As the old story goes, the wise man Lao Tzu was once halted on his travels by a customs official, who demanded he declare his items of value. Laotze replied that he had only one thing of value- his wisdom. The official pondered this and decided that as payment, Laotze should write down his wisdom. The result was the Tao te Ching, or, "The way and its power," a profound, 81 chapter tractate that is the source of Taoist philosophy.

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• Tao te Ching
• Taoism
• Books on Tao te Ching