Understanding Laozi's Tao Te Ching (Traditional Chinese Edition)

Tao Te Ching by 6th-century Chinese sage Laozi is a fundamental read for philosophical Taoism. It is a highly influential book having inspired generations of writers poets painters calligraphers and even gardeners across China East Asia and the rest of the world. Although Tao Te Ching is one of the most translated works in literature many have misunderstood the book due to its highly condensed and complex writing style. As Holmes Welch American scholar and author of Taoism: The Parting of the Way (1965) notes the written text has no active or passive no singular or plural no case no person no tense no mood - not to mention punctuation - and is therefore a famous puzzle which everyone would like to feel he had solved. Indeed as Dr Mingte Liu author of Understanding Laozis Tao Te Ching observes so many people have misinterpreted and misrepresented Laozi that it is necessary to clarify what the book is truly about.In Understanding Laozis Tao Te Ching Dr Liu provides a detailed analysis of the books written text and compares his interpretation with those of other scholars. In his view the book is all about success but not in a material sense. instead it is about being successful in life in ones understanding of oneself in ones pursuit of excellence and self-fulfilment and in ones achieving a harmonious relationship with the world. In discussing the eternal value of Tao Te Ching as a philosophical text Dr Liu helps readers understand why this ancient text remains relevant to our contemporary life and beyond. To better comprehend Laozis Tao Te Ching this book is a must-read.