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A review by uniskorn
Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching : A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way by Laozi
5.0
I think it's important to note that Ursula K. Le Guin didn't translate this book--she says her self in it that she doesn't speak Chinese. Rather, she comments on the passages. Her comments are very helpful in understanding or gaining insight to what Lao Tzu means.
There are several poems in this book that brought me peace to read and help me understand the nature of the individual, whether it be in the political realm, the egotistical realm, etc. More importantly, it allowed me to understand the nature of inner peace and how to attain it.
The Way is still something very mysterious to me. It's attained by not doing (which is a-doing in itself). There are a lot of contradictions that appear in this book and Lao Tzu plays off of them. Truly nature in itself is a contradiction. The wildfire destroys but the wildfire also brings growth, for instance.
A very fast read, but in the same vein, it could take you a long while to read if you wish to ponder the poems more, which, if I ever read this again, would be my next route.
There are several poems in this book that brought me peace to read and help me understand the nature of the individual, whether it be in the political realm, the egotistical realm, etc. More importantly, it allowed me to understand the nature of inner peace and how to attain it.
The Way is still something very mysterious to me. It's attained by not doing (which is a-doing in itself). There are a lot of contradictions that appear in this book and Lao Tzu plays off of them. Truly nature in itself is a contradiction. The wildfire destroys but the wildfire also brings growth, for instance.
A very fast read, but in the same vein, it could take you a long while to read if you wish to ponder the poems more, which, if I ever read this again, would be my next route.