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Trying not to try : the art and science of spontaneity
- Title
- Trying not to try : the art and science of spontaneity / Edward Slingerland.
- Author
- Slingerland, Edward, 1968-
- Publication
- New York : Crown Publishers, 2014.
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Details
- Description
- vi, 295 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- Explores "why we find spontaneity so elusive and shows how early Chinese philosophy points the way to happier, more authentic lives"--Dust jacket flap.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-285) and index.
- Contents
- Skillful butchers and graceful gentlemen : the concept of wu-wei -- Drunk on heaven : the social and spiritual dimensions of wu-wei -- Try hard not to try : carving and polishing the self -- Stop trying : embracing the uncarved block -- Try, but not too hard : cultivating the moral sprouts -- Forget about it : going with the flow -- The paradox of wu-wei : spontaneity and trust -- Learning from wu-wei : living with paradox.
- ISBN
- 9780770437619
- 0770437613
- 9780770437633
- 077043763X
- 9780770437626 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013023431
- OCLC
- ocn849199647
- 849199647
- SCSB-9780315
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library