Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell
Tao Te Ching, Stephen Mitchell
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Tao Te Ching
A New English Version

Author: Stephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu

Narrator: Stephen Mitchell

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/17/2007


Synopsis

In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe. Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.

About Stephen Mitchell

Stephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and The Second Book of the Tao, as well as The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, and Meetings with the Archangel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gerry on June 28, 2007

I'm an unbeliever and have been since the first time I played hooky from Sunday services and the Eye in the Sky didn’t say boo. So it may seem strange that I’m reviewing the Tao Te Ching, the widely known and influential Taoist text, written by Lao-Tzu and poetically translated in this edition by St......more

Goodreads review by Burt on March 13, 2010

This is, by far, my favorite translation of the Tao Te Ching. I own a few others and they're all well and good, but this one is the one I continually read from and refer to when people ask me about the Tao. The translation is well done, it captures the nature of the text well, and it flows fairly eve......more

Goodreads review by فايز غازي on November 10, 2023

- قرأت الكثير عن المعتقدات الصينية خلال حياتي، لكني بكل تأكيد ما كنت اعتقده فهماً تاماً لتلك المعتقدات هو فهم مقصور وخاطئ. هذه النتيجة اتضحت جلية خلال وبعد انتهائي من هذا البحث. - التاو-تي شينغ، جذر المعتقدات الصينية، كتبه لاو – تسو ما بين اواسط القرن السادس والخامس قبل الميلاد بلغّة مكثّفة ومختصرة،......more

Goodreads review by Swati on June 11, 2024

"If you realize that all things change, there's nothing you will try to hold on to." Things arise and she lets them come; things disappear and she lets them go. She has but doesn't possess acts but doesn't expect. The Tao Te Ching clarifies the concepts of Taoism, an ancient school of philosophy that......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on October 28, 2018

This was immensely interesting to read, though I found myself somewhat aggravated by the passivism that ran through the writing. It's almost like a poetical treatise on humility, but what of ambition and a drive to make the world a better place? Should we all accept our station in life and never aim......more