Tao Te Ching (book) - Revision history

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	The '''''Tao Te Ching''''' [simplified Chinese: 道德经; traditional Chinese: 道德經; pinyin: ''Dàodéjīng''], also referred to as the ''Lao Tzu'' [Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ] is an ancient Chinese text consisting of spiritual teachings, folk wisdom, political instruction, cosmology, observations of nature, anti-Confucian doctrine, and mystical insights. Just as the Chinese language has experienced numerous transformations, the ''Tao Te Chin''g has changed and evolved over time. The present form of the ''Tao Te Ching'' is an amalgam of the combined wisdom and insight of many Chinese sages, which took form between the seventh and second centuries B.C.E.<ref>Jonathan Star, ''Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition''. (New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2001), 1.</ref>		The '''''Tao Te Ching''''' [simplified Chinese: 道德经; traditional Chinese: 道德經; pinyin: ''Dàodéjīng''], also referred to as the ''Lao Tzu'' [Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ] is an ancient Chinese text consisting of spiritual teachings, folk wisdom, political instruction, cosmology, observations of nature, anti-Confucian doctrine, and mystical insights. Just as the Chinese language has experienced numerous transformations, the ''Tao Te Chin''g has changed and evolved over time. The present form of the ''Tao Te Ching'' is an amalgam of the combined wisdom and insight of many Chinese sages, which took form between the seventh and second centuries B.C.E.<ref>Jonathan Star, ''Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition''. (New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2001), 1.</ref>
			https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=+Yeats&s=author
	Next to the Bible and ''Bhagavad Gita'', the ''Tao Te Ching'' is the most translated book in the world. Well over a hundred different renditions of the Taoist classic have been made into English alone, not to mention the dozens in German, French, Italian, Dutch, Latin, and other European languages. There are several reasons for the superabundance of translations. The first is that the ''Tao Te Ching'' is considered to be the fundamental text of both philosophical Taoism [''taojia''] and religious Taoism [''taojiao''].... As such, the ''Tao Te Ching'' shares crucial points of similarity with other major religious scriptures the world over.		Next to the Bible and ''Bhagavad Gita'', the ''Tao Te Ching'' is the most translated book in the world. Well over a hundred different renditions of the Taoist classic have been made into English alone, not to mention the dozens in German, French, Italian, Dutch, Latin, and other European languages. There are several reasons for the superabundance of translations. The first is that the ''Tao Te Ching'' is considered to be the fundamental text of both philosophical Taoism [''taojia''] and religious Taoism [''taojiao''].... As such, the ''Tao Te Ching'' shares crucial points of similarity with other major religious scriptures the world over.

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	* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Tao+Te+Ching&s=title 38 articles about Tao Te Ching]'''.		* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Tao+Te+Ching&s=title 38 articles about Tao Te Ching]'''.
	* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Tao+Te+King&s=title 49 articles about Tao Te/Teh King]'''.		* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Tao+Te+King&s=title 49 articles about Tao Te/Teh King]'''.
	* '''[~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Lao+tz&~~method~~=all 27 articles about Lao Tzu]'''.		* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tzu&s=all 39 articles by and about Lao Tzu]'''.
	* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tse&s=title 7 articles about Lao Tse]'''.		* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tse&s=title 7 articles about Lao Tse]'''.
	* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tsze&s=title 5 articles about Lao Tsze].		* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tsze&s=title 5 articles about Lao Tsze].

