People who have power, who think negatively of others and seek to injure them, are practicing a kind of voodoo, a lower sorcery.

There is no life and there is no death. Life and death are moving shadows cast upon the ground by clouds that sweep across the sky.

Everybody deals with stress differently. Some people drink, some people use drugs, some people watch TV. I have always found that extreme athletics chills me out and leaves me in a very centered place.

In future years a number of you will become spiritual teachers. After many years of study and doing a good job, go out into the world and teach people.You'll reach points of advancement where you'll be able to be of great help to many, many people.

Many sections are taken up with political discussions and how the way of the ruler, the merchant, the householder, and the army interact with the Tao.

Taoism is the way of water. The most frequent element or symbol refered to in Lao Tzu's wrtings is the symbol of water.

People who have power, who think negatively of others and seek to injure them, are practicing a kind of voodoo, a lower sorcery.