The Tao of Pug

By Nancy Levine and Wilson the Pug

Playful, endearing, and clearly profound, The Tao of Pug looks at the big picture from the eyes of a little dog.

Meet Wilson the Pug, a dog with a great deal of wisdom to share. A much-admired spiritual teacher, Wilson lives by the principles of the Tao Te Ching, the ancient Chinese text on the art of living. Passed on through the generations from his ancestor Pug-tzucompanion to the philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu the wisdom of the Tao has helped Wilson lead a simple, peaceful, and fulfilling life.

Deciding it was time to share this spiritual knowledge, Wilson enlisted the help of his owner (and photographer), Nancy Levine, to bring you The Tao of Pug. Each photograph captures Wilson’s charm and humor as he illustrates the timeless principles of the Tao Te Ching with examples from his active life alongside quotes from the original text. With his adorably expressive face, funny poses, and trademark yin-yang coat, Wilson has an unmistakable magnetism that has won him countless admirers, of all canine and philosophical persuasions.

Wilson’s comical lessons on life pair beautifully with Levine’s delightful photographs to make The Tao of Pug a must-have book for pug lovers of any age.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Release date: Apr 4, 2017
• ISBN: 9781510714458

Nancy Levine

Nancy Levine is a veteran dog photographer and writer. Her book Homer for the Holidays won the prize for Best Humor Book of the Year from the Dog Writers Association of America. Her one-woman show Leaving Scarsdale workshopped at the HBO Workspace, and her commentaries have been broadcast in the Bay Area on NPR affiliates. Originally from Scarsdale, New York, Levine now resides in Marin County, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Copyright © 2017 by Nancy Levine

First published in 2003 by Viking Studio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

Cover design by Jaye Zimet

Cover photograph by Nancy Levine

Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-1441-0

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-1445-8

Printed in China

For my parents

contents

Introdution

When people see things as beautiful …

… ugliness is created. (2)

Heaviness is the basis of lightness. (26)

Long and short define each other. (2)

When people see things as good …

… evil is created. (2)

When his work is done …

… he