That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
(Nietzsche)
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.
Ultimate Guide to
Tai Chi: The Best of Inside Kung Fu by John R Little & Curtis Wong
Ultimate Martial
Arts Encyclopaedia
by John R Little & Curtis Wong
Uncommon Sense: The State is Out of Date by Gregory Sams
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master
by Takuan Soho
The Unknown Craftsmen: Japanese Insight into Beauty by Soetsu Yanagi
Untraditional Hsing I
by Robb Whitewood
The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space by
Azby Brown
Wabi Sabi - The Art of Everyday Life by Diane Durston
Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets and
Philosophers by Leonard Koren
Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence by Andrew Juniper
The Wabi-Sabi House: The Japanese Art of
Imperfect Beauty by Robyn Griggs Lawrence
Wabi Sabi Simple: Create Beauty, Value Imperfection, Live Deeply by Richard
R Powell
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
The
Way of Chuang Tzu
by Thomas Merton
Perhaps the most accessible interpretation of Chuang Tzu ever written,
this collection of anecdotes, stories and aphorisms offers taoism to people with
a sense of humour.
The Way of Energy by Lam Kam Chuen
A qigong classic. Detailing a range of basic standing postures and ba
duan jin. This book was followed by The Way of Power which
demonstrates how Lam's qigong is the foundation for da cheng chuan.
The Way of Liberation
by Alan Watts
The Way of the Ninja: Secret Techniques
by Masaaki Hatsumi
The Way of Power
by Lam Kam Chuen
The Way of the Warrior
by Howard Reid
The Way of the White Clouds
by Anagarika Govinda
The Way of Zen
by Alan Watts
The
Way to Love by
Anthony De Mello
A beautiful book which examines our conditioning and questions how we
perceive our reality.
Weight
Loss for the Mind by Stuart Wilde
What is Tao? by Alan Watts
What is Zen? by Alan Watts
The Wisdom of Insecurity
by Alan Watts
The Wisdom of the Sufi Sages by Timothy Freke
The Words of Gandhi
The Words of Martin Luther King
Xing Yi Quan Xue: The Study of Form-Mind Boxing by Sun Lu Tang
The Yin of Tai Chi by John Lash
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Yoga: The Iyengar Way by Silva, Mira & Shyam Mehta
You Are The World by Krishnamurti
Zen (First Directions) by Martine Batchelor
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert Pirsig
Zen for Beginners by Judith Blackstone
Zen
in the Art of Archery by
Eugen Herrigel
A fascinating study of how the spirit of zen can infuse a martial art. Few
modern classes have any real sense of this.
Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams
An insightful, candid exploration of martial arts training.
Zen O’clock: Time to Be by
Scott Shaw
Zen Poems edited by Manu Bazzano
Zen Questions
by Robert Allen
The Zen Way to the Martial Arts
by Taisen Deshimaru
A terse, insightful look at zen and martial arts.
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