The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching

THISISTHELEGENDOFLAOTZU,whomayormaynothavebeenborn;whomayormaynothavefoundedTaoism,onofthegreatestreligionsintheworld;andwhomayormaynothavewrittenoneofthegreatestbooksofwisdomintheworld:theTaoTeChing,orthe"WayofHeaven."Thisthoughtfulandthought-provokingbookopenswithabiographyofLaoTzu,themysteriousphilosopherwhoissaidtohavebeenbornattheageofeighty-onewithsnow-whitehair,theabilitytowalkandtalk,andunparalleledwisdom.ManycredithimwithcreatingtheTaoTeChing,whichwaswrittenforthegoodofallhumankind.Twentyoftheeighty-onepassagesoftheTaoTeChingareincludedhere,pairedwithstunningillustrationsbytheaward-winningartistDemi.Ontopicsrangingfromsilencetomoderation,fromgoverningtothebalanceofearthandheaven,thesepassagescarryapowerfulmessageandaresuretogiveeachandeveryreadersomethingnewtoconsider.