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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
most difficult reading experience of my life
Great way to look at life, and I think compatible with any religious belief system.
Sure, there's wisdom here. But much of it sounds like Aristotle and Aquinas' bumpkin cousin. You'll find "natural law" and even an unmoved mover here. You'll find dislike of what is new, and what feels to me like a constrained, joyless golden mean as well.
Underwhelmed. I love Le Guin and appreciate that for her and many, this book is a wellspring. I'm sorry; I haven't found much water here.
Underwhelmed. I love Le Guin and appreciate that for her and many, this book is a wellspring. I'm sorry; I haven't found much water here.
A beautiful translation with a wonderfully illustrated explanations. Everyone ought read The Tao once.
Fazla kapalı bir dil kullanılmasına rağmen kitabın derinliği hissedilebiliyor.
It is difficult for me to describe it in just a few words. It is ambiguous, yet very clear. It would argue that its principles are interesting, to say the least.
"Because he believes in himself, he doesn’t try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn’t need others’ approval. Because he accepts himself, the whole world accepts him." (p.55)
"Since all things vanish into it and it alone endures, it can be called great. It isn’t aware of its greatness; thus it is truly great." (p.60)
"If you keep your mind from judging and aren’t led by the senses, your heart will find peace." (p.83)
"When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority." (p.106)
"When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit." (p.109)
"Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it." (p.113)
("Tao Te Ching"-A New English Version, with Foreword and Notes, by Stephen Mitchell; 2004, Harper-Collins e-books)
"Because he believes in himself, he doesn’t try to convince others. Because he is content with himself, he doesn’t need others’ approval. Because he accepts himself, the whole world accepts him." (p.55)
"Since all things vanish into it and it alone endures, it can be called great. It isn’t aware of its greatness; thus it is truly great." (p.60)
"If you keep your mind from judging and aren’t led by the senses, your heart will find peace." (p.83)
"When they lose their sense of awe, people turn to religion. When they no longer trust themselves, they begin to depend upon authority." (p.106)
"When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit." (p.109)
"Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it." (p.113)
("Tao Te Ching"-A New English Version, with Foreword and Notes, by Stephen Mitchell; 2004, Harper-Collins e-books)
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
The translation definitely matters and if this is your first encounter with this text, this is the wrong translation
medium-paced