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Online resources

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	* 2016 Solala Towler, ''Practicing the Tao Te Ching: 81 Steps on the Way''. (Boulder: Sounds True)		* 2016 Solala Towler, ''Practicing the Tao Te Ching: 81 Steps on the Way''. (Boulder: Sounds True)

	== ~~Online~~ resources==		== Additional resources==
	=== Articles ===		=== Articles ===
	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: ~~21 articles about~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=~~tao~~+te+~~ching~~&~~method~~=~~exact '''''~~Tao Te Ching'''''~~], 52 articles about~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=~~tao~~+te+~~king~~&~~method~~=~~all '''''~~Tao Te/Teh King'''''~~], 56 articles about~~ [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''~~Lao Tzu/Tse~~'''~~], and 5 articles about~~ [~~http~~://~~www.austheos~~.org.au/~~cgi-bin~~/~~ui-csvsearch.pl~~?~~search~~=Lao+~~tsze~~&~~method~~=~~all~~ '''~~Lao Tsze~~''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists:
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Tao+Te+Ching&s=title 38 articles about Tao Te Ching]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Tao+Te+King&s=title 49 articles about Tao Te/Teh King]'''.
			* '''[http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all 27 articles about Lao Tzu]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tse&s=title 7 articles about Lao Tse]'''.
			* '''[https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index/entries?q=Lao+Tsze&s=title 5 articles about Lao Tsze].
			* There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.
			<br>
	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching Tao Te Ching] in Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching Tao Te Ching] in Theosophy World.
	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/lao-tzu Lao Tzu] in Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/lao-tzu Lao Tzu] in Theosophy World.

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Articles

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	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: 21 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+ching&method=exact '''''Tao Te Ching'''''], 52 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+king&method=all '''''Tao Te/Teh King'''''], 56 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''Lao Tzu/Tse'''], and 5 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tsze&method=all '''Lao Tsze''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: 21 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+ching&method=exact '''''Tao Te Ching'''''], 52 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+king&method=all '''''Tao Te/Teh King'''''], 56 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''Lao Tzu/Tse'''], and 5 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tsze&method=all '''Lao Tsze''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.

	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching "Tao Te Ching"] at Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching Tao Te Ching] in Theosophy World.
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/lao-tzu Lao Tzu] in Theosophy World.
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/sp-1827831470?highlight=WyJ0YW8iXQ== "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/sp-1827831470?highlight=WyJ0YW8iXQ== "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].

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	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching "Tao Te Ching"] at Theosophy World.		* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching "Tao Te Ching"] at Theosophy World.
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~42-publications/quest-magazine/1271-~~the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~42-publications/quest-magazine/1411--~~sp-1827831470 "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/sp-1827831470?highlight=WyJ0YW8iXQ== "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].

	=== Books ===		=== Books ===

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	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: 21 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+ching&method=exact '''''Tao Te Ching'''''], 52 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+king&method=all '''''Tao Te/Teh King'''''], 56 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''Lao Tzu/Tse'''], and 5 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tsze&method=all '''Lao Tsze''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: 21 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+ching&method=exact '''''Tao Te Ching'''''], 52 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+king&method=all '''''Tao Te/Teh King'''''], 56 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''Lao Tzu/Tse'''], and 5 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tsze&method=all '''Lao Tsze''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.

			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/tao-te-ching "Tao Te Ching"] at Theosophy World.
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1271-the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1271-the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1411--sp-1827831470 "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1411--sp-1827831470 "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].

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	<blockquote>''THE EARTH, THE CHILD OF THE MOON''.</blockquote>		<blockquote>''THE EARTH, THE CHILD OF THE MOON''.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>This is one of the “seven mysteries of the Moon,” and it is now revealed. The seven “mysteries” are called by the Japanese ''Yamaboosis'', the mystics of the Lao-Tze sect and the ascetic monks of Kioto, the Dzenodoo — the “seven jewels.” Only the Japanese and the Chinese Buddhist ascetics and Initiates are, if possible, even more reticent in giving out their “Knowledge” than are the Hindus.<ref>Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine, op. cit.'', I:174.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>This is one of the “seven mysteries of the Moon,” and it is now revealed. The seven “mysteries” are called by the Japanese ''Yamaboosis'', the mystics of the Lao-Tze sect and the ascetic monks of Kioto, the Dzenodoo [Jōdo-shū] — the “seven jewels.” Only the Japanese and the Chinese Buddhist ascetics and Initiates are, if possible, even more reticent in giving out their “Knowledge” than are the Hindus.<ref>Blavatsky, ''The Secret Doctrine, op. cit.'', I:174.</ref></blockquote>

