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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
slow-paced
To be honest, I needed an annotated version to understand the meanings and symbols. Besides, it is a life changing book, if you are open to it. Not for everyone
challenging
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
inspiring
fast-paced
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I'm lost all my words. I'm crying as my neck hanging on the ceiling and can't breathe. The poems are actually super amazing. Both mind and soul suddenly stop me to aware surroundings and appreciate to what you already have. I really want to write long review, probably.... I'll do it after I'm ready to cool down myself first.
Dalam diam, hidup berpijak pada tanah
Dalam berpikir, tetap sederhana
Dalam sengketa, berlaku adil dan murah hati
Dalam memerintah, jangan coba-coba mengendalikan
Dalam berumah tangga, hadirlah seutuhnya
Ketika kau senang menjadi dirimu sendiri dan tidak bersaing atau membanding-bandingkan, semua orang akan menghormatimu
Tao Te Ching, salah satu puisi tertua yang berasal dari Tionghoa atau biasa dikenal China berisikan 81 buah puisi. Isinya yang dibaluti oleh Buddhism/Zen atau semacamnya sangatlah damai, tentram, dan tenang menggambarkan kekalutan manusia. Setiap teka-tekinya sungguh cantiknya bait per bait.
Dalam berpikir, tetap sederhana
Dalam sengketa, berlaku adil dan murah hati
Dalam memerintah, jangan coba-coba mengendalikan
Dalam berumah tangga, hadirlah seutuhnya
Ketika kau senang menjadi dirimu sendiri dan tidak bersaing atau membanding-bandingkan, semua orang akan menghormatimu
Tao Te Ching, salah satu puisi tertua yang berasal dari Tionghoa atau biasa dikenal China berisikan 81 buah puisi. Isinya yang dibaluti oleh Buddhism/Zen atau semacamnya sangatlah damai, tentram, dan tenang menggambarkan kekalutan manusia. Setiap teka-tekinya sungguh cantiknya bait per bait.
This year I did something different. Typically I just read the Tao Te Ching in one sitting and let it sit in me like that for as long as is necessary.
This year I read one poem per day and then wrote about them.
So my thoughts are spread out here.
This year I read one poem per day and then wrote about them.
So my thoughts are spread out here.
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Have never read philosophy before and never expected to become a fan of a book from 400 BC, but this edition of the book looked so beautiful I just had to give it a go. Absolutely beautiful text and messages - it's almost eerie how much the messages still apply to today's world!
I loved that the philosophy of the Tao Te Ching is about not rushing, not trying to be the best, letting nature take its' course: messages our society today desperately needs! The gentle illustrations accompanying the short messages in this edition were fantastic too.
Some of the statements do seem contradictory, and a couple of messages are too self-punishing if taken literally and do need to be taken with a pinch of salt from the reader. Still, for a text from 400 BC, it's unbelievable how much humanity and love it is filled with - certainly a lot more humane than the Christian Bible!
I used to study history and so I thought people in the distant past only really wrote about kings and queens and war and power. It's been a fantastic revelation to read the words of a man separated from me by 2400 years and 5000 miles promoting kindness, love and slow living. 🩷
I loved that the philosophy of the Tao Te Ching is about not rushing, not trying to be the best, letting nature take its' course: messages our society today desperately needs! The gentle illustrations accompanying the short messages in this edition were fantastic too.
Some of the statements do seem contradictory, and a couple of messages are too self-punishing if taken literally and do need to be taken with a pinch of salt from the reader. Still, for a text from 400 BC, it's unbelievable how much humanity and love it is filled with - certainly a lot more humane than the Christian Bible!
I used to study history and so I thought people in the distant past only really wrote about kings and queens and war and power. It's been a fantastic revelation to read the words of a man separated from me by 2400 years and 5000 miles promoting kindness, love and slow living. 🩷
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, War