Get free tao te ching lao tzu written in china roughly 2500 years ago at about the same time when buddha expounded the. The tao te ching is partly in prose, partly in verse. Tao te ching written by laotzu albany complementary health. Anyone may share the pdf version of the book with others for their use under the same conditions.
Tao te ching chapter one tao the way that can be spoken of is not the constant tao the name that can be named is not a constant name. Built because my favorite tao te ching site disappeared. Legge, translator sacred books of the east, vol 39 1891 1 the tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging tao. The verse numbers do not correspond to those of other versions. Editorial commentary the arrangements of the 81 texts have been distributed over nine different web documents, each containing 9 verses. Acts naturally without desire, then everything will be accomplished in its natural order. Written by laotzu choose your translation from the dropdown menu. In one world the tao te ching would be quite at home.
Tao te ching chapter 44 translation by stephen mitchell. Tao te ching lao tzu tao te ching written by laotzu translation by stephen. There are many clever devices, but people hardly bother to use them. Mitchell last updated 20 july 1995 1 the tao that can be told is not the eternal tao the name that can be named is not the eternal name. When i am studying the tao te ching, or any other religion. I will read chapters or verses several times until i fully grasp the meaning. You can only compare five translations at the moment. Lau, and published by penguin books in their penguin. Thus, the constant void enables one to observe the true essence. Wayne w dyer spent 2006 immersed in the ancient teachings of laotzu, studying his monumental tome, the tao te ching. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.
There are certain verses in the tao te ching where the meaning escapes me, verse ten is one of those verses. Anyone may quote up to five verses in printed or electronic. In order to facilitate movement between the etexts and the index i have created the index document as a separate file. The tao te ching by lao tzu the witter bynner version. Conceived of as having no name, it is the originator of heaven and earth.
909 731 902 575 1038 1359 568 1381 775 277 1099 1077 224 327 404 872 167 642 1175 1289 845 1197 1432 454 1264 1249 12 1153 1007 729 585 1348 201 1283 571 1049 1498 1488