Zhuangzi Explained: legendary parables for joyful living

Zhuangzi was one of China’s greatest thinkers. His ancient parables are legendary, designed to recover your natural spontaneity. Sounds great, but can Zhuangzi’s stories help us find freedom in our modern, complex lives?…

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Professor Edward Slingerland’s Trying Not to Try
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Zhuangzi: Basic Writings - Burton Watson

The Way of Chuang Tzu - Thomas Merton

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[Londonfogey]

I'm just starting to learn about Taoism after studying Buddhism and Hinduism and how it relates to the mystical Christianity of writers like Meister Eckhart. There are so many connections and complementary things between all religions and philosophies. So these videos are very helpful. PS I love the fact you included a clip from 'Office Space' - that film really got me thinking about my life and I think it has some Zen/taoist qualities about it!

[VeronikaPoloni]

I love every second of this video! Will probably watch it again... and again 😊

[martinbguk]

Thank you George. I love your calm delivery. I aspire to that calmness.

[tomw]

The Steps To Knowledge (book of inner Knowing) have been crucial in my securing a sense of inner freedom. I'd encourage anyone on this path to study them earnestly - they resonate with the great teachings from the past and have a great constancy with the teachings of Taoism. They are truly Heaven-sent. Happy 2020! T

[thelouisjohnson]

"Rejoice for those around you that transform on into the force. Mourn them do not, miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealousy, the shadow of greed that is." - Yoda (my favourite philosopher)

[jm]

Fantastic the reason why he drummed was not for tradition but for for the acceptance the feeling of life continued the feeling is always the key, some may bang the drum increasing their attention on the pain, magnifying the pain its not what you do but how you do it.

[elva]

So glad you guys are learning zhuangzi's wisdom. Im a big fan of zhuangzi & laozi & Buddha's wisdom. Im still reading their books over and over again, and each time I learned something new about life and how to live life to the fullest.

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[BeAmazed]

Worth the wait! Great work as always George.

[everydogandhisman]

Great video - I have been reading and living Taoism for over 20 years and still learned something new from your video. Well done

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Thank you from the depth of my heart. I have been reading books, listening to audio books, surfing the net, meditating looking high and low for this. Finally here is something that synchronizes with my hunting questing soul. Soul satisfying. 💟💖💓

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[elenikouki]

I have to admit how emotional this video made me feel...! It agrees with a lot of thoughts that I knew I had, but there is something about knowing that these are age old questions... It just lifts so much of any guilt that one may have about feeling that there is something that they are not doing quite right in their lives. There is no right, this idea of a non-perscriptive way to live your life is exactly what child-like playfulness is all about! At least that's how I perceive it. This is a wonderful work that you are doing and as an educator, I wish mainstream education in the UK was more like this!

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Well done George. Thank you very much.