Important Lessons from Lao Tzu and Ancient Chinese Philosophy

Tao or “The Way” is the end and beginning of the world, of something and nothing, a path to life and order of nature.

Tanisha Bassan
9 min readFeb 5, 2019

If you are like me then you must have realized how HARD it is to understand the meaning behind the language of Taoism.

Me everyday basically

If your face resembles anything like this ^ after reading the first statement then trust me we are on the same boat. I’m just as confuzzled as everyone else.

However, I bought my first translation of the Tao Te Ching and started chipping away at analyzing the ancient writings and trying to understand the deep meaning behind each message. What I found was a gold mine!

Taoism is the philosophy describing the meaning of life and how to live virtuously.

(AKA a gold mine of wisdom and knowledge on how to live a better life!)

The Tao Te Ching is the original text written by the somewhat mythical Lao Tzu (translated to The Old Teacher), the founder of the Taoist philosophy.

His existence is still questionable but Lao Tzu is revered as a Chinese scholar who served the Chou dynasty until he decided to leave court. As he was passing…

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Tanisha Bassan
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