{"title":"Lao Tzu","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lao-tzus-taoteching-by-lao-tzu-9781556592904","title":"Lao-tzu's Taoteching","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best-selling English-language translations of the \u003cem\u003eTaoteching\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A refreshing new translation... Highly recommended.\" - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"With its clarity and scholarly range, this version of the \u003ci\u003eTaoteching\u003c\/i\u003e works as both a readable text and a valuable resource of Taoist interpretation.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Read it in confidence that it comes as close as possible to expressing the Chinese text in English.\" - Victor Mair, professor of Chinese studies, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLao-tzu's Taoteching\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume of world literature, and Red Pine's nuanced and authoritative English translation—reissued and published with the Chinese text \u003ci\u003een face\u003c\/i\u003e—is one of the best-selling versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures that set this volume apart from other translations are its commentaries by scores of Taoist scholars, poets, monks, recluses, adepts, and emperors spanning more than two thousand years. \"I envisioned this book,\" Red Pine notes in his introduction, \"as a discussion between Lao-tzu and a group of people who have thought deeply about his text.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSages have no mind of their own\u003cbr\u003e\ntheir mind is the mind of the people\u003cbr\u003e\nto the good they are good\u003cbr\u003e\nto the bad they are good\u003cbr\u003e\nuntil they become good\u003cbr\u003e\nto the true they are true\u003cbr\u003e\nto the false they are true\u003cbr\u003e\nuntil they become true...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLao-tzu\u003c\/b\u003e (ca. 600 BCE) was a Chinese sage who Confucius called \"a dragon among men.\" He served as Keeper of the Royal Archives and authored the \u003ci\u003eTaoteching\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Pine\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's foremost translators of Chinese literary and religious texts. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoems of the Masters\u003c\/i\u003e, and a collection of all the known poems by the mountain hermit Han Shan, \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Songs of Cold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643010072812,"sku":"9781556592904","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d98efd582aa75faed87b02ca5992e1d2.jpg?v=1779170598"},{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-by-lao-tzu-9780061142666","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mitchell's rendition of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humour, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom.\" -- Huston Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Religions of Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn eighty-one brief chapters, this classic of ancient Chinese wisdom, Lao-tzu's \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eBook of the Way\u003c\/i\u003e, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis spiritual classic offers a profound guide to the art of living:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAncient Wisdom:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover teachings that have offered clarity and peace for centuries, presented in eighty-one brief, poetic chapters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Art of Non-Action:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn the principle of \u003ci\u003ewei wu wei\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"doing not-doing,\" to achieve more with effortless skill and grace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Balance:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore profound advice on achieving a serene and generous spirit by living in harmony with the Tao.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpiritual Serenity:\u003c\/b\u003e A path to emptying the mind of distractions and filling your core with a sense of your original, peaceful identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643242627308,"sku":"9780061142666","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/eeae846ff071c1621c7032479b838a9d.jpg?v=1779167681"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lao-tzu-2.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}