Tao Te Ching read by Wayne Dyer chillstep (DirtyZen)

a you that can be said is not the Eternal Dao a name that can be named is not the Eternal name the Dao is both named and nameless as nameless is the origin of all things as they are named is the mother of ten thousand things always without desires one can see the mystery always Desiring once he is only the manifestations sometimes when the mystery itself is the door to all understanding under Heaven everyone can see beauty as Beauty only because there is ugliness everyone cannot see the good as good, there are only evil beings and non-beings, they produce each other, the difficult is born in the easy, the long is defined by the short, the high by the low, before and after they go together so that the wise man lives openly with apparent Duality. and Paradoxical unity the wise man can act without effort and teach without words nourish things without possessing them he works but not to obtain rewards he competes but not to obtain results when the work is done he forgets that is why it lasts forever putting a value on status will create controversy if you overvalue possessions people begin to steal thank you for 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 in its own perfect foreign place thanks Heaven and Earth are impartial they see the ten thousand things like Straw Dogs.

The wise man is not sentimental. He treats all of his people like Straw Dogs. The wise man is like heaven and earth to him. No one is especially loved nor is there anyone whom he disfavors. He gives and gives without conditions, offering his treasures for 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. Inside, thank you, thank you. 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 listen Its echo through creation without fail It reveals its presence without fail It leads us to our own perfection Although it is invisible It endures It will never end Heaven is eternal The earth endures Why heaven and earth last forever They do not live for themselves alone this is the secret of his durability for this reason the wise man puts himself last and that is why he finishes ahead he remains a witness of life that is why he endures birthday he serves the needs of others and all his own needs will be satisfied through selfless action It will facilitate the Supreme good.

It is like water that nourishes all things without trying. They flow towards Low Places detested by all men. Therefore, it is like the Dao to live in accordance with the nature of the things that inhabit us. To be close to the earth. in meditation go deeper into the heart when dealing with others be gentle and kind Stand by your word rule with equity thank you be opportune in choosing the right moment who lives in accordance with nature does not go against the way of things moves in harmony with the present moment always knowing the truth of what to do to move forward filling is not as good as stopping overfilling cupped hands leak better stop pouring sharpen a blade too much and its edge will soon be lost fill your house with jade and I pray and bring you insecurity yourself with honor and pride and no one can save you from a fall, retire when the job is done, this is the way Heaven carries the body and soul and embraces the 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 touch the feminine part can you love your people and rule your domain without personal importance give birth and nurture have not yet possess work but take no credit lead without controlling or dominating someone who pays attention to this power brings the Dao to this very Earth this is the Primordial virtue 30 spokes converge on a single axis it is generally in the center where the use of the hinges of the chariot shapes the clay into a vessel it is the interior space which makes it useful to carve doors and windows fine but the room is useful in its empty exterior thanks the usefulness of what it is depends on what it is not the five colors blind the sight the five tones deaf to the ear the five flavors dull the taste the hunt and the madness of the hunt in the mind of people wasting energy to obtain rare objects only hinders growth the master observes the world but trusts his inner vision allows things to come and go prefers what is inside to what is not there thank you favor and misfortune seem alarming The high status afflicts your person greatly why favor and disgrace are alarming seeking favor is degrading alarming when it becomes alarming when it is lost why high status afflicts your person so much the reason we have many problems is that we have a If we did not have a self, what problem would we have?

The true self of man is eternal and yet he thinks that I am this body and we will soon die if we do not have a body. What calamities can we have? He who sees himself says that everything is suitable for to be guardian of the world he 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 inaudible what cannot be sustained is called intangible these three cannot be defined therefore they merge as one thank you I am crying each one of these three is subtle for description by intuition you can see it listen to it and feel it, then the Invisible, unheard and intact is present as one that is arising, it does not bring Dawn , it is not setting, there is no Darkness, it goes on and on unnameably returning to nothingness, approach it and there is no beginning, follow it and there is no end that you cannot know. but you can be calm in your own life, discovering how things have always been puts you in harmony with the way they thank you, foreigners, the ancient Masters were deep and subtle, their wisdom was unfathomable, there is no way to describe it, They can only be described. vaguely by their appearance, vigilant like men crossing a winter stream, alert like men aware of danger, simple as uncarved wood, gaps like caves that give way like ice about to melt, amorphous like muddy water, but the muddiest water becomes clear because it is still and from that stillness life emerges.

