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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 299.51482 EAN: 9780872202320 ISBN: 0872202321 Label: Hackett Publishers Manufacturer: Hackett Publishers Number Of Pages: 106 Publication Date: 1993-10 Publisher: Hackett Publishers Studio: Hackett Publishers Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A Beautifully Designed Book full Of Wisdom (from Ahadada Books)This is a beautifully designed book with a limpid translation by Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo. Here's one of my favorites: 11 Thirty spokes join one hub. The wheel's use comes from emptiness. Clay is fired to make a pot. The pot's use comes from emptiness. Windows and doors are cut to make a room. The room's use comes from emptiness. Therefore, Having leads to profit, Not having leads to use. Read More Rating: - Perfect WisdomIncredible. One of the wonders of the world. Wise words to live by. Read it over and over and over again. Grab it and pick a random page for any situation. Rating: - Find EnlightenmentThis is a lovely translation of the Tao Te Ching. It maintains the style of the original Chinese instead of trying to force a meaning into verbose English. It also peppers the text with Chinese characters so readers with a background in Asian languages can derive their own meaning from the writing as well. Rating: - The Best translation ever!This is the best translation of the ancient Book, because it respect the original lay out and meaning, when you'll read it you'll find that Li Earl (Lao Tse) was talking about meditative states of mind, that unless you enter on them you will never understand the true meaning of his words. So buy this book, and do Zazen or Taichi and then read it again. Rating: - pristine translationI was very impressed with this version of the Tao Te Ching...it avoided modern-day vernacular and felt much closer to the original text. Furthermore, the translator's addition of lines of the text in Chinese (as well as the glossary of Chinese characters in the back) helps readers see how the translator came up with the right words for the book. 5 stars 
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