Is
the means different from the end?
Is not the end contained in the means?
The right means is action which is not the outcome of hate,
envy, authority, ambition, fear.
The end is not distant from the means.
The end is the means.
(Krishnamurti)
Books
This list represents a sample of the books we have found useful in
discovering the essence of
tai chi.
Please note that tai chi cannot be learned from a book.
Tao Book and Card Pack by Timothy Freke
The Tao of Being by Ray Grigg
A well thought-out Tao Te Ching adaptation designed to promote
awareness and contemplation.
The Tao of Jeet Kune Do by
Bruce Lee
This is not really a book as such. It is a collection of notes, ideas,
musings and insights. Quotations from various taoist texts are reproduced,
altered slightly and attributed to Lee.
The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra
The Tao of Philosophy by Alan Watts
The
Tao of Zen
by Ray Grigg
The Tao
Speaks: Lao Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom by Chih Chung Tsai
The graphic novel version of Tao Te Ching. Humorous, well-drawn
and quirky.
Tao Te Ching translated by Ralph Alan Dale
Tao Te Ching translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English
Tao Te Ching translated by Man-Ho Kwok & Martin Palmer
Tao Te Ching translated by
D C Lau
Tao Te Ching translated by
Ursula K Le Guin
Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
Tao Te Ching translated by
Arthur Whaley
Tao Te Ching translated by Richard Wilhelm
Tao Te Ching translated by John C H Wu
The
Tao Te Ching and The Christian Way translated by Joseph Petulla
Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan Watts & Chungliang Al Huang
This collaboration between Watts and Chungliang Al Huang is a
fascinating book.
Taoism
by Paul Wildish
Taoism: Way Beyond Seeking by Alan Watts
Takes the reader far deeper into taoism.
Teachings of Buddha
(Springs of Wisdom)
Teachings of Hinduism (Springs of Wisdom)
Teachings of Jesus Christ (Springs of Wisdom)
Teachings of Mohammad (Springs of Wisdom)
Teachings of the Buddha
The Texts of Taoism Vol 1 & 2
translated by James Legge
There Are No Secrets by Wolfe
Lowenthal
A candid account of one man's experience of Cheng Man Ching in New York. This
is well-balanced appraisal of the man and his tai chi. It is both complimentary
and critical.
Think On These Things
by Krishnamurti
This Light In Oneself by Krishnamurti
Thoughts in Solitude by Thomas Merton
Three
Second Fighter: The Sniper Option by Geoff Thompson
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
To Be Human by Krishnamurti
Total Freedom
by Krishnamurti
Tradition and
Revolution by Krishnamurti
Traditions by Dave Lowry
The Transformed Mind by Dalai Lama
Treat Your Own Knees by Jim Johnson
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