Chuang Tzu : the inner chapters : the classic Taoist text : a new translation of the Chuang Tzu with commentary

The writings of Chuang Tzu stand alongside the Tao Te Ching as foundational classics of Taoism. Dating back to the fourth century BC, The Inner Chapters is full of fantastical tales that both entertain and provide guidance on living a good life--a gigantic fish that becomes a bird, a cook who never sharpens his blade, a magical being who lives in the mountains, and more. This new luxury edition is distinguished by insightful commentary and superb photographs that convey in their wordless beauty the profound wisdom of Chuang Tzu's text. A new edition of the Taoist classic text that has surprising impact for the modern reader captures the zaniness and philosophical abandon of the original