Immortal Sisters: Secret Teachings of Taoist Women Second Edition [Paperback]

Immortal Sisterspresents life stories and teachings of distinguished female Taoist adepts who lived from the third to twelfth centuries. Among them is the poet and mystic Sun Bu-er, who passed into folklore as one of the famous Seven Immortals and appears as a character in countless popular novels of China. These accomplished women, renowned in their own day and in history, represent a uniquely female heritage of spiritual mastery. Through poems, stories, teachings, and commentaries,Immortal Sisterssheds light on the spiritual methods taught and practiced by these women and illustrates the importance of the feminine in Taoism.Thomas Cleary is highly regarded as one of the greatest contemporary translators of Asian texts. Among his translations are many classic texts of Buddhism, Taoism, andI Chingstudies, includingThe Essential Tao, Awakening to the Tao,andThe Buddhist I Ching.His works have been retranslated into German, Italian, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish, Czech, Thai, Indonesian, Mandarin, and other modern languages.US