The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching | 
|  | | | Title: | The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching | | Author: | Demi
Lao Tzu | | Publisher: | Margaret K. McElderry | | Type: | Book / Hardcover | | Publication Date: | 08 May, 2007 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1416912061 / 9781416912064 | | List Price: | $21.99 | | You Save: | $7.04 | | Amazon Price: | $14.95 | |
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THIS IS THE LEGEND OF LAO TZU, who may or may not have been born; who may or may not have founded Taoism, on of the greatest religions in the world; and who may or may not have written one of the greatest books of wisdom in the world: the Tao Te Ching, or the "Way of Heaven." This thoughtful and thought-provoking book opens with a biography of Lao Tzu, the mysterious philosopher who is said to have been born at the age of eighty-one with snow-white hair, the ability to walk and talk, and unparalleled wisdom. Many credit him with creating the Tao Te Ching, which was written for the good of all humankind. Twenty of the eighty-one passages of the Tao Te Ching are included here, paired with stunning illustrations by the award-winning artist Demi. On topics ranging from silence to moderation, from governing to the balance of earth and heaven, these passages carry a powerful message and are sure to give each and every reader something new to consider.
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• The Legend Of Lao Tzu And The Tao Te Ching 12 July, 2007
This is an incredible book, beautifully presented. It gives the reader an insight of the wonderful teachings of the Tao Te Ching.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3VUJIWYUQOPW9
• Ancient Wisdom That Applies To Today's Materialism 27 January, 2008
China will displace Germany as the world's third largest economy this year, which makes this beautifully brief book very appropriate as an introduction to the thought and religion of at least one of every five people in China.
Globalisation means need for the wisdom of this book is unfolding every day because of the vast increases in greenhouse gases produced by China, the smog-ridden new industrial cities, and projects such as the Three Gorges Dam. China's economic boom is based on the human control of nature, which is the basis of contemporary Occidental economics; this book is an intelligent alternative which effectively says, "Wait just a minute!"
To quote directly from the book:
"Once Lao Tzu was asked how he found the Way of Heaven, and he said, 'I made a great effort: I tried and tried and tried to find it, but I couldn't. Then one day as I was sitting under a tree, a dry leaf fell, slowly moving with the wind. The wind moved north; the leaf moved north; the wind moved south; the leaf moved south; then the wind stopped -- and the leaf fell down and rested beautifully on the earth. Then again there was some wind, and again the leaf rose high in the sky.
"'Suddenly I became that dry leaf; and suddenly I understood the Way of Heaven. No longer was I separate from Heaven, but I was a part of Heaven. Wherever Heaven went, I went.
"'If it changed its mind, I changed my wind. If it stopped, I stopped. If it flowed, I flowed. And that is how I found the Way'."
In other words, learn to relax and go with nature. It isn't going to change. In the years ahead, as the environmental impacts of "fighting" nature in everything from autos to massive dams become disasters, the wisdom of Lao Tzu will be increasingly evident . . . .. and perhaps even heeded, perhaps not too late.
Can we change the world before then? Not by arguing for change, says Lao Tzu, who adds, "A good man doesn't prove by arguing, and he who argues isn't good." Life is more of a good example than a good kick in the seat of the pants.
Now, having been thus warned, my words conclude that everyone who reads this book will be improved.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3KHRGGS52HE8O
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