Taoism / TaoBums FAQ

[Stigweard]

These are great! Thanks Stig.

What do folks think about making them a sticky? I realise that that could be controversial. But if you're a new person on here it could be worth having straight off the bat.

 

Kate

 

It would seem our benevolent, supreme overlord, Sean, has indeed honoured this thread by pinning it.

 

[Birch]

Oh cool! That happened just as or after I'd thought of it. Good on Sean! He is a very nice overlord;-)

 

Kate

[Guest artform]

Thanks very much Stig! I agree with Kate, and thanks Sean for pinning this.

 

My question is about the translations into English of the Tao Te Ching. I have relied upon the 1990 translation by Victor H. Mair based on the then "recently discovered Ma-Wang-Tui manuscripts".

 

I am curious about any consensus on particular translations or translation/lineage links... and also personal perspectives. Perhaps this should actually be in the general forum discussion threads?

 

thanks again

 

artform

[Stigweard]

Thanks very much Stig! I agree with Kate, and thanks Sean for pinning this.

 

My question is about the translations into English of the Tao Te Ching. I have relied upon the 1990 translation by Victor H. Mair based on the then "recently discovered Ma-Wang-Tui manuscripts".

 

I am curious about any consensus on particular translations or translation/lineage links... and also personal perspectives. Perhaps this should actually be in the general forum discussion threads?

 

thanks again

 

artform

 

Hiya Artform ... using our FAQ link the Stanford Uni has a good outline of the Daodejing which does touch on your question. It also mentions Victor H. Mair.

 

<http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/laozi/#AppLao>

[DalTheJigsaw123]

This was awesome! Thank you for doing this.

[Stigweard]

This was awesome! Thank you for doing this.

A pleasure my friend

 

Just wait and see what I have planned next

[DalTheJigsaw123]

Wow, this is freaking amazing. Thank you so much.

[Stigweard]

Edited April 4, 2009 by Stigweard

[The Genuine Article]

thanks alot Stiggie

 

RESPECT

 

i always wonder where the yin yang originated from

[The Genuine Article]

so will this help me

[DalTheJigsaw123]

This is to beautiful! It makes me smile soo bright! Glad we have people who are taking time to help others! Thank you so much.

[illyria]

I'm a little overwhelmed. I've been reading through this thread and falling down the rabbit hole, but have found that many of the links are broken =( Are there any other good resources for someone new to everything?

[Marblehead]

I'm a little overwhelmed. I've been reading through this thread and falling down the rabbit hole, but have found that many of the links are broken =( Are there any other good resources for someone new to everything?

Yeah, we had a board upgrade recently and I think some of the links got messed up.

 

Here is an excellent resource:

 

http://terebess.hu/english/lexikon/t.html

 

Many different philosophies and religions presented here. This particular link will take yo the the letter "T" where you will find many translations of the Tao Te Ching but check out the other alpha characters as well. Lots of good reading

[takaaki]

All the links seems to have expired. I cannot access them for more information about Taoism.

[Stigweard]

Crikey ... this thread is still pinned ... probably needs some house keeping

[thelerner]

great link source.

[Sir Darius the Clairvoyent]

I was searching a bit, and found someone saying that this «thing» or maybe «lack of thing» that daoism is, can not be described. Fair enough, putting reality in to concepts and words is reductive, but how can i, as an outsider, get a sense of something that can not be named, described or defined? 
I will take a look at the links at a later date, but will be busy for a while 🤓

[Sir Darius the Clairvoyent]

is this peak daoist thinking?