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u/merthsoft · 8 pointsr/TheLastAirbender

You should check out some Taoism (http://www.amazon.com/Zhuangzi-Speaks-Nature-Chih-chung-Tsai/dp/0691008825 is a nice intro)!

u/Wolvenfire86 · 3 pointsr/taoism

I like the comic version of that. Maybe because I love comics. It was a fun read, and it relaxes me.

u/CaseyAPayne · 3 pointsr/taoism

Hmmm… I need to create a "Taoist Starter Kit" article…

As far as translations go… one I like is Red Pine's translation because it has commentary and the Chinese. The nice thing about the commentary is it lets you see all of the different ways each chapter can be interpreted. Political strategists see strategy and alchemists see instructions for spiritual immortality. :)

https://www.amazon.com/Lao-tzus-Taoteching-Lao-Tzu-ebook/dp/B00APD9VP2

If you want something chill and direct. I like these comics:

https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Speaks-Lao-Tzus-Whispers-Wisdom/dp/0385472595/

https://www.amazon.com/Zhuangzi-Speaks-Nature-Chih-chung-Tsai/dp/0691008825

If you wanna compare a bunch of translations…

https://ttc.tasuki.org/

I don't really think you can go "wrong" with any translation/interpretation if you're planning on reading more than one. If it was just the one, I'd go with Red Pine's.

As for meditation, I would look into Zen or Chan Buddhism close to where you are. You can also get started right away by just closing your eyes and breathing for a minute a day and build up to more as you do more research (via videos, books, seminars, teachers, etc.)

More important than any technique is developing the habit of doing it every day.

This app is awesome and it comes with a bunch of free guided meditations. I just use it for the timer. :)

https://insighttimer.com/

If you start getting serious I'd look for a teacher of some kind, but good teachers for Taoism seem kind of elusive. I think that's from the nature of the practice and it's history.

Google searches, reading reviews, talking to people, etc will take you where you want to go although in the beginning it's hard to tell the difference between "good" and "bad", but there's no way around that other than to start doing stuff and getting some experience under your belt. :) Also "bad" for you might be "good" for someone else. :P ;)

There are probably some good books for beginners as well, but I'm not familiar with those yet. I'm gonna start ordering and reading through them… (I haven't been a beginner for a long time… that said… I'm still a beginner… lol)

Oh! There's a cool Eva Wong book on Taoism that gives you a nice historical overview and breakdown of the different styles.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1590308824/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1590308824

Hopefully you'll get some other recommendations! :)

u/Arashmickey · 2 pointsr/askphilosophy

My first meeting with eastern philosophy was actually this adorable little comic book.

There are more like it for other eastern philosophers, which are great intros and highly entertaining, but personally I found Zhuangzi's material the most appropriate for the medium.

u/chrisdamato · 1 pointr/religion

May I also suggest this comic book version of Zhuangzhi which may make it easier to appreciate all these translations.

Zhuangzhi had a lot of compassion and humor and a knack for telling just the right story. I'm not a comic book fan, but this book changed my life.

u/apackofwankers · 1 pointr/history

This is not really history, but if you want to teach her about eastern philosophy, then the cartoons by the Taiwanese author Chih-chung Ts'ai are magnificent

http://www.amazon.com/Zhuangzi-Speaks-The-Music-Nature/dp/0691008825/ref=pd_sim_b_2