How to pronounce“daodejing”in English

The opening lines of the Daodejing have been translated in many different ways.

They might look for spiritual insight through reading the Daodejing or practice Daoist techniques of meditation or tai chi to gain a sense of calm.

Because, as the Daodejing reminds us, no name can fully express what the Dao represents.

Daoism’s core text, the Daodejing, is often credited to Laozi, a philosopher whose name means “Old Master,” thought to have lived around the same time as Confucius.

In a similar way, while many Daoists read the Daodejing, we wouldn’t call it the Daoist Bible.

Now, it’s likely that Laozi wasn’t a real, in-the-flesh person, and that the Daodejing was actually written by many different authors.