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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 299.51482 EAN: 9780679776192 Edition: 25 Anv ISBN: 0679776192 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: March 04, 1997 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: March 04, 1997 Studio: Vintage Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Scholars say that the original Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. Product Description: Available for the first time in a handy, easy-to-use size, here is the most accessible and authoritative modern English translation of the ancient Chinese classic. This new Vintage edition includes an introduction and notes by the well-known writer and scholar of philosophy and comparative religion, Jacob Needleman. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Worse than worthless.The tao teaches the virtue and power of being empty with no desire. It's just an ancient crowd control formula. "Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness, that their use depends." Use to who? To those who would use you, of course. "Always without desire we must be found" Think about it. How many truly great non-mythical people that you're aware of fit that profile? Feynman? Beethoven? D H Lawrence? Cezanne? Michelangelo? the ... Read More Rating:  - Beyond brilliantTao Te Ching..meaning Book of The Way, or book of the Word. One of the best books ever written. Certainly , the book that has had the most profound positive influence on my life. If you are like me, you may be wondering should I get this particular version, and how does it compare with other versions like the Stephen Mitchell, Wayne Dyer and Jonathan Star versions, or even the Ursula Le Guin version. No matter how great a writer you think Jane English is, she did not write ... Read More Rating:  - Nothing new under the sunit is a beautiful book, no doubt, and with the chinese charactes at the side, good point. But nobody has yet intent to not only translate in beautiful words what Lao Tzu said, but to understand what is under that words. Tao is not poetry, Tao is like nature, misterious but strongly present at the same time. I've been studied Tao for many years, and it is dificult to find a book that goes beyond the beauty of the photographs and the apparent poetry of the Lao Tzu words. So, a beautiful ... Read More Rating: - Great editionI love this edition. Good size, clear print, well laid out, and very good translations. The black & white photography also adds great depth to the book. Highly recommended. Rating: - TaoThis book is centuries old and the third most published publication. It is a wonderful, spiritual guide for life to be read slowly and the meaning of each section contemplated teaching one how to write their own book of life. 
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