Tao Te Ching is the 2,500 years old source to Taoism, written by the legendary Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu. In 81 short chapters, he presented the world according to Tao, the Way, and how mankind should adapt to it. The book has become one of the foremost world classics of wisdom – maybe even more relevant today, than it was to Lao Tzu’s contemporaries. This translation of the text focuses on the clarity and simplicity by which Lao Tzu expresses his fascinating cosmology and profound ethics. Each chapter is thoroughly explained, also regarding how this old wisdom can be understood and applied today. Stefan Stenudd is a Swedish writer of both fiction and non-fiction. As a historian of ideas, he studies the thought patterns in creation myths around the world. He is also a high-grade instructor of the peaceful martial art aikido, which he has practiced for almost 40 years.
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Excellent translation
11 July 2011
By Magnus Almgren
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(Kindle version) Lao-Tsu has been a regular companion of mine for 40 + years.
It's always interesting to find new translations, although this far for me nothing has beaten the Swedish translation by Henriksson&Hwang ( only in Swedish, though).
I think I've read most of the English translations, my favourite is the Lau translation published by Penguin.
This translation by Stenudd is very much in quality and sharpness in par with my Swedish favourite.
I rate this translation as absolutely brilliant, and definitely a must if you are a fan.
The book is both chapters and commentaries.
Commentaries can be very useful for someone who is not so familiar with the text, or wants a reflection on the chapters.
For me as a frequent reader, I prefer to skip them(I know best anyway, don't I...;-)?)
The text in this translation is so pregnant and sharp, that I just don't want to read about it, the joy of the text stands for itself.
It's always interesting to find new translations, although this far for me nothing has beaten the Swedish translation by Henriksson&Hwang ( only in Swedish, though).
I think I've read most of the English translations, my favourite is the Lau translation published by Penguin.
This translation by Stenudd is very much in quality and sharpness in par with my Swedish favourite.
I rate this translation as absolutely brilliant, and definitely a must if you are a fan.
The book is both chapters and commentaries.
Commentaries can be very useful for someone who is not so familiar with the text, or wants a reflection on the chapters.
For me as a frequent reader, I prefer to skip them(I know best anyway, don't I...;-)?)
The text in this translation is so pregnant and sharp, that I just don't want to read about it, the joy of the text stands for itself.
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