A new translation of the most important text in Chinese philosophy spirituality.

The Daodejing encapsulates the main tenets of Daoism, a philosophy and religion whose dominant image is the Way, a life-giving stream that enables individuals to achieve harmony and a more profound level of understanding. This new translation draws on the latest archaeological finds and brings out the word play and poetry of the original.

Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. This edition presents the author's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching , which is accompanied by a selection of ancient Chinese paintings.

Ursula LeGuin, best know for her sci-fi novels, has studied the Tao Te Ching for more than 40 years. Included in this translation are LeGuin's own personal commentary and notes.

Constitutes a collection of comments which provides an insight on life and nature. Part poetry and part paradox, the book itself was published over 2000 years ago but has now been translated into this edition by John C.H. Wu.

This Taoist text also contains a modern commentary and introduction to Taoism.

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In 1913, orientalist Leon Wieger translated the Tao-Te-Ching into French. For this edition Derek Bryce translated Wieger's French text into English. It offers commitment to both the original Chinese philosophies and Wieger's insights, as well as traditional commentaries.

Written around 500 BC, the Tao Teh Ching is one of the most frequently translated and most cherished works in the world. The Complete Works of Lao Tzu by Master Ni is a remarkable elucidation of the famed Tao Teh Ching. It is the only known written record of Lao Tzu's orally transmitted teaching, the Hua Hu Ching. As the only book of Lao Tzu written by a Taoist Master in the English language, it .

Moss Roberts has achieved a translation that replicates, as closely as possible, the literary merit of the original, its rhythms and rhymes. He repeatedly brings to our attention fresh insights and interpretations.