Not passive contemplation, but creative quietism is the Way of Lao Tzu, and it has never been more relevant than it is today. Articulating the way of poise, serenity, and complete assurance, it teaches us how to work with the invisible forces of nature, the psyche, and the soul for a more successful life. The basis of Taoism, one of the world's great religions, the Tao Teh Ching has been translated more frequently than any other work besides the Bible. China it has come down to us as one of the most powerful testaments ever written to man's fitness in the universe. But whether or not the Tao Teh Ching, here presented as The Way of Life, is the author's own matters little. Some hold that Lao Tzu was not one man but many men, and the work attributed to him, the Tao Teh Ching, the product of many minds over many centuries. Confucius, who met him only once, likened him to a dragon, the one creature in all creation whose ways he would never understand. Legend tells us that he was immaculately conceived by a shooting star. His gentle warnings on the futility of egoistic struggle have made The. This translation will stand as the perfect rendering of a classic work."-John Haynes Holmes Lao Tzu was one of the greatest mystics of all time. The Way of Life of Lao Tzu was the way of poise, serenity and complete assurance. "The eighty-one sayings in this volume shine like gems-cut clear and beautiful in every facet.
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