![]() ![]() The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. ![]() Infinite profundity is the gate whence comes the beginning of all parts of the Universe. These two are the same in source and become different when manifested. Non-existence is called the antecedent of heaven and earth Existence is the mother of all things.įrom eternal non-existence, therefore, we serenely observe the mysterious beginning of the Universe From eternal existence we clearly see the apparent distinctions. The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao The name that can be defined is not the unchanging name.The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The more he does for others, the happier he is. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sun light, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way. The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. To attain knowledge, add things every day. Without the laughter, there would be no Tao. Of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves." Since before time and space were, the Tao is. A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. The Tao is like a well:įilled with infinite possibilities. The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. Tao Te Ching The Tao that can be expressed is not the eternal Tao The name that can be defined is not the unchanging name (道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名). Quoted in James Legge, Texts of Taoism, 34 Quoted from Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage. Your character gains nothing for all these. Get rid of your pride and your many ambitions, your affectation and your extravagant aims. I have heard that the successful merchant carefully conceals his wealth, and acts as though he had nothing-that the great man, though abounding in achievements, is simple in his manners and appearance. When the hour of the great man has struck he rises to leadership but before his time has come he is hampered in all that he attempts. Those about whom you inquire have moulded with their bones into dust. ![]()
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