num_pages: 192
description: In his fourth book, The Spiritual Philosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Dr. Magno opens a dialogue between Eastern and Western thinkers. Dr. Magno contends that the Tao Te Ching is a spiritual but not religious book that offers answers to life's three ultimate questions, the origin, nature and purpose of life. Those answers proposed in the 6th Century offer the reader a philosophy of life, the fruits of which are peace, joy and an experience of oneness with all that is. Unlike previous books on this spiritual classic, Dr. Magno compares the views of the Christian theologian and philosopher, Saint Thomas Aquinas, with those of Lao Tzu, a major figure in the development of Taoism, on such topics as creation, the nature of God and suffering. The Tao literally translates as "the Way." Lao Tzu's purpose, Dr. Magno suggests, is to teach us that by following the Way, especially by attending to nature, the purest expression of the Way, we learn the twofold lesson of non-control and acceptance. In so doing, we overcome attachment, and its main consequences, confusion and suffering, recover our naturally loving Nature and reunite with the Tao that is Love Itself. In The Spiritual Philosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Dr. Magno inspires an active dialogue between East and West, in hopes of helping to bring these two great cultures closer in bonds of mutual respect, truth and understanding.
language: English
title: The Spiritual Philosophy of the Tao Te Ching
titlecomplete: The Spiritual Philosophy of the Tao Te Ching
publisher: Pendragon Publishing, Inc.