With her concept of “Even fifty cents can save a life,” Dharma Master Cheng Yen began to challenge people’s conceptions of the impossible. A group of ordinary housewives were the first to believe in and follow her. The major organization that Tzu Chi is today began with this group of housewives.While lodging at Puming Temple, despite having nothing to her name, she was driven by one simple but resolute belief: “If I eat until I am eighty percent full, I can save the remaining twent...

一九六六年，證嚴法師布衣芒鞋，帶著幾位家庭主婦，以「人間菩薩」自勵，深入偏鄉的暗角膚慰苦難。這救度的小筏，在臺灣花蓮一隅萌芽；從二十世紀到二十一世紀，已擴展成航向天涯海角的大法船，在全球近百個地域，開出慈濟的法華世界。千里之路的起步，是出於怎樣的因緣與信念？是何等的願力與堅持，造就綿延超過半世紀、始終如一的行動？又經歷哪些難關，練就守之不動，勇往直前的心志？一部「一生無量」的慈濟史，是佛法「信、願、行」的寶貴見證。第壹冊「靜思」：一九三七年到一九六五年，是證嚴法師成長、出家到創辦慈濟歷程。In 1966, Dharma Master Cheng Yen inspired a few housewives to set aside a couple of cents of grocery money every day to establish a charity fund and led them into the dark corners of remote village...

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A new interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, this book is a celebration of the Way of Harmony and Balance. Ray Grigg transforms what has been traditionally called the Tao Te Ching, what he calls the Lao Tzu, from the mysterious to the meaningful. He accomplishes this by abandoning the historical convention of a literal reading of the Chinese texts. The result is a poetic expression of ancient wisdom in a language that readers can approach directly. The wisdom of the Lao Tzu rests in ...

The timeless wisdom of this classic Taoist text can become a companion on your own spiritual journey.The Chuang-tzu is the second major text of the Taoist tradition. It was compiled in the third century BCE and follows the lead of the best-known and oldest of all Taoist texts, the Tao-te-ching (Book of the Tao and Its Potency). Representing the philosophy of its main author, Chuang Chou, along with several other early Taoist strands, the text has inspired spiritual...

For nearly two generations, this translation of the Tao Te Ching has been the standard for those seeking access to the wisdom of Taoist thought. Now Jane English and her long-time editor, Toinette Lippe, have refreshed and revised the translation, so that it more faithfully reflects the Classical Chinese in which it was first written, while taking into account changes in our own language and eliminating any lingering infelicities.Lao Tsu’s philosophy is simple: Accept what...

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The most widely read military classic in human history, newly translated and revised in accordance with newly discovered materials of unprecedented historical significance.Fluid, crisp and rigorously faithful to the original, this new text is destined to stand as the definitive version of this cornerstone work of Classical Chinese. Of compelling importance not only to students of Chinese history and literature, but to all readers interested in the art or the philos...

This book is your ultimate Lao Tzu resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Lao Tzu's whole picture right away. Get countless Lao Tzu facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Lao Tzu Handbook is the single and largest Lao Tzu reference book. This compendium of information is the authoritative sour...

Step into the cozy, magical village of Pawston, where two Shih-Tzu sisters—curious Biscuit and clever Cupcake—live a peaceful life full of bakery crumbs, butterfly chases, and sisterly adventures. But when mysterious magic begins to stir in the forest, everything changes.Joined by Zephyr, a shy baby dragon with a forgotten past, the trio is swept into a series of enchanting journeys across forgotten castles, silent mazes, and sky-high tournaments. Along the way, they’ll unlock ridd...

The Tao, which can be expressed in words, is not the eternal Tao; the name which can be uttered is not its eternal name. Without a name, it is the Beginning of Heaven and Earth; with a name, it is the Mother of all things. Only one who is eternally free from earthly passions can apprehend its spiritual essence; he who is ever clogged by passions can see no more than its outer form. These two things, the spiritual and the material, though we call them by different names, in their origin are...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Tao, which can be expressed in words, is not the eternal Tao; the name which can be uttered is not its eternal name. Without a name, it is the Beginning of Heaven and Earth; with a name, it is the Mother of all things. Only one who is eternally free from earthly passions can apprehend its spiritual essence; he who is ever clogged by passions can see no more than its outer form. These two things, the spiritual and the material, thoug...