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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)

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I actually took — God, this is bringing back a memory. I actually took an entire class on the Tao Te Ching at Princeton when I was an undergrad in East Asian Studies. And, it seems on some level, that that book does what you do for musicians. Meaning that it sort of reflects back truths that they were not aware of themselves, or they could not verbalize themselves.

Rick Rubin: There are many. The first one that comes to mind is the Tao Te Ching. It’s the Stephen Mitchell translation of the Tao Te Ching.

The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell

"Mitchell's rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom." — Huston Smith, author of The Religions of Man

In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe.

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