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Daodejing 36

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#36*

To shrink it, expand it.
To weaken it, strengthen it.
To demote it, promote it.
To take it, give it.

Call this subtle brilliance:
Bending and weakness
overcomes rigidity and strength.

*Translation by LU Wenlong & Keith Wayne Brown, ©2013.

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6 responses to “Daodejing 36”

  1. simonhlilly Avatar
    simonhlilly

    Splendid!

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    1. Keith Wayne Brown Avatar
      Keith Wayne Brown

      Thank you Simon. That means a lot coming from a fellow poet.

      Namaste _/|\_

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    Himani B

    amazing!

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      Keith Wayne Brown

      Thank you. _/|\_ 🙂

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