBYao
This is our guide to Tao

>> No.9984495

>>9984390
First and most obvious:

Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing)
Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi)
You may also want to give the I ching (not strictly speaking a taoist only book, but obviously critical to old school taoists) a look, but personally I think the philosophy is way more interesting than the direction of fortune telling alchemy, etc.

>> No.9984542

>>9984495
Which translation?

>> No.9984546

>>9984390
Mantak Chia

>> No.9984566

>>9984542
For the Tao Te ching I would suggest just reading the first few chapters of various online translations (look at wikipedia for a list) and go with what you like. It's extremely short so this shouldn't be too much of a problem.

For the Chuang Tzu I like this version https://www.amazon.com/Chuang-Tzu-Writings-Burton-Watson/dp/0231105959/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504649227&sr=8-2&keywords=chuang+tzu

And this version: https://www.amazon.com/Zhuangzi-Basic-Writings/dp/0231129599/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504649301&sr=1-3&keywords=zhuangzi

I'm no expert on translations though

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9984900

>>9984542
We've got a chart this!

>> No.9984903

>>9984900
For this**

>> No.9985191

>>9984900
Thanks for the chart, saved.
What are some recommended texts on the history of religion and mythology? Surely that would be just as important as the canonical texts themselves. I've heard of "History of Religious Ideas" for example

>> No.9985407

>>9985191

Not really

Tao is a "way" of doing things and can be applied to pretty much anything. Take a walk, sign up for yoga/jiu jitsu classes, clean your house. Don't get too bogged down in the details

T. An actual Asian