And with its philosophical story-telling, the Mencius adds depth and complexity to Confucius' vision. The Chuang Tzu is the wild and wacky prose complement to the Tao Te Ching. Equally influential in the social sphere, Confucius' Analects is the source of social wisdom in China. Perhaps the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Taoist philosophy, which eventually developed into Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. And with its philosophical storytelling, the Mencius adds depth and complexity to Confucius’ vision. Next to Lao Tzu, the legendary writer of Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu (Zhuang Zi) is the most famous of the Chinese Taoists. Breathing new life into these classics, Hinton's new translations will stand as the definitive texts for our era. The Chuang Tzu is the wild and wacky prose complement to the Tao Te Ching. This work inspired a suite of disciples such as Chuang-tzu, who amplified and exemplified the basic concepts.

But these new versions are not only inviting and immensely readable-they also apply much-needed consistency to key philosophical terms in these texts, lending structural links and philosophical rigor heretofore unavailable in English. Offers a detailed introduction to the core texts in Daoist philosophy, the Dao De Jing and the Zhuangzi, two of the most widely read and most challenging. The principles of Taoism were defined by Lao-tzu in his famous Tao-te ching.

I dont like the translations Ive read that try to modernize the text, and relate it back to modern life (such as Ron Hogan, Stephen Mitchell, etc.). Four seminal masterworks of Chinese thought-the Tao Te Ching, the Analects, the Chuang Tzu, and the Mencius-presented in one volume for the first time in nearly two centuries Hinton's award-winning experience translating a wide range of ancient Chinese poets makes these books sing in English as never before. Would someone who is vary familiar with Lao Tzus philosophy please refer me to a translation of Tao Te Ching that preserves the spirit and eternal messages of Tao Te Ching.

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