Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao
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Summary
The original mindfulness book， in a landmark new translation by the award-winning translator of the I Ching and The Art of War
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition， with flaps and deckle-edged paper
The most translated book in the world after the Bible， the Tao Te Ching， or "Book of the Tao，" is a guide to cultivating a life of peace， serenity， and compassion。 Through aphorisms and parable， it leads readers toward the Tao， or the "Way" harmony with the life force of the universe。 Traditionally attributed to Lao-tzu， a Chinese philosopher thought to have been a contemporary of Confucius， it is the essential text of Taoism， one of the three great religions of ancient China。 As one of the world's great works of wisdom literature， it still has much to teach us today， offering a practical model based on modesty and self-restraint for living a balanced existence and for opening your mind， freeing your thoughts， and attaining enlightenment and self-awareness。 With its emphasis on calm， simplicity， purity， and non-action， it provides a time-tested refuge from the busyness of modern life。
This new translation seeks to understand the Tao Te Ching as a guide to everyday living and encourages a slow， meditative reading experience。 The Tao Te Ching's eighty-one brief chapters are accompanied by illuminating commentary， interpretation， poems， and testimonials by the likes of Margaret Mead， Ursula K。 Le Guin， and Dr。 Wayne W。 Dyer。 Specially commissioned calligraphy for more than two hundred Chinese characters illustrates the book's essential themes。
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition， with flaps and deckle-edged paper
The most translated book in the world after the Bible， the Tao Te Ching， or "Book of the Tao，" is a guide to cultivating a life of peace， serenity， and compassion。 Through aphorisms and parable， it leads readers toward the Tao， or the "Way" harmony with the life force of the universe。 Traditionally attributed to Lao-tzu， a Chinese philosopher thought to have been a contemporary of Confucius， it is the essential text of Taoism， one of the three great religions of ancient China。 As one of the world's great works of wisdom literature， it still has much to teach us today， offering a practical model based on modesty and self-restraint for living a balanced existence and for opening your mind， freeing your thoughts， and attaining enlightenment and self-awareness。 With its emphasis on calm， simplicity， purity， and non-action， it provides a time-tested refuge from the busyness of modern life。
This new translation seeks to understand the Tao Te Ching as a guide to everyday living and encourages a slow， meditative reading experience。 The Tao Te Ching's eighty-one brief chapters are accompanied by illuminating commentary， interpretation， poems， and testimonials by the likes of Margaret Mead， Ursula K。 Le Guin， and Dr。 Wayne W。 Dyer。 Specially commissioned calligraphy for more than two hundred Chinese characters illustrates the book's essential themes。
Reviews
Saralyn
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How does one really rate this book？ I listened to a beautiful translation and there are fantastic thoughts。 There are lots of things to meditate on。 But plenty of untruth to wade through。 I guess like books most people write。
Hristian Trendafilov
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Desire withers the heart。If you dont trust the people， you make them untrustworthy。The Master doesnt talk， he acts。He who wants to shine - dims his own light。 He who rushes ahead - doesnt go far。Let things happen。 Action by non action。No need to push。 The moment you try to grasp something， you lose it。If you arent afraid of dying， there is nothing you cant achieve。Lead by not forcing。
Frankie
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I’m not sure how the translation I read holds up in terms of representing the whole of Taoism accurately， but I definitely got a lot out of it nevertheless。 I also understand that the Tao Te Ching is typically not read at the pace I read it， so unfortunately I probably had a vastly different experience with Lao Tzu than a Taoist would find to be ideal （maybe？）。 I’m interested in checking out other translations sometime。
Mason Frierson
