Esoteric Taoism: Quotes And Teachings (Paperback)
Taoism or Daoism, a term of western coinage, designates both doctrines of a philosophical and mystical character, expounded mainly in the works attributed to Laozi and Zhuāngzǐ (composed between the fourth and third centuries BC), and the Taoist religion, institutionalized as such to the approximately in the first century AD. It is based on the Dao (in Chinese "the way"), the undifferentiated principle that gives rise to the cosmos. Despite the ubiquitous distribution in China and the wealth of texts, it is probably the least known of the major religions in the world.