Lao-tzu's Taoteching
by Lao Tzu
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This is the best translation of Tao Te Ching I have encountered, and I have read probably a dozen over the last 30 years. If you must have only one translation of Lao Tzu, this is the one.
Red Pine himself does not say much, but provides excerpts from centuries of commentaries. His comments are almost entirely confined to the introduction, and this is proper: he is only one of many commentators. His attitude seems to be like Isaac Newton, standing on the shoulders of giants.
Red Pine himself does not say much, but provides excerpts from centuries of commentaries. His comments are almost entirely confined to the introduction, and this is proper: he is only one of many commentators. His attitude seems to be like Isaac Newton, standing on the shoulders of giants.
I really enjoy Red Pine's translation of the Tao. Comparing it to others, the words seem both clearer and more poetic. The commentaries he includes offer further food for thought on each verse.
This is one of the most difficult books I have encountered. Lao-Tse has a way of thinking about the world that is foreign to my understanding. Nevertheless this is an important book in the history of the religions of the world.
Red Pine version, insightful and accessible
See Lao-tzu : Te-tao ching translated by Robert Henricks
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Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, is considered to be the founder of Taoism. His birth and death dates are uncertain. According to legend, Lao Tzu was keeper of the archives at the imperial court. When he was eighty years old he set out for the western border of China, saddened and disillusioned that men were unwilling to follow the path to natural show more goodness. At the border, he was asked by a border guard to record his teachings before he left. These teachings were compiled into the Tao Te Ching (The Way and Its Power). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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