Includes bibliographical references.

Living the mystery -- Living the paradoxical unity -- Living contentment -- Living infinitely -- Living impartially -- Living creatively -- Living beyond ego -- Living in the flow -- Living humility -- Living oneness -- Living from the void -- Living with inner conviction -- Living with an independent mind -- Living beyond form -- Living an unhurried life -- Living with constancy -- Living as an enlightened leader -- Living without rules -- Living without attachment -- Living without striving -- Living the elusive paradox -- Living with flexibility -- Living naturally -- Living without excess -- Living from greatness -- Living calmly -- Living by your inner light -- Living virtuously -- Living by natural law -- Living without force -- Living without weapons -- Living the perfect goodness of the Tao -- Living self-mastery -- Living the great way -- Living beyond worldly pleasures -- Living in obscurity -- Living simplicity -- Living within your own nature -- Living wholeness -- Living by returning and yielding -- Living beyond appearances -- Living by melting into harmony -- Living softly -- Living by knowing when to stop -- Living beyond superficialities -- Living peacefully -- Living by being -- Living by decreasing -- Living beyond judgment -- Living as an immortal -- Living by hidden virtue -- Living by returning to the mother -- Living honorably -- Living as if your life makes a difference -- Living by letting go -- Living by silent knowing -- Living without authoritarianism -- Living untroubled by good or bad fortune -- Living by thrift and moderation -- Living with immunity to evil -- Living by remaining low -- Living in the treasure-house of the Tao -- Living without difficulties -- Living by being here and now -- Living by staying simple-hearted -- Living by emulating the sea -- Living by the three treasures -- Living by cooperating -- Living without enemies -- Living a God-realized life -- Living without sickness -- Living with awe and acceptance -- Living in heaven's net -- Living with no fear of death -- Living by demanding little -- Living by bending -- Living by offering the surplus -- Living like water -- Living without resentments -- Living your own utopia -- Living without accumulating.

Presents eighty-one essays discussing how to apply each verse of the Tao Te Ching to life in the twenty-first century.