  Taoism
All sages are mysteries to the rest of mankind, but perhaps the most mysterious was the sage Lao Tse whose teachings inspired the religion of Taoism. Born in the Hunan province around 604 B.C., he eventually became historian and librarian of the Emperor’s royal library at the Court of Chow. Loving solitude, he was rarely seen, but he met the great Confucius at least once, inspiring him to say about Lao Tse: “This day I have seen a dragon. Birds have wings to fly with, fish have fins to swim with, wild beasts have feet to run with. For feet there are traps, for fins nets, for wings arrows. But who knows how dragons surmount wind and clouds into heaven?” Those who know and comprehend the teachings of Lao Tse know how–and do. |
