Contents

Cover Image

Title Page

Acknowledgments

Putting the Teachings into Practice

Introduction: Conveying the Heart of Lao Tzu’s Teaching

Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching

Essence Illuminated

A Fresh Translation

Cosmic Bridge

An Extraordinary Collaboration

Note to Women Readers

Chapter 1 image  Wordless Uttering of the Tao

Defining the Tao

Communicable Tao and Incommunicable Tao

The Nature of the Tao

Chapter 2 image  Chi and Taoist Inner Alchemy

The Three Minds

Returning to the Source

The Flow of the Tao: Empty and Full

Chapter 3 image  Sensation, the Brain, and Taoist Practice

The Brain: Perception, Emotion, and Response

Five Colors Blind the Eyes

Beyond Ego Conflict

Chapter 4 image  Walking the Way: Energy Transformation

The Wisdom of the I Ching

Practices for Energy Alchemy

Chapter 5 image  Embracing Oneness

Harmonizing Hun and Po, Heaven and Earth

Triple Unity

Reflections on Unification

Chapter 6 image  The Wisdom of the Taoist Sage

What Is a Sage?

Wu Wei: The Action of the Sage

The Character of the Sage

The Path of the Sage

Chapter 7 image  The Nature of Te

Virtuous Action

Kind Action

Te Cultivation

Chapter 8 image  Governing Self and Nation

Living Simply

The Sage and the People

The Role of Government

Conflict

Chapter 9 image  Longevity and Immortality

The Psychology of Immortality

Change and Changelessness

Taoist Sexual Practices for Longevity and Immortality

Harmony Is Eternal

Chapter 10 image  Trust and Faith

Speaking the Tao

The Way of Trustworthiness

The Treasure of the Tao

Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching

Bibliography

The Universal Tao System and Training Center

The Universal Tao System

The Universal Tao Training Center System

About the Authors

About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company

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