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老子的智慧: 深入解讀老子的道德經和道家思想，The wisdom of Laotse
在儒家之外，老子和庄子另辟了一条更宽广的路，带来一种更超越的人生智慧。孔子的哲学，处理的是平凡世界中的伦常关系，非但不令人激奋，反易磨损人对精神方面的渴慕，及幻想飞驰的本性。而老庄的哲学——这种探究生命底蕴的浪漫思想，為中国人开了另一扇门，辟了另一个心灵的空间；两千年来，抚慰了无数创伤的灵魂，使得人们在世俗努力挣扎时，有可回旋的余地。
学贯中西的国学大师林语堂，于风趣中见睿智，前所未有地“以庄解老”，将老庄思想的独特魅力娓娓道来；抛开烦琐的训诂考辨，用人生的阅历、生命的觉悟去品味老庄哲学，将那原本生涩难解的文字赋予血肉，给予全新的灵魂。
老子具有异于常人的智慧，凭借一双犀利之眼，看穿了人世间的是是非非；多听听老子的话好处很多。人生在世，需要智慧。这部林语堂先生最得意、最珍视的着作，读来令人心地宽广，不但能领悟老庄超越时代的人生思辨和处世智慧，更能让自己保有心灵的平和和生命的活力，少一点伤痕。
Traditional Chinese edition
学贯中西的国学大师林语堂，于风趣中见睿智，前所未有地“以庄解老”，将老庄思想的独特魅力娓娓道来；抛开烦琐的训诂考辨，用人生的阅历、生命的觉悟去品味老庄哲学，将那原本生涩难解的文字赋予血肉，给予全新的灵魂。
老子具有异于常人的智慧，凭借一双犀利之眼，看穿了人世间的是是非非；多听听老子的话好处很多。人生在世，需要智慧。这部林语堂先生最得意、最珍视的着作，读来令人心地宽广，不但能领悟老庄超越时代的人生思辨和处世智慧，更能让自己保有心灵的平和和生命的活力，少一点伤痕。
Traditional Chinese edition
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First published January 1, 1948
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About the author
Lin Yutang
234?books328?followersProlific writer of a wide variety of works in Chinese 林语堂 and English; in the 1930s he founded several Chinese magazines specializing in social satire and Western-style journalism.
Lin, the son of a Chinese Presbyterian minister, was educated for the ministry but renounced Christianity in his early 20s and became a professor of English. He traveled to the United States and Europe for advanced study; on his return to China, he taught, edited several English-language journals, and contributed essays to Chinese literary magazines.
In 1932 Lin established the Lunyu banyuekan (“Analects Fortnightly”), a type of Western-style satirical magazine totally new to China at that time. It was highly successful, and he soon introduced two more publications. In 1935 Lin published the first of his many English-language books, My Country and My People. It was widely translated and for years was regarded as a standard text on China. The following year he moved to New York City to meet the popular demand for his historical accounts and novels. In 1939 he published his renowned English novel Moment in Peking. The Wisdom of China and India appeared in 1942.
Although he returned to China briefly in 1943 and again in 1954, Lin both times became involved in disputes stemming from his stand in favour of literature as self-expression rather than as propaganda and social education. In addition to writing books on Chinese history and philosophy, he made highly acclaimed English translations of Chinese literary masterpieces, such as Famous Chinese Short Stories Retold (1952).
Lin, the son of a Chinese Presbyterian minister, was educated for the ministry but renounced Christianity in his early 20s and became a professor of English. He traveled to the United States and Europe for advanced study; on his return to China, he taught, edited several English-language journals, and contributed essays to Chinese literary magazines.
In 1932 Lin established the Lunyu banyuekan (“Analects Fortnightly”), a type of Western-style satirical magazine totally new to China at that time. It was highly successful, and he soon introduced two more publications. In 1935 Lin published the first of his many English-language books, My Country and My People. It was widely translated and for years was regarded as a standard text on China. The following year he moved to New York City to meet the popular demand for his historical accounts and novels. In 1939 he published his renowned English novel Moment in Peking. The Wisdom of China and India appeared in 1942.
Although he returned to China briefly in 1943 and again in 1954, Lin both times became involved in disputes stemming from his stand in favour of literature as self-expression rather than as propaganda and social education. In addition to writing books on Chinese history and philosophy, he made highly acclaimed English translations of Chinese literary masterpieces, such as Famous Chinese Short Stories Retold (1952).
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February 1, 2013
took me a while to get into the swing of the language, from there on it was a nice ride. unlike most books in the sense that this doesn't feel like it ever ends. I could continue reading it over and over, sort of like standing in the ocean with the unending waves crashing their worship onto you.
this book solidified many ideas I've already adventured. recommend it to anyone interested in thinking that trees are the smartest guys in the room.
this book solidified many ideas I've already adventured. recommend it to anyone interested in thinking that trees are the smartest guys in the room.
