The Annotated Laozi: A New Translation of the Daodejing (SUNY in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)

A clear translation and helpful explanations illuminate this ancient classic of self-cultivation for a modern audience. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Key Concepts Cosmology Self-Cultivation Translator’s Note The Annotated Laozi: Translation and Explanation Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Explanation Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Explanation Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Explanation Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Explanation Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Explanation Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Explanation Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Explanation Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Explanation Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Explanation Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Explanation Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Explanation Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Explanation Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Explanation Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Explanation Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Explanation Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Explanation Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Explanation Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Explanation Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Explanation Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Explanation Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Explanation Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Explanation Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Explanation Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Explanation Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Explanation Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Explanation Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Explanation Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Explanation Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Explanation Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Explanation Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Explanation Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Explanation Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Explanation Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Explanation Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Explanation Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Explanation Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Explanation Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Explanation Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Explanation Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Explanation Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Explanation Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Explanation Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Explanation Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Explanation Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Explanation Chapter 46 Chapter 46 Explanation Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Explanation Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Explanation Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Explanation Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Explanation Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Explanation Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Explanation Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Explanation Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Explanation Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Explanation Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Explanation Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Explanation Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Explanation Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Explanation Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Explanation Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Explanation Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Explanation Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Explanation Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Explanation Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Explanation Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Explanation Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Explanation Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Explanation Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Explanation Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Explanation Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Explanation Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Explanation Chapter 73 Chapter 73 Explanation Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Explanation Chapter 75 Chapter 75 Explanation Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Explanation Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Explanation Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Explanation Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Explanation Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Explanation Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Explanation Appendix: The Chinese Text Index