The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu
By Lao Tse (601 BC - unknown), translated by Henry Wei.
234 Pages | First published 1982, 3rd printing 1988 | Paperback | Quest Books, U.S.A. | ISBN:
Twenty-six centuries ago, a man called Lao Tzu offered a daringly new way of life to his countrymen. His work is called the TAO Teh Ching, a philosophy of pure beauty, rare charm, and great spiritual depth and represents a magnificent treatise on human rights. For centuries, it has been a source of inspiration for Chinese art, poetry and painting. In many of its moral viewpoints it is similar to Christianity. Indirectly, it also inspired the development of acupuncture, alchemy, astrology, and the martial arts (kung fu). Its quintessential teaching, however concerns yoga and meditation.
About the 'Eternal Tao' (p.22):
" There is something formless and perfect,
Existing before the birth of Heaven and Earth
How still it is! How quiet!
Abiding alone and unchanging,
It pervades everywhere without fail.
Well may it be called Mother of the World.
I do not know its name,
but label it TAO . . . "
The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu
By Lao Tse (601 BC – unknown), translated by Henry Wei.
234 Pages | First published 1982, 3rd printing 1988 | Paperback | Quest Books, U.S.A. | ISBN:
Twenty-six centuries ago, a man called Lao Tzu offered a daringly new way of life to his countrymen. His work is called the TAO Teh Ching, a philosophy of pure beauty, rare charm, and great spiritual depth and represents a magnificent treatise on human rights. For centuries, it has been a source of inspiration for Chinese art, poetry and painting. In many of its moral viewpoints it is similar to Christianity. Indirectly, it also inspired the development of acupuncture, alchemy, astrology, and the martial arts (kung fu). Its quintessential teaching, however concerns yoga and meditation.
About the ‘Eternal Tao’ (p.22):
” There is something formless and perfect,
Existing before the birth of Heaven and Earth
How still it is! How quiet!
Abiding alone and unchanging,
It pervades everywhere without fail.
Well may it be called Mother of the World.
I do not know its name,
but label it TAO . . . “