{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-isbn-9780679433163","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten during the golden age of Chinese philosophy, and composed partly in prose and partly in verse, the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e 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 the Way–an idea that in its ethical, practical, and spiritual dimensions has become essential to the life of China’s enormously powerful civilization. In the process of this elucidation, Lao-tzu both clarifies and deepens those central religious mysteries around which our life on earth revolves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of the Ma Wang Tui Manuscripts by D. C. Lau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“The power of the ­Lao-­tzu’s imagery and, ultimately, the simplicity of its message seem to be able to overcome the problems of language and of distance in time and place, so that at the end of the twentieth century, this has become one of the most influential of texts, cherished by people in all walks of life throughout the world.” –from the Introduction by Sarah AllanLao Tzu (also Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e and the founder of philosophical Taoism.ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name  that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning  of heaven and earth. The named is the mother of ten thousand things.  Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the  manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in  name; This appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to  all mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTWO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder heaven all can see beauty as beauty  only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because  there is evil. Therefore having and not having arise together; Difficult  and easy complement each other; Long and short contrast each other;  High and low rest upon each other; Voice and sound harmonize each other;  Front and back follow each other. Therefore the wise go about doing  nothing, teaching -no--talking. The ten thousand things rise and fall  without cease, Creating, yet not possessing, Working, yet not taking  credit. Work is done, then forgotten. Therefore it lasts forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHREE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot  exalting the gifted prevents quarreling. Not collecting treasures  prevents stealing. Not seeing desirable things prevents confusion of the  heart. The wise therefore rule by emptying hearts and stuffing bellies,  By weakening ambitions and strengthening bones. If people lack  knowledge and desire, Then it is best not to interfere. If nothing is  done, then all will be well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOUR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tao is an empty  vessel; it is used, but never filled. Oh, unfathomable source of ten  thousand things! Blunt the sharpness, Untangle the knot, Soften the  glare, Merge with dust. Oh, hidden deep but ever present! I do not know  from whence it comes. It is the forefather of the ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeaven  and earth are impartial; They see the ten thousand things as they are.  The wise are impartial; They see the people as they are. The space  between heaven and earth is like a bellows. The shape changes but not  the form; The more it moves, the more it yields. More words count less.  Hold fast to the center.","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303370084581,"sku":"NP9780679433163","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679433163.jpg?v=1767737790","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tao-te-ching-isbn-9780679433163","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}