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 Good books on taoism
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post Mar 2 2006, 10:33 AM
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I read some books on taoism. But i was wondering what other books i can find that are worth reading on this topic.
So if anyone knows good taoist books.
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post Mar 2 2006, 10:46 AM
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I read some books on taoism. But i was wondering what other books i can find that are worth reading on this topic.
So if anyone knows good taoist books.
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I highly suggest that you check out:

Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition
Author: Jonathan Star

Although I cannot adamantly agree that this is the "definitive" edition, I can point out that what differentiates this edition from all the others I have encountered is the undeniably unique twist that Mr. Star includes in addition to his translation and commentary: the presentation of the original chinese, character by character, with accompanying meanings for each character.

That unique presentation enables one to consider and to compose a personal translation for the various 'chapters' of the Tao Te Ching - instead of just receiving yet another author's personal translation.

This is a new book, and can be somewhat searched on amazon.com - and might be sitting on the shelves in hardcopy at your local bookstore.

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post Mar 28 2006, 08:02 PM
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I have in my own library a book called 'The secret of the golden flower'.
I have not read it yet, personally, but have seen it highly recommended by Chaos writers somewhere, and what I have seen of it seems really interesting.
I have to be in the right state of mind to read this stuff though.
If you're interested, I'll dig it out, and give a few more details. I think, if my memory serves me correctly, that it deals with Taoist alchemy, but don't quote me on that.
I also have a few others that I have picked up in random secondhand bookshops for future reference.
I'll dig those out too, if you like. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Mar 30 2006, 01:27 PM
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There are so many translations of the Tao Te Ching, it's hard to choose. It's the second most translated religious text other than the bible. I recommend the Jane English translation myself
If you'd like to see it, here's a website with every chapter: http://www.daily-tao.com/
But personally, I'm not a huge fan of Lao Tsu's contemporaries... I stick to the original (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


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