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Author : Lao-tzu
Publisher : Diogenes Verlag AG
Release Date : 1990-01-01
ISBN 10 : 3257218753
Pages : 81 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (721 downloads)
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Author : Victor H. Mair
Publisher : Bantam
Release Date : 2012-04-11
ISBN 10 : 9780307434630
Pages : 192 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (463 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Victor H. Mair and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark translation of one of the most popular works of world literture, this edition of the Tao Te Ching is based on the Ma-wang-tui manuscripts.
Author : Lao Tzú
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Release Date : 1996-05-07
ISBN 10 : 1853264717
Pages : 116 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (326 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzú and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1996-05-07 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dating for around 300 BC, this is an early work of the Chinese school of philosophy called Taoism. It offers a complete view of the cosmos and how human beings should respond to it. It has mystical insight into the nature of things and forms a basis for a humane morality and political utopia.
Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2007-12-11
ISBN 10 : 9781590305461
Pages : 156 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (546 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzu and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what may be the most faithful translation of the Tao Te Ching, the translators have captured the terse, enigmatic beauty of the original masterpiece without embellishing it with personal interpretation or bogging it down with explanatory notes. By stepping out of the way and letting the original text speak for itself, they deliver a powerfully direct experience of the Tao Te Ching that is a joy to come back to again and again. And for the first time in any translation of the Tao Te Ching, now you can interact with the text to experience for yourself the nuanced art of translating. In each of the eighty-one chapters, one significant line has been highlighted and alongside it are the original Chinese characters with their transliteration. You can then turn to the glossary and translate this line on your own, thereby deepening your understanding of the original text and of the myriad ways it can be translated into English. Complementing the text are twenty-three striking ink paintings brushed by Stephen Addiss and an introduction by the esteemed Asia scholar Burton Watson.
Author : Laozi
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Release Date : 2006
ISBN 10 : 9781594732041
Pages : 210 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (24 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Laozi and published by SkyLight Paths Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enduring wisdom of the Tao Te Ching can become a companion for your own spiritual journey. Reportedly written by a sage named Lao Tzu over 2,500 years ago, the Tao Te Ching is one of the most succinct--and yet among the most profound--spiritual texts ever written. Short enough to read in an afternoon, subtle enough to study for a lifetime, the Tao Te Ching distills into razor-sharp poetry centuries of spiritual inquiry into the Tao--the "Way" of the natural world around us that reveals the ultimate organizing principle of the universe. Derek Lin's insightful commentary, along with his new translation from the original Chinese--a translation that sets a whole new standard for accuracy--will inspire your spiritual journey and enrich your everyday life. It highlights the Tao Te Ching's insights on simplicity, balance, and learning from the paradoxical truths you can see all around you: finding strength through flexibility (because bamboo bends, it is tough to break); achieving goals by transcending obstacles (water simply flows around rocks on its way to the sea); believing that small changes bring powerful results (a sapling, in time, grows into a towering tree). Now you can experience the wisdom and power of Lao Tzu's words even if you have no previous knowledge of the Tao Te Ching. SkyLight Illuminations provides insightful yet unobtrusive commentary that describes helpful historical background, explains the Tao Te Ching's poetic imagery, and elucidates the ancient Taoist wisdom that will speak to your life today and energize your spiritual quest.
Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Classic House Books
Release Date : 2008-12
ISBN 10 : 0979905265
Pages : 86 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (99 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzu and published by Classic House Books. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest eastern classics of all time. It is fundamental to the Taoist school of Chinese philosophy and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese religion, not only for Taoism but Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, aided by hundreds of translations into Western languages. Tao Te Ching would also make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.
Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2013-07-30
ISBN 10 : 9781611800777
Pages : 257 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (77 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzu and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic Taoist text freshly translated using the original Chinese script from Lao Tzu's time, and beautifully illustrated with seventeenth-century artwork. Renowned translator William Scott Wilson has rendered Lao Tzu's classic in the most authentic way possible, using both the ancient text and the even older Great Seal script used during Lao Tzu's time. The result is a new and nuanced translation, accompanied by gorgeous Chinese ink paintings and fascinating ancillary material. Wilson includes an introduction that tells the story of Lao Tzu, the "old man" and the "keeper of the archives," and wonderful notes to illuminate the text. He also includes two short essays--one explains the relationship between Taoism and Zen, and the other explores the roots that link the spiritual aspects of the Tao with the practice of Chinese and Japanese martial arts. Wilson's version of this ancient classic is wonderfully fresh and readable.
Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-06-18
ISBN 10 : 9780857083111
Pages : 219 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (311 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luxury, keep-sake edition of an ancient Chinese scripture This ancient text, fundamental to Taoism, has become a source of inspiration and guidance for millions in modern society. It's focus on attunement, rather than mindless striving, offers an alternative to command-and-control leadership and a different way of seeing personal success – a position that has led to this ancient Chinese text becoming an internationally bestselling personal development guide. Now the text has been given a makeover and this deluxe, gift edition is set to become the market leader, following in the footsteps of the other bestselling Capstone Classic editions. Includes: Paints a picture of a person in full attunement Illustrates how fulfillment and peace, without struggle, can deliver to us what we need and desire An alternative way to view personal success A new introduction by Tom Butler Bowdon, the classic personal development expert
Author : Demi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-05-08
ISBN 10 : 9781416912064
Pages : 50 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (26 downloads)
Download The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Demi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the teachings of Lao Tzu, the philosopher believed to be the inspiring force behind the seminal Taoist work, through a collection of eighty-one inspirational passages that speak to the balance of earth and heaven.
Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2019-05-14
ISBN 10 : 9781611807240
Pages : 137 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (724 downloads)
Download Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching—from a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist philosophy’s founding classic. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text’s awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world. Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin’s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those discovering the text for the first time.
Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
Release Date : 2006-12
ISBN 10 : 1599869357
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (986 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching (Tao Teh King, Dao de Jing) in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzu and published by Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tao Te Ching, which can be translated from the traditional chinese to The Book of the Way and its Virtue, is an important classic Chinese text. Written around 600 bce by Taoist Lao Tzu (or Lao Tsu, Lauzi), who was a sage and keeper of records at the court of the Zhou Dynasty. The Tao Te Ching is an important compilation of maxims from a significant period in the history of Taoist Chinese philosophy, and has strongly influenced Chinese Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism. Tao Te Ching has often been ysed by Chinese poets, painters, and calligraphers as a major source of inspiration.
Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Amber Books
Release Date : 2021-08-03
ISBN 10 : 1782743227
Pages : 96 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (274 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching (Dao de Jing) in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Tzu and published by Amber Books. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written around 300 BC, the Tao Te Ching gathered the fundamental beliefs of Taoism into one short, wise book that addresses how to live a peaceful life, rid oneself of desires, and free society of institutions that promote greed. This exquisite dual-language edition presents the original Chinese characters with a new translation on the facing page, as well as editorial notes and a new introduction that explores the authorship of the text.
Author : Laozi
Publisher :
Release Date : 2010
ISBN 10 : 1848375441
Pages : 128 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (837 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Laozi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what may be the most faithful translation of the Tao Te Ching, the translators have captured the terse, enigmatic beauty of the original masterpiece without embellishing it with personal interpretation or bogging it down with explanatory notes. By stepping out of the way and letting the original text speak for itself, they deliver a powerfully direct experience of the Tao Te Ching that is a joy to come back to again and again.
Author : Ralph Allen Dale
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Release Date : 2016-10-11
ISBN 10 : 9781780289649
Pages : 193 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (964 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Ralph Allen Dale and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative and poetic translation of this great ancient treasure - illustrated with dramatic black and silver photographs that perfectly capture the beauty and essence of Lao Tsu's spiritual masterpiece. 'This is an extraordinary book, enlightening and insightful in personal and social realms. Many readers will value it as a work of art, others because of the new meaning it gives to their lives. Dr. Dale's work is, in fact, a treasure for today and for the future.' Milton Schwebel, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Professional Psychology, Rutgers. The late Ralph Alan Dale translates Tao as the Great Integrity, that is the return to holism, honesty and creativity; our harmony with each other, with the environment and indeed with ourselves. We are perhaps the first generation in the 2500 years since this inspirational book was written, to fully appreciate the words and their message. It resonates with our 21st century hopes, dreams and new capacities as though Lao Tzu had written this remarkable book only for us. This book is presented beautifully, with stunning, atmospheric photographs printed in black and silver to enhance the verses and stimulate the imagination of the reader. A classic work, and a beautiful volume to own and give.
Author : Lao Lao Tzu
Publisher : Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009
ISBN 10 : 0141043687
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (14 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by Lao Lao Tzu and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Fundamental to Chinese philosophy and religion, this title includes topics ranging from political advice to common wisdom.
Author : William Martin
Publisher : New World Library
Release Date : 2016-04-01
ISBN 10 : 9781608683925
Pages : 130 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (392 downloads)
Download The Activist's Tao Te Ching in PDF Full Online Free by William Martin and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change and anger are in the air. “We are the 99%,” “black lives matter,” and “love is love” have become part of the lexicon. Previously unquestioned institutions (police, military, the NSA) are under scrutiny. Heat waves, floods, and earthquakes seem to be increasing. Could there be a silver lining? William Martin turns to the Tao Te Ching and finds that while Taoism is known for its quiet, enigmatic wisdom, the Tao can also have the cleansing force of a rushing river. Martin elucidates these revolutionary messages condemning power seeking and greed. He emphasizes that humans have a “Te” that can help them heal the planet; shows how Taoism’s “simplicity” can be subversive and its flexibility a potent force; and reassures us that “When injustice is the rule, justice lies in wait.” Provocative and stirring, Martin’s Tao flows within and through those who ride the waves of anger and frustration, “and gently guides [them] to true freedom.”
Author : 老子
Publisher : Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Release Date : 2001
ISBN 10 : 9622019927
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (21 downloads)
Download Dao De Jing in PDF Full Online Free by 老子 and published by Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tao Te Ching, also commonly known as Lao Tzu, is perhaps the most important of Chinese classical texts, with an unparalleled influence on Chinese thought. This bilingual edition consists of two parts. The English text in Part One is a reprint of the earlier translation of the so-called Wang Pi text, first published by Penguin Books in 1963. Part Two is the fresh translation of a text which is a conflation of two manuscripts of the Lao Tzu, dating at the latest from the early Western Han and discovered at Ma Wang Tui in December 1973. The result is a text with a fuller use of particles, free from the scribal errors and editorial tampering of subsequent ages.
