Putting Routledge Putting Daoist Thought into Practice: Happiness, Longevity, and Enlightenment Paperback

Joshi provides novel illustrations of how Daoist principles and ideas can and do live and breathe in the world today.
The book draws on a range of Daoist classics including Laozi and Zhuangzi as well as the Wenzi, the Yang Zhu chapter of Liezi and medieval Yangsheng texts. Through original analysis of classical Daoist texts, this book offers guidance to people seeking a life of happiness, contentment, and healthy longevity and also provides insightful prescriptions for personal ethics, sustainable economics, and achieving enlightenment.
A valuable resource for scholars, students and researchers of Asian studies, religion, and philosophy, this book will help introduce several important dimensions of classical Daoist thought and their contemporary applications to human development and well-being.