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Unusual among the scriptures of the world’s religions, the Tao Te Ching is not a chronicle of gods and heroes. Instead, it is a series of meditations on the mysterious nature of the Tao–the Way, the guiding principle, the source of all existence. According to the author Lao Tzu (a name meaning “the old master”), the Tao is found where we would least expect it–not in the strong but in the weak; not in speech but in silence; not in doing but in “not-doing.” Wise yet worldly, spiritual yet practical, the Tao Te Ching is beloved by seekers all the world over. As Huston Smith says, “A testament to humanity’s at-home-ness in the universe, it can be read in half an hour or a lifetime.” This new edition features a clear, lucid, and poetic translation accessible to contemporary readers.