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If you're looking for a good， hardcore， truly Taoist translation of the great Ching， don't buy it。The author， Stephen Mitchell， as others have mentioned， has admitted to going to great liberties to make the translated text sound more "poetic" to the modern reader。 And I am not just talking about the author's choice to use female pronouns as well as male pronouns in his version （incidentally - how close can one get to awareness of Tao if one allows oneself to get hung up on seeing "He" rather tha If you're looking for a good， hardcore， truly Taoist translation of the great Ching， don't buy it。The author， Stephen Mitchell， as others have mentioned， has admitted to going to great liberties to make the translated text sound more "poetic" to the modern reader。 And I am not just talking about the author's choice to use female pronouns as well as male pronouns in his version （incidentally - how close can one get to awareness of Tao if one allows oneself to get hung up on seeing "He" rather than "She" in the teachings？） besides the original text doesn't even mention gender。 The truth is， if you read other versions of the Ching （even online）， it's easy to see that the doing so distracts from the true message of the text， and that the best versions don't even need to use specific pronouns to get the message across。In one portion of this "tao de ching: A New English Version" （"Version" is the key word） the author chooses to translate "When the Tao is absent in a country，/ war horses are bred on the borders" to "When a country goes counter to the Tao， Warheads are stockpiled outside the cities"。 This author has written his "modernized" version of the Tao Te Ching and he claims to have been open in this fact， supposedly by him using the terms "A New English Version"。 When one reads further one in the notes you see the author admitting he does not even know Chinese （so his interpretation of the Tao is from other translations - and how he thinks the lines should read for poetics sake， or P。C。 sake， etc）。At first I thought I would not write a review on this book。 But when seeing the author admit to what I had suspected it made me feel like I really got ripped off。 If you are looking for a translation of the Tao Te Ching do not get this author's book。 The author respects the Tao but this is not the real deal。 I will be purposefully losing this book and looking for a better translation。 。。。more
Joanna O。
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Great translation
George Latta
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Very practical wisdom and while there may seem to be contradictions within the text the sage will， upon closer study， find that the confusion is within himself。
Lucas
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Interesante
Reigne
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I love this authors books and I thought this one was exceptional。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Monica
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I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April till the end of May on the NovelStar app。 I hope you can consider joining。 You can also publish your stories there。 just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。
Ondřej Plachý
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This is a very contemporary thousands years old philosophical text。 It is short yet it offers wide variety of advices about important aspects of everyday life。 After first read a couple of things stood out for me: 1。 the only way how to achieve something is to not try to achieve anything。 When you try hard things get worse; 2） stay in the present moment （clearly a connection with Mahayana Buddhism which came later）; 3） be like you are， don't give shit about other people judgments。 But be kind; 4 This is a very contemporary thousands years old philosophical text。 It is short yet it offers wide variety of advices about important aspects of everyday life。 After first read a couple of things stood out for me: 1。 the only way how to achieve something is to not try to achieve anything。 When you try hard things get worse; 2） stay in the present moment （clearly a connection with Mahayana Buddhism which came later）; 3） be like you are， don't give shit about other people judgments。 But be kind; 4） Its ok to do good stuff and bad stuff， if it does not destroy the balance。 I translate it as don't try hard to be good at all costs， or it will backfire。 Embrace what you are and then all of sudden you will realize you becoming a better person in life。 5） good ruler is a ruler who is not visible so people can take credit for creating better state， government， laws， etc。 （following is good ruler， then authoritarian ruler， and last is despised ruler）; 6） live in peace - both as an individual or as a ruler。 Destroying peace leads to bad things， such as nationalism。 。。。more
Aime Dollete
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Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC） http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top joye@novelstar。top lena@novelstar。top app。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC） http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top joye@novelstar。top lena@novelstar。top app。novelstar。top 。。。more
Sean
