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The Unencumbered SpiritThe Unencumbered Spirit - Reflections of a Chinese Sage is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence of life, and how to live in a satisfying yet simple manner.Hung Ying-ming was a wise Chinese sage believed to have lived towards the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). He was extraordinarily well-read, cultured and immersed himself in Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. It is thought that he was a literati, a type of man who found fulfillment in simple pleasures; reading classic literature, contemplating the Three Creeds, enjoying nature and practicing various arts from calligraphy to the martial arts. A lifetime's worth of the author's deepest reflections have been collected in The Unencumbered Spirit. Good and evil, honesty and deception, wisdom and foolishness and heaven and hell are all explored in this book. Each entry stands on its own with thought provoking passages that resonate long after the book has been set aside. Profound, spiritual, humorous, witty and timeless, The Unencumbered Spirit is a book about getting at the true, clean taste of life without all of the distractions and encumbrances and living in simplicity and awareness. It offers thoughts on life, human nature, and how to live well and simply. The wisdom from his reflections are timeless and will give us cause us to rethink the way we treat ourselves and others, and perhaps guide us forward to a higher path.
Hardcover: 224 pages. ISBN:9784770030979 $19.95 |
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