According to tradition, Lao Tzu wrote the eighty-one short chapters
of his Tao Te Ching around the sixth to fourth centuries B.C.E. It
became the foundational philosophical work of Taoism, significantly
inspired early masters of Zen Buddhism, and, for more than a
century, has been widely embraced in the West as an astounding work
of universal truths. Through deceptively simple imagery, Lao Tzu
gave us a guide to life, both spiritual and physical, that is no
less valid today than when it was written more than 2,500 years
ago. Claire Sit, the author of The Lord's Prayer: An Eastern
Perspective, brings us her translation of the Tao Te Ching and,
through her deep study and understanding of that text, examines
each chapter and places it in the light of Rudolf Steiner's
Anthroposophy. In the process, she shows how-although the path of
Tao and that of Anthroposophy seem quite different-they complement
each other and share many qualities and, in many ways, illumine the
hidden truths each has to offer. As in Anthroposophy, on the path
of Tao one looks within to know the world and into the world to
know one's self. Just as we can learn much about ourselves by
looking outward to the world and to others, we can also better
understand the depths of Anthroposophy by penetrating wisdom
traditions beyond our own path. Indeed, Lao Tzu and Anthroposophy
will generate much food for reflection and meditation for the
reader. According to tradition, Lao Tzu wrote the eighty-one short
chapters of his Tao Te Ching around the sixth to fourth centuries
B.C.E. It became the foundational philosophical work of Taoism,
significantly inspired early masters of Zen Buddhism, and, for more
than a century, has been widely embraced in the West as an
astounding work of universal truths. Through deceptively simple
imagery, Lao Tzu gave us a guide to life, both spiritual and
physical, that is no less valid today than when it was written more
than 2,500 years ago. Claire Sit, the author of The Lord's Prayer:
An Eastern Perspective, brings us her translation of the Tao Te
Ching and, through her deep study and understanding of that text,
examines each chapter and places it in the light of Rudolf
Steiner's Anthroposophy. In the process, she shows how-although the
path of Tao and that of Anthroposophy seem quite different-they
complement each other and share many qualities and, in many ways,
illumine the hidden truths each has to offer. As in Anthroposophy,
on the path of Tao one looks within to know the world and into the
world to know one's self. Just as we can learn much about ourselves
by looking outward to the world and to others, we can also better
understand the depths of Anthroposophy by penetrating wisdom
traditions beyond our own path. Indeed, Lao Tzu and Anthroposophy
will generate much food for reflection and meditation for the
reader.
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