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Such wisdom。
The Book Witch
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A collection of proverbs and wisdom in line with the spiritual practice and philosophy of Taoism。
Iman Rouhipour
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لائوزه ۲۵۰۰ سال پیش کتاب رو ننوشت تا منتظر تعداد ستارهای باشه که من تو گودریدز بهش میدم。
Que Orteza
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I instantly connected to her writing style， her storytelling， her characters。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Joseph Campagna
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If you're looking for a quick hack to enlightenment， this translation of the Tao te Ching is like steroids for your mind。 If you're looking for a quick hack to enlightenment， this translation of the Tao te Ching is like steroids for your mind。 。。。more
Sumeyye Sena
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theres no way you can hate this book unless you get caught up in the lyricism and miss the whole point
Osaka Tides
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Just needed this， I think。
Kari Fluorflyer
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La interpretación， delicada y feminista es lo que ame de esta edición
Samira Mirzaei
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کتابهای معنوی و مذهبی ، اشتباه کم ندارن اما نثر زیبایی دارن از نظر من。 من آشنایی با اندیشهشون رو دوست دارم اما نه بیشتر از آشنایی😂
Alice Lee
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good。 I don't remember what it was about but going with the flow。。。 i remember this good。 I don't remember what it was about but going with the flow。。。 i remember this 。。。more
Sara Rastakhiz
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مجموعه ی واقعا جذابی بود。 ساده بود حرفاش در عین حال بنظرم بسیار پیچیده و زیبا بود。چیزی که متوجه شدم اینه که تائو یه ویزی هست که ما از درکش غافلیم یه مفهوم مثلمفهوم خدا در اسلام 。 غیر قابل توصیف، تصور و تجسم。 چیزی که همه جا وجود داره و بوده و هست و خواهد بود。خیلی دلم میخواد بدونم طبق این گفته ها چطور میشه از nonaction به ارامش و حقیقت و در واقع action رسید。 برای همینم قصد دارم کتابای بیشتری در این زمینه بخونم。این کتاب یجورایی کتاب راهنما و قران مکتب تائوئیسم هست و معلوم نیست نویسنده اش اصلا وجود مجموعه ی واقعا جذابی بود。 ساده بود حرفاش در عین حال بنظرم بسیار پیچیده و زیبا بود。چیزی که متوجه شدم اینه که تائو یه ویزی هست که ما از درکش غافلیم یه مفهوم مثلمفهوم خدا در اسلام 。 غیر قابل توصیف، تصور و تجسم。 چیزی که همه جا وجود داره و بوده و هست و خواهد بود。خیلی دلم میخواد بدونم طبق این گفته ها چطور میشه از nonaction به ارامش و حقیقت و در واقع action رسید。 برای همینم قصد دارم کتابای بیشتری در این زمینه بخونم。این کتاب یجورایی کتاب راهنما و قران مکتب تائوئیسم هست و معلوم نیست نویسنده اش اصلا وجود داشته یا نه ولی هر کی که بوده بینش و دید عمیقی داشته و مطمئنم اگر این مجموعه رو به خود زبان چینی بخونم متوجه معانی بیشتر و زیبایی عای بیشتری خواهم شد。 。。。more
Ezequiel Merino Cabrera
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Las bases de la filosofía Toista en los versos de Lao-Tse que resultan esenciales para alcanzar Virtud antes de llegar al Camino。
Garrett Strealy
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Timeless wisdom。
Emin
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Lao Tzu'nun da ifade ettiği gibi yazılan birçok öğreti çoğumuz tarafından bilinen fakat uygulanmayan veya uygulanamayan bilgelikleri kapsıyor。 Yine de herkesin günlük hayatla， siyasetle， iletişim ve ilişkilerle bağdaştırıp kendisine hatırlatabileceği， kişinin hayatına katkıda bulunabilecek detaylar var。 Kitap sonundaki notları okumak önemli çünkü çok eski öğretilerin derlemesi olduğu için hem Çince orjinal dilinde hem de çeviride yorum farklılıkları var。 Lao Tzu'nun da ifade ettiği gibi yazılan birçok öğreti çoğumuz tarafından bilinen fakat uygulanmayan veya uygulanamayan bilgelikleri kapsıyor。 Yine de herkesin günlük hayatla， siyasetle， iletişim ve ilişkilerle bağdaştırıp kendisine hatırlatabileceği， kişinin hayatına katkıda bulunabilecek detaylar var。 Kitap sonundaki notları okumak önemli çünkü çok eski öğretilerin derlemesi olduğu için hem Çince orjinal dilinde hem de çeviride yorum farklılıkları var。 。。。more
Andres Sanchez
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Another world of ethics
Gloomy
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"Be the same as the dust of the world。 " "Be the same as the dust of the world。 " 。。。more
Keno Castro
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Principles you will remember as you age。 Every line is an epiphany for tommorow
Ammy Dollete
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Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 Author's way of storytelling is so good， i suggest you join novelstar's writing competition on april。 。。。more
Robert Woford
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