Military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai dominated Japanese culture for more than eight hundred years. According to Thomas Cleary-translator of more than thirty-five classics of Asian philosophy-the Japanese people have...

Sun Tzu's Art of War, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict. It is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. Now, this unique volume...

Aus der Fülle einer 2500jährigen Weisheitstradition schöpfend, legt der taoistische Weise Liu I-Ming in leicht zu verstehenden Meditationen, Parabeln und Reflexionen den Weg zur Verwirklichung des Tao im Alltag dar. Es ist der Weg zu...

Volume Three of Classics of Buddhism and Zen contains translations of works by the key figures of Zen, including the Japanese master Dogen; Chinul, the twelfth-century Korean master; and Hakuin, founder of the Rinzai school. Also...

This compact collection of Taoism's greatest masterpieces introduces its most fundamental teachings and reveals the essential spirit of Tao.From the time of its earliest sages in prehistoric China, Taoists have looked to the underlying...

"Thunder in the Sky: Secrets on the Acquisition and Exercise of Power" von Thomas Cleary ist ein Werk, das sich mit den Prinzipien und Strategien der Machtgewinnung und Machtausübung beschäftigt. Cleary, bekannt für seine Übersetzungen...

The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for...

"Timeless Spring: A Soto Zen Anthology," zusammengestellt und übersetzt von Thomas Cleary, ist eine Sammlung von Texten der Soto-Zen-Tradition, die Einblicke in die Lehren und Praktiken dieser buddhistischen Schule bietet. Das Buch...

The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu , a collection of one hundred famous Zen koans accompanied by commentaries and verses from the teachings of Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, it is considered...

Here is a rich and varied selection from the most popular classics of ancient Taoism, including the TAO-TE CHING, CHUANG-TZU, HUAI-NAN-TZU, and WEN-TZU. Also translated are wonderful Taoist fables and stories from the "Tales of Inner...

Also sprach Laotse. Die Fortführung des Tao Te King

"The Illustrated Art of War" von Thomas Cleary ist eine reich bebilderte Ausgabe des klassischen militärischen Strategiehandbuchs "Die Kunst des Krieges" von Sun Tzu. Cleary, ein angesehener Übersetzer und Gelehrter, bietet in diesem...