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Lao-tsu (Laozi, Lao-tzu o Lao Tzu) es el autor del Tao Te Ching (Libro del Camino y la Virtud). Es a él a quien debemos el sentido del equilibrio del yin y el yang, el principio de la no acción, y la idea del Tao, el origen de todas las cosas. Se cree que Lao Tsu tiene orígenes sobrenaturales; en cualquier caso, su sabiduría lo convirtió en el padre fundador del taoísmo. Esta corriente de pensamiento tiene una importancia central en el pensamiento...
3) The Tao
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The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.
(Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.
Always without desire we must be found,
If its deep mystery we would sound;
But if desire always within us be,
Its outer fringe...
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The Tao Te Ching is one of the world's oldest and most influential documents. Its view of the mind and its place in the world, paradoxically simple and profound, continue to perplex, excite and inspire today.
The Tao Te Ching, also known as The Tao and its Characteristics or The Book of Tao, has traditionally been attributed to Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher of the 6th century BC. The ancient book's exact origins and authorship are still subject...
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This is a completely fresh and poetic version of the twenty-five-hundred-year-old Chinese spiritual classic, by one of America's most thought-provoking writers. Moved by a lifelong love for the Tao Te Ching, the novelist and poet Ursula K. Le Guin has been working on this version of the text since the 1950s. Scholar J. P. Seaton has added expert linguistic guidance to her work, bringing to it an equally passionate commitment to scholarly accuracy....
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"The most translated book in the world after the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, or "Book of the Way," is a guide to cultivating a life of peace, serenity, and compassion. Through aphorisms and parable, it leads readers toward the Tao, or the "Way": harmony with the life force of the universe. Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher who was a contemporary of Confucius, it is the essential text of Taoism, one of the three great religions...
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The book Tao Te King is divided into two parts. The first part deals with Tao: which, meaning Unity, also means path, way, meaning. The second part refers to Te: efficacy, a way of agreeing, of attuning, and which is usually translated as "virtue", but in the sense that this word has in classical pre-Christian Latin: "strength".
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The Tao Te Ching is a spiritual, inspirational work that guides us through life, helping us to live within each moment and find the beauty that is all around each of us. Simple, beautiful, and life changing. The Tao Te Ching is, fundamental to the Taoist school of Chinese philosophy (Dàojia) and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese Buddhism, which when, first introduced...
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First published in 1934, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Tê Ching-unlike previous translations-is based not on the medieval commentaries, but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature. The Tao Tê Ching, along with the Zhuangzi, is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism, and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters,...
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Hemos seleccionado para ustedes 100 grandes citas de Lao Tzu perfectas para la meditación. Lao-Tzu fue un filósofo y poeta de la antigua China. Es conocido como el reputado autor del Tao Te Ching y el fundador del taoísmo filosófico, y como una deidad del taoísmo religioso y de las religiones tradicionales chinas. Figura central de la cultura china, Lao Tzu es reclamado tanto por los emperadores de la dinastía Tang como por el pueblo moderno....
13) Tao te ching
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Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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Gale Researcher Guide for: Master Lao: The Life and Works of Laozi is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Le Daode jing ou Livre de la Voie et de la Vertu est traditionnellement attribué au sage Laozi, l'une des figures fondatrices du taoïsme dont s'est emparé la légende.
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Daode jing [Tao-tö king] de Laozi [Lao-tseu]
Chaque fiche de lecture présente une œuvre clé de la littérature ou de...
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Explores the teachings of Lao Tzu, the philosopher believed to be the inspiring force behind the seminal Taoist work, through a collection of eighty-one inspirational passages that speak to the balance of earth and heaven.
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