Unorthodox translations of the TTC

[Samurai Mountain man]

I found the following Text while messing about on the internet, Im always looking for diferent adaptations of the Tao Te Ching as well as personal input and interpretations people have posted arround.

Not only do I find it incredibly amusing, I think it has a certain clarity you won't find in many other Taoism texts out there. I apologize for the inconvenience if it's been posted before.

 

Link: http://cantbeatfun.com/Tao/tao_rh.htm

A slice for your reviewing.

adapted by Ron Hogan originally attributed to "Jesse Garon"

[...]15The ancient Masters were pretty damn impressive.They were deep.  Real deep.Words can't even begin to describe how deep they were.You can only talk about what they were like.They were careful, like a man walking on thin ice.They were cautious, like a soldier behind enemy lines.They were polite, like a guest at a party.They moved quickly, like melting ice. They were as plain as a block of wood.Their minds were as wide as a valley,	and their hearts were as clear as spring water.Can you wait for that kind of openness and clarity	before you try to understand the world?Can you stay still until events have unfolded	before you do the right thing?When you act without expectations,	you can accomplish great things.

 

16Clear your head.Stay calm.Watch as everything happens around you.Everything reverts to its original state, which was nothing.And whenever something becomes nothing, 	it gets right with Tao.If you don't understand that,	you're going to screw up somewhere down the line.If you figure it out,	you'll always know what to do.If you get right with Tao,	you won't be afraid to die,	because you know you will.

[taijistudent]

Thanks for sharing. I think it is great that people lend their own understanding and translations. Sometimes a translation that is a little off the beaten track will resonate with someone and start a whole new train of thoughts.

[三江源]

That is really good! thanks for posting.

[三江源]

 

They were polite, like a guest at a party.

ha, this is the ethos here at taobums, as described by the site owner!