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8 Secrets of Tao Te Ching
What is Tao Te Ching?
Tao Te Ching is a philosophical book written by Lao-tzu 2,600 years ago. It consists of about five thousand words with 800 Chinese characters.
The purpose of Tao Te Ching is to teach the world to live harmoniously through the Tao of natural long life. Tao Te Ching sets out to answer eight important
1.Where do we come from and where are we going?
2.Can the opposite of a profound truth also be true?
3.What is the invisible action wuwei?
4.What happens when we reach total silence?
5.Are we born enlightened beings?
6.Is there cosmic justice?
7.What is enough?
8.Are we altruistic in nature?
According to the answers to the above questions, Tao Te Ching can be grouped into eight 1. Tao; 2. Oneness; 3. Action; 4. Silence; 5. Life; 6. Peace; 7. Contentment; 8. Love.
*****
“Luke has worked for over 10 years on the monumental effort of translating the Tao Te Ching into an accessible and thoroughly researched version of this timeless document. Much has been written about the Tao Te Ching, but no one, before Luke, had made the effort to take into account the most scholarly interpretations of the text. He organized his book into the Eight Secrets of Tao Te Ching, the verbatim translations of the text, the English translation of Chuang-tzu stories, Ho Shang Kung and Wang Pi Commentaries, and a concordance of dictionary definitions of Chinese characters.” - Rick Bellingham.
*****
“Your book is wonderful, absolutely and incredibly wonderful. I am able to read and apply the passages with great ease - they are so very clear, easy to read, easy to understand and profound. You have done a great service for humanity, for all of us. Thank you for walking your path.” - Deborah Lucas
*****
“It’s wonderful! Absolutely a masterpiece! Whenever I read quietly to myself or loudly to my students, the words are touching, inspiring and moving me deeply. Thank you so much for all your dedicated work over the years.” - Melanie Keller
Tao Te Ching is a philosophical book written by Lao-tzu 2,600 years ago. It consists of about five thousand words with 800 Chinese characters.
The purpose of Tao Te Ching is to teach the world to live harmoniously through the Tao of natural long life. Tao Te Ching sets out to answer eight important
1.Where do we come from and where are we going?
2.Can the opposite of a profound truth also be true?
3.What is the invisible action wuwei?
4.What happens when we reach total silence?
5.Are we born enlightened beings?
6.Is there cosmic justice?
7.What is enough?
8.Are we altruistic in nature?
According to the answers to the above questions, Tao Te Ching can be grouped into eight 1. Tao; 2. Oneness; 3. Action; 4. Silence; 5. Life; 6. Peace; 7. Contentment; 8. Love.
*****
“Luke has worked for over 10 years on the monumental effort of translating the Tao Te Ching into an accessible and thoroughly researched version of this timeless document. Much has been written about the Tao Te Ching, but no one, before Luke, had made the effort to take into account the most scholarly interpretations of the text. He organized his book into the Eight Secrets of Tao Te Ching, the verbatim translations of the text, the English translation of Chuang-tzu stories, Ho Shang Kung and Wang Pi Commentaries, and a concordance of dictionary definitions of Chinese characters.” - Rick Bellingham.
*****
“Your book is wonderful, absolutely and incredibly wonderful. I am able to read and apply the passages with great ease - they are so very clear, easy to read, easy to understand and profound. You have done a great service for humanity, for all of us. Thank you for walking your path.” - Deborah Lucas
*****
“It’s wonderful! Absolutely a masterpiece! Whenever I read quietly to myself or loudly to my students, the words are touching, inspiring and moving me deeply. Thank you so much for all your dedicated work over the years.” - Melanie Keller
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Published November 14, 2017
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October 17, 2017
Is it possible to write a review about this book without reading it?.
Why not?. When Tao has no specific yet all meaning, one need not read, study, ponder about
or by heart every line in a book of this nature. The contents often remain between the lines--
some times between the words--in a rich book like this. My guess can't be pure balderdash!.
The cover page and basic information about this book reinforces my belief that music, meditation and martial art at their much deeper level or at their zenith merge into ONE or I may call it TAO or The ALL or The Way or The FLOW or The WE or The SOURCE or The FORCE----BALANCE--BRILLIANCE---SUBLIME BEAUTY---NATURAL COMPASSION---. Enough!.
8- is a bit mysterious ancient symbol. 8 Secrets---no, I am not interested in 'secrets' of this that. Yet I sense that this is a very valuable book---at least for me and for few rare individuals.
I feel Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is one of the most beautiful, flowing wisdom ---its humility and simplicity often makes one forget about its almost unfathomable depth---.
I admit I have not even read a single line of this '8 SECRETS OF TAO TE CHING'. In spite of it, I frankly say that it ought to be a rich book which can enrich my as well as your life!. It might surely contain more than 8 secrets---may be 800 written or unwritten gems.
OK. You and me both love books---valuable books. Let's see ourselves much better through this book.
Why not?. When Tao has no specific yet all meaning, one need not read, study, ponder about
or by heart every line in a book of this nature. The contents often remain between the lines--
some times between the words--in a rich book like this. My guess can't be pure balderdash!.
The cover page and basic information about this book reinforces my belief that music, meditation and martial art at their much deeper level or at their zenith merge into ONE or I may call it TAO or The ALL or The Way or The FLOW or The WE or The SOURCE or The FORCE----BALANCE--BRILLIANCE---SUBLIME BEAUTY---NATURAL COMPASSION---. Enough!.
8- is a bit mysterious ancient symbol. 8 Secrets---no, I am not interested in 'secrets' of this that. Yet I sense that this is a very valuable book---at least for me and for few rare individuals.
I feel Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is one of the most beautiful, flowing wisdom ---its humility and simplicity often makes one forget about its almost unfathomable depth---.
I admit I have not even read a single line of this '8 SECRETS OF TAO TE CHING'. In spite of it, I frankly say that it ought to be a rich book which can enrich my as well as your life!. It might surely contain more than 8 secrets---may be 800 written or unwritten gems.
OK. You and me both love books---valuable books. Let's see ourselves much better through this book.
January 15, 2018
This book is to be perused, savored, referred to, embodied......not "read", although I'm sure someone could do that. Luke spent over 10 years living, memorizing and meditating on the TTC, and this book is his tome of that process, thus rearranging it into 8 sections: Tao, oneness, action, silence, life, peace, contentment and love, making it truly the most comprehensive study and meditation on the TTC I've seen, as well as a deeply thoughtful translation. You can see him reciting the TTC on his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXyY...
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