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In this two-volume series, Hua-Ching Ni describes the life and cultivation of two great Taoist Masters, Kou Hong and Chen Tuan, whose lives can serve as a model of development for modern spiritual seekers and teachers of integral development.
Life and Teaching of Two Immortals, Volume II: Chen Tuan includes in depth commentaries which provide insight into the achievement of this highly respected Taoist Master. It provides the reader with the experience of Chen Tuan, an achieved Taoist living joyfully in the Hua mountains. Every day he enjoyed the movement of the mountain breeze, the warmth of the sun and the brightness of the moon. He reached the highest pleasure of spirit. His life was almost embodied within the clouds and the mist of the mountains, but he kept deeply within the root of the highest Tao. In this way he refined himself. The second emperor of the Sung Dynasty entitled him "Master of Subtle Reality."
Born in 871 A.D., Chen Tuan ascended in 989 A.D.. His invaluable legacy includes useful and effective spiritual practices along with teachings for enlightenment and wisdom. When applied to the foundation of a healthy life, these practices can lead a person to complete development.
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Mark Maciel
reviewed Life and Teachings of Two Immortals: Volume II: Chen Tuan on October 04, 2015 Life and Teachings of Two Immortals: Volume II: Chen Tuan
I found this book a little difficult to follow. It wasn't that it was poorly written, or that the individual parts didn't make sense. I found myself waiting for the kicker in his argument, the part where he told the reader why ancient wisdom really does matter.
The chapters all told very compelling stories about various indigenous cultures, and documented the decline of these same cultures in the face of "economic development". Davis talks about different ways of seeing the world, and various realities that indigenous groups live.
The real argument in the book, where Davis does in fact reveal why everyone should do more to heed traditional knowledge and ways of living, doesn't emerge until the final ten pages. I think the reader would have been well served to see the argument a bit more explicitly. Given the nature of the book - it was written as a series of independent lectures - the onus on the author to make an explicit point should have been pretty clear. A bunch of stories does not make a coherent point.
In any case, the reader emerges with a wealth of new ways of seeing the world, and a profound appreciation for other cultures. It's a good read, and very worthwhile.
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