He who keeps the Dao does not want to be full, but precisely because he is never full, he can remain a hidden Sprout and does not rush to mature early. It is completely empty. Let your heart be at peace amid the rush of worldly comings and goings. See how. endings become beginnings things flourish each one only to return to the source to what is and what will be to return to the root is to find peace to find peace is to fulfill Destiny to fulfill Destiny is to be constant to know the constant flame Insight not knowing this cycle leads to eternal disaster knowing the perspective of constant gifts this perspective is impartial impartiality is the highest nobility the highest nobility is divine Divine you will be one with the doubt be one with the dial is eternal this way It is Eternal, not in danger of physical death, with the greatest leader above them, people who barely exist, then comes one whom they love and praise, then comes one whom they fear, then comes one whom they despise and defy when The leader trusts no one, no one trusts him. great leader speaks little never speaks carelessly works without self-interest and leaves no trace when everything is finished people say we did it ourselves thank you thank you foreign action arises from one's own heart when the greatness of the Tao is absent the action of the rules of goodness comes and justice if you need rules to be kind and just if you act virtuously, this is a sure sign that virtue is absent, which is why we see the great hypocrisy when kinship falls into discord, piety and rights of devotion arise when the country falls off.

In the chaos, loyal officers will appear and patriotism will be born. Thank you foreigners. Renunciation of holiness. Give up wisdom. It will be a hundred times better for everyone. Throw away morality and justice and people will do what is right. Throw away industry and profits. There will be no thieves. These are all external forms by themselves, they are not sufficient in themselves. It is more important to see simplicity to realize one's true nature, discard selfishness and moderate the desire to learn and you will be free from all your worries. What is the difference between each other? and no, what is the difference between good and evil?

Should I fear what others fear? Should I fear desolation when there is abundance? Should I fear the darkness when that light shines everywhere in spring? Some go to the park and go up to the Terrace, but only I am adrift. not knowing where I am like a newborn baby before I learn to smile I'm alone with nowhere to go most people have too much It seems like I'm just missing something mine is, in fact, the mind of an ignoramus in its pure simplicity I am nothing more than a Guest in this world While others rush to do things I accept what is offered I just look like a fool earning little while spending less other people fight for fame I avoid the spotlight and prefer to be left alone alone In fact, I look like an idiot It doesn't matter, don't worry. drifting like a wave in the ocean I blow as aimlessly as the wind all men settle into their furrows I am just stubborn and I stay outside but what differentiates me most from others is knowing how to take sustenance from the great foreign mother the greatest virtue is to follow the Dao and only doubt the Dow 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 everywhere the centuries his name has been preserved to remember the beginning of all things how can I know the ways of all things in the beginning I look inside myself and see what is inside me the flexible is preserved intact what is bent becomes straight what is empty is full what is exhausted is renewed the poor become rich the rich become confused that is why the wise man embraces the one because he does not show himself people can see his light because he has nothing to prove people can trust his word thank you because he doesn't know who he is people recognize themselves in him because he has no goal in mind everything he does is successful the old saying that the flexible remain intact is surely correct truly reached fullness everything will come to you to say little It is natural The fierce winds do not all blow tomorrow a downpour of rain does not last the day whoever does this Heaven and Earth but these are exaggerated forced effects and that is why they cannot be sustained If Heaven and Earth cannot sustain a forced action at the very least can do it those who follow the path, become one with the path, those who follow goodness, become one with goodness, those who deviate from the path and goodness, become one with failure if you conform to the way As its power flows through you, your actions become those of nature, your ways those of Heaven. open yourself to the Dao 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 achievement he who is self-sufficient the just is not respected the who boasts will not endure all these ways of acting are hateful unpleasant are superfluous excessive are like a pain in the stomach a tumor in the body when walking the path of the Dao is precisely what must be uprooted thrown away and left behind thank you there was something without form and perfect before the universe was born it is serene void solitary immutable infinite eternally present it is the mother of the universe for lack of a better name I call it Dao I call it great great it has no limits, it has no limits, it flows eternally, it always flows, it returns constantly, thank you, look around, therefore, the great sky is great, the earth is great, the people are great, therefore, knowing humanity understands the earth, knows the earth, understands the sky, knows the Heaven, understand the way, know the way. understand the great that is within you, the heavy is the root of the light, the still is the master of restlessness, realizing this, the successful person is balanced and centered in the midst of all activities, although he is surrounded of opulence, does not let himself go, why should the lord of the country? to flutter like a fool if you let yourself be carried away by the wind you lose contact with your root to be restless is to lose control of yourself oblivious to the truth travel without a trace speak without causing harm give without counting the door he closes even if it doesn't have a lock You cannot open the knot that binds, even if you do not use a rope, it cannot be undone.

