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Taoist Secrets of Love

by Mantak Chia • 1948

Keep the orgasm, redirect the energy. A Taoist technique for pleasure that builds instead of drains.

4.14

500+

⚗️ Internal Alchemy 🔒 Semen Retention 🎯 Ejaculation Control 🏋️ Pelvic Floor Training 🕯️ Sexual Spirituality

Immersive

Taoist Secrets of Love

Keep the orgasm, redirect the energy. A Taoist technique for pleasure that builds instead of drains.

by Mantak Chia 1948 285 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

⚗️ Internal Alchemy 🔒 Semen Retention 🎯 Ejaculation Control 🏋️ Pelvic Floor Training 🕯️ Sexual Spirituality

The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity

by Daniel Reid • 1989

The three Taoist arts of health: food as medicine, breath as energy, and sex as rejuvenation.

4.17

1k+

🧘 Taoist Philosophy 🎋 Chinese Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🌬️ Breathwork 🔥 Sexual Vitality

The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity

The three Taoist arts of health: food as medicine, breath as energy, and sex as rejuvenation.

by Daniel Reid 1989 416 pages

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧘 Taoist Philosophy 🎋 Chinese Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🌬️ Breathwork 🔥 Sexual Vitality

What Is Tao?

by Alan W. Watts • 2000

The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.

4.17

1k+

🏮 Taoist Philosophy 🎋 Eastern Wisdom 🌊 Effortless Action ☯️ Yin And Yang 🔄 Holistic Thinking

What Is Tao?

The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.

by Alan W. Watts 2000 96 pages

4.17

1k+ ratings

🏮 Taoist Philosophy 🎋 Eastern Wisdom 🌊 Effortless Action ☯️ Yin And Yang 🔄 Holistic Thinking

The Tao of Pooh

by Benjamin Hoff • 1982

Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.

4.01

100k+

☯️ Western Taoism 🧘 Effortless Living 🐢 Slowing Down 🧩 Nature Of Self 🧠 Overthinkers

The Tao of Pooh

Pooh has no brain and no plan, yet accidentally masters life. The clever animals fail by trying.

by Benjamin Hoff 1982 176 pages

4.01

100k+ ratings

☯️ Western Taoism 🧘 Effortless Living 🐢 Slowing Down 🧩 Nature Of Self 🧠 Overthinkers

The Tao of Sexology

by Stephen Thomas Chang • 1996

Pressure points, facial maps, and rhythmic breathing: the Taoist art of turning sex into vitality.

3.92

227

☯️ Taoist Sexual Alchemy ⚡ Sexual Energy Cultivation 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 💦 Ejaculation Control 🕰️ Sexual Longevity

The Tao of Sexology

Pressure points, facial maps, and rhythmic breathing: the Taoist art of turning sex into vitality.

by Stephen Thomas Chang 1996 224 pages

3.92

227 ratings

☯️ Taoist Sexual Alchemy ⚡ Sexual Energy Cultivation 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 💦 Ejaculation Control 🕰️ Sexual Longevity

The Way of the Champion

by Jerry Lynch • 2006

Sun Tzu's battlefield tactics turned into a mental playbook for athletes who want the edge.

3.97

144

🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🏅 Peak Performance ☯️ Applied Taoism ♟️ Strategic Thinking

The Way of the Champion

Sun Tzu's battlefield tactics turned into a mental playbook for athletes who want the edge.

by Jerry Lynch 2006 224 pages

3.97

144 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 💪 Mental Toughness 🏅 Peak Performance ☯️ Applied Taoism ♟️ Strategic Thinking

Healing Light of the Tao

by Mantak Chia • 2008

The Taoist energy circuit: conscious breath and attention unlock the body's self-healing power.

4.18

166

🧪 Internal Alchemy ⚡ Energy Medicine 🌀 Qigong ☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Taoist Meditation

Healing Light of the Tao

The Taoist energy circuit: conscious breath and attention unlock the body's self-healing power.

by Mantak Chia 2008 608 pages

4.18

166 ratings

🧪 Internal Alchemy ⚡ Energy Medicine 🌀 Qigong ☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Taoist Meditation

The Essential Tao

by Lao Tzu • 1991

Why the best leaders barely act, and other paradoxes from the world's most translated wisdom text.

4.11

500+

🧘 Taoism 🌊 Effortless Action 🪶 Simple Living ☯️ Harmony Of Opposites 🏛️ Wise Governance

The Essential Tao

Why the best leaders barely act, and other paradoxes from the world's most translated wisdom text.

by Lao Tzu 1991 168 pages

4.11

500+ ratings

🧘 Taoism 🌊 Effortless Action 🪶 Simple Living ☯️ Harmony Of Opposites 🏛️ Wise Governance

The Living I Ching

by Ming-Dao Deng • 2006

The I Ching's 64 blueprints for navigating change, minus the fortune-telling.

4.29

113

📜 I Ching ☯️ Taoism 🔮 Divination 🌱 Self-Cultivation 🏮 Eastern Philosophy

The Living I Ching

The I Ching's 64 blueprints for navigating change, minus the fortune-telling.

by Ming-Dao Deng 2006 456 pages

4.29

113 ratings

📜 I Ching ☯️ Taoism 🔮 Divination 🌱 Self-Cultivation 🏮 Eastern Philosophy

365 Tao

by Ming-Dao Deng • 1992

365 Taoist readings for a year of letting go, finding stillness, and moving with life's flow.

4.11

3k+

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 📅 Daily Reflections 🏮 Eastern Philosophy 🧘 Inner Stillness 🍃 Non-Attachment

365 Tao

365 Taoist readings for a year of letting go, finding stillness, and moving with life's flow.

by Ming-Dao Deng 1992 400 pages

4.11

3k+ ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 📅 Daily Reflections 🏮 Eastern Philosophy 🧘 Inner Stillness 🍃 Non-Attachment

Tao

by Osho • 2002

Self-improvement strengthens the prison it promises to open: the real alternative is ego death.

