Tao Te Ching

Synopsis

A classic translation of the taoist wisdom that influenced modern chinese philosophy and religiontraditionally attributed to lao tzu, an older contemporary of confucius (551 - 479 bc), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about the fourth century bc. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human place in the universe. The moral code it encourages is based on modesty and self-restraint, and the rewards reaped for such a life are harmony and flow of life.