The Great Way and the Tao

[Wai]

The Tao was first referred to by Lao Tzu (Old Master) in the Tao Te Ching (道德經), a text he wrote in the 6th Century BC. There are 81 sections written in classical Chinese and are quite difficult to understand (for me at least!).

Here is a English translation if you want to know what's in the famous classical text:

http://www.taoism.net/ttc/complete.htm