Cortana burns Cordelia’s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. James and Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia’s reputation. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade.īut the truth is far grimmer. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. Chain of Iron is a Shadowhunters novel.Ĭordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare.
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The Tao has no biases, being unconditionally available to all beings who want to live according to its teachings.īecause it's beyond the comprehension of human beings, the workings of the Tao can’t be described or understood, only experienced. It was never born or created, and, therefore, it can never die or be destroyed. Also known as the “Great Mother,” it paradoxically creates nothing while offering infinite energy to all beings, nurturing and caring for them.Īs an omnipresent entity, the Tao is eternal and infinite. It’s the guiding energy that lives within us and connects us to everything around us. Older than any deity, the Tao is the natural order of the universe. This summary is structured thematically, with each section pulling information from various sections of the text to best explain the ideas introduced in the work. The piece is written as poetry and, as such, even Taoist scholars have different perspectives on what the language represents. While we have done our best to research the text and offer an accurate representation of the Tao Te Ching, areas of this summary are based upon interpretation. This summary is based on the Stephen Mitchell translation, which modernizes much of the text. The Tao Te Ching is one of the foundational texts of Taoism, written between the 4th and 6th centuries. 1-Page Summary 1-Page Book Summary of Tao Te Ching |