His philosophy seems bordered on Taoism blended with a drop of Confucianism, and to a smaller extent Buddhism (he says as much on p. However, none of the views he expresses are out of line or context with historical Taoist views. Yes, the guy has a mug shot of himself on the cover, and yes, in some areas he advertises some of his other books, yes, the back of the book lists him as an "acknowleged master of ALL Taoist arts" (which in itself seems highly impossible,)and yes,he did publish his interpretation of the Hua Hu Ching (to those who are familiar with it, it is a forgery from roughly the 4th C.E.) which includes the Diamond Sutra as a Taoist scripture attributed to Lao Tzu in an attempt to place Taoism above the spreading influence of Buddhism. I'ts really not as bad a book as some of the reviewers seem to say.
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