The mysterious sage and great initiate Lao Tzu - who was he? A wise philosopher? A wandering hermit? A reverent service husband? Was there even one? The book tells about the great mystery of Lao Tzu, one of the dedicated sages of ancient China, who was one of the first to bring mystical teachings to people. But he “hid” this teaching about the mystical comprehension of the One and the path-Tao in a special way among discussions about the science of government and the well-being of people. And you need to know the special language of the Chinese ancient tradition in order to reconstruct the codes of wisdom that Lao Tzu left us. A new book by Professor Alexei Maslov reconstructs the biography of Lao Tzu and the meaning of his secret teachings.