	<blockquote>''ON KWAN-SHI-YIN AND KWAN-YIN''.</blockquote>		<blockquote>''ON KWAN-SHI-YIN AND KWAN-YIN''.</blockquote>

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Walter Old

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	<blockquote>'''Tao-teh-king''' (''Chin''.). ''Lit''., “The Book of the Perfectibility of Nature” written by the great philosopher Lao-tze. It is a kind of cosmogony which contains all the fundamental tenets of Esoteric Cosmogenesis. Thus he says that in the beginning there was naught but limitless and boundless Space. All that lives and is, was born in it, from the “Principle which exists by Itself, developing Itself from Itself”, ''i.e.'', ''Swabhâvat''. As its name is unknown and it essence is unfathomable, philosophers have called it Tao (''Anima Mundi''), the uncreate, unborn and eternal energy of nature, manifesting periodically. Nature as well as man when it reaches purity will reach rest, and then all become one with Tao, which is the source of all bliss and felicity. As in the Hindu and Buddhistic philosophies, such purity and bliss and immortality can only be reached through the exercise of virtue and the perfect quietude of our worldly spirit; the human mind has to control and finally subdue and even crush the turbulent action of man’s physical nature; and the sooner he reaches the required degree of moral purification, the happier he will feel. (See ''Annales du Musée Guimet'', Vols. XI. and XII.; ''Etudes sur lie Religion des Chinois'', by Dr. Groot.) As the famous Sinologist, Pauthier, remarked: “Human Wisdom can never use language more holy and profound”.<ref>H. P. Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary''. (New York: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1892), 320.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>'''Tao-teh-king''' (''Chin''.). ''Lit''., “The Book of the Perfectibility of Nature” written by the great philosopher Lao-tze. It is a kind of cosmogony which contains all the fundamental tenets of Esoteric Cosmogenesis. Thus he says that in the beginning there was naught but limitless and boundless Space. All that lives and is, was born in it, from the “Principle which exists by Itself, developing Itself from Itself”, ''i.e.'', ''Swabhâvat''. As its name is unknown and it essence is unfathomable, philosophers have called it Tao (''Anima Mundi''), the uncreate, unborn and eternal energy of nature, manifesting periodically. Nature as well as man when it reaches purity will reach rest, and then all become one with Tao, which is the source of all bliss and felicity. As in the Hindu and Buddhistic philosophies, such purity and bliss and immortality can only be reached through the exercise of virtue and the perfect quietude of our worldly spirit; the human mind has to control and finally subdue and even crush the turbulent action of man’s physical nature; and the sooner he reaches the required degree of moral purification, the happier he will feel. (See ''Annales du Musée Guimet'', Vols. XI. and XII.; ''Etudes sur lie Religion des Chinois'', by Dr. Groot.) As the famous Sinologist, Pauthier, remarked: “Human Wisdom can never use language more holy and profound”.<ref>H. P. Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary''. (New York: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1892), 320.</ref></blockquote>

	=== [[Walter ~~Gorn Old~~\|Walter Old]] ===		=== [[Walter Gornold\|Walter Old]] ===
	'''''Tao in this [universal] sense seems to correspond to the ''Parabrahm'' of the Vendantins, the ''Ain Suph'' of the Kabalists, the ''Athyr'' of the Egyptians, and the ''Monad'' of the Greeks.'''''<ref>Walter Gorn Old, ''The Simple Way, Laotze (the ‘Old Boy’): A New Translation of the'' Tao-Teh-King ''with Introduction and Commentary''. (London: William Rider and Son, 1909), 8.</ref>		'''''Tao in this [universal] sense seems to correspond to the ''Parabrahm'' of the Vendantins, the ''Ain Suph'' of the Kabalists, the ''Athyr'' of the Egyptians, and the ''Monad'' of the Greeks.'''''<ref>Walter Gorn Old, ''The Simple Way, Laotze (the ‘Old Boy’): A New Translation of the'' Tao-Teh-King ''with Introduction and Commentary''. (London: William Rider and Son, 1909), 8.</ref>

