ספר הטאו

by Lao Tzu

ספר הטאו הוא ללא ספק אחד הספרים המסתוריים ביותר במזרח הרחוק, ומקובל ליחס לו את הבסיס לפילוסופיה הטאואיסטית, אומנויות הלחימה השונות והרפואה הסינית.

מעט מאוד ידוע על מחבר הספר, החכם הסיני לאו-צה, אשר מעריכים שהיה האחראי על ארכיון הקיסר. האגדה מספרת שלאו-צה פרש מתפקידו כאשר קונפוציוס נבחר להיות שר החינוך והמשפט בממלכה ויצא למסע בהרי ההימלאיה ממנו לא שב. בתחנת הגבול הוא השאיר ספר אחד קטן, המרכז בצורה פשוטה את עקרי תורתו.

81 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2001

About the author

Lao Tzu (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ; Wade-Giles: Laosi; also Laozi, Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Lao Zi, Laocius, Lao Ce, and other variations) was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tao Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of the Taoist religion, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones". Laozi translated literally from Chinese means "old master" or "old one", and is generally considered honorific.

According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BCE. Historians variously contend that Laozi is a synthesis of multiple historical figures, that he is a mythical figure, or that he actually lived in the 5th-4th century BCE, concurrent with the Hundred Schools of Thought and Warring States Period. As a result of being a a central figure in Chinese culture, both nobility and common people claim Lao Tzu in their lineage.

Reviews

[Gal Sivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional translation I recommend opening a random page every morning - kind of like the letters of the Rebbe