Lao-Tzu at the Border: Glimpses of Mystic Vision

Some 2500 years ago, the Chinese sage known as Lao-Tzu (Laozi) left his country to begin life as an 80-year-old hermit. He left the realm of words for the wordless world of the mystic. Before he left, however, he inscribed his wisdom in 5000 ideographs now known at the "Tao Te Ching." This work explores not only the basic tenets of Taoism, but shows also how Lao-Tzu's mystic vision relates to the vision and practices of contemplatives and mystics of various cultural and spiritual backgrounds.