How Long to Read Taming the Wild Horse

How Long Does it Take to Read Taming the Wild Horse?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 23 minutes to read Taming the Wild Horse by Louis Komjathy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 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. Taming the Wild Horse 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. The 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.

How long is Taming the Wild Horse?

Taming the Wild Horse by Louis Komjathy is 316 pages long, and a total of 80,896 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Taming the Wild Horse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 22 minutes to read Taming the Wild Horse aloud.

What Reading Level is Taming the Wild Horse?

Taming the Wild Horse is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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