Revealing the Tao Te Ching (religion/spirituality).

Revealing the Tao Te Ching (religion/spirituality)

Hu Xuezhi, translation and commentary

Ageless Classics Press

13315 Washington Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90066

978188775188, $19.95 www.taoofwellness.com 1-800-578-9526

Taoist adept and teacher Hu Xuezhi presents Revealing the Tao Te Ching: In Depth Commentaries on an Ancient Classic renders an ancient Chinese classic of spirituality, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, into English with an extensive spiritual commentary to help readers understand its esoteric spiritual meaning. Each passage from the Tao Te Ching is translated in the form of a poem, with line-by-line elaborations on the next few pages. For example, the in-depth explanation for the line "When storing up both Congenital Nature and Life Force" has the explanation "The cultivation of Congenital Nature and Life-Force is a general rule recognized in Tao-pursuing circles. Originally, Congenital Nature is united with the Life-Force as one, and is no different than the state that existed before a single sperm combined with an ovum. Later, when an individual is given birth, the divided, congenital mind-will (Congenital Shen) resides in the heart, while Primeval Qi resides in the kidneys. This state of division will last throughout an individual's entire life. Tao-pursuing practice (also called qigong practice) travels along the common individual's life course in a reverse direction. It combines the separate natures into one again and reaches the state that existed before the sperm combined with an ovum." Highly recommended for college and public library collections, and anyone seeking to better understand Lao Tzu's timeless text.

Marget Lane

Reviewer