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Tao Te Ching Made Simple
A plain-English guide to all 81 verses, with one small daily practice for each, for beginners drawn to Taoism, wu wei, peace, balance, and letting goBy Imad Muratspahic
Length3h 47m
About this audiobook
You bought a Tao Te Ching, opened it, and loved the feeling of it without being sure what it said. Verse after verse of beautiful riddles, and a different translation on every shelf. Tao Te Ching Made Simple is a calm, plain-English companion that walks you through all 81 verses. Each verse gets an original, easy-to-read rendering written from public-domain translations, a short reflection on what it might mean, and one small practice or question to carry through your day. It is nonacademic, never claims there is only one correct reading, and promises no miracles. It differs from a bare translation by explaining each verse in everyday terms, and from a general Taoism overview by staying with the text itself, verse by verse. Read it straight through, one verse a day, or by theme with the index at the back. Inside, you'll learn: Open to any verse, read slowly, and see what it has to say to you today.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (4.1K)
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help
Length3 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Tao Te Ching Made Simple
2Important Notice
3How to Read This Book: Who Lao Tzu May Have Been, What the Tao Is, and Three Ways In
4Chapter 1: What Cannot Be Named (Verses 1-7)
5Chapter 2: Be Like Water (Verses 8-13)
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6Chapter 3: Seeing the Thread, Finding Stillness (Verses 14-19)
7Chapter 4: The Odd One Out (Verses 20-25)
8Chapter 5: Heavy Roots, Light Steps (Verses 26-31)
9Chapter 6: Doing Nothing, Leaving Nothing Undone (Verses 32-37)
10Chapter 7: Virtue That Does Not Advertise (Verses 38-44)
11Chapter 8: Enough Is Enough (Verses 45-50)
12Chapter 9: Nurturing Without Owning (Verses 51-56)
13Chapter 10: Leading by Staying Out of the Way (Verses 57-62)
14Chapter 11: Small Beginnings, Three Treasures (Verses 63-69)
15Chapter 12: Plain Words, Hard Truths (Verses 70-75)
16Chapter 13: Soft Is Alive (Verses 76-81)
17The Eighty-Second Morning
18Theme Index and Quick Reference
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