Tao Te Ching Read by Wayne Dyer with Music Nature Sounds Binaural Beats mp4

then the tao that can be said is not the eternal dao the name that can be named is not the eternal name the dao has a name and is nameless as nameless is the origin of all things as they are named is the mother of ten a thousand things never without desires one can see the mystery always by desiring one sees only the manifestations and the mystery itself is the door to all understanding under heaven everyone can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness everyone can know good as good only because there is a bad being and there is no - beings produce each other the difficult is born in the easy the long is defined by the short the high by the low before and then they go together so that the wise man lives openly with apparent duality and paradoxical unity the wise can act without effort and teach without words nurture things without possessing them work but not for rewards compete but not for results when the work is done forget that is why it lasts forever putting a value on status will create controversy if you overvalue possessions people begin to steal by not showing what is desirable you will make people's hearts remain calm the wise man rules by emptying minds and hearts weakening ambitions and strengthening bones practice non-doing when the action is pure and selfless everything settles into its place own perfect place heaven and earth are impartial they see the ten thousand things like straw dogs the wise man is not sentimental he treats all his people like straw dogs the wise man is like heaven and earth to him no one is especially dear or there is no one whom he disfavors he gives and gives without conditions offering his treasures to all between heaven and earth there is a space like an empty and inexhaustible bellows the more it is used the more it produces clinging to the center man was made to sit in silence and find the truth within the spirit that never dies is called the mysterious feminine although she becomes the entire universe her immaculate purity is never lost although she assumes countless forms her true identity remains intact the gateway to the mysterious woman is called the root of creation listen to her voice hear her echo through creation without fail she reveals her presence without fail she leads us to our own perfection although invisible it endures it will never end heaven is eternal the earth endures why heaven and earth last forever no they live for themselves this is the secret of their durability that is why the wise man puts himself last and that is why he finishes ahead he remains a witness of life that is why he endures he serves the needs of others and all his own needs will be satisfied through selfless action fulfillment is achieved the supreme good is like the water that nourishes all things without trying it flows to the lower places are hated by all men, therefore, it is like the dow lives according to the

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of the things that they dwell in you stay close to the earth in meditation go deep into your heart when dealing with others be gentle and kind keep your word govern with equity be opportune in choosing the right moment, whoever lives in accordance with

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does not go against things, moves in harmony with the present moment, always knowing the truth of what to do to continue filling, is not as good as stopping overfilling the cup. hands drip better to stop pouring sharpen a blade too much and it will soon lose its edge fill your house with jade and gold and bring you security inflate yourself with honor and pride and no one will be able to save you from a fall leave when the work is done done this is it the way to heaven carrying body and soul and hugging one can you avoid separation?

Can you let your body become as flexible as a newborn child by opening and closing the gates of heaven? can you play the female role? can you love your people? and rule your domain without personal importance giving birth and nurturing having yet without possessing working but without taking credit leading without controlling or dominating whoever pays attention to this power brings the dao to this very earth this is the primordial virtue 30 spokes converge into a single center is in the hole in the center where the use of the hinges of the cart shapes the clay into a vessel it is the interior space that makes it useful to carve fine doors and windows but the room is useful in its emptiness the usefulness what it is depends on what it is not the five colors that blind the sight the five tones deafen the hearing the five flavors dull the taste the persecution and the madness of the hunt the minds of people wasting energy to obtain rare objects only prevents growth the master observes the world but trusts his inner vision he allows things to come and go prefers what is within to what is without favor and disgrace seems alarming high status afflicts your person a lot why our favor and disgrace alarming seeking favor is degrading alarming when it is gained alarming when it is lost why high status afflicts your person the reason we have so many problems is that we have a self if we didn't have a self what problem would we have?

Man's true self is eternal, but he thinks that I am this body and that I will soon die if we do not have a body. What calamities can occur? we have one who sees himself as everything is fit to be a guardian of the world one who loves himself like everyone else is fit to be a master of this world what cannot be seen is called invisible what cannot be heard is called called inaudible that which cannot be heard sustained is called intangible these three cannot be defined therefore they are fused as one each of these three is subtle for description by intuition you can see it hear and feel it then the invisible , unheard and untouched are present as one, their rise brings no dawn. without establishing darkness, it goes on and on unnameable, return to nothingness, approach it and there is no beginning, follow it and there is no end, you cannot know it, but you can be calm in your own life, discover how things have always been, you bring one. harmony with the way the ancient masters were deep and subtle their wisdom was unfathomable there is no way to describe it one can only vaguely describe them by their appearance watchful like men crossing a winter stream alert like men aware of danger simple as wood uncarved holes like caves giving way like ice about to melt, amorphous like cloudy water but the cloudiest water becomes clear because it is still and from that stillness life emerges.

