One who knows does not tell. One who tells does not know. Seal the openings. Shut the doors. Soften the edges. Undo all knots. Temper the glare. Merge with the dust. This is the Mysterious Levelling. It cannot come closer,… Reticence and Connection
Exalt not excellence and people will not contend. Prize not possessions and people will not steal. Display not the desirable and people will not be disturbed. Thus the Sage rules By emptying hearts and filling stomachs; Weakening ambitions and toughening… Prize Not Possessions
When all under Heaven see beauty as beauty; There is the knowledge of ugliness. When all see good as good. There is the knowledge of evil. Thus Being and Non-Being engender each other; Ease and difficulty complement one another; Long… The Dance of Opposites
To know you do not know is insight; To think you know when you do not is sickness. Only when we are sick of our sickness Shall we cease to be sick. The Sage is never sick, being sick of… Secret of Health
Yield and remain whole; Bend and remain straight. Be empty and remain full. Be worn and remain anew. Own little and be replete. Own much and be restless. Therefore the Sage embraces the One And sets an example for the… Yield and Remain Whole
The way that can be told is not the eternal Way.The word that can be spoken is not the eternal Word.Unnamed, It is the source of heaven and earth.Named, It is the Mother of all things.He who is ever without… Compliment of Opposites
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 little child once more. Know honour, Yet keep humility. Be the… The Uncarved Block
What is well planted cannot be uprooted. What is held firmly cannot fall away, Thus the sacrifices of peers will be preserved unceasingly. Use the Tao within yourself And Virtue will be without dross. Use the Tao within the family… The Way of the Tao
The great Tao flows everywhere, To the left and the right; The Ten Thousand Things rely upon it, And it never turns away from them. It does its work quietly And claims no credit. It clothes and feeds the Ten… Extremely Great
Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep to the original oneness? Can you let your body become supple as a newborn child’s? Can you cleanse your inner vision until you see nothing but the light? Can you… The Supreme Virtue
