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May 15, 2018 one of the treasures of world literature, the profound and enigmatic tao te ching has mesmerized readers for over two millennia written during the golden age of chinese philosophy, and composed partly in prose and partly in verse, the tao te ching is the most terse and economical of the worlds great religious texts. Tewhich may be translated as virtue or strengthlies always in tao, or natural law. Over the years maintenance of the page has involved adding material, especially chinese text, and more in the way of critique of the translations by lau and others. Tao te ching penguin classics 63 edition 97801404414. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. In the clarity of a still and open mind, truth will be reflected. Tao te ching is ancient chinas great contribution to the literature of philosophy, religion, and mysticism. For those seeking a better understanding of themselves, it provides a wealth of wisdom and insights. Thus, the constant void enables one to observe the true essence. The most translated book in the world after the bible, the tao te ching, or book of the way, is the essential text of taoism, one of the three. Tao te ching by laozi, aleister crowley, kwok manho, martin palmer, jay ramsay, manho kowk, 1963, penguin books edition. Tao, explains livia kohn 2001, 30, can be understood either metaphysically as the underlying source and power of the universe, practically as the way in which the world functions, or analytically as the way in which people can or cannot speak about reality. The essential translation of the ancient chinese book of the tao penguin classics deluxe edition ebook.
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