Be wise and help all beings impartially. Waste others. There are no opportunities. This is called following the light. What is a good man but a master of a bad man. What is a Bad man, but a good man's work, if the teacher is not respected and the student does not care, confusion will arise no matter how intelligent he is, this is the great secret. Know the strength of a man, but maintain the care of a woman. Be a valley under the sky if you do the right thing. constant virtue is notwill fade away one will become like a child again to know the white to stay in the black and be the patron of the world to be the patron of the world is to move constantly on the path of virtue without taking a single step and return again to the infinite who understands the Splendor while clings to humility acts in accordance with eternal power to be the Source of the world is to live the Abundant Life of virtue when the formless is transformed into objects its original qualities are lost if you preserve your original qualities you can govern anything truly the best Governor rule at least do you think you can take over the universe and improve it?

I do not believe that everything can be done under Heaven is a sacred vessel and cannot be controlled trying to control leads to ruin trying to grasp, we lose, allow your life to develop naturally, know that it is also a vessel of perfection, just as you inhale and exhale, there is a time to be forward and a time to be in motion and a time to be at rest. to be vigorous and a time to be exhausted a time to be safe and a time to be in danger for the wise all life is a movement towards perfection so what need has he for the excessive, the extravagant or the extreme?

Thank you thank you thank you. you, who would guide a leader of men in the ways of life, will warn him against youth some weapons for conquest weapons often turn against the bearer where armies are based nature offers nothing but brambles and thorns after a great battle has been fought the earth is cursed the crops fail the earth lies script of its motherhood after having achieved its purpose they must not flaunt their success they must not boast of their ability they must not feel proud rather they must regret not having been able to prevent war that We should never think of conquering others by force, any effort with force soon Decay is not in tune with the way it is not in tune with the way it is too soon weapons They are tools of violence, all decent men detest them, therefore, followers of the Dao never use them.

These weapons serve evil. They are the tools of those who oppose wise government. Use them only as a last resort for peace and security. Tranquility are the dearest to the heart of the decent man and for him not even a victory is a reason for rejoicing, who thinks that triumph is beautiful. with the will to kill and someone with the will to kill will never prevail in the world it is a good sign when the higher nature of man presents itself a bad sign when his lower nature presents itself with the slaughter of multitudes we have sorrow and sadness every Victory is a funeral when you win a war you celebrate it in the morning thank you foreigner The tortoise dial has no name although it is simple and subtle, no one in the world can master it if kings and lords could take advantage of them the ten thousand things would naturally obey heaven and land Rejoice in the dripping of sweet dew, all would live in harmony, not by official decree but by their own goodness, once the hole splits.

The parties need to name each other, there are enough names, they know when to stop, no one sets limits to avoid danger. The rivers and streams are born from the ocean and all creation is born from the Dao just as all water flows back to become the ocean all creation flows back becomes doubt foreigner who understands others has knowledge one who understand oneself has wisdom dominating others requires Strength mastering oneself needs strength if you realize that you have enough you are truly rich he who dedicates himself to his position surely lives long he who dedicates himself to the doll surely lives forever the great The path is universal, it can be applied to the left or the right, all beings depend on it because life still does not take possession of them.

It fulfills its purpose but does not claim for itself. It covers all creatures like the sky, but it does not name all things. They return to him as if to their home, but he does not dominate them, so he can be called great. The wise man imitates this behavior by not seeking greatness. The wise man achieves greatness. All men will come to those who adhere to him. They go to him and receive no harm or in he find peace, security and happiness thank you thank you foreigner music and dinner are fleeting pleasures, but they make people stop.

