The original mindfulness book, in a landmark new translation by the award-winning translator of the I Ching and The Art of War.
Lao-tzu, whose name means "Old Master," was, according to legend, a
contemporary of Confucius in the sixth century B.C.E. and the
founder of the philosophical tradition of Taoism.
John Minford (editor/translator) is the translator of the Viking
Penguin edition of the I Ching, for which he won the Australian
Academy of the Humanities Medal for Excellence in Translation, as
well as the acclaimed Viking Penguin edition of The Art of War. He
is an emeritus professor of Chinese at the Australian National
University.
A lucid translation by one of the most famous translators of
Chinese into English
*The New York Review of Books*
Ancient wisdom for those facing twenty-first-century perplexities .
. . Minford writes for ordinary people seeking guidance in everyday
life . . . In simple but resonantly phrased language, he somehow
does unfold the Tao's message
*Booklist*
A wonderful translation - clear and deep
*Vikram Seth*
Elegant and poetic, John Minford's translation of the Tao Te Ching
probably comes the closest of any to the essence of the mystical,
ineffable Taoist classic
*Yue Zhuang, University of Exeter*
John Minford's translation . . . has the mark of the craftsman: its
choice of words is not just judicious but also poetic, refreshing
the at once limpid and ambiguous original and making it new. The
result is a metaphysical feast for those willing to slow down and
read this text as it was meant to be read: meditatively
*John Lagerwey, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*
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