Ultimately, Laozi, a master visionary, guides us to the mountaintop to reveal an expansive view of life.Ī marvelous edition of a timeless classic, this book also presents Laozi’s original Chinese text in sidebars on each page, enriching the book for readers and students of Chinese without distracting from the English-language cartoons. In brief episodes that tantalize and inspire, he takes us into the subtle complexities of human existence. For example, chapter four tells us that the Dao is the source of all life: generous, free flowing, timeless, indeed coming from a time before time itself.
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Laozi describes the spontaneity of natural processes, the paradoxical effects of ethical precepts, the limits of language, the values of simplicity, and, above all else, how to go with the flow. The Dao De Jing, which I have had the honour of translating into English, paints a fascinating and challenging picture of how Daoists see the world. Masterfully transforming Laozi’s challenging work into entertaining and enlightening episodes, Tsai offers a uniquely fresh, relevant, and accessible version of one of the world’s most influential books.Īfter opening with Laozi’s biography from the Shi Ji, Tsai turns the stage over to Laozi, who patiently explains his ideas to his earnest students (and us). Here, he works his magic again with a delightful graphic adaptation of the complete text of Laozi’s Dao De Jing, the beloved source of Daoist philosophy. Tsai is one of Asia’s most popular cartoonists, and his editions of the Chinese classics have sold more than 40 million copies in over twenty languages.
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