{"product_id":"taming-the-wild-horse-an-annotated-translation-and-study-of-the-daoist-horse-taming-pictures-9780231181273","title":"Taming the Wild Horse: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn thirteenth-century China, a Daoist monk named Gao Daokuan (1195-1277) composed a series of illustrated poems and accompanying verse commentary known as the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures. In this annotated translation and study, Louis Komjathy argues that this virtually unknown text offers unique insights into the transformative effects of Daoist contemplative practice. \u003ci\u003eTaming the Wild Horse\u003c\/i\u003e examines Gao's illustrated poems in terms of monasticism and contemplative practice, as well as the multivalent meaning of the \"horse\" in traditional Chinese culture and the consequences for both human and nonhuman animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Horse Taming Pictures consist of twelve poems, ten of which are equine-centered. They develop the metaphor of a \"wild\" or \"untamed\" horse to represent ordinary consciousness, which must be reined in and harnessed through sustained self-cultivation, especially meditation. The compositions describe stages on the Daoist contemplative path. Komjathy provides opportunities for reflection on contemplative practice in general and Daoist meditation in particular, which may lead to a transpersonal way of perceiving and being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10415184\"\u003eLouis Komjathy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231181273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231181272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI023000\"\u003eTaoist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT039000\"\u003eAnimal Rights\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS008000\"\u003eAsia | China\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis Komjathy is an associate professor of Chinese religions and comparative religious studies at the University of San Diego. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCultivating Perfection: Mysticism and Self-transformation in Early Quanzhen Daoism\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Complete Perfection: A Quanzhen Daoist Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Daoist Tradition: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eDaoism: A Guide for the Perplexed\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and the editor of \u003ci\u003eContemplative Literature: A Comparative Sourcebook on Meditation and Contemplative Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44285901799661,"sku":"9780231181273","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_83ed6073-a071-4c69-acbf-cc13cdb527f2.jpg?v=1696958321","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/taming-the-wild-horse-an-annotated-translation-and-study-of-the-daoist-horse-taming-pictures-9780231181273","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}