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The Tao-te-aching (The Way and Its Power) is the basic text of Taoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.
The Tao-te-ching is composed of 81 short chapters or poems that describe a way of life marked by quiet
effortlessness and freedom from desire. Taoism teaches that this can be achieved by following the
creative, spontaneous life force of the universe, called the Tao. The book is attributed to Lao-tzu, but it was
probably written in the third century B.C.
The Tao-te-ching
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