Synopses & Reviews
Tao Te Ching, or The Classic of the Way and its Virtue, is considered to contain the essence of Taoism. Fr 2,500 years this book has been a major influence on Chinese thought, shifting it from a preoccupation with Confucian rules of day-to-day conduct to concern with a more spiritual level of being. Author Michael LaTorras training in internal martial arts and his understanding of the new physics influence his reading of the Tao Te Ching, grappling with the vicissitudes of contemporary culture and the ever-shifting nature of reality.
About the Author
Michael LaTorra has explored spiritual paths East and West. He is a technical writer for a computer firm in El Paso and lives with his family in Las Cruces, New Mexico.