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The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu, the Tao Te Ching as translated by Witter Bynner.

Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

The mind of the Tao is consciousness that sees all things as one. On the surface, things appeared solid and concrete, but that was because their perspective was limited by what they could see and feel.

Travis Eliot • A Journey Into Yin Yoga

the ultimate reality, which underlies and unifies the multiple phenomena we observe, is intrinsically dynamic. They called it Tao – the way, or process, of the universe.

Fritjof Capra • The Systems View of Life

This Taoistic view is typical of Chinese thinking. It is, whenever possible, a thinking in terms of the whole, a point also brought out by Marcel Granet,12 the eminent authority on Chinese psychology.

C. G. Jung • Synchronicity

“Followers of Tao assert that we know no absolute truth in the world, only varying degrees of ambiguity. Some call this poetry; some call this art. The fact remains that all communication is relative. Those who follow Tao are practical. They know that words are imperfect and therefore give them limited importance: The symbol is not the same as the ... See more

The important difference between the Tao and the usual idea of God is that whereas God produces the world by making (wei h), the Tao produces it by “not-making” (wu-wei i)–which is approximately what we mean by “growing.” For things made are separate parts put together, like machines, or things fashioned from without inwards, like sculptures. Where

Alan Watts • The Way of Zen

CHIAO HUNG says, “The previous 5,000 words all explain ‘the Tao of not accumulating,’ what Buddhists call ‘nonattachment.’ Those who empty their mind on the last two lines will grasp most of Lao-tzu’s text.

Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching

Nature (the Dao) does not have emotions such as mercy, love, hate, glory, happiness, or sadness. Even

Yang Jwing-Ming • The Dao De Jing: A Qigong Interpretation

The Tao does not manifest complications. When you believe such things are difficult, you give power to feelings of separation, and reinforce the belief through your experience. This is identified by the mind, yet the Tao and its creation has no identity.