The Tao of Translation Stephen Mitchell

Complete video at: Stephen Mitchell, author of The Second Book of the Tao, discusses his unique approach to translating Lao Tzu s Tao Te Ching. He explains previous translations were done by linguists and scholars and theologians, whereas he approached the work after years practicing and studying Buddhism. The most widely translated book in world literature after the Bible is Laotzu s Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, th