Written some 2,500 years ago, the Tao Te Ching is the most influential Chinese book of all time. The title can be translated as The Book of the Way and Virtue and its verses are no less than an attempt to sum up the cosmos and human beings' place within it.
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"A fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics -- the foundational work of Daoism -- by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text. Laozi's Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassio...
A vibrant modern translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the source of Zen Buddhism, and one of the most broadly influential spiritual texts in human history. According to legend, Lao Tzu left China at the age of eighty, saddened that men would not follow the path to natural goodn...
"The most translated book in the world after the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, or "Book of the Way," is a guide to cultivating a life of peace, serenity, and compassion. Through aphorisms and parables, it leads readers toward the Tao, or the "Way": harmony with the life force of the u...
"In a compellingly simple rhetorical style the book addresses how to live a simple, peaceful and harmonious life, how to rid oneself of desires and free society of institutions that promote greed. This dual-language edition of Tao Te Ching presents the original Chinese characters...
"Available for the first time in a handy, easy-to-use size, here is the most accessible & authoritative modern English translation of the ancient Chinese classic. This new edition includes an introduction & notes by the well-know writer & scholar of philosophy & comparative relig...
"A transformative new edition of Taoism's central text that overturns its reputation for calming, gnomic wisdom, revealing instead a work of "philosophical dynamite." Grounded in a lifetime of research and interpretive work and informed by careful study of recent archeological di...
"This bold new translation by two brilliant poets offers a contemporary perspective on a timeless masterpiece of Daoist scripture, introducing Dao De Jing to a new audience while retaining the majesty of the Chinese original. Composed of eighty-one short poems written by the sage...
Includes the complete Dao de jing in English and its original Chinese text, as well as commentary and analysis of each chapter.
The Tao of Influence is more than a leadership resource, It is an exact roadmap that illustrates the journey of becoming influence...for the good of all. It implements the great wisdom teachings of the Tao Te Ching, a four-thousand-year-old ancient wisdom text, and applies them p...