Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17072 in Books
• Published on: 1990-11-01
• Original language: Mandarin Chinese
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 116 pages

Customer Reviews

A great, profound, simple rendering
Of the four translations of Tao Te Ching that I have read, John Wu's is easily the best. The language is simple, direct and 'punchy'. At the same time, it manages to convey the deep and heartfelt thinking of the work. I read it again and again, and always find new depth - Wu has shown me why the Tao Te Ching is still a great work after 2500 years.

John C. H. Wu is the best Tao translator available
Why read a version of the Tao Teh Ching translated by some American who thought Taoism was something "exotic" when you can have this one--written by an earthy man born and raised in Ningpo? As Wu once said of himself, "I was initiated early into the mysteries of paradox."

It deserves more than 5 stars
Such an important book, probably one of the most important ever written. Each page yields a poetic and simple spoonful of philosophy for the consciousness. Quite simply wonderful, but not to be taken lightly.