Can you click on that link I sent you above. It brings you to a short video will did.
It explains all 👍
I just tested this thing out on Damus…. Called highlighter
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state control of economic and social matters
That is a very big topic. There are so many translations to choose from, it can be a daunting task to know where to begin!
More literal translations of Tao Te Ching tend to miss the concise beauty and contemplative flow of the original Chinese text, while more concise, poetic translations tend to stray from the original Chinese text.
In short, if you want a deeper understanding of the text, aside from or in addition to learning Chinese, owning multiple English translations is the way to go.
**Here are some English translations of Tao Te Ching that I recommend as a good starting point:**
- The translation I have been sharing this time around is from **Stephen Mitchell**. It is a beautifully meditative translation, but not always the most true to the original text. Though when liberties are taken, they are taken in the spirit of the Tao.
Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics) https://a.co/d/fFBzwNQ
- **Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo**, trans. Tao Te Ching. This is a wonderfully unadorned, simple, zen-like translation that has the right "feel" of the spoken original.
Tao Te Ching https://a.co/d/iRLQq5j
- The **D. C. Lau** (Penguin House) translation is considered one of the best (if not THE best) academic translations. Published in 1974, it is missing more recently discovered manuscripts, but if you are looking for a scholarly translation, then look no further.
Tao Te Ching https://a.co/d/6Cq55Aq
- Another translation I highly recommend is by **Derek Lin**. It is probably the most accurate as far as a clear understanding of the original Chinese for both scholarly and personal use.
Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) https://a.co/d/gP3msq0
https://dereklin.com/tao-te-ching/
I hope this short list serves you well as a good starting point on your journey into Tao.
In closing, I believe the foreword to the Addiss and Lombardo translation will help in understanding why I have recommended multiple translations, and not just one.
Wow, Thank you so much for such a generous reply. My inner healer has really been directing me towards the Tao Te Ching recently. I just went ahead and bought a copy of each of your recommendations. Thank you so much. Please know that you have stated another soul on the path of the Tao. I particularly liked the quote you shared in the above post. Warm wishes to you. Much Gratitude.
Can ask for a good recommendation for a book of the Tao Te Ching
Did you know that Jupiter and Saturn sketch out the golden ratio in time and space? Just line them up with Earth and track their orbits around the Sun. This sublime number has fascinated philosophers and mathematicians for ages, adding a touch of cosmic majesty to our understanding of the solar system.
here is how it works:
Starting with the planets in a straight line at '12 o'clock,' Earth races around the Sun in 365.24 days. It then continues just a bit more to align with slower Saturn after 378.1 days. Three weeks later, it lines up with Jupiter after 398.9 days. The varying orbital distances and times between these alignments beautifully illustrate the golden ratio.
From the work of John Martineau 
This is cool
Is there somewhere on Nostr where I can get the creative files. I have access to some digital screens and would like to follow your lead!
Sometimes Humans are Brilliant...
A random person who I do not know emailed me and offered me some books related to a most cherished passion I have for SACRED GEOMETRY
He saw some of my videos online and explained he was moving out of his house and needed to clear some space. I said yes, I'd love to become the custodian of his books. I thought he had a handful like 10 - 12 books and I wanted to be nice so I gave him my office address.
The next day I arrive at work and there are 5 boxes of the most outstanding sublime books going back decades. Obscure, esoteric first editions of all of my hero's were included in the boxes. He basically gave me his entire life's Library.....
I was so happy.... I couldn't believe it... it would take me years to find the treasure he delivered to me for free.
This collection of books is completely priceless to me..... I'm totally blown away by this persons generosity.
I reached out to say thanks and wanted to return the favour and offered him free invites to some courses and workshops. But he graciously declined in such a cool way and simply wrote back....
"Finding the best possible home for those books was the pinnacle of what I could have achieved and I have now very happily achieved that dream outcome. They have found their way to your path; that's all I want and nothing more. I'm very grateful for your extremely kind offer of a
complimentary membership to your community or a course, but, in olympic terms, I have passed my baton to yourself and I'm bowing out of the race."
What a cool act of kindness and what cool Human!!!
There are great people out there!!!
