A practical guide to the mystical and a mystical guide to the practical, this book is the result of a painstaking comparison of thirty editions of the Tao te Ching. The chapters of the ancient original work are each followed by detailed paraphrases which explain the Tao more clearly, yet retain the shrouded truth of the original. Stimulate your thinking and learn practical applications of Taoist principles; find the natural accord between your body and mind.

Jerry O. Dalton holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Louisville. He is a teacher, workshop leader, consultant, and inventor.

Key to Pronounciation	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
How to Approach the Tao Te Ching	p. x
The Transcendental Tao	p. 1
Recognizing Dualities	p. 3
Abandoning Desires and Strategy	p. 5
The Nature of Tao	p. 7
Disinterested Interest	p. 9
The Mystic Female	p. 11
Self-Effacement, Self-Enhancement	p. 15
Excellence and Non-Contention	p. 17
Avoiding Excess	p. 19
Developing Through Discipline	p. 21
Practical Form, Useful Emptiness	p. 23
Senses Versus Self	p. 25
Selflessness and Leadership	p. 27
The Invisible Thread of Tao	p. 29
Mystical Masters	p. 31
Stillness and Constancy	p. 33
Qualities of Leadership	p. 35
Degeneration	p. 37
Plain and Simple	p. 39
Being Different	p. 41
The Pregnant Tao	p. 43
Yield and Become Whole	p. 45
Brief Speech, High Expectations	p. 47
The Failure of Ego	p. 49
The Tao Process	p. 51
Calm Stillness, Sound Basis	p. 53
Respecting Competence, Treasuring Resources	p. 55
Balanced Simplicity, Constant Potential	p. 57
Tampering With the World	p. 59
Achieving Without Conquering	p. 61
Sadness in Victory	p. 63
Simplicity and Its Loss	p. 65
Overcoming Self	p. 67
Small in Desire, Great in Action	p. 69
Hidden Process, Inexhaustible Use	p. 71
Weakness in Strength, Strength in Weakness	p. 73
Rightness and Simplicity	p. 75
Rightness and Rites	p. 77
On Unity	p. 81
Returning and Yielding	p. 83
Diligent Practice, Hidden Rewards	p. 85
Achieving Balance	p. 87
Still and Quiet	p. 89
Riches and Fame, Self and Contentment	p. 91
Looking Behind Appearances	p. 93
Achieving Contentment	p. 95
Knowing All By Looking Inward	p. 97
Simplify	p. 99
Open-Mindedness, Impartiality	p. 101
Living and Dying	p. 103
Born of Tao, Nourished by Virtue	p. 105
Knowing Process, Learning Constancy	p. 107
Deviating From Tao	p. 109
Cultivation of Virtue	p. 111
Infant Nature, Natural Child	p. 113
The Making of a Mystic	p. 115
Loss in Disorder, Gain in Nonaction	p. 117
Action and Reaction	p. 119
Moderation	p. 121
Avoid Tampering, Allow Tao	p. 123
Complementary Submission	p. 125
Advancing in the Tao	p. 127
Simple Actions Add Up	p. 129
Small Beginnings, Successful Endings	p. 131
Cleverness Versus Simplicity	p. 135
Humility and Non-Contention	p. 137
Three Treasures	p. 139
Taking Care of Business	p. 141
Avoiding the Fight, Winning the War	p. 143
The Jewel in Your Heart	p. 145
Knowing Not-Knowing	p. 147
Self-Respect, Low Profile	p. 149
Following the Course of Tao	p. 151
The Paradox of Punishment	p. 153
Greedy Leaders, Impoverished People	p. 155
The Way of the Green Stick	p. 157
Excess and Insufficiency	p. 159
Yielding Overcomes Inflexibility	p. 161
Quarrels, Quibbles, and Quietude	p. 163
Rustic Utopia	p. 165
Truthful Words	p. 167
Translations and Interpretations	p. 169
References and Related Reading	p. 170
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