The Tao Te Ching is universally renowned as a sublimely poetic spiritual teaching by the legendary sage, Lao Tzu. Its easily assimilated aphorisms provide a continuous source of spiritual nourishment, its insights on statesmanship are practical guides for our own time, and, in the West, the Taoist systems of the I Ching, Tai Chi, Qui Gong, and Feng Shui are becoming increasingly popular. Ralph Alan Dale’s brilliant translation uniquely captures, as never before, the essential meaning of this profound text.
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This review is from: The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary (Sacred Wisdom) (Hardcover)
This is a beautiful and excellent translation with some brief but insightful commentary that seems to focus on how we should apply "The Great Integrity" to solve problems in the modern world. Don't let the price or the cover fool you; this is a worthy translation!
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tao te what?,
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This review is from: The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary (Sacred Wisdom) (Hardcover)
After I finish this review, I am going to throw this book away. I really tried to give this book a chance... I really like the size and binding, and the cover art is rather attractive... but, this translation and commentary is so... well... check this out:
Here is the part of the commentary for vs 20: "How often we who are rebels have despaired! We identify with Lao Tzu and his frustrations. We have so often shared his sadness and discouragement of not being accepted by either the power elite or by the majority..." I make no claim of being daoist, or any other thing for that matter, but, one of the few things that most decidedly does NOT make me sad or frustrated or full of despair is not being accepted by the elite or majority... and in the often times I have delved into the wisdom of the dao de jing, (present book excepted), I have never gotten the impression that the old guy gave a flipping hoot of whether or not he was accepted by the elite or majority... in fact, quite the opposite. I flipped back to see how this verse was translated, and here it is the first part: "It is sometimes deeply depressing to be a rebel, knowing that we can never share more people's way of life, nor can they share ours." Hmmm... I looked it up in Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo's translation, (my favourite), and here is what I read: "Banish learning, no more grief. Between Yes and No How much difference? Between good and evil How much difference? What other fear I must fear -- How pointless!" Here is Stephen Mitchell's: "Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous!" And finally, here is John C. H. Wu's: "Have done with learning. And you will have no more vexation. How great is the different between "eh" and "o"? What is the distinction between "good" and "evil"? Must I fear what others fear? What abysmal nonsense this is!" I can see no connection between the first translation, and the following three.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Translation, Great Price,
By Fu(kHeineken_PabstBlueRibbon! (P.O. Box 739 Milwaukee, WI 53201) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary (Sacred Wisdom) (Hardcover)
I once went through every single Tao Te Ching book in the store, just to compare them all to this beautiful little book here.
Now I don't speak chinese, but I find most other translations to be ridiculous.
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