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	====''The Book of the Path of Virtue'', 1894.====		====''The Book of the Path of Virtue'', 1894.====

	''The Book of the Path of Virtue, or a Version of the Tao-Teh-King of Lao-tze, the Chinese Mystic and Philosopher: with an Introduction & Essay on the Tao as Presented in the Writings of Chuang-tze, the Apostle of Tao-tze.'' by Walter R. Old is derived from multiple translations, which presages more contemporary versions such as those by Stephen Mitchell (1988), Ursula K. Le Guin (1998), and Wayne Dyer (2008). As the introduction states:		''The Book of the Path of Virtue, or a Version of the Tao-Teh-King of Lao-tze, the Chinese Mystic and Philosopher: with an Introduction & Essay on the Tao as Presented in the Writings of Chuang-tze, the Apostle of Tao-tze.'' by [[Walter Gornold\|Walter R. Old]] is derived from multiple translations, which presages more contemporary versions such as those by Stephen Mitchell (1988), Ursula K. Le Guin (1998), and Wayne Dyer (2008). As the introduction states:

	<blockquote>The text of the present work has been adopted after careful reading of the several translations extant, aided by such intuitions as have arisen from familiarity with theosophical and mystical speculations. The titles of the Chapters are not in the original, but were added by one of its numerous commentators.</blockquote>		<blockquote>The text of the present work has been adopted after careful reading of the several translations extant, aided by such intuitions as have arisen from familiarity with theosophical and mystical speculations. The titles of the Chapters are not in the original, but were added by one of its numerous commentators.</blockquote>
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	====''The Simple Way'', 1904.====		====''The Simple Way'', 1904.====
	''The Simple Way, Laotze (the ‘Old Boy’): A New Translation of the'' Tao-Teh-King ''with Introduction and Commentary'' by Walter Gorn Old [First edition title: ''The Book of The Simple Way of Laotze: The Contemporary of Confucius, China, B.C. 604, A New Translation from the Text of the ''Tao-Teh-King'', with Introduction and Commentary''] is a revised version in a similar format to ''The Book of the Path of Virtue'', with the addition of a commentary on each verse. The revised essay appears as an Introduction entitled “To the Philosopher and his book the ''Tao Teh'',” and the book has a brief Conclusion which ends:		''The Simple Way, Laotze (the ‘Old Boy’): A New Translation of the'' Tao-Teh-King ''with Introduction and Commentary'' by [[Walter Gornold\|Walter Gorn Old]] [First edition title: ''The Book of The Simple Way of Laotze: The Contemporary of Confucius, China, B.C. 604, A New Translation from the Text of the ''Tao-Teh-King'', with Introduction and Commentary''] is a revised version in a similar format to ''The Book of the Path of Virtue'', with the addition of a commentary on each verse. The revised essay appears as an Introduction entitled “To the Philosopher and his book the ''Tao Teh'',” and the book has a brief Conclusion which ends:

	<blockquote>...the teaching of Laotze does not suffer by comparison with any of the great religious systems of the world, and when the question is finally forced upon our consideration, as to where our modern civilisation is leading us, it is to some expression of the doctrine of Original Simplicity that our great thinkers will inevitably revert.<ref>Old, ''The Simple Way'', ''op. cit.'', 186.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>...the teaching of Laotze does not suffer by comparison with any of the great religious systems of the world, and when the question is finally forced upon our consideration, as to where our modern civilisation is leading us, it is to some expression of the doctrine of Original Simplicity that our great thinkers will inevitably revert.<ref>Old, ''The Simple Way'', ''op. cit.'', 186.</ref></blockquote>

