366 Tao: Handpicked Daily One-liner Meditations by Lao-Tzu, the founder of Taoism

By Sreechinth C

The great Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism is the best known for penning the book, ‘Tao Te Ching’. Believed to be a contemporary of Confucius, he was the curator of the dynastic archives during the golden years of Zhou dynasty.Taoism is a religious and ethical custom of ancient China. Its parables and verse of ‘Tao Te Ching’, advocate passive and intuitive behavior in natural harmony with the Tao, a cosmic unity underlying all phenomena. This book, ‘366 Tao: Handpicked Daily One-liner Meditations by Lao-Tzu, the founder of Taoism’, brings you the best one-liner meditation tips from this great visionary for a better and delightful daily living. Thought provoking one-liner meditation quotes for each day of the year for a healthier you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: UB Tech
• Release date: Dec 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463254806

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366 TAO

366 Tao

~ Handpicked Daily One-liner Meditations by Lao-Tzu, the founder of Taoism~

Composer: Sreechinth.C

Cover Image: Public Domain

DEDICATION

This book, "366 Tao" is dedicated in the feet of Almighty.

"To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

Lao-Tzu

TABLE OF Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE FATHER OF TAOISM

ENLIGTTENING ONE LINERS

EXTRAS

YOUR SURPRISE GIFT

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sincerely showing thankfulness to all those who participated and supported directly and indirectly in the release of this book.

THE FATHER OF TAOISM

The great philosopher and founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu or Laozi were the founder of the Taoism and the author of Tao Te Ching. His life time was believed to be concurrent with the legendary Chinese teacher Confucius. Despite the little knowledge of his origin and life, Laozi’s teachings have flown through many centuries and generations and are still relevant.

Though most of personal living of Laozi is shrouded, the most reliable information about him was found in ‘Shiji’ written by the famous historian of 145 BC, Sima Qian. As stated by this biography, Lao Tzu’s birth was in the Ku County of the state of Chu, currently located at the Henan Province. ‘Li’ was believed to be his family name while ‘Dan’ was his designation. There is legend that it he spent almost eight years in his mother’s womb before his birth. It was the golden years of Zhou Dynasty and Lao Tzu was at the royal court as the historian. It was at that time he met the great philosopher Confucius. As the reign of Zhou dynasty was about to fade, Lao Tzu embarked on a journey to the Xiangu pass where he met the guardian of the pass. It was under his urge, Lao Tzu wrote ‘Daodejing’. ‘Dao’ means the way and ‘de’ means its virtue. This book is considered as the most