When trying to grasp the elusive meanings on the deceptively simple verses of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, one quickly learns that learned treatises by erudite philosophers are of no help. Life experience, on the other hand, counts for a lot. Every now and then, however, one stumbles across a little book that sheds, in an oblique way, an amazingly clear light upon the subject, by anecdote, parable or example.
The_Book_of_Tea , by Kakuzo Okakura, is such a book. It's now freely available on the net as part of the Gutenberg project. Recommended !
By the way (notice the pun), did you know that "our" Ursula K. Le Guin made her own translation ( here ) of the little book? For the first chapter, see here , and scroll down to year 1998.
The_Book_of_Tea , by Kakuzo Okakura, is such a book. It's now freely available on the net as part of the Gutenberg project. Recommended !
By the way (notice the pun), did you know that "our" Ursula K. Le Guin made her own translation ( here ) of the little book? For the first chapter, see here , and scroll down to year 1998.
