About Single Step Media

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To this end, 'factory seconds' and test prints are donated to registered charities. All software is free. Zero waste methods and environmentally positive materials are used. Your purchase supports all these activities and your input is valued. Let us know what new products you would like to see or just share your thoughts at our community forum.

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Our name comes from the famous Taoist saying that a 1,000 mile journey starts with a single step.

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About the Tao

www.thetao.info

In ancient China, the keeper of the Imperial Library, Lao Tzu, was famous for his wisdom. Perceiving the growing corruption of the government, he left for the countryside. On his way, the guard at the city gates asked Lao Tzu to write out the essence of his understanding to benefit future generations. Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching, left, and was never heard of again.

The Tao Te Ching (also called "The Tao", "The Dao" or the "Dao De Jing"), by Lao Tzu, is one of the most influential books in history.  It is the source of famous Chinese sayings such as "Those who know do not speak, those who speak, do not know" and "Even a 1,000 mile journey starts with a single step".

This site includes images and quotes of Lao Tzu as well as explanations of yin & yang, and Taoist philosophy.

About Zen

www.aboutzen.info

One day, in ancient India, the Buddha was giving a teaching to his followers.  On this day however, instead of a verbal teaching, he simply held up a flower.  One of his disciples, Mahakasyapa, smiled.  The Buddha said:  "Today, I gave a silent teaching and Mahakasyapa alone understood it."

This was the birth of Zen. Since that time, the Buddha's message has been transmitted from person to person right up to today's modern masters.  This site explains the Zen path to Enlightenment.

Read Zen: You will never make sense of Zen without some grounding in Buddhism.  Read Zen is a crash course.
Perceive Zen:  Zen described without logically structured information.  Includes Zen garden & Zen art.
Do Zen: Information and advice on practicing Zen in your life.   Includes Zen meditation, Zen temples & teachers

Ancient Egypt's Books of Wisdom

www.thesphinx.info

Ancient Egypt has left a legacy of monuments, artefacts and literature that are both impressive and elegant.  When Alexander the Great arrived, these structures were already thousands of years old.

Amongst the uncovered texts are words of advice that still resonate today.  This site outlines some of these "wisdom texts" with a little background, recommended reading and lots of images of Egypt's amazing monuments.

Enjoying Buddhism (Under Development)

www.enjoyingbuddhism.info

Buddhism is a practical philosophy for self-improvement & developing greater happiness. It's also fun. This site details some the many enjoyable activities of practicing Buddhists.

The Chinese Character in the logo means happiness. Most characters are pictures of something. Originally, this one was a picture of a festival drum mounted on a table, implying having fun at a festival.

About the Art of War

www.theaow.info

Around 2,000 years ago, China was in turmoil.  A series of wars left a third of the population dead and the leaders in search of a new way of governing.  Confucius and Lao Tzu had developed their solutions but Sun Tzu's philosophy, born of his direct experience of war also gained a popular following amongst the ruling class.  In the Art of War, Sun Tzu recommended a strategic method to win that rarely required actual war.  Spies, diplomats, deception, and a correctly organised internal structure were his main tools.