The Way of Life: Tao Te Ching: The Classic Translation (Signet Classics (Paperback))

'Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.' Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million copies worldwide. In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern Taoist philosophy text, Mitchell's words are set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert, Dr Stephen Little. Tao Te Ching, here translated under the title The Way of Life, is ancient China's great contribution to the literature of philosophy, religion and mysticism. Tao Te Ching contains the time-honored teachings of Taosm and brings a message of living simply, finding contentment with a minimum of comfort, and the prizing of culture above all else.

This is the classic translation of the eighty-one poems constituting an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which have prodoundly influenced the sacred scriptures of many religions.

Eighty-one poems constituting an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which bring a message of living simply, finding contentment with a minimum of comfort, and prizing culture above all else. The essential, classic text of Taoism. These 81 poems comprise an Eastern classic, the mystical and moral teachings of which have profoundly influenced the sacred scriptures of many religions. Eighty-one poems present the sacred teachings of Taoism, including simple living, contentment, and prizing culture.