The Living Wisdom of the Tao Te Ching

Author: Eastern Lao Dao
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book takes the annotations of He Shang Gong from the Han Dynasty as the standard, referencing hundreds of later annotations, and is divided into 81 chapters. It closely integrates with the actual situations and new issues of modern society, emphasizing practical application and sharing the profound mysteries within! The Tao Te Ching represents Eastern culture and is the root of Chinese philosophy. For over 2,000 years, people who have studied the Tao Te Ching range from emperors and generals to mountain villagers, both ancient and modern, from all over the world, innumerable in number. It is truly true that "there are different stages in learning the Dao, and different specialties in one's craft." As society develops, while people enjoy the pleasures brought by modern civilization, they also have to endure the negative pains behind these pleasures. Environmental pollution, soil erosion, ecological imbalance, and climate deterioration have made the conflict between humans and nature increasingly severe; spiritual emptiness, lack of faith, moral decline, and the prevalence of bad habits have intensified the conflict between humans and society day by day. At this time, people turn to the Tao Te Ching, hoping to find a cure for the various problems facing humanity and heal the physical and mental illnesses of mankind.