The Tao Te Ching (traditional Chinese: 道德經; simplified Chinese: 道德经) or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited...

ways, is a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching (Laozi), the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi. A Chinese...

'doctrine' or 'principle'. In the Tao Te Ching, the semi-legendary ancient philosopher Laozi explains that the Tao is not a name for a thing, but the...

sānbǎo; Wade–Giles: san-pao) are basic virtues in Taoism. Although the Tao Te Ching originally used sanbao to mean "compassion", "frugality", and "humility"...

Warring States period (c. 450 – c. 300 BCE), during which the epigrammatic Tao Te Ching and the anecdotal Zhuangzi—widely regarded as the fundamental texts of...

earliest attested manuscripts of existing texts (such as the I Ching), two copies of the Tao Te Ching, a copy of Zhan Guo Ce, works by Gan De and Shi Shen, and...

the Tao Te Ching and the Zhuangzi Inner Chapters accompanied by black-and-white photographs by Jane English in the books Lao Tsu / Tao Te Ching, first...

eventually became the standard Tao Te Ching interpretation. Richard Wilhelm said Wang Bi's commentary changed the Tao Te Ching "from a compendiary of magical...

Wu-chi is the source of Tai-Chi. The term wuji first appears in the Tao Te Ching (c. 4th century BCE) in the context of returning to one's original nature:...

figuratively to refer to anything discarded after use. Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching makes use of the phrase chu gou (芻狗) to compare living beings to straw...

objective is to promote a modern form of Chinese Taoism, outlined in Tao Te Ching by Laozi (6th century BCE), blended with concepts from the Ancient Greek...

binary (yin and yang or Heaven and Earth). Girardot reasons that Tao Te Ching evokes the Tao as "a cosmic principle of the beginnings would seem to make little...

the Tao Te Ching were possibly not yet composed at the time the Guodian slips were copied. Murphy (2006) suggests that the Guodian Tao Te Ching texts...

text that is one of the foundational texts of Taoism, alongside the Tao Te Ching, Neiye, Wenzi and Liezi. It was written during the late Warring States...

Kung) is the reputed author of one of the earliest commentaries on the Tao Te Ching of Laozi to survive to modern times, which is dated to the latter part...

best known for his translations and adaptions of works including the Tao Te Ching, the Epic of Gilgamesh, works of Rainer Maria Rilke, and Christian texts...

Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching...

Upanishads (a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts), the Tao Te Ching, the Avesta, the Analects, the History of the Peloponnesian War, the...

of Trencher's Farm. The film's title derives from a discussion in the Tao Te Ching that likens people to the ancient Chinese ceremonial straw dog, being...

Oxford University press. ISBN 9780195221916. Chen, Ellen M. (1989). The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentary. Paragon House. ISBN 9781557782380...

Inner Light", written by George Harrison and based on verses in the Tao Te Ching. Gendel is credited as writer of the story and co-writer of the teleplay...

originated from a Chinese proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Tao Te Ching ascribed to Laozi, although it is also erroneously ascribed to his contemporary...

Zhuangzi, which is one of two foundational texts of Taoism, alongside the Tao Te Ching. The only account of the life of Zhuangzi is a brief sketch in chapter...

through video conferencing and YouTube channel. Lin translated the Tao Te Ching and annotated it. His translation is published by Skylight Paths Publishing...

the Tao Te Ching with the logical presentation of Buddhist texts and a literary form reminiscent of the Heart Sutra. It instructs students of the Tao to...

Lao Tzu (1958). 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. Translated by Waley, Arthur. p. 225. Lao Tzu (1997). English, Jane (ed.). 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. Translated by Feng,...

politician. During his brief career he produced commentaries on the Tao Te Ching and I Ching which were highly influential in Chinese philosophy. Wang Bi served...

moral courage exemplified. In the Eastern tradition, the Chinese text Tao Te Ching offers a great deal of thoughts on courage, both physical and moral....

existed is disputed, and the work attributed to him – the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) – is dated between the 8th and 3rd century BC. The Yellow Emperor, Huangdi...

worry about ejaculation or refractory period. To quote Laozi from the Tao Te Ching: "The Spirit of the Valley is inexhaustible... Draw on it as you will...