Which version of TTC should I get?

[blackstar212]

This is another version I really like.

 

http://terebess.hu/english/tao/DerekLin.html

[Mig]

This is another version I really like.

 

http://terebess.hu/english/tao/DerekLin.html

Could you tell what is that you like and whatever you like how do you apply in real life. Or is it just liking to read and then move on to another thing in life?

[Geof Nanto]

I've been re-reading Arthur Waley's The Way and its Power. Waley was a gifted Sinologist and linguist whose insights are well worth reading. His translation, first published in 1958, includes a long introduction positioning the work within its cultural context. Although some of his assumptions about the Daodejing have been undermined by more recent scholarship, never-the-less the breadth and depth of his perception is truly remarkable.

 

I mention it here because it's a first-class work that's often overlooked. To my mind the only way to fully appreciate the Daodejing is by reading multiple translations over an extended period of time - and this work is a definite must to include.  

[Aetherous]

On 3/13/2016 at 9:08 PM, dawei said:

 

Moss Roberts

 

I was really impressed, just having stumbled onto his version with his commentary. Not so much in the quality of the translation itself, but in terms of everything his book has to offer.