How dull and insipid are the things of this world when one compares them with the Dao when you seek it, there is nothing to see when you listen to it, there is nothing to hear when you use it. it cannot be exhausted if you want to contain something you must deliberately let it expand if you want to weaken something you must deliberately let it grow if you want to eliminate something you must deliberately allow it to flourish if you want to remove something you must deliberately grant access to the stranger the lesson here is called the wisdom of darkness the gentle survives the strong the dark survives the obvious the fish cannot come out of the deep waters and the weapons of a country must not be displayed the Dow does nothing but leaves nothing undone powerful men could focus on it themselves the whole world would transform itself into its natural rhythms when life is simple pretensions The lights fall well the lights go out our essential natures shine when we do not want there is calm and the world will straighten out when there is silence one finds the anchor of the universe within one Even a truly good man is not aware of his goodness therefore good a foolish man tries to be good and therefore is not good the teacher does nothing but leaves nothing undone the common man is always doing things and many more remain to do the highest virtue is to act without a sense of self the highest goodness is to give without condition the highest justice is to see without preference when the Dow is lost there is goodness when goodness is lost there is morality when morality is lost there is ritual ritual is the shell of true faith the beginning of Chaos the Great Master follows his own nature and not the traps of life it is said that he keeps the fruit and not the fluff he keeps the firm and not the weak remains with the true and not the false foreign thanks these things of antiquity arise from one the sky is whole and clear the earth is whole and firm the spirit is whole and full the ten thousand things are whole and the country is all straight these are by virtue of plenitude when man interferes with the Dao the sky becomes dirty the earth is exhausted the balance crumbles the creatures become extinct thank you foreigner thank you therefore nobility is rooted in humility haughtiness is based on Humility is why noble people refer to themselves as lacking and unworthy.

The parts of a car are useless unless they function in accordance with the whole. A man's life contributes nothing unless he lives in accordance with the whole. the whole universe to play once part according to the universe is true foreign humility thank you truly too much honor does not mean honor it is not wise to shine like Jade and ring like stone bells that return is the movement of the Dao to yield is the path of the Dao the ten thousand things are born from being are born from not being a great scholar hears about the Dao and begins diligent practice a mediocre scholar hears about the Dao and retains something and loses something an inferior scholar hears about the Dao and roars with ridicule without that laughter no there would be doubt so there are constructive sayings about this the path of Enlightenment seems dark advancing seems a retreat the easy path seems difficult true power seems weak true Purity seems tarnished truth Clarity seems dark the greatest art seems unsophisticated the greatest love seems indifferent the greatest wisdom seems childish the Dao is hidden and nameless only you nourish and bring everything to its fulfillment the dial gave birth to one one gave birth to two two gave birth to three the three begat the ten thousand things the ten a thousand things carry yin and embrace yang achieve harmony by combining these forces they will suffer at the thought of being left without parents without food or worthless, yet this is the way Kings and Lords once described themselves because one wins by losing and loses by winning what others taught I teach the violent not to die of natural death this is my fundamental tea

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without words, acting without action, few in the world can understand it, that is the way of the Master, in fact, those who obtain the reward are rare. of this world that means more to you you or your renown that brings more to you or what you possess I say what you gain is more trouble than what you lose love is the fruit of sacrifice wealth is the fruit of generosity a man happy is never disappointed he who knows when to stop is preserved from danger only in this way can he endure foreign foreign law EST Perfection seems imperfect and yet its use is inexhaustible the greatest plenitude seems empty and yet its use is endless great righteousness seems twisted great intelligence seems stupid great eloquence seems uncomfortable great truth seems false great discussions seem silent activity overcomes the cold inactivity overcomes the heat Stillness and tranquility put things in order in the universe when the world has a way of running horses retire to plow the fields when the world lacks the form of war horses bred in the field there is no greater loss than losing the dial there is no greater curse than greed although greater tragedy than discontent the worst of mistakes It is always wanting more, satisfaction alone is enough, in fact, the Bliss of Eternity can be found in your satisfaction without leaving the door.

Know the world without looking out the window. You can see the paths of heaven. The further one goes, the less one knows well. I miss it therefore the wise man does not venture and yet he knows he does not look and yet he names the names he does not strive and yet he achieves plenitude learning consists of accumulating daily the practice of the dial consists of daily decreasing decreasing and decreasing until doing nothing when nothing is done nothing is left undone true Mastery can be obtained by letting things follow their own path it cannot be obtained by interfering the wise man does not have a fixed mind he is aware of the needs of others those who They are good He treats with kindness those who are bad He also treats with kindness because the nature of his being is good Others He is kind He is also kind to the unpleasant because the nature of his being is kindness He is faithful to the faithful He is also faithful to the unfaithful The wise man lives in harmony with everyone under heaven he sees everything as himself he loves everyone as his own children all people are attracted to him he behaves like a little child between birth and death 3 of each 10 are followers of life 3 out of 10 are followers of death and men who simply pass from birth to death are also three out of ten, why is it like this?

