so i am wondering if you guys could help me find a different translation of the tao te ching. I usually read john c h wu's translation. but i am getting tired of that one. was wondering if anyone could recommend a philosophical translation. i really want to stay away from the religious translations.
Thanks
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 02:39 PM
Addis & Lombardo translation might suit you.
HTH
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Be still like a mountain - Rooted like a tree
Then move like water - Soft and supple - Gathering Qi
As your movements flow - Search for the meaning of the Tao
And follow its natural way
Then move like water - Soft and supple - Gathering Qi
As your movements flow - Search for the meaning of the Tao
And follow its natural way
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 03:07 PM
I think my translation in the Tao Te Ching section is philosophical. I don't think it may be very suitable for western taste.... 
Edited by ChiDragon, 21 November 2012 - 03:07 PM.
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 03:09 PM
This is a philosophical translation by Hall and Ames. The translation is a little too intellectual for me but it has some nice (and dry) philosophical discussion and commentary.was wondering if anyone could recommend a philosophical translation.
I'm much more into poetic translations and spiritual/cultivation aspects of the classic.
I like this translation by Hu Xuezhi. Master Hu is a Daoist practitioner and looks at the text from the perspective of personal and human cultivation.
Steve
With wisdom, I see that I am nothing
With love, I see I am everything
My life dances between the two
- Nisargadatta
With wisdom, I see that I am nothing
With love, I see I am everything
My life dances between the two
- Nisargadatta
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Posted 21 November 2012 - 04:02 PM
so i am wondering if you guys could help me find a different translation of the tao te ching. I usually read john c h wu's translation. but i am getting tired of that one. was wondering if anyone could recommend a philosophical translation. i really want to stay away from the religious translations.
Thanks
Henricks is the next best translation. John C. H. Wu is considered the best by a large number of people, especially academics. It's my favorite and it's been my go-to translation for over 20 years now. It was the second translation I ever read, Stephen Mitchell being the first (run from that one as fast as you can.)
Aaron
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