Wisdom from East to West
Wisdom from East to West
How different traditions answer the same question: how to live well, clearly, and attentively.
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Step 1 · Still to readTao Te Ching
Lao Tzu opens with the Way: strength through softness, doing through non-forcing.
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Step 2 · Still to readThe Analects
Confucius turns the gaze outward: character, duty, and the order between people.
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Step 3 · Still to readMencius
Mencius deepens Confucius: humaneness begins in sprouts that need cultivation.
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Step 4 · Still to readZhuangzi
Zhuangzi counters with fluidity: wisdom begins when fixed borders loosen.
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Step 5 · Still to readThe Dhammapada
The Dhammapada turns inward: everything begins with the mind and with craving.
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Step 6 · Still to readRubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam answers with wine and impermanence: live now, for we know nothing for certain.
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Step 7 · Still to readHayy ibn Yaqzan
Ibn Tufail closes the circle: a man alone on an island reaches the highest truth by his own reason — a bridge between East and West.
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Step 8 · Still to readDeliverance from Error
Al-Ghazali turns doubt into a path toward recovered trust.
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Step 9 · Still to readThe Masnavi (Selection)
Rumi speaks in stories and images: wisdom is also longing and disciplined attention.