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Stephen Mitchell
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Lao Tzu
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- Olivia
- 2023-05-12
Terrific book
Worth listening to over and over. Life changing book. This book has much utility. Happy to have this book in the collection.
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- Tony Roy
- 2019-12-04
Why write a review ...
Why write a review ... for something that speaks for itself?
Just listen.
And listen again.
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- Zach Varley
- 2018-08-08
Beautiful And Accessible
This entire book is just line after line of beautiful poetry. Must be as close as you can get to the original text for english, the translation is clear and accessible despite the sometimes challenging and provocative concepts.
One of my new favourite books, no doubt.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-11-26
Simple wisdom.
It is very simple to be happy but it is very difficult to be simple. The Tao is the way ✨🙏🏽
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- MW
- 2019-03-28
Solid
Very simple, solid and straightforward reading of the Tao Te Ching. Very short, but easy to get through.
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- Yvonne Saint Marleux
- 2020-07-16
MUST READ/LISTEN
Simple life concepts spoken in a way we can all Universally understand and incorporate in our lives. life gets tough it's easy to forget but this book will help bring you back to your true essence!
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- Trina
- 2020-07-04
Life changer!
I listen to this book daily while I am doing my day to day activities. I don't think any words I write can do this book justice. All I can say is if you are ready for a life change, give it a go.
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- Nicolas Bouchard
- 2020-03-31
Best English writing ever
The voice and the translation are absolute pleasure to the heart and mind. Stephen Mitchell perfectly expresses the beauty of the Tao Te Ching.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-12-29
align with soul
the secret to getting your twin flame is to be aligned with soul... Tao will help you get there.
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- Ilzamar
- 2018-09-14
Timeless Wisdom
Contemplate the eternal truths. Revelations to raise your spirit and change your relationship to your life. I can't compare all translations and interpretations but this one left me feeling uplifted and expanded.
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