The Book of Lieh-Tzu: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Book of Lieh-Tzu, credited to Lieh-Tzü ( Translated by Lionel Giles ), is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

The Book of Lieh-Tzü by Lieh-Tzü ( Translated by Lionel Giles ) The Liezi (Chinese: 列子; pinyin: Lièzĭ; Wade-Giles: Lieh Tzu; literally “[Book of] Master Lie”) is a Daoist text attributed to Lie Yukou, a circa 5th century BCE Hundred Schools of Thought philosopher, but Chinese and Western scholars believe it was compiled around the 4th century CE. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the Liezi was designated a Daoist classic, completing the trilogy with the more famous Daodejing and Zhuangzi. The Liezi is generally considered to be the most practical of the major Daoist works, compared to the philosophical writings of Laozi and the poetic narrative of Zhuangzi. Although the Liezi has not been extensively published in the West, some passages are well known. The book explores a number of classic Taoist themes, such as the relativity of all knowledge, the ideals of simplicity and effortless spontaneity, and the importance of calmly accepting death. (Summary by Wikipedia and Leon Mire)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Book of Lieh-Tzu
• Author credits: Lieh-Tzü ( Translated by Lionel Giles )
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 8
• Listed recording duration: 2:56:22

Catalogue topics

• Lieh-Tzü
• history

Track guide

1. Editorial Note & Introduction — 14:41
2. Book I - Cosmogony — 31:23
3. Book II - The Yellow Emperor — 35:37
4. Book III - Dreams — 21:46
5. Book IV - Confucius — 12:15
6. Book V - Questions of Pang — 21:47
7. Book VI - Effort and Destiny — 10:27
8. Book VII - Causality — 28:31

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