An Introduction To The History Of Taoism

A comprehensive approach

In 1972 I began creating a translation and meta-analysis of the Tao te Ching, a classic work of wisdom within Chinese culture. originally written in ancient Mandarin, I translated the work into English. working with a group of Mandarin speakers from all levels of society and professions.

All the translators had in common was that they knew what each word meant. I used my background as a yoga and meditation teacher to integrate all the different translations to form what you’re going to be reading here.

This meta-analysis was published in 2012 and recently went out of print. I decided that this book presented in serial form would be a valuable addition for people interested in Zen and mystic Taoism.

Thus, I decided to reprint it and regularly post it on both Medium.com and Substack.com. This is what you’re going to be reading here. The book includes the history of, and an explanation of Taoism, as well as each of the 81 entries of the Tao te Ching, and a glossary of important words and phrases.

I hope you enjoy the book.

You will have access to the first three chapters at AskLewis.Sustacks.com at no cost and then you will be asked to become a paid subscriber. This will help support my work.