{"product_id":"master-of-the-three-ways-isbn-9781590309933","title":"Master of the Three Ways","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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.“I recommend this work to anyone interested in the way of the world’s greatest sages, whose teachings can help us all to see into and improve our own lives.”—from the Foreword by Red Pine, author of \u003ci\u003eZen Baggage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoad to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Scott Wilson is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling books include \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unfettered Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lone Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of Miyamoto Musashi.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303785418981,"sku":"NP9781590309933","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590309933.jpg?v=1767732377","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/master-of-the-three-ways-isbn-9781590309933","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}