Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
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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. Review: It is once in a life time epic which talks about eternal knowledge - It is an excellent book. Great knowledge weighs down your mind and peaches truth. A poem a day will keep the worries away. Review: Its free on youtube - Very good book .one must buy it the best book . One must read it for life help best book
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,656 Reviews |
R**A
It is once in a life time epic which talks about eternal knowledge
It is an excellent book. Great knowledge weighs down your mind and peaches truth. A poem a day will keep the worries away.
A**A
Its free on youtube
Very good book .one must buy it the best book . One must read it for life help best book
V**L
this is the best book i have ever read
this is the best book i have ever read, we can know the potential if we really grateful and aware for the wonder that's how a master enlighten the way.
S**M
NOT URSULA’S VERSION
The Kindle edition is listed as the version by Ursula le Guin but only after a non returnable purchase does one find that in fact it is some cheap clunky unsophisticated translation by a random publisher. DO NOT BUY.
P**E
Los comentarios de Ursula Le Guinn
Los comentarios de Ursula Le Guinn Son excelentes!
B**Z
Amazingly printed, beautifully poetical but the translation is not always true to the original.
Some of the best printing work, and choice of font, letter and page material I've ever seen. Ursula is one of my favourite writters and compared to other translators I know she definitly has one of the most poetical ears and delivers a great amount of rithimical beauty to the poems. Just like the printing, her play and restraint with the words feels very Tao-like. Also she avoids the constant (male) gendering that other translators propagate, and I'm very thankful for being able to read Lao Tzu without distractions that have nothing to do with the way or with being a follower of the way. But, in some poems, her very idiossincratic choices of translation render some passages really moralistic and even if some confucionism may have slipped in the original itself, we know that the taoist message is not usually so, and this is validated by the fact that some other translations that were made directly from the chinese, don't slip into such overly moralistic interpretations. Overall, it is a good version to have and I'm happy I have it.
C**E
Difficult language
This book was written in an old-fashioned english, it's very difficullt to understand it, I don't recommend, it's very frustrating.
K**.
Wonderful combination
Not only a fine, new translation of a classic work of philosophy but also written by (and a tremendous influence on) the writer, Ursula K Le Guin whose notes and annotations are highly illuminating the original text but also her own work. She also gives alternative translations and meanings, while giving the text her own personal slant. A lovely work, which is presented with passion, respect and deep understanding.
B**R
You have been looking for this.
Wisdom translated by Ursula K LeGuin. Rest my case.
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