Tzu / Werner / Marks Tao Te Ching & Taoism For Beginners - World's Best Collection

Taoist Expert Translations and Explanations For Beginners to Advanced Levels For Easy Understanding Of The Dao De Jing
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-928457-46-6
Verlag: Imagination Books
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 430 Seiten

Tao Te Ching World's Best Collection


This is the best Tao Te Ching Collection available, including the most important and famous translations, interpretations and writings about the Tao, desitned to help you achieve the strength and calming power of the Tao Te Ching; to help you achieve a stress free life, feel in control and empowered - to help you achieve all that the Tao has helped millions do for 2000 years

What Is Tao?

The Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing), known as 'the Book of the Way of Virtue' or 'the Book of the Path and Power', is a classic Chinese text, written in the 6th century Bc by the sage Lao Tzu. It is fundamental to Taoism and Chinese Buddhism. Short and easy read, its 81 verses are powerful, thought provoking and life altering.

The Themes Of The Tao

Its themes of calmness, virtue, simplicity, as well as others, have been the beginning for many to gain a new outlook on life. Unfortunately, the difficulty is the interpretation. Many editions contain only the text, sometimes only the old translations.

You Want Not Only A Translation But Explanation

Obviously, you want not only a translation, but the all-important explanation and commentary.

That is why this collection, with works are from acclaimed Taoist Experts, is designed to make Tao easy-to-understand and enjoyable, so you can take its powerful words much more quickly.




The Best Taoism Book You Can Get

In this 'must-have' collection you get the following translations and works:




Laotzu's Tao And Wu Wei


From Henri Borel (Journalist, literary critic, Chinese affairs officer in the Dutch East Indies, Author of many Chinese philosophical books) and Dwight Goddard (Publisher of 'Zen: A Buddhist Magazine'; Author of 'A Buddhist Bible') 

Containing:

Self-Development


Describing The Mysterious

Central Teaching Of Tao





Tao Te Ching - The Principle Of Nature And Virtue

Translation and Commentary of Taoism from Frederic Balfour (Noted Chinese expert; his work is a primary source for scholars of the Tao).




Tao Te Ching - The Canon Of Reason And Virtue

From Paul Carus, Professor of Philosophy.

Chapters Include:

Returning To Simplicity

How To Maintain One's Place




Tao Te Ching - Classic Translation

From James Legge, first Professor of Chinese at Oxford and creator of the 50 volume 'sacred Books of the East'.




Your Free Bonuses:

In addition to the above, you get special bonuses:

'How to Apply Taoism in Daily Life' - Written specially for this collection, this text is a great way to start applying the principles of Tao in your life and to see the amazing results from Taoism teachings.




Myths & Legends Of China By E.T.C. Werner




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Autoren/Hrsg.

