In the hope to start somewhere to learn more about Chinese philosophies, I borrowed a few related books from the library and read them over the week. As I have limited prior knowledge of the teachings of Lao Zi and other Chinese philosophies, I decided to start by acquainting myself to these philosophies. The books that I had borrowed were in English. I realised that it was rather akward to read about Chinese philosophies through books written in the English language. Somehow, I realised that the essence of the thoughts would better be conveyed using Chinese.
Whatever it is, one still have to start somewhere. I am on the journey to learn more.
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Books I have read for the week:
Sayings of Lao Zi (Asiapac Comic Series) Book 1 and 2 (Paperback). Edited & Illustrated by Tsai Chih Chuang. An Asiapac Publication.
2 comments:
You should try to read the original Chinese books. Most translated books aren't accurate. It's very different.
It;s good you are picking up the teachings of Chinese philosophers. There is a lot to be learnt.
ECL: Hopefully I could find some Chinese version that are easy to understand for beginners like myself.
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