Qué es el Tao

In this overview, Eastern-philosophies scholar Alan Watts offers an entertaining and brilliant synthesis of Taoism as it is portrayed in the teachings of some of its most classic works--including the The Art of War, the I-Ching, Tao te Ching, and Zhuangzi. Through a lively explanation of the essential ideas and concepts of Taoist thought, Watts presents Tao as a personal practice of liberation and explains the role that corresponds to every person as an individual endowed with free will in a world whose norms change constantly. What is Tao?demonstrates the reach that this ancient Eastern wisdom can have on hectic modern lives. En esta perspectiva general, Alan Watts, erudito en filosofias orientales, ofrece una sintesis amena y brillante del taoismo, tal y como aparece en las ensenanzas de sus grandes clasicos: elArte de la Guerra , elI-Ching , elTao te king y elZhuang Zi . A traves de una exposicion viva de las ideas y los conceptos esenciales del pensamiento taoista, Watts presenta al Tao como una practica personal de liberacion y explica el papel que le corresponde a cada persona como un individuo dotado de libre albedrio en un mundo cuyas pautas cambian continuamente.Que es el Tao muestra el alcance que esta antigua sabiduria oriental puede tener en la ajetreada vida actual.

Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. He is the author of Become What You Are, The Way of Zen, and The Wisdom of Insecurity.