Plain Language Version of Tao Te Ching

Introduction:

The Tao Te Ching is a core classic of ancient Chinese philosophy, said to have been written by Laozi, a thinker of the Spring and Autumn Period.
The book consists of eighty-one chapters, divided into the “Tao Jing” (37 chapters) and the “De Jing” (44 chapters). With over five thousand incisive words, it constructs a cosmology, governance theory, and philosophy of life based on the “Tao”.
Its thoughts are profound and far-reaching, profoundly influencing the cultural context of China for over two thousand years.