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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 299.51482 EAN: 9780060160012 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0060160012 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: October 01, 1988 Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: November 23, 1988 Studio: HarperCollins Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching llods at the basic predicatment of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how wo work for the good with the efforless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao (the basic principle of the universe) and applies equally to good government and sexual love, to childrearing, business, and ecology. The Tao Te Ching is the most widely traslated book in world literature, after the Bible. Yet the gemlike lucidity of the original has eluded most previous translations, and they have obscured some of its central ideas. Now the Tao Te ching has been rendered into English by the eminent scholar and traslator Stephen Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell's Dropping Ashes on the Buddha is a modern Zen classic, and his translations of Rilke and of the Book of Job have already been called definitive for our time. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - a fabricationIn his preface and notes which form a part of this book, Mitchell (1)makes clear his belief that Lao-tzu is a historic person , and not just a mythical figure; (2) asserts that the Tao Te Ching (TTC)is the work of a single author, Lao-tzu; (3) states that his "most essential preparation" for writing his version of the TTC is a 14 year study of Zen Buddhism "which brought me face to face with Lao-tzu and his true disciples, the early Chinese Zen Masters." As to assertions 1 and 2, for the past 40 ... Read More Rating:  - Stephen Mitchell makes the translation of the Tao simple, crisp, and clearI have tried to read other English translations of the timeless, beautiful, and wise book by Lao-Tzu, but they were hard to read and the concepts were hard to grasp; I think it was because the way the Tao-Te-Ching was written, it is hard to translate. This book, however, is not meant as a literal translation per say, but as the author's personal version, and he proves to be a competent voice on the subject. Stephen Mitchell had seven years of heavy-duty Zen training under his belt and another six ... Read More Rating: - The Added Tracks Distract from Mitchells WorkI like Stephen Mitchells voice on his recording of his translation. I first heard him on a tape from the local library. So I was very happy to get the CDs. But be warned, there was a new track one on disc one with an intro by another party. Then worst of all, as I was listening to the second disc in a meditative state suddenly at the end came an abrasive female voice advertising for childrens audio books. It was such a disruptive shock, as I wanted to stay in the meditative state at the end. Thusly, ... Read More Rating: - TimelessThis book is a timeless guide for life. It is an important work that has helped to improve everyday living for countless individuals. Quite simply, it's a must read for anyone with an open mind and a willingness to improve their outlook on life and reduce stress. Rating: - BEWARE OF CLUELESS REVIEWERS!The naysaying reviewers did not bother to read this book through. Nowhere does it claim to be a literal translation, and following the lessons are the author's notes, explaining exactly what he did or didn't add, and why, as well as references to what was replaced from the original -- much of which is as wonderful as the lessons themselves. There is so much beauty and depth in this "new version" that this reviewer can see no reason for the downright fury it seems to provoke in these other readers. Perhaps ... Read More 
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