Tao Te Ching: A New English VersionThe bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell "Mitchell's rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom." — Huston Smith, author of The Religions of Man In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us 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. |
Contents
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The Tao is infinite eternal | 7 |
The supreme good is like water | 8 |
Fill your bowl to the brim | 9 |
Can you coax your mind from its wandering | 10 |
We join spokes together in a wheel | 11 |
Colors blind the eye | 12 |
Success is as dangerous as failure | 13 |
Look and it cant be seen | 14 |
The ancient Masters were profound and subtle | 15 |
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actions acts allows arise asked become beginning better body born called can’t CHAPTER child clear compassion completely concepts darkness death desire doesn’t don’t easy empty enemy eternal everything evil failure fear feels female follows force gives birth governing greatest happens harmony hears heart holds improve improvised infinite inside intelligence judgments keep Lao-tzu leaves less let go light Literally lived look lose lower male man’s Master means mind moral mother movement natural never nourishes ordinary original overcomes peace people’s perfect person possess practice present realize remain root seems sense serene soft space stand step Stop supple talk Tao Te Ching teach text reads things translation treat true truly trust understand universe Whoever whole wisdom