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Books : Tao Te Ching (Penguin Classics)In association with Amazon.comby: Lao Tzu  Amazon.com's Price: $9.00 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 299.51482 EAN: 9780140441314 ISBN: 014044131X Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 176 Publication Date: May 30, 1964 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Sales Rank: 12576 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Printed throughout in two colors is this new, definitive version of one of the great books of world literature--comparable in its sales and influence to the Bible, the Bhagavad Ghita, and the Koran. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent text but more editorial work would be niceThis text is pretty well translated, retaining most of the literal flair of the original. Not to mention that the philosophy is highly illuminating and deep. Because Lao Tzu uses a lot of imagery, the reader might have to use his/her own imagination and analytical skills in deciphering the content. Hence, if you are buying it as private reading, I suggest that you find another version with more commentary (chapter by chapter), otherwise you could miss out the subtle details of this amazing literature. Rating: - Tao Te Ching - Peaceful ReadingThe Tao Te Ching is one of the most influential books of Taoism. This Penguin Classics version is an excellently translated version of the timeless masterpiece. Translated by D.C. Lau, this version is a very smooth and easy read. The footnotes explain confusing passages with clarity and allow you to get a better undertanding of the intented meaning of the books within the Tao Te Ching. I fully recommend this book for those who want to get more in touch with the Tao and the flow of the universe! Rating:  - Ancient Wisdom For Ancient TimesAlthough Tao Te Ching contains a decent amount of insightful knowledge, it is not the best I have seen and would recommend only for those who's spiritual journey has led them here directly. Rating: - ANCIENT WISDOM FOR CONTEMPORARY PEOPLEStepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice Traditionally ascribed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius, the work is more probably an anthology of wise saying compiled in about the fourth century, "says the rear cover of this book. Whoever did it, the Tao Te Ching is wonderful. I have this version. Rating: - Kick the New Age right out of your DDJ...I love this translation. Not so much for the translation but for the introduction in the original edition. Lau was really the first critic of the traditional story of Laozi and the Dao De Jing to bring it to the English masses. The DDJ is a composite work, not the work of one author, as romantic as the story of Laozi may be. It was the work of many and thus the reason for some of its inconsistencies. Sure the work can be made to fit into one's particular scheme (the Dao obviously has plenty of flexibility ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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