Musings of a Chinese Mystic

Musings of a Chinese Mystic, also known as Reflections of a Chinese Mystic, is a profound exploration of Taoist philosophy attributed to Zhuang Zhou (Chuang Tzu), a key figure in the development of Taoism. This book delves into themes such as the nature of reality, the fluidity of identity, and the limitations of human knowledge. Central to its teachings is the concept of "Tao," representing the ineffable path that transcends logic and structure, encouraging harmony with the natural flow of life.

Through poetic anecdotes and paradoxical ideas, the text challenges conventional wisdom, advocating for intuition and detachment. It celebrates spontaneity and non-interference with nature while emphasising inner peace over external ambition. The book offers a timeless meditation on freedom, transformation, and the mystery of existence.

While personally drawn to Zen for its clarity and directness, exploring Taoist wisdom has proven enriching. This work provides a unique perspective on impermanence and detachment, highlighting diverse paths to inner peace and deep understanding.

The Mysterious Island- Julio Verne

Título original: L'Île mystérieuse


Begins on March 23, 1865 with a globe and its five occupants and a dog sailing through the skies with extraordinary hurricane that lasted from 18 to 26 March covered a space of 1,800 miles going to 166 km, has been going through America, Europe and Asia, causing great havoc.

The occupants had taken off from Richmond on March 20 to escape the city Southerners Hurricane I take them to the Pacific leaving in an unknown and uninhabited island. Where they will live three years and baptized with its name to Lincoln having all sorts of adventure and build a house within a granite mountains or the contrition of a canoe and a boat that go to the island of Tatabor, and where he is Ayrton and takes him to Lincoln where the colony is increased by the training of an orangutan named Jup. It installs or telegraph and fight against pirates. And they find Captain Nemo with his Nautilus, you discover that Nemo it is an Indian prince named Dakkar.