Laozi isphilosopher of ancient China. He is best known as the Author of Tao Te Ching, which led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Philosophical Taoism. He (respect) as a deity in most religious forms of Taoist philosophy, often refers to Laozi as Lord Lao. Tao Te Ching, often simply called Laozi after its famous author, describes the dao as the source and ideal of all (exist): It is invisible, but not mysterious, immensely powerful yet (extreme) modest, and is the root of all things. According to the book, humans have no special place within the dao, (be) just one of its many (ten thousand) manifestations (表现). People have desires and free will, and thus they are able to alter their own nature. Many, , act "unnaturally", upsetting the natural balance of the dao. The Tao Te Ching intends to lead (it) readers to a "return" to their natural state, to be in harmony dao.
As with most other ancient Chinese philosophers, Laozi often explained his ideas by ways of paradox, analogy, appropriation of ancient sayings, repetition, similarity, rhyme, and rhythm, which makes the writing difficult (understand) .
