Tao Te Ching 26: A good traveller
- 27 - A good traveller journeys without firm plans and travels without leaving a a trace. A good speaker is well rehearsed and speaks without causing harm. A good intellect has freed itself of...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 28: Keep to the feminine
- 28 - Know the masculine, but keep to the feminine. Be a valley under heaven. If you embrace the world, the Tao will never leave you and you will become as a little child. ~ Know the white, yet keep...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 29: You can’t control life
- 29 - Do you think you could take over the world and improve it? I do not believe it can be done. ~ Everything under heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled. To tamper with it is to spoil...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 32: Nameless and unchanging
32. The Tao is nameless and unchanging. Although it appears insignificant, nothing in the world can contain it. Smaller than the smallest, it contains uncountable galaxies. ~ If powerful kings and...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 33: Self knowledge
- 33 - Those who know others are intelligent; those who know themselves have true wisdom. Those who master others have strength; those who master themselves have true power. ~ To realise that you...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 34: Make no claims
- 34 - The great Tao is universal. All beings depend on it for life; even so, it does not take possession of them. It accomplishes its purpose, but makes no claims for itself. It nourishes infinite...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 35: Equanimity
- 35 - All come to he who keeps to the one. He who stays centred in the Tao can go without fear of danger, because he has found peace in his heart. ~ Music and dining are passing pleasures, that may...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 37: The Tao does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone
37. The Tao does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone. ~ If rulers could centre themselves in it, the whole world would be transformed. People would be content with their lives and free of desire. When...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 39: Ecology
- 39 - These things from ancient times arise from One: the sky attained Oneness and became clear, the earth attained Oneness and and became firm. All creatures attained Oneness and became full. All of...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 40: Returning
- 40 - Returning is the movement of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. ~ All of creation is born of the corporeal. The corporeal is born of the incorporeal. ~ Commentary The end is in the...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 41: The wise man, the fool and paradox
- 41 - When a wise man hears of the Tao, he immediately begins to live it. When an average man hears of the Tao, he believes some of it and doubts the rest. When a foolish man hears of the Tao, he...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 42: Yin and Yang
- 42 - The Tao gave birth to the One. The One gave birth to the Two. The Two gave birth to the Three. The Three gave birth to all of creation. ~ All things carry yin and embrace yang; they achieve...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 43: Effortless Effort
- 43 - The gentlest of all things; that which offers no resistance, can overcome the hardest of things. That which has no substance can enter where there is no space. Hence I know the value of...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 44: Nothing is lacking
- 44 - Which is more important, your honour or your life? Which is more valuable, your possessions or your person? Which is more destructive, success or failure? ~ Excessive love for things exacts a...
View ArticleMy Tao Te Ching book is now available to download!
First of all, a belated happy new year to everyone! The festivities of Christmas and New Year seem like a very distant memory now. It’s been quiet this side for various reasons, but I’m looking forward...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 45: Stepping out the way
- 45 - The greatest perfection seems imperfect, yet its use is inexhaustible. The greatest fullness seems empty, yet its use is endless. ~ True straightness seems crooked. True skill appears clumsy....
View ArticleTao Te Ching 46: Contentment
- 46 - When a country is in harmony with the Tao running horses are retired to till the fields. When a country runs counter to the Tao warhorses are bred outside the cities. ~ There is no greater...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 49: Living in harmony with others
I received some requests to continue my Tao Te Ching series, so here goes :) I also intend to blog a little more often and get back into the swing of things now that work on my second novel is finally...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 52: Know Thyself
- 52 - All things have a common beginning in the Tao. All things issue from it; all things return to it. This beginning is the Mother of the world. Having known the Mother, we may proceed to know her...
View ArticleTao Te Ching 55: Like a newborn child
It’s been a while since I’ve posted in this Tao Te Ching series, so here we go again–and with a cute baby too! If you can’t wait to read more, all 81 verses plus commentary are now available in a...
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