Publisher's Synopsis
Tao Te Ching , or The Classic of the Way and its Virtue , is considered to contain the essence of Taoism. Fr 2,500 years this book has been a major influence on Chinese thought, shifting it from a preoccupation with Confucian rules of day-to-day conduct to concern with a more spiritual level of being. Author Michael LaTorra’s training in internal martial arts and his understanding of the new physics influence his reading of the Tao Te Ching , grappling with the vicissitudes of contemporary culture and the ever-shifting nature of reality.
