Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - Part 1 (Verses 1-20)

The Tao Te Ching was written in China roughly 2,500 years ago at about the same time when Buddha expounded the Dharma in India and Pythagoras taught in Greece. The Tao Te Ching, traditionally credited to the 6th-century BC sage Lao Tzu, is probably the most influential Chinese book of all times. Its 81 chapters have been translated into English more times than any other Chinese document.
Translation by Feng, Gia-Fu & Jane English.
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