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Tao Te Ching

  • Daodejing 24

    #24* A show-off never learns A know-it-all never shines A braggart never achieves A boaster never gets ahead All of this is most unnecessary Seen from the viewpoint of the Way The person on the Way avoids all of this… Continue reading

    Daodejing 24

  • Daodejing 23

    #23* Speak rarely like Nature. Typhoons do not blow all morning. Thunderstorms do not last all day. Who makes the typhoon to blow and storm to thunder? Heaven and earth. If even Heaven and Earth cannot sustain things for long,… Continue reading

    Daodejing 23

  • Along the Great Way

    “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” – Laozi “It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha “Oh beloved Phaedrus, where are you going & from whence do you come?”… Continue reading

  • Daodejing 22

    #22* Sacrifice the part & save the whole. Bend that to make this straight. Hollow that to make this full. That withers, this blooms. Lose that, gain this. Determined then, confused now. Thus the sages insist on the one as… Continue reading

  • Daodejing 21

    #21 Great excellence relies only on the Great Way (DAO) How does Great Way make the way? Indefinetely & vaguely. Though indefinite & vague, there are images. Though indefinite & vague, things do happen. Too small to see & too… Continue reading