Tzu, Lao

Werner, ETC

Marks, Darryl

Weitere Mitwirkende

Legge, James

Goddard, Dwight

Borel, Henri

Balfour, Frederic

Carus, Paul

Leseproben

LAOTZU'S TAO AND WU WEI FROM HENRI BOREL AND DWIGHT GODDARD
FIRST EDITION TRANSLATION and COMMENTARY VERSE 1 WHAT IS THE TAO The Tao that can be understood cannot be the primal, or cosmic, Tao, just as an idea that can be expressed in words cannot be the infinite idea And yet this ineffable Tao was the source of all spirit and matter, and being expressed was the mother of all created things Therefore not to desire the things of sense is to know the freedom of spirituality; and to desire is to learn the limitation of matter. These two things spirit and matter, so different in nature, have the same origin. This unity of origin is the mystery of mysteries, but it is the gateway to spirituality VERSE 2 SELF-DEVELOPMENT When every one recognizes beauty to be only a masquerade, then it is simply ugliness. In the same way goodness, if it is not sincere, is not goodness. So existence and non-existence are incompatible. The difficult and easy are mutually opposites. Just as the long and the short, the high and the low, the loud and soft, the before and the behind, are all opposites and each reveals the other Therefore the wise man is not conspicuous in his affairs or given to much talking. Though troubles arise he is not irritated. He produces but does not own; he acts but claims no merit; he builds but does not dwell therein; and because he does not dwell therein he never departs. VERSE 3 QUIETING PEOPLE Neglecting to praise the worthy deters people from emulating them; just as not prizing rare treasures deters a man from becoming a thief; or ignoring the things which awaken desire keeps the heart at rest Therefore the wise ruler does not suggest unnecessary things, but seeks to satisfy the minds of his people. He seeks to allay appetites but strengthen bones. He ever tries by keeping people in ignorance to keep them satisfied and those who have knowledge he restrains from evil. If he, himself, practices restraint then everything is in quietness. VERSE 4 TAO, WITHOUT ORIGIN The Tao appears to be emptiness but it is never exhausted. Oh, it is profound! It appears to have preceded everything. It dulls its own sharpness, unravels its own fetters, softens its own brightness, identifies itself with its own dust Oh, it is tranquil! It appears infinite; I do not know from what it proceeds. It even appears to be antecedent to the Lord. VERSE 5 IMPARTIALITY Heaven and earth are not like humans, they are impartial. They regard all things as insignificant, as though they were playthings made of straw. The wise man is also impartial. To him all men are alike and unimportant. The space between heaven and earth is like a bellows, it is empty but does not collapse; it moves and more and more issues. A gossip is soon empty, it is doubtful if he can be impartial. VERSE 6 THE INFINITY OF CREATIVE EFFORT The Spirit of the perennial spring is said to be immortal, she is called the Mysterious One. The Mysterious One is typical of the source of heaven and earth. It is continually and endlessly issuing and without effort. VERSE 7 HUMILITY Heaven is eternal, earth is lasting. The reason why heaven and earth are eternal and lasting is because they do not live for themselves; that is the reason they will ever endure Therefore the wise man will keep his personality out of sight and because of so doing he will become notable. He subordinates his personality and therefore it is preserved Is it not because he is disinterested, that his own interests are conserved? VERSE 8 THE NATURE OF GOODNESS True goodness is like water, in that it benefits everything and harms nothing. Like water it ever seeks the lowest place, the place that all others avoid. It is closely kin to the Tao For a dwelling it chooses the quiet meadow; for a heart the circling eddy. In generosity it is kind; in speech it is sincere; in authority it is order; in affairs it is ability; in movement it is rhythm Inasmuch as it is always peaceable it is never rebuked. VERSE 9 MODERATION Continuing to fill a pail after it is full the water will be wasted. Continuing to grind an axe after it is sharp will soon wear it away Who can protect a public hall crowded with gold and jewels? The pride of wealth and position brings about their own misfortune. To win true merit, to preserve just fame, the personality must be retiring. This is the heavenly Tao VERSE 10 WHAT IS POSSIBLE By patience the animal spirits can be disciplined. By self-control one can unify the character. By close attention to the will, compelling gentleness, one can become like a little child. By purifying the subconscious desires one may be without fault. In ruling his country, if the wise magistrate loves his people, he can avoid compulsion In measuring out rewards, the wise magistrate will act like a mother bird. While sharply penetrating into every corner, he may appear to be unsuspecting. While quickening and feeding his people, he will be producing but without pride of ownership. He will benefit but without claim of reward. He will persuade, but not compel by force. This is teh, the profoundest virtue VERSE 11 THE VALUE OF NON-EXISTENCE Although the wheel has thirty spokes its utility lies in the emptiness of the hub. The jar is made by kneading clay, but its usefulness consists in its capacity. A room is made by cutting out windows and doors through the walls, but the space the walls contain measures the room's value In the same way matter is necessary to form, but the value of reality lies in its immateriality (Or thus: a material body is necessary to existence, but the value of a life is measured by its immaterial soul.) VERSE 12 AVOIDING DESIRE An excess of light blinds the human eye; an excess of noise ruins the ear; an excess of condiments deadens the taste. The effect of too much horse racing and hunting is bad, and the lure of hidden treasure tempts one to do evil Therefore the wise man attends to the inner significance of things and does not concern himself with outward appearances. Therefore he ignores matter and seeks the spirit VERSE 13 LOATHING SHAME Favor and disgrace are alike to be feared, just as too great care or anxiety are bad for the body Why are favor and disgrace alike to be feared? To be favored is humiliating; to obtain it is as much to be dreaded as to lose it. To lose favor is to be in disgrace and of course is to be dreaded Why are excessive care and great anxiety alike bad for one? The very reason I have anxiety is because I have a body. If I have not body why would I be anxious? Therefore if he who administers the empire, esteems it as his own body, then he is worthy to be trusted with the empire VERSE 14 IN PRAISE OF THE PROFOUND It is unseen because it is colorless; it is unheard because it is soundless; when seeking to grasp it, it eludes one, because it is incorporeal Because of these qualities it cannot be examined, and yet they form an essential unity. Superficially it appears abstruse, but in its depths it is not obscure. It has been nameless forever! It appears and then disappears. It is what is known as the form of the formless, the image of the imageless. It is called the transcendental, its face (or destiny) cannot be seen in front, or its back (or origin) behind But by holding fast to the Tao of the ancients, the wise man may understand the present, because he knows the origin of the past. This is the clue to the Tao VERSE 15 THAT WHICH REVEALS TEH In olden times the ones who were considered worthy to be called masters were subtle, spiritual, profound, wise. Their thoughts could not be easily understood Since they were hard to understand I will try to make them clear. They were cautious like men wading a river in winter. They were reluctant like men who feared their neighbors. They were reserved like guests in the presence of their host. They were elusive like ice at the point of melting. They were like unseasoned wood. They were like a valley between high mountains. They were obscure like troubled waters. (They were cautious because they were conscious of the deeper meanings of life and its possibilities.) We can clarify troubled waters by slowly quieting them. We can bring the unconscious to life by slowly moving them. But he who has the secret of the Tao does not desire for more. Being content, he is able to mature without desire to be newly fashioned VERSE 16 RETURNING TO THE SOURCE Seek to attain an open mind (the summit of vacuity). Seek composure (the essence of tranquillity) All things are in process, rising and returning. Plants come to blossom, but only to return to the root. Returning to the root is like seeking tranquillity; it is moving towards its destiny. To move toward destiny is like eternity. To know eternity is enlightenment, and not to recognize eternity brings disorder and evil Knowing eternity makes one comprehensive; comprehension makes one broadminded; breadth of vision brings nobility; nobility is like heaven The heavenly is like Tao. Tao is the Eternal. The decay of the body is not to be feared VERSE 17 SIMPLICITY OF HABIT When great men rule, subjects know little of their existence. Rulers who are less great win the affection and praise of their subjects. A common ruler is feared by his subjects, and an unworthy ruler is despised When a ruler lacks faith,...