25 Something mysteriously formed, Born before heaven and Earth. In the silence and the void, Standing alone and unchanging, Ever present and in motion. Perhaps...
Rid of formalized wisdom and learning People would be a hundredfold happier, Rid of conventionalised duty and honour People would find their families dear, Rid...
... This translates to removing laws/rule from society. ... This translates to adding laws to society. ... It would seem that to set people free you wouldn't...
26 The heavy is the root of the light. The still is the master of unrest. Therefore the sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though...
I believe the Chapter suggests that freeing people from conventions (social, legal, educational) frees them up to live from their soul, or heart or more...
27 A good walker leaves no tracks; A good speaker makes no slips; A good reckoner needs no tally. A good door needs no lock, Yet no one can open it. Good...
28 Know the strength of man, But keep a woman's care! Be the stream of the universe! Being the stream of the universe, Ever true and unswerving, Become as a...
Roy, I have to agree with you wholeheartedly! People tend to struggle to attain these things that others have set up as being the correct kindnesses, morales...
Gudae :-) call me a daisy, call me a dill, without these constraints, you would be fuller still theirs more to a coin than either side, have both rims and it's...
I meant to say that I agree with Scott not Roy. But when I first read that my reaction was what Roy said. It took some thinking about! Kristine Peterson...
29 Do you think you can take over the universe and improve it? I do not believe it can be done. The universe is sacred. You cannot improve it. If you try to...
30 Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, Counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe. For this would only cause resistance. Thorn bushes...
31 Good weapons are instruments of fear; all creatures hate them. Therefore followers of Tao never use them. The wise man prefers the left. The man of war...
32 The Tao is forever undefined. Small though it is in the unformed state, it cannot be grasped. If kings and lords could harness it, The ten thousand things...
33 Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; Mastering the self needs strength. He who knows he has enough...
34 The great Tao flows everywhere, both to the left and to the right. The ten thousand things depend upon it; it holds nothing back. It fulfills its purpose...
35 All men will come to him who keeps to the one, For there lie rest and happiness and peace. Passersby may stop for music and good food, But a description of...
36 That which shrinks Must first expand. That which fails Must first be strong. That which is cast down Must first be raised. Before receiving There must be...
37 Tao abides in non-action, Yet nothing is left undone. If kings and lords observed this, The ten thousand things would develop naturally. If they still...
38 A truly good man is not aware of his goodness, And is therefore good. A foolish man tries to be good, And is therefore not good. A truly good man does...
(In short) My definition of (IT) God... There is nothing that is not IT. IT is the good, bad, ugly, and the beautiful. IT is everything one can see, taste,...
39 These things from ancient times arise from one: The sky is whole and clear. The earth is whole and firm. The spirit is whole and strong. The valley is whole...
41 The wise student hears of the Tao and practices it diligently. The average student hears of the Tao and gives it thought now and again. The foolish student...
42 The Tao begot one. One begot two. Two begot three. And three begot the ten thousand things. The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace yang. They achieve...
43 The softest thing in the universe Overcomes the hardest thing in the universe. That without substance can enter where there is no room. Hence I know the...
44 Fame or self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful? He who is attached to things will suffer...
45 Great accomplishment seems imperfect, Yet it does not outlive its usefulness. Great fullness seems empty, Yet cannot be exhausted. Great straightness seems...
46 When the Tao is present in the universe, The horses haul manure. When the Tao is absent from the universe, War horses are bred outside the city. There is no...
If I may add another's verse ;-) 46 In a land where the way of life is understood Race-horses are led back to serve the field; In a land where the way of life...
