The ancient text of the Tao Te Ching deals with what is permanent within us, an unfathomable source beyond heaven and earth. The Tao Te Ching takes us far beyond the social, cultural, religious, and biological factors that are the main concern of modern psychology. It helps us see how the fundamental forces of the universe itself are mirrored in our own individual, inner structure. These fundamental forces coming from the source, flow naturally without any effort through all life and are experienced consciously when our inner world mirrors the function of this naturalness by letting go of control, allowing the spontaneous universe to govern naturally. This irreducible essence coursing through all life Lao-tzu simply called Tao. The Tao Te Ching speaks to each of us at our own level of understanding, while inviting us to search for levels of insight and experience of the Tao that are not yet within our comprehension.
