Author : Lao-tzu
Publisher : Diogenes Verlag AG
Release Date : 1990-01-01
ISBN 10 : 3257218753
Pages : 81 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (572 downloads)
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Author : Lao Tzú
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Release Date : 1996-05-07
ISBN 10 : 1853264717
Pages : 116 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (532 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching PDF Full 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 : 4.5/5 (54 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching PDF Full 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 : 4.2/5 (32 downloads)
Download Tao Te Ching PDF Full 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 : Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2013-07-30
ISBN 10 : 9781611800777
Pages : 257 pages
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Author : Demi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-05-08
ISBN 10 : 9781416912064
Pages : 50 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (12 downloads)
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Author : Shantena Augusto Sabbadini
Publisher : Shantena Augusto Sabbadini
Release Date : 2013-04-08
ISBN 10 : 1300917997
Pages : 1270 pages
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Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Classic House Books
Release Date : 2008-12
ISBN 10 : 0979905265
Pages : 86 pages
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Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2019-05-14
ISBN 10 : 9781611807240
Pages : 137 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (72 downloads)
Download Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching PDF Full 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 : Duncan Baird Publishers
Release Date : 2017-03-16
ISBN 10 : 9781786780546
Pages : 169 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (85 downloads)
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Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-06-18
ISBN 10 : 9780857083111
Pages : 219 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (831 downloads)
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Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
Release Date : 2006-12
ISBN 10 : 1599869357
Pages : 0 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (998 downloads)
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Author : Stephen Mitchell
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 1999-04-01
ISBN 10 : 0711212783
Pages : 96 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (112 downloads)
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Author : Stephen Mitchell
Publisher : Harper Collins
Release Date : 1992-08-28
ISBN 10 : 9780060812454
Pages : 147 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (124 downloads)
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Author : Lao Tzu
Publisher : Nmd Books
Release Date : 2011
ISBN 10 : 1936828537
Pages : 102 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (368 downloads)
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Author : William Martin
Publisher : New World Library
Release Date : 2016-04-01
ISBN 10 : 9781608683925
Pages : 130 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (839 downloads)
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Author : Livia Kohn
Publisher : SUNY Press
Release Date : 1998-01-01
ISBN 10 : 0791435997
Pages : 346 pages
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