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	<blockquote>''The Book of Tao'' is founded on the teaching of the esoteric schools of Chinese philosophy, both Buddhist and Taoist, and takes the form of a summary of their main principles. It is intended as a guide to those who aspire to Initiation into the Ancient Wisdom, and therefore deals rather with Mysticism than Occultism, for only by attaining a high degree of enlightenment can men prepare themselves for knowledge of the higher sciences, which would otherwise lead them into disaster. By following the precepts of ''The Book of Tao'' the aspirant can make himself fit for the study of practical Occultism — a dangerous weapon in the hands of those not properly trained — and can strengthen himself for the tests of courage and endurance through which it is necessary to pass before Initiation.</blockquote>		<blockquote>''The Book of Tao'' is founded on the teaching of the esoteric schools of Chinese philosophy, both Buddhist and Taoist, and takes the form of a summary of their main principles. It is intended as a guide to those who aspire to Initiation into the Ancient Wisdom, and therefore deals rather with Mysticism than Occultism, for only by attaining a high degree of enlightenment can men prepare themselves for knowledge of the higher sciences, which would otherwise lead them into disaster. By following the precepts of ''The Book of Tao'' the aspirant can make himself fit for the study of practical Occultism — a dangerous weapon in the hands of those not properly trained — and can strengthen himself for the tests of courage and endurance through which it is necessary to pass before Initiation.</blockquote>

	<blockquote>The work is divided into six sections, which treat of Non-attachment, Impersonality, Compassion, Renunciation, Self-reliance and Truth respectively, and to these I have added a number of footnotes to explain the Chinese words that are used in the text and to make the meaning of some obscure passages more intelligible. In most cases I have given the Sanskrit equivalents of the Chinese words, as students of Theosophy will be more familiar with them. <ref>[C. Jinarajadasa], ''The Book of Tao: with notes by the author'' (Adyar: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1933), iii-iv. [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~theosophical~~.ca/~~adyar_pamphlets~~/AdyarPamphlet_No180.pdf# link]</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The work is divided into six sections, which treat of Non-attachment, Impersonality, Compassion, Renunciation, Self-reliance and Truth respectively, and to these I have added a number of footnotes to explain the Chinese words that are used in the text and to make the meaning of some obscure passages more intelligible. In most cases I have given the Sanskrit equivalents of the Chinese words, as students of Theosophy will be more familiar with them. <ref>[C. Jinarajadasa], ''The Book of Tao: with notes by the author'' (Adyar: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1933), iii-iv. [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No180.pdf# link]</ref></blockquote>

	A review of ''The Book of Tao'' appears in ''The American Theosophist'', Vol. XXII No. 8, August 1934:		A review of ''The Book of Tao'' appears in ''The American Theosophist'', Vol. XXII No. 8, August 1934:
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	* C.H.A. Bjerregaard, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007685710 ''The Inner Life and the Tao-Teh-King''], 1912.		* C.H.A. Bjerregaard, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007685710 ''The Inner Life and the Tao-Teh-King''], 1912.
	* C. Jinarajadasa, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007689578 ''Theosophy and Modern Thought''], 1915.		* C. Jinarajadasa, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007689578 ''Theosophy and Modern Thought''], 1915.
	* [C. Jinarajadasa], [~~http~~://~~www~~.~~theosophical~~.ca/~~adyar_pamphlets~~/AdyarPamphlet_No180.pdf ''The Book of Tao: with notes by the author''], 1933.		* [C. Jinarajadasa], [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No180.pdf ''The Book of Tao: with notes by the author''], 1933.
	* B. Boisen, [https://www.bu.edu/religion/files/pdf/Tao_Teh_Ching_Translations.pdf ''Lao Tzu's Tao-Teh-Ching: A Parallel Translation Collectio''n], 1996.		* B. Boisen, [https://www.bu.edu/religion/files/pdf/Tao_Teh_Ching_Translations.pdf ''Lao Tzu's Tao-Teh-Ching: A Parallel Translation Collectio''n], 1996.

