What should I do now?” Sono immediately said, “‘Thanks for everything. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching gives advice that. “I’ve said your prayer over and over, and yet nothing in my life has changed I’m still the same selfish person as before. Lao Tzus Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living. I have no complaint whatsoever.’” The man did as he was instructed, for a whole year, but his heart was still not at peace. Stephen Mitchell was born in 1943, educated at Amherst, the Sorbonne, and Yale, and de-educated through intensive Zen practice. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom. Mitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being.

One day a fellow Buddhist, having made a long trip to see her, asked, “What can I do to put my heart at rest?” She said, “Every morning and every evening, and whenever anything happens to you, keep on saying, ‘Thanks for everything. The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell 'Mitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell. Mitchellhas translated the Tao Te Chingwith passion and scholarly dexterity. His rendition of the Tao Te Ching is beautiful and accessible the English, as fluid as melting ice, is a joy to read throughout. There is a wonderful Japanese story (adapted here from Zenkei Shibayama Roshi’s A Flower Does Not Talk) which portrays this attitude:Ī hundred and fifty years ago there lived a woman named Sono, whose devotion and purity of heart were respected far and wide. Stephen Mitchell is an extraordinary scholar and translator. Honoring the Tao means respecting the way things are. The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell'Mitchells rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern Taoist philosophy text, Mitchells words are set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by.

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