道德经
Tao Te Ching
Stephen Mitchell · 初版 1842 年
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为什么值得读
- 英文译本语言优美且富有现代启发性
- 引导读者放下名利焦虑以求内心平静
- 启发接纳瑕疵并顺应事物自然规律
一部相传为老子（Lao Tzu 或 Laozi）所作的东方哲学著作。据推测成书于公元前六世纪左右，是 Taoism 哲学体系的基石。该书名有多种可能的译法，不过大多数人将其理解为 The Way。它是中国哲学的代表作之一，其深远影响至今犹存。
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……追逐金钱与安稳，你的心将永远无法松弛。在乎别人的认可，你就会沦为他们的囚徒。做好你的事，然后抽身退后。这是通往平静的唯一道路。——《道德经》，Stephen Mitchell 译本（http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061142662）。
…after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. -- Tao te Ching, Stephen Mitchell translation (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061142662).
……某种禅意的心态，学会接受不完美。接纳你的工具，就像接纳你自己一样，优缺点全盘接受。这让我想起我最喜欢的一段引言，出自 Stephen Mitchell 翻译的《道德经》（http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v3.h...）：持而盈之，不如其已；揣而锐之，不可长保；金玉满堂，莫之能守；追逐金钱与安稳……
…sort of Zen attitude and learn to be OK with imperfection. Accept your tools as you accept yourself, flaws and all. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, from Stephen Mitchell's translation of the Tao te Ching (http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taote-v3.h...): Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security…
Lao-Tzu 的《Tao Te Ching》。简短、凝练，而且适用于现代世界。严格来说不算随笔或书。
Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu. Short, concise and applicable to modern world. Not an essay per se or book though.
……这个疯狂世界里的理性之声。刚读完他最近的新书以及他在文章中提到的两本书，我才真正开始理解这里在说什么。在《道德经》（Stephen Mitchell 译本）的第一页，讲到了理解的真正源头是玄同与幽暗。> 无欲，以观其妙；> 有欲，以观其徼。> 两者……
…voice of reason in this crazy world. Having just read his recent book and both the books he mentions in the article, I actually started to understand what is being said here. On the first page of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation), it talks about the true source of understanding is darkness. > Free from desire, you realize the mystery. > Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations. > Yet…
……目前找到的是：http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Clas... 另外我觉得读一本好的《道德经》译本也有帮助，我个人目前最喜欢的是：http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Perennial-Classics/dp/006...
…found has been: http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Training-Philosophy-Shambhala-Clas... Additionally I find that reading a good translation of the Tao helps, my personal favorite so far is: http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Perennial-Classics/dp/006...
Stephen Mitchell 翻译的《道德经》：https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Laozi/dp/0060812451/ref=... 译得太美了。
The Stephen Mitchell translation of the Tao Te Ching: https://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Laozi/dp/0060812451/ref=... It's beautiful.