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Laotzus tao te ching, or book of the way, is the classic manual on the art of living, and one of the wonders of the world. Through aphorisms and parable, it leads readers toward the tao, or the way. The title is often translated into english as the book of the way. Tao te ching book of the way by laotzu 1 the tao that can be told is not the eternal tao the name that can be named is not the eternal name. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Know its beginnings and you can follow the path of the tao. Taoism download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf ebooks. Pdf tao te ching by lao tzu book free download 160 pages free download or read online tao te ching pdf epub book. The great taoist philosopher and author of the tao te ching, lao tzu, begins his first chapter with the warning words, the tao that can be described is not the eternal tao. According to tradition, it was written around the 6th century bc by the sage laozi or lao tzu, old master, a recordkeeper at the zhou dynasty court, by whose.
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