the TAO TE CHING

awesome eastern look at the way to live... you read it the first time and then you just keep reading it... it reads like a lot of mantras... make sure you have the right translation though (i prefer stephen michell) because some are skewed.... anyone else read this?... i borrowed it for the first time from my friendds dad who is a nutty philosophy professor... peace

 

Absolutely, it's one of my favorite books. It's a wonderful guide to life. Taoism is beautiful.

 

I especially love the metaphor of water as perfect humility.

 

one of the parts that stand out to me of the tao teh ching, was (as i remember it) :

'bend and you will be whole, curl and you will be straight'

 

I love it too, I honestly should spend more time in it. I'll always have a copy that's for sure.

 

i have about three different versions of it, i think. i got a very good one and cut out some of my favorite parts from an older one, and put them on my wall. i love it. it's one of those things i would have to keep with me if i decided to get rid of all of my stuff . you can read a part once, and think you understand it, but every time you uncover another layer of it's meaning. it's amazing.

 

I recently bought the Shambala Dragon edition of this book. It is a more traditional translation than some of the others that I have seen. Definitely loved it. Everyone should read the Tao.

 

Its a good companion to the I Ching.
Chuang Tzu wrote another taoist book, but I forget its name. It is also a good book to read.

 

I found a quote from the Tao Te Ching on cannabis.com. I looked it up, and I started reading, and instantly fell in love.

 

The Tao Te Ching is extremely healthy for someone to emmerse themselves in

I always gotta keep a copy too