Lao Tzu: My Words Are Very Easy to Understand: Lectures on the Tao Teh Ching

by Cheng Man-ch'ing

Book Overview

Lao-tzu: My Words Are Very Easy to Understand interprets the sayings of Lao-tzu, one of the earliest writers in Chinese history. His work describes the merest traces and marvels of the Tao, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913028916
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Translation by a Master

Professor Cheng was a master of five excellences meaning the five traditional Chinese arts. He was one of the last of a group of people who were taught the traditional teachings of Chinese culture. This translation is not written by an outsider but an insider, who lived and breathed the philosophy contain within this book.He authoritatively corrects even other past Chinese translations of this work. Its availability is a treasure that should not be overlooked.This book gives one an opportunity to begin understanding the depths of Chinese philosophy.