Derek Lin

Derek Lin is a Taiwanese-American author in the Tao genre. He learned from multiple teachers in the Tao tradition, including Grandmaster Chen Deyang and Master Wu Han-Yih. He dedicated his book The Tao of Tranquility to Master Wu.

Lin translated the Tao Te Ching and annotated it. His translation is published by Skylight Paths Publishing in 2006.

Lin is also the author of four books published by the Tarcher imprint of the Penguin Group: The Tao of Daily life, The Tao of Success, The Tao of Joy Every Day and The Tao of Happiness, as well as two independently published books: The Tao of Wisdom and The Tao of Tranquility. All six of these books offer audiobook editions read by professional narrators.

Two of Lin's books have been translated into multiple languages:

The Tao of Daily Life: Croatian, Russian, Turkish. The Tao of Success: The Five Ancient Rings of Destiny: Italian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Czech, Russian.

Philanthropy Lin offers his books to incarcerated individuals in the United States free of charge.