4.26

1k+

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🏮 Eastern Spirituality 💀 Ego Death 🪷 Meditation Practice ⏳ Present Moment

Tao

Self-improvement strengthens the prison it promises to open: the real alternative is ego death.

by Osho 2002 192 pages

4.26

1k+ ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🏮 Eastern Spirituality 💀 Ego Death 🪷 Meditation Practice ⏳ Present Moment

The Way of Qigong

by Kenneth S. Cohen • 1999

From breath to bedroom: qigong's complete guide to cultivating life energy, with the science.

4.20

500+

🌀 Energy Healing 🏥 Chinese Medicine 🧘 Qigong Practice 🌬️ Breath Work ⚡ Energy Medicine

The Way of Qigong

From breath to bedroom: qigong's complete guide to cultivating life energy, with the science.

by Kenneth S. Cohen 1999 448 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🌀 Energy Healing 🏥 Chinese Medicine 🧘 Qigong Practice 🌬️ Breath Work ⚡ Energy Medicine

Tao Te Ching

by Stefan Stenudd • 2011

Wu-wei gets more done than striving. The Tao Te Ching's quiet wisdom for modern lives.

4.30

178

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action 🧘 Mindfulness 🤲 Servant Leadership 🍂 Non-Attachment

Tao Te Ching

Wu-wei gets more done than striving. The Tao Te Ching's quiet wisdom for modern lives.

by Stefan Stenudd 2011 320 pages

4.30

178 ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action 🧘 Mindfulness 🤲 Servant Leadership 🍂 Non-Attachment

The Tao of Inner Peace

by Diane Dreher • 1990

Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.

4.11

1k+

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Inner Peace 🕊️ Self-Acceptance 🌿 Simple Living 🤲 Compassionate Leadership

The Tao of Inner Peace

Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.

by Diane Dreher 1990 336 pages

4.11

1k+ ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Inner Peace 🕊️ Self-Acceptance 🌿 Simple Living 🤲 Compassionate Leadership

The Tao of Abundance

by Laurence G. Boldt • 1999

Ancient Taoist wisdom for abundance that has nothing to do with your bank account.

4.12

159

🏯 Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🪷 Abundance Mindset 🌊 Effortless Action ⚡ Energy Cultivation

The Tao of Abundance

Ancient Taoist wisdom for abundance that has nothing to do with your bank account.

by Laurence G. Boldt 1999 402 pages

4.12

159 ratings

🏯 Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🪷 Abundance Mindset 🌊 Effortless Action ⚡ Energy Cultivation

The Tao of Daily Life

by Derek Lin • 2007

Taoist parables that reveal harmony hiding inside your grudges, your setbacks, and the mundane.

4.38

500+

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 📖 Spiritual Parables 🧘 Mindful Living ✨ Applied Spirituality 🍂 Non-Attachment

The Tao of Daily Life

Taoist parables that reveal harmony hiding inside your grudges, your setbacks, and the mundane.

by Derek Lin 2007 244 pages

4.38

500+ ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 📖 Spiritual Parables 🧘 Mindful Living ✨ Applied Spirituality 🍂 Non-Attachment

Taoism for Beginners

by Elizabeth Reninger • 2020

Taoism without clichés: how effortless action works, and the virtues that reframe daily life.

3.94

238

🏮 Taoist Philosophy 📜 Classical Chinese Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action ⚗️ Inner Alchemy 🔥 Energy Cultivation

Taoism for Beginners

Taoism without clichés: how effortless action works, and the virtues that reframe daily life.

by Elizabeth Reninger 2020 124 pages

3.94

238 ratings

🏮 Taoist Philosophy 📜 Classical Chinese Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action ⚗️ Inner Alchemy 🔥 Energy Cultivation

The Tao Made Easy

by Alan Cohen • 2018

Stop wrestling with life. The Tao's ancient insight: ease, not effort, unlocks what you seek.

4.36

294

🏯 Eastern Philosophy 🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 🌊 Effortless Action 🍃 Letting Go 😌 Contentment

The Tao Made Easy

Stop wrestling with life. The Tao's ancient insight: ease, not effort, unlocks what you seek.

by Alan Cohen 2018 233 pages

4.36

294 ratings

🏯 Eastern Philosophy 🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 🌊 Effortless Action 🍃 Letting Go 😌 Contentment

Taoism for Dummies

by Jonathan Herman • 2013

A 2,000-year tradition of alchemists, rebels, and monks that the West mistook for a single book.

3.55

118

🧠 Taoist Philosophy 🇨🇳 Chinese Religion 🪷 Wu-Wei ⏳ Religious History 🎋 Eastern Philosophy

Taoism for Dummies

A 2,000-year tradition of alchemists, rebels, and monks that the West mistook for a single book.

by Jonathan Herman 2013 384 pages

3.55

118 ratings

🧠 Taoist Philosophy 🇨🇳 Chinese Religion 🪷 Wu-Wei ⏳ Religious History 🎋 Eastern Philosophy

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