June 1, 2022
This is one of my favorite translations for many reasons. Don't ever read just any translation, as there are hundreds. This is a good one.
September 23, 2023
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June 7, 2019
Rather than separating sections into Laotse and Chuangtse, Yutang interweaves relevant selections of Chuangtse with the short chapters of the Tao Teh Ching. It absolutely illustrates Taoist philosophy in a much more approachable manner than the student would get reading the works separately. It also helps draw out distinctions and differences between the two authors. For example, even though they are both Taoists, there is a level of emphasis on criticizing Confucian institutions that Chuangtse brings, a topic on which Laotse remains silent.
This is my new favorite arrangement of these works.
This is my new favorite arrangement of these works.
May 7, 2023
Possibly the most precious book in my library, a supremely gorgeous and poetic translation of the Tao Te Ching, the timeless class by Laotse (Lao Tzu). Editor Lin Yutang mixes in Taoist passages from Chuang-tse, which beautifully partners with Laotse's parables. I have learned so much about humility and how to act in the world from this hard-to-find book, one of many translations available of Laotse's timeless classic. After the binding of the hardback purchased as a young man started coming apart from decades of use, I was finally able to locate another copy... Yay!
May 21, 2014
Some good insights but a bit dense at times. May have to re-read it some other time.
November 3, 2019
I really loved this translation and how it included selections from both Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu.
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February 15, 2024“The best approach, however, would be to read Laotse with Chuangtse. After all, Chuangtse was his greatest disciple and the greatest exponent of Taoism. … As the viewpoint of the two philosophers was almost identical, it would be easy to cull passages from the more than one hundred thousand words of Chuangtse and arrange them in order to illustrate Laotse's meaning, something which has never been done before.”
“The fundamental basis of thinking and the character of ideas of the two philosophers were the same. But while Laotse spoke in aphorisms, Chuangtse wrote long, discursive philosophical essays. While Laotse was all intuition, Chuangtse was all intellect.”
“The fundamental basis of thinking and the character of ideas of the two philosophers were the same. But while Laotse spoke in aphorisms, Chuangtse wrote long, discursive philosophical essays. While Laotse was all intuition, Chuangtse was all intellect.”
March 7, 2022
First time reading about Taoism in depth. Will definitely read more about it
December 8, 2022
... Wisdom to meditate on regularly ...
Thanks to Lao Tse for the writings, Lin Yutang for the translation and Dan Casas-Murray for his podcast 'The Tao Te Ching for everyday living' ?????
Thanks to Lao Tse for the writings, Lin Yutang for the translation and Dan Casas-Murray for his podcast 'The Tao Te Ching for everyday living' ?????
December 11, 2023
深处另一种乱世的我们，又会如何看待爱，看待身边的人与我们的交流，以及天地之间个人的价值所在？
February 5, 2017
It was okay!
September 8, 2023
Read the Chinese version. Lots of quotes that hit me. Reading the English original version.
February 6, 2022
Lin Yutang is highly under rated as a translator of this foundational text, the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching). There are many, many translations out there but few are able to convey the philosophy in such a poetic readable form. What makes this translation so valuable is that each chapter of Laotse (Laozi) is accompanied by excerpts from Chuangtse (Zhuangzi) that are relevant to the chapter, providing a commentary that expands on key ideas from the chapter. Sadly, this book has been out of print for some time but it holds it's own against any other translation since. Highly recommended, if you can find a used copy, even if you have already read one or more other translations.
August 31, 2020
This is genuinely a hidden gem. To more fully comprehend the teachings of Lao Tzu with color commentary from both the author and the great Chuang Tzu as well, Lin Yutang's book should be considered a first recourse. At all points, Lin Yutang's in-line translation notes, footnotes, and broader contextual commentary is utterly invaluable in not just understanding but more fully absorbing what the masters taught. Weaving Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu together is also a stroke of genius, as the way the two expressed themselves could not be more different and yet they are championing the same core ideas.
January 2, 2021
Published in 1948, these aren't the easiest to find, but are indispensable for studying Daoism. My first copy was stolen, but I was able to still track down a copy at a reasonable price. If you find a copy in decent shape, be sure to pick one up.
There are many translations of Dao De Jing 道德经, but this one, I go back to time and again. The commentary from 庄周 has been edited to complement each chapter of the Dao De Jing.
There are many translations of Dao De Jing 道德经, but this one, I go back to time and again. The commentary from 庄周 has been edited to complement each chapter of the Dao De Jing.
January 12, 2022
This book contained a good translation of the Dao De Jing and illustrated the points made by backing them up with quotations from Zhuangzi. Not an introduction to Daoism, but an interesting volume if the reader already knows something about it.
April 9, 2022
做為了解老庄思想的入门，我觉是蛮不错的
September 8, 2022
not all that good but the chuangtse sections after each chapter was interesting
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