This book interprets the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of personal cultivation. The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu is regarded as one of the greatest books of wisdom ever written in history, but few can grasp what it says in entirety. Embedded in each of its 5,000 Chinese characters are highly profound messages. Master Sim Pooh Ho is a Tai Chi Master and the leader of a Tai Chi lineage that traces back centuries. In his book Decoding the Tao Te Ching, he combines the ancestral teachings of Tai Chi with his practice and provides readers with unique insights into Lao Tzu's ancient book.The Tao Te Ching is difficult to comprehend because many of the concepts it introduces are elusive. What is Tao and Te, being and non-being or yin and yang? The concepts, however, are discernible in Tai Chi because they are what make the practice work. Decoding the Tao Te Ching is written in a simple manner by a Tai Chi master, and translated in an accessible way by his senior disciple Tekson TEO, thus making it an enlightening read to all English readers interested in this topic.
Contents:
- Foreword
- How It All Began
- Editor/Translator's Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Taiji of the Universe (Tao Core, Tao Use) ???????????
- Yin Yang of Taiji ???? (??)
- Inspire the People, Lead the World ????
- Fusion of Yin Yang ??
- Keep to the Center ??
- Mysterious Feminine ??
- Cling Not to Self ??
- The Highest Good is Like Water ????
- Step Back When the Job is Done????
- Mysterious Te ??
- The Non-Being that We Use ??
- Focus on the 'Belly' ??
- Greet Praises and Insults with Alarm ????
- Discipline of Tao ??
- Seek Not to be Filled to the Brim ??
- Fulfillment of Destiny ??
- The Supreme ??
- When Great Tao is Lost ???
- Bring Down the Ego, Desire Little ????
- The Mother of Wisdom ??
- Now We See It and Now We Don't ????
- Embrace Oneness ??
- What Is! ??
- What People of Tao Avoid ????
- Naming Tao ??
- Rooted and Calm ??
- Inheriting the Light ??
- Great Governance Never Disintegrates ????
- Give Up Control ????
- Against Tao ??
- Honor the Left ??
- Know When to Stop ??
- Die but not Perish ????
- Achieve Greatness ??
- Hold Fast to Tao ???
- Subtle Insight ??
- The World Finds its Peace ????
- Stay with the Thick and Solid ????
- One with Tao ??
- Being and Non-being ??
- Hear of Tao ??
- Blending Yin Yang ??
- The Soft Overcomes the Hard ???????
- Knowing Enough and When to Stop ????
- Stay Serene and the World is in Peace ??????
- Always Have Enough ??
- Wander Not and Yet They Know ??
- Let Go and Let Go ????
- Goodness of Te ??
- Where Death Cannot Enter ???
- Revere Tao and Value Te ????
- Inheriting Constancy ??
- Easy Path of Tao ??
- Firmly Rooted and Embraced ????
- Steeped in Te ????
- Mysterious Union ??
- Govern a Country ??
- Happiness and Misery ??
- Longevity and Continuity ?? ???
- Rule the World with Tao????
- Positioning Low ??
- The Mysterious Secret of Tao ??
- Nothing is Difficult ??
- Force Not ???
- The Great Path of Flow ??
- Staying Low ??
- Three Treasures ??
- Use the Strengths of People ????
- The Military Maxim ????
- Find Gems in Rough Clothes ????
- Sick the Sickness ??
- Fear of Menace ??
- Net of Heaven ??
- Mess with the Blades of a Master Carpenter ???
- Live Wisely ????
- Father of Maxims ??
- Tao of Heaven ???
- Te of Water ??
- Hold the Left Deed ???
- A Small Country with Few People ????
- Do and Contend Not ????
- Apply the Wisdom to Taijiquan
- About the Author
- About the Editor/Translator
- The Tao Te Ching in Chinese
Readership: General public interested in understanding Chinese culture, Chinese philosophy and the Tao Te Ching.
Key Features:
- The book is written not only as an interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, but also a guide to personal cultivation based on the teachings of the ancient scripture
- It sets itself apart from other similar books in areas such as: Sentence to sentence explanations; Dissection of key Chinese characters to unearth hidden messages; Refer to Tai Chi to illustrate how the energy of the universe works and how we can tap into it to improve our quality of life
