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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version, with Forword and Notes (Perennial Classics)

by Laozi and Mitchell

Tao Te Ching: A New English Version, with Forword and Notes (Perennial Classics) Cover

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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 looks at the basic predicament 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 to work for the good with the effortless 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 child rearing, business, and ecology.

Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.

Review:

"Beautiful and accessible; the English, as 'fluid as melting ice,' is a joy to read throughout."(-- The New Republic)

Review:

"Mitchell's great talent is to communicate with the profound simplicity utterly appropriate for this task. The obscure has been made transparent and available."(-- Common Boundary)

Synopsis:

The central figure of Lao Tzu's timeless manual, the Master, reveals the power of the Tao by surrendering to it, and thereby opening his soul to universal truths.

Synopsis:

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 looks at the basic predicament 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 to work for the good with the effortless 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 child rearing, business, and ecology.

Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.

 

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About the Author

Stephen Mitchell attended Amherst, the University of Paris, and Yale. His many books include The Book of Job, Tao Te Ching, Parables and Portraits, The Gospel According to Jesus, A Book of Psalms, Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke, and Genesis. Byron Katie, author of Loving What Is and an inspirational speaker.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060955434
Subtitle:
A New English Version
Translator:
Mitchell, Stephen
Author:
Mitchell, Stephen A.
Author:
Tzu, Lao
Author:
Mitchell, Stephen
Author:
Lao-Tzu
Publisher:
Perennial
Location:
New York
Subject:
Inspirational
Subject:
Taoism
Subject:
Inspirational & Religious
Subject:
Eastern - General
Edition Description:
1st Perennial classics ed.
Series:
Perennial Classics
Series Volume:
[no. 83-84]
Publication Date:
20000322
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
8.10x5.34x.32 in. .26 lbs.
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