num_pages: 131
description: Tao Te Ching or Book of the Way by Lao-Tzu is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching looks at the basic predicament of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao (the basic principle of the universe) and applies equally to good government and sexual love; to child rearing, business, and ecology.Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.
language: English
title: Tao Te Ching
titlecomplete: Tao Te Ching
genres: Spirituality, Classics, China, Philosophy, Religion, Self Help, Taoism, Eastern Philosophy, Nonfiction, Poetry
ratings_count: 151469
publisher: Harper Perennial