![]() ![]() ![]() translations by Stephen Mitchell, Derek Lin or Jeremy M. This is done deliberately if you want to read the complete text, you should purchase the resp. These 81 verses simply rotate every day the next number, and after 81, number 1 will appear again. Perhaps, when reflecting on the three interpretations, the true meaning will emerge. The Tao Te Ching is based on the number 3, with its 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 81 chapters. The I Ching is based on the number 2, with its 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 (2 6) = 64 hexagrams. To Pythagoras, who understood Zero and taught It and to Chuang Tzu, the ideal poetic student. All rights reserved.Īcknowledgments: The hundreds of prior translations, especially that by Arthur Waley. ![]() The short text consists of 81 brief chapters, or verses.Įvery day we issue a "verse of the day" for contemplation, in two leading English translations, that nevertheless differ substantially, and since December 8 th 2013, we have a radically different third translation:Ī Post New-Age Approach to Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, published by courtesy of the translator and interpreter. It was written around the 6 th century BC by the sage Lao Tzu. *) The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic. They do not wish to display their virtue! (translation by Derek Lin, 2006) They take from those who don't have enough ![]()
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