Lao Tzu Quotes: 20 Authentic Lines from the Tao Te Ching, with Chapters
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Twenty genuine Lao Tzu quotes from the Tao Te Ching, each with its chapter and translator, plus popular 'Lao Tzu' quotes he never actually wrote.
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Notes on the Way
Plain-English essays on the Tao Te Ching, Taoist philosophy and a calmer relationship with your phone.
What Is Wu Wei? The Taoist Art of Not Forcing Things
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Wu wei (無為) means 'non-action' or 'effortless action'. What wu wei really means in the Tao Te Ching, what it doesn't mean, and how to practise it in everyday life.
Why You Can't Stop Scrolling (and What Lao Tzu Would Say About It)
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Doomscrolling isn't a willpower problem. Here's why feeds are so hard to put down, and what the Tao Te Ching, written 2,000 years before the smartphone, says about it.
The Tao Te Ching for Beginners: Where to Start with the 81 Chapters
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New to the Tao Te Ching? What the book is, how its 81 chapters are organised, which chapters to read first, and how to read it slowly so it actually sinks in.
What Is the Tao? The Way of Taoism, Explained Simply
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What is the Tao? A plain-English explanation of the Way at the heart of Taoism: what Lao Tzu meant by it, why it 'cannot be named', and what following it looks like.