Taoist teachings (along with other Oriental philosophy) seem to calm, stimulate, and refresh me, in part, I think, because they bear such a striking contrast to many of the ideas I was exposed to ...

The Tao Te Ching, as translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English, opened the door of Taoist thought and wisdom to the Western world 40 years ago. Now, Vintage Books, a division of Random House Inc.

The Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Taoist school of Chinese philosophy and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism. This ancient book is also central in Chinese ...

ANCIENT INSIGHT: In his new translation, Mars Hill University professor of religious studies Marc Mullinax builds a framework for understanding each of the Tao Te Ching’s 81 verses through historical ...

When I tell people that I like to read the Tao Te Ching, they start staring at the floor, as if looking for a dog to pet. It's like I've suddenly produced, and then struck, a 4,000-pound gong. But the ...

Books like Lord of the Flies and Call of the Wild are fairly standard recommended reading for boys, but there are plenty of other tomes that speak directly to young adult males and are well worth your ...

Recently in the course of an intense personal conversation with a family member about power and other necessary matters which need not detain us here, I found myself trying to explain a recurring ...