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Creative acts of compassion, frugality, and humility connect us to the heart of the world.

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Monk Yun Rou

Daoist Monk Yun Rou (his name means Soft Cloud) has been called the new Alan Watts for his Daoist teachings and the Zen Gabriel Garcia-Marquez for his works of magical realism. Born Arthur Rosenfeld in New York City, he received his academic education at Yale, Cornell, and the University of California. By leave of the Chinese government, he was ordained a monk at the Chun Yang (Pure Yang) Daoist Temple in Guangzhou, China. His award-winning books, optioned for film in both Hollywood and Asia, bridge spirituality, philosophy, and history, while his work has appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Parade, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, WebMD, and numerous other websites and newspapers

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Latest Books

"Daoist philosophy, a Jade robot, a gripping love story,     one of the most fascinating books I have ever read."

- Jonathan Kos-Read, author of The Eunuch

Available Classes

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Daoist Philosophy

A friendly gathering that begins with a reading of Classical Chinese poetry and continues with a reading of a number of different translations of a single chapter of Laozi’s Daodejing. A section from the Liezi or the...

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Tai Chi

Principles and fundamentals of authentic Chen Tai Chi in the Chen Fa Ke/Chen Quanzhong lineage, with an attendant emphasis on softness, on the vertical circle for true silk reeling, and on profound relaxation.

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Join my free mailing list and gain access to my NEW “Ask The Monk!” advice column. Each week I will answer ONE question that comes to yunrou@monkyunrou.com. Questions about practice and philosophy preferred. The next one could be yours!  In the single weekly mailing you will also receive class updates, news of workshops and Daoist events, and an excerpt from one of my published works.

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