He who maintains the dao does not want to be full but precisely because he is never full he can remain hidden. It sprouts and does not rush to mature early It is totally empty Let your heart be at peace in the midst of the avalanche of worldly comings and goings Watch how endings become beginnings Things blossom each one only to return to the source what is and what it will be like to go back to the root is to find peace to find peace is to fulfill one's destiny to fulfill one's destiny is to be constant knowing the constant is called perception not knowing this cycle leads to eternal disaster knowing the constant gives this perspective perspective is impartial impartiality is the highest nobility the highest nobility is divine being divine you will be one with the dao being one with the tao is eternal this way is eternal is not in danger of physical death with the greatest leader above Of them people hardly anyone exists, then comes one whom they love and praise, then comes someone whom they fear, then comes someone whom they despise and challenge when a leader trusts no one no one trusts him the great leader never speaks little. speaks carelessly works without self-interest and leaves no trace when everything is finished people say we did it ourselves when the greatness of the dao is present the action arises from one's own heart when the greatness of the dao is absent the action comes from the rules of goodness and justice if you need rules to be kind and just if you act virtuous, this is a sure sign that virtue is absent, therefore we see the great hypocrisy when kinship falls into discord, piety and rights of devotion arise when the country falls into chaos, loyal officers will appear and patriotism is born, abandon holiness, renounce wisdom and it will be a hundred times better for everyone to throw away morality and justice and the people will do the right thing throw away industry and there will be no profits thieves all these are external forms alone they are not enough in themselves it is more important to see the simplicity of realizing one's true nature to discard selfishness and moderate desire give up learning and you will be free from all your worries what is it the difference between yes and no what is the difference between good and evil I should fear what others fear I should fear desolation when there is plenty I should fear the darkness when that light shines everywhere in spring some go to the park and go up to the terrace but I'm just drifting not knowing where I am like a newborn baby before it learns to smile I'm alone without a place to go Wow, most people have too much.

Only I seem to be missing something. Mine is, in fact, the mind of an ignoramus in the pure simplicity of it. I am but a guest in this world while others rush about getting things done. I accept what is offered. Only I look stupid. earn little spend less other people fight for fame I avoid being the center of attention I prefer to be left alone, in fact I look like an idiot I don't care, I don't worry I drift like a wave in the ocean I blow as aimlessly as the wind all men settle in their furrows Only I am stubborn and remain outside but what I am most different from others is in knowing how to take sustenance from the great mother the greatest virtue is to follow the dao and only the dao the dao is elusive and intangible although formless and intangible gives rise to form although vague and elusive gives rise to forms although dark and obscure is the spirit the essence the breath of life of all things throughout the ages its name has been preserved to remember the beginning of all things how can I know the ways? of all things at the beginning I look inside myself and see what is inside me the flexible remain intact the bent become straight the voids are filled the exhausted are renewed the poor become rich the rich become confused therefore the wise embrace to one because he doesn't show himself, people can see his light because he has nothing to prove.

People can trust his words because they don't know who he is. People recognize themselves in him because he has no goal in mind. Everything you do succeeds in the old saying that the flexible remains intact is surely correct if you have truly reached fullness everything will come to you to speak little is natural fierce winds do not blow all morning a downpour does not last the day who does this heaven and earth but these are exaggerated forced effects and therefore they cannot be sustained if heaven and earth cannot withstand a forced action how much less can man do it those who follow the path become one with the path those who follow good become one with good those who stray from the path The path and goodness become one with failure if you adapt to the way its power flows through you your actions become those of nature your ways those of heaven open yourself to the dial and trust your natural responses then everything will fall into place if you stand on tiptoe you cannot stand firm if you take long steps you cannot walk very far boasting does not reveal enlightenment boasting will not produce achievements he who is self-righteous is not respected he who boasts will not endure all these ways of acting are hateful and unpleasant they are superfluous the excesses are like a pain in the stomach a tumor in the body when you walk the path of dao this is precisely what must be uprooted, discarded and left behind