"Over the years, I have seen again and again how the Tao changes lives. People who study it with an open mind and put its lessons into actual practice invariably experience profound life transformations.
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At first glance, the Tao Te Ching may not seem very remarkable. It is a thin book; its eighty-one chapters are so concise that most of them do not fill an entire page. Somehow, its succinct words manage to contain a universe of wisdom and insight. Of all the great works of spirituality in human history, the Tao Te Ching may be the one that says the most with the least.
The richness of the Tao Te Ching invites—even demands—lifelong exploration. Its layers of meaning reveal themselves gradually. No matter how many times we study it, we discover something new with each reading. People who return to the Tao Te Ching after a hiatus often find that it seems like a completely different book. Even though its words remain the same, people change, and their additional life experience allows them to see new lessons that have always been present, but hidden in plain view.
The Tao Te Ching presents its teachings without fanfare. Its author, Lao Tzu, does not claim divine inspiration, infallibility, or indeed any basis of authority. He is a mere philosopher, not a prophet or messiah. He does not ask us to accept anything on blind faith, trusting that we will discover on our own that his lessons endure the test of time.
These lessons are eminently practical. The Tao Te Ching is more than a commentary on spirituality; it is also a useful and down-to-earth guide to living life with grace, peace, and joy. Perhaps this, more than any other reason, is why the Tao Te Ching has cast its spell on generation after generation ever since its writing 2,500 years ago..." Derek Lin
"The appeal of the tao te ching is universal, and the tao te ching has been found relevant by Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and even Quantum Physicists." ....
You'll find below a very personal interpretation of the Tao Te Ching by Ron Hogan. The widget was developed by Simon Hudson for iGoogle.
Free copies of the Tao Te Ching are also available here. Do Check them all to have different perspectives..."The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao" Lao Tzu
http://www.beatrice.com/TAO.html
http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/tao-te-ching.html
http://http://www.taoism.net/
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