Janet Kerschner: /* Articles */

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Articles

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	The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: 21 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+ching&method=exact '''''Tao Te Ching'''''], 52 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+king&method=all '''''Tao Te/Teh King'''''], 56 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''Lao Tzu/Tse'''], and 5 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tsze&method=all '''Lao Tsze''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.		The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]] lists: 21 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+ching&method=exact '''''Tao Te Ching'''''], 52 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=tao+te+king&method=all '''''Tao Te/Teh King'''''], 56 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tz&method=all '''Lao Tzu/Tse'''], and 5 articles about [http://www.austheos.org.au/cgi-bin/ui-csvsearch.pl?search=Lao+tsze&method=all '''Lao Tsze''']. There were no articles listed for '''''Daodejing''''' nor '''Laozi'''.

	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/42-publications/quest-magazine/1271-the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1271-the-theosophy-of-the-tao-te-ching-part-one "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part One," ''Quest'' 89:1 (January-February 2001)].
	* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/42-publications/quest-magazine/1411--sp-1827831470 "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].		* Richard W. Brooks, [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/42-publications/quest-magazine/1411--sp-1827831470 "The Theosophy of the Tao Te Ching, Part Two," ''Quest'' 89:2 (March-April 2001)].

	=== Books ===		=== Books ===

Donald Myers: /* The Taoist Meditation Tradition of Lao Tzu */

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The Taoist Meditation Tradition of Lao Tzu

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	[[File:Liu-Hung-Chieh-Bruce-Frantzis.jpeg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Taoist Sage Liu Hung Chieh & Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis]]		[[File:Liu-Hung-Chieh-Bruce-Frantzis.jpeg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Taoist Sage Liu Hung Chieh & Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis]]

	<blockquote>'''Traditionally, when a Taoist teacher teaches the ''Tao Te Ching'',<br>It is spoken to the student [in the original Chinese].<br>It's actually meant to ''penetrate'' a person;<br>It's ''not'' meant to be heard.<br>When Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis was learning,<br>This is what Taoist Sage Liu Hung Chieh said to him:<blockquote><blockquote>''These are the words,''<br> ''This is what they mean, and''<br> ''This is how you do them.''</blockquote></~~blockquote><~~blockquote>This is the ''theory'', ''practice'', and ''application'' of the ''Tao Te Ching''.<br>Understanding lies at the center of everything to do with Taoism.'''<ref>Bruce Frantzis & Alan A.D. Peatfield, ''Introduction to the Tao Te Ching''. (Fairfax, California: Energy Arts, 2012), [3].</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>'''Traditionally, when a Taoist teacher teaches the ''Tao Te Ching'',<br>It is spoken to the student [in the original Chinese].<br>It's actually meant to ''penetrate'' a person;<br>It's ''not'' meant to be heard.<br>When Taoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis was learning,<br>This is what Taoist Sage Liu Hung Chieh said to him:<blockquote><blockquote>''These are the words,''<br> ''This is what they mean, and''<br> ''This is how you do them.''</blockquote></blockquote>This is the ''theory'', ''practice'', and ''application'' of the ''Tao Te Ching''.<br>Understanding lies at the center of everything to do with Taoism.'''<ref>Bruce Frantzis & Alan A.D. Peatfield, ''Introduction to the Tao Te Ching''. (Fairfax, California: Energy Arts, 2012), [3].</ref></blockquote>

	While not as well known as Taoist traditions that developed later, the Taoist Meditation Tradition of Lao Tzu (also known as the "Water Tradition") began a millenium before the ''Tao Te Ching'' was written and is a living tradition that continues until the present day. There are allusions to and/or metaphors for water practices throughout the ''Tao Te Ching'', for example:		While not as well known as Taoist traditions that developed later, the Taoist Meditation Tradition of Lao Tzu (also known as the "Water Tradition") began a millenium before the ''Tao Te Ching'' was written and is a living tradition that continues until the present day. There are allusions to and/or metaphors for water practices throughout the ''Tao Te Ching'', for example: