Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu, the Old Master, lived from about 570 to 490 BC. n. l. Historian S'-ma Chien wrote about him: "Lao Tzu cultivated the way (tao) and its power (te). He taught that one should try to hide and remain nameless. He lived for many years in the Kingdom of Zhou. When he saw the dynasty fall, he left the country. No one knows where he ended his days. Lao Tzu was a sage who longed to live in secrecy. " Despite this, perhaps few Chinese sages are as well known as this legendary founder of Taoism. His Tao Te Ching has been one of the main sources of Chinese thought for more than two thousand years and is the most frequently translated Chinese text into Western languages. It is also now considered one of the key works of world philosophy, which is likely to provide many new impulses in the future.