Eastern Philosophy

Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies of Asia, including Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Iranian/Persian philosophy, Japanese philosophy, and Korean philosophy. The term can include Babylonian philosophy and Islamic philosophy, though these may also be considered Western philosophies.

Tao Te Ching
The Art of War
Siddhartha
The Analects
The Bhagavad Gita
The Tao of Pooh
The Dhammapada
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
The Upanishads
The Way of Zen
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
The I Ching or Book of Changes
The Art of Happiness
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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Lao Tzu
The Formless Way We look at it, and do not see it; it is invisible. We listen to it, and do not hear it; it is inaudible. We touch it, and do not feel it; it is intangible. These three elude our inquiries, and hence merge into one. Not by its rising, is it bright, nor by its sinking, is it dark. Infinite and eternal, it cannot be defined. It returns to nothingness. This is the form of the formless, being in non-being. It is nebulous and elusive. Meet it, and you do not see its beginning. Follo ...more
Tao Te Ching - Translated by S. Beck

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