The book “Ascent to Tao,” compiled, translated and commented by the largest Russian sinologist V.V. Malyavin, includes materials that lift the veil of secrecy over the spiritual tradition of Taoism, illuminated for thousands of years. The story of the life of our contemporary, Taoist mentor Wang Liping, as well as An article by the German researcher E. Roussel and a number of classical Taoist texts introduces the reader in detail to the methods of self-improvement, with the goal of complete harmony of soul and body and a long life in true virtue.