{"product_id":"learning-of-the-way-daoxue-john-e-young-9781480830486","title":"Learning of the Way (Daoxue): Self-Cultivation Through Neo-Confucian Learning, Kungfu, and Martial Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver two thousand years ago, the Chinese sage Confucius proposed that \"learning, and putting persistent learning into practice, is a great joy or pleasure.\" In \u003cem\u003eLearning of the Way (Daoxue)\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. John E. Young presents, from a Confucian perspective, the rationale for engaging in traditional Chinese arts and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr. Young relies on his experience as a Chinese martial arts expert and professor emeritus to share the results of his comprehensive examination of the concept of Confucian learning that explores self-cultivation, introduces the era of Neo-Confucianism, investigates the practices of \u003cem\u003ejing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003egewu\u003c\/em\u003e, examines the Zhu Xi approach, applies Confucian and Neo-Confucian concepts specifically to the art and practice of \u003cem\u003ewushu\u003c\/em\u003e, and scrutinizes the traditional aspects of \u003cem\u003ewushu\u003c\/em\u003e as understood and practiced by Chinese grandmasters. Included is a description of the state of enlightenment that suggests this level of consciousness--guantong--is identical to integral consciousness and is urgently needed in today's increasingly complex, interconnected environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning of the Way (Daoxue)\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive guidebook that examines and teaches Westerners about traditional Chinese arts and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John E. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480830488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480830486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"John E. Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138597679359,"sku":"9781480830486","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd09e7fe-4fbf-4180-96f0-7a52ae46d4a1.jpg?v=1687900524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-of-the-way-daoxue-john-e-young-9781480830486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}