{"product_id":"master-of-the-three-ways-hung-ying-ming-9781590309933","title":"Master of the Three Ways: Reflections of a Chinese Sage on Living a Satisfying Life","description":"At once profound, spiritual, and witty, \u003ci\u003eMaster of the Three Ways\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable work about human nature, the essence of life, and how to live simply and with awareness. In three hundred and fifty-seven verses, the author, Hung Ying-ming--a seventeenth-century Chinese sage--explores good and evil, honesty and deception, wisdom and foolishness, and heaven and hell. He draws from the wisdom of the \"Three Creeds\"--Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism--to impress upon us that by combining simple elegance with the ordinary, we can make our lives artistic and poetic. This sense, along with a particular understanding of Zen that makes art from the simple in everyday life, has permeated Chinese and Japanese culture to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe work is divided into two books. The first generally deals with the art of living in society and the second is concerned with man's solitude and contemplations of nature. These themes repeatedly spill over into each other, creating multiple levels of meaning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hung Ying-Ming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590309936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590309933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Hung Ying-Ming","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985232986367,"sku":"9781590309933","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b01a0962-cc5d-449e-986d-ac716750e082.jpg?v=1683276347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/master-of-the-three-ways-hung-ying-ming-9781590309933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}