If you are looking for a site with a lot of plug-ins and very little intellectual value you know where to find the back button. The values of the philosophers that are reproduced here-in were simple ones, but at the same time very deep. Thus, in respect to these great men, we have tried to make the page a reflection unto them.
Now, for those of you who have a view to the philosophical arts, or an urge to partake of the strategies that these ancient oriental philosophers were willing to expose in such poetic form, then come on in, sit by the warm fire of knowledge and drink of their wisdom which, though brewed long before our time, I think you will find quite fresh indeed.
The Analects of Confucius were actually put together by his students after he had already passed on. They are a collection of quotes and sayings from Confucius and some of his early students. The Analects are very government based, and have a lot to do with proper etiquette and being. This is still a very treasured book among orientalists.
*** The Bhagavagita is one of the major religious works of the Hindu religion. At the same time it is also a timeless story which has been told well. Being just one among the Gitas, it is unquestionably the best known.
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi is one of the premier books of Japanese strategy. The book was written about Musashi's own school, the Individual School of Two Skies. The book starts out with a mini-biography of Musashi and then moves on to the five scrolls (or spheres; i.e., rings) which make up the sections of his book. Not only does this offer a perspective onto the art of strategy, but a mirror into the past that shows us old Japan.
Out of all the books within my library, I find my self quoting mostly from the Dhammapada of Bhuddha. The book has a strong sense of wisdom and enlightenment to it which makes it an easy resource for quoting, and yet a feeling of poetry that makes it even a delight to use. The chapters here have been given names to reference them with, telling something of what lay inside. Begin your journey with peace.
Tao Te Ching:Otherwise known as the "Book of the Way", the Tao Te Ching (pronounced: Dow Deh Jing) is reported to have been the work of the great, and now legendary Lao Tsu. The book is made up of 81 chapters, each of which resembles a small poem. The chapters in turn are broken into two parts: chapters one through thirty-seven being the Tao Ching; chapters thirty-eight through eighty-one being the Te Ching. The whole work comprises the fundamental philosophy of Taoism, one of the three great chinese philosophies.
