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A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching--from a legendary literary icon

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu is a profound philosophical guide that explores the principles of Taoism and the art of living in harmony with the natural flow of existence. Discover ancient wisdom and timeless insights in this influential classic.

The Path to Peace

Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius (551 - 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the fourth century BC. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human... Read Full Overview

Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius (551 - 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the fourth century BC. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human... Read Full Overview

" If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." From political advice and lessons on leading a balanced life to common practical wisdom and guidance on self-knowledge, humility, morality, and virtue, this book gives an insight into the fundamental... Read Full Overview

For nearly two generations, this bestselling translation of the Tao Te Ching has been the standard for those seeking access to the wisdom of Taoist thought. Now Jane English and her long-time editor, Toinette Lippe, have refreshed and revised the translation, so that it... Read Full Overview

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu is a profound philosophical guide that explores the principles of Taoism and the art of living in harmony with the natural flow of existence. Discover ancient wisdom and timeless insights in this influential classic.

'Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.' Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has... Read Full Overview

'All things end in the Tao just as the small streams and the largest rivers flow through the valleys to the sea.'

The Path to Peace The Tao Te Ching is a series of meditations on the mysterious nature of the Tao--the Way, the guiding light, the very source of all existence. According to Lao Tzu (a name meaning "the old master"), the Tao is found where we would least expect it--not in the... Read Full Overview

The Tao Teh King (Tao Te Ching) forms the fundamental core of modern Taoist philosophy and has informed the beliefs and mode of life of the people of China for 2500 years. For all those who seek peace, contentment, harmony and balance in life, the Tao Teh King is an indispensable... Read Full Overview

A luxuriously illustrated and silk-bound, foil-blocked edition of this classic Chinese text on the principles of Taoism for all who seek a more natural way of living. Written in about the sixth century BC, The Tao Te Ching (or Daode Jing) is the masterpiece of the... Read Full Overview

Revised and re-translated, Red Pine's best-selling and authoritative translation of Taoteching is now--vitally--available once again.

The Tao Te Ching came into existence some 2500 years ago, since when it has become the most influential text of Eastern philosophy. Best translated as The Classic of the Way and its Power (or Virtue), its teachings are of simplicity, humility and 'non-action', and its... Read Full Overview

"The eighty-one sayings in this volume shine like gems-cut clear and beautiful in every facet . . . . This translation will stand as the perfect rendering of a classic work."--John Haynes Holmes Lao Tzu was one of the greatest mystics of all time. Legend tells us that he was... Read Full Overview

Written during the golden age of Chinese philosophy, and composed partly in prose and partly in verse, the Tao Te Ching is surely the most terse and economical of the world's great religious texts. In a series of short, profound chapters it elucidates the idea of the Tao, or... Read Full Overview