The Tao and the Bard: A Conversation

Shakespeare and Lao Tzu match wits and wisdom in this playful encounter—a new take on the old dialogue between East and West.

The Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way of Virtue, is a touchstone of Eastern philosophy and mysticism. It has been called the wisest book ever written. Its author, Lao Tzu, is known as the Great Archivist, but some say he has never lived or is the synthesis of many people. Shakespeare, the Bard, was the West’s greatest writer and even invented human nature, according t...