In 34 powerful essays, Wei Wu Wei explains Taoist and Buddhist thought in the context of modern experience, using wit and precision to convey profound insight into the nature of existence.
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"Wei Wu Wei goes right for the root. He takes away everything, and leaves nothing. Then he takes that away." --Joan Tollifson, author of Bare-Bones Meditation
"Wei Wu Wei goes right for the root. He takes away everything, and leaves nothing. Then he takes that away." --Joan Tollifson, author of Bare-Bones Meditation
"Wei Wu Wei goes right for the root. He takes away everything, and leaves nothing. Then he takes that away." --Joan Tollifson, author of Bare-Bones Meditation
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Wei Wu Wei, an anonymous Westerner, joins Paul Reps, Alan Watts, and Philip Kapleau as one of the earliest and most profound interpreters of Zen Buddhism and Taoist philosophies. The depth of understanding evidenced in All Else is Bondage places it in the top tier of modern spiritual classics. In the years since Wei Wu Wei's work was originally published, his stature has only increased. Well-read, educated at Oxford, and widely traveled, Wei Wu Wei brought a modern sensibility to the ancient texts.
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Stunningly Transformative,
By Steve Ray "Stevie Ray" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Else Is Bondage: Non-Volitional Living (Paperback)
This classic melds many traditions into one profound source. Wei Wu Wei has boiled down non-dualistic wisdom into a gripping and clear text accessible to all who ponder its truths.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Something to Blow your mind !,
By Steve Bennet (North Haverbrook, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Else Is Bondage: Non-Volitional Living (Paperback)
This final installment of the Wei Wu Wei series from Sentient Publications is one of the best. Wei Wu Wei shows us that somethings are indefineable and we must embrace uncertainty in the meanings we seek. Certainly not for the faint of heart but well worth it for anyone who strives to understand the world as we experience it. A must read for those of us who love a change in perspective.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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We really are mistaken,
This review is from: All Else Is Bondage: Non-Volitional Living (Paperback)
In one of the earliest of his books the author keeps driving the same non-nail into the same non-coffin with the same non-hammer until it begins to sink in that we really are mistaken in what we have all agreed is the universe. If he goes too far, no harm done, for anyone who understands it that well will always be safe. When a dear friend of mine was with him seven years before his passing he seemed to forget he had written this book. I am grateful that he did.
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THE MASTERS' exhortations to abjure "thinking" do not imply the suppression of thought but the reorientation, by articulation, of the impetus that results in dualistic thought into its im-mediate experience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THE MASTERS' exhortations to abjure "thinking" do not imply the suppression of thought but the reorientation, by articulation, of the impetus that results in dualistic thought into its im-mediate experience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
phenomenal object, relative reality Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shen Hui, Hui K'o, Hui Hai, John Smith, Padma Sambhava New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- All Else Is Bondage by Wei Wu Wei in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Open Secret by Wu Wei Wei in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Fingers Pointing Towards the Moon: Reflections of a Pilgrim on the Way by Wei Wu Wei in Front Matter
- Generation Hex by Jason Louv in Back Matter
- Dancing in the Water of Life (Journals of Thomas Merton) by Thomas Merton on page 174
- Perfect Brilliant Stillness by David Carse in Back Matter
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