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Tao Te Ching By Lao Chang-Tzu

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The teachings of Taoism come from two important books, the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu and the Chuang-tzu that shares its name with the author. The Tao Te Ching is the key book of Taoism and is a collection of life advice, poet descriptions and the nature of the universe. It is considered the essential guide to living a spiritual and ethical life. The Chuang-tzu is also important, and it is also a collection of wisdom and some writings of key Taoist ideals (BBC). This reminds me somewhat on Buddhism since the religion is also based around wisdom on life. It is interesting to me that entire religions can form from life advice and wisdom on various things. It is such a stark contrast to many western religions that are built on volumes of mythology

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