Tag: tao-te-ching
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Living In The Manifestation
Water The best of men is like water; Water benefits all things And does not compete with them.It dwells in (the lowly) places that all disdain – Wherein it comes near to the Tao. In his dwelling, (the Sage) loves the (lowly) earth;In his heart, he loves what is profound;In his relations with others, he…
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Wu Wei, Or Not Doing Part 1
Conquering the World by Inaction The student of knowledge (aims at) learning day by day;The student of Tao (aims at) losing day by day. By continual losing One reaches doing nothing (laissez-faire).He who conquers the world often does so by doing nothing.When one is compelled to do something,The world is already beyond his conquering. (Tao…
