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WrittenduringthegoldenageofChinesephilosophy,andcomposedpartlyinproseandpartlyinverse,theTaoTeChingissurelythemostterseandeconomicaloftheworld’sgreatreligioustexts.Inaseriesofshort,profoundchaptersitelucidatestheideaoftheTao,ortheWay–anideathatinitsethical,practical,andspiritualdimensionshasbecomeessentialtothelifeofChina’senormouslypowerfulcivilization.Intheprocessofthiselucidation,Lao-tzubothclarifiesanddeepensthosecentralreligiousmysteriesaroundwhichourlifeonearthrevolves.
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