Because they cling to life and cling to this passing world, but there is one of the ten who say they are so sure of life that the tigers and wild bulls keep their weapons clear. Stay away from him on the battlefield. Rhinos have no place for horns. The tigers find no place for their claws and the soldiers have no place to thrust their swords. Why is it like this? He dwells in that place where death cannot enter into strange strangers and you will witness the end without finishing the path connects all living beings with their Source emerges into perfect unconscious existence free and takes a physical body, we complete the circumstances so So much so that all beings honor the Tao.

They have not been commanded to worship the Tao or pay homage to the Virtue, but they always do so spontaneously. The dial gives them life. Virtue nourishes and nourishes them, raises them, shelters them and protects them. The Dow encourages growth without governing. This is. called hidden virtue everything under heaven has a common beginning the beginning is the mother of the world having known the mother we can proceed to know her children having known the children we must return and cling to the mother keep your mouth closed guard your senses and Life is always wide open, your mouth is always busy and life is beyond hope.

Seeing the small is called clarity. Staying flexible is called strength. Using The Shining Radiance, you return to the light again and save yourself misfortune. This is called the practice of Eternal Light. I have even a little common sense, I should walk the great path and my only fear would be to stray. The great road is very smooth and straight and yet people prefer crooked paths, that is why the court is corrupt, the fields are waste, the granaries are empty dress magnificently carry a sharp sword gorge on food and drink accumulate wealth until the point of not knowing what to do with them being like a thief I say this bomb at the expense of others is like the boasting of thieves after a looting this is not you who is planted in the Dow will not be uprooted whoever Embraces the Dao will not be will escape Generations honor Generations incessantly cultivated in the self virtue is realized cultivated in the family virtue overflows cultivated in the community virtue increases cultivated in the state virtue abounds the Dao is everywhere it has been a free thing to see it truly see it as it is in a person see it as a personin a family see it as a family in a country see it as a country in the world see it as The world, how do I know this is true by looking inside myself?

He who is in harmony with the Dao is like a newborn child. Deadly insects won't bite you. Wild beasts will not attack him. Birds of prey won't hit it. Bones are weak muscles. the soft grass is firm he has not experienced the union of man and woman but all his virility is strong he shouts all day without becoming hoarse this is perfect harmony to know Harmony is to know the immutable to know the immutable is to have perception of things in harmony with the Dao it remains things that are forced to grow for a while but then wither away this is not the Dao and everything that is against the Tao soon ceases to be those who know do not speak those who speak do not know block all passages close your mouth cordon off your senses dull your sharpness untie your nuts soften your radiance settle your dust this is Primordial Union for the secret embrace the one who knows this secret is not carried away by attachment or aversion thank you foreigner is carried away by profits or losses or is touched by Honor or disgrace he is far beyond the concerns of men he tries to occupy the dearest place in their hearts this is, therefore, the highest state of man if you want to be a great leader you must follow the dial stop trying to control them foreigners thank you let go of fixed plans and concepts and the world will govern itself, how do I know this is so?

Because in this world, the greater the restrictions and prohibitions, the more people become impoverished, the more advanced the weapons of the state, the darker the nation, the more ingenious and cunning the plan, the stranger the result, the more laws are published, the more thieves. appear, that's why the wise man says: I don't take any measures and people reform. I enjoy the peace and the people become honest. I do nothing and people get rich. If I avoid imposing myself on the people, they become themselves when the ruler knows his heart. People are simple and pure when it interferes in their lives they become restless and disturbed.

Bad fortune is what good fortune relies on. Good fortune is what bad fortune hides in. Who knows the final outcome of this process? There is no standard of right but what is normal soon becomes abnormal? the confusion is in fact long-standing, that is why the teacher is content to serve as an example and not to impose his will, he is, he has pointed out but does not pierce, he straightens but does not disturb, he illuminates but does not dazzle, a foreigner thanks to governing the people and serving nature nothing surpasses Saving and moderation moderation begins with giving up one's own ideas this depends on the virtue accumulated in the past if there is a good reserve of virtues then nothing is impossible if nothing is impossible Then there are no limits if a man knows no limits he is fit to leave this is the way to be deeply rooted firmly planted in the Dow The secret of a long life and lasting vision Governing a large country is like frying a small fish spoiling it with too much poking closer to the universe with the Dao and evil will he will have no power, it is not that evil is not powerful, but his power will not be used to harm others.

Not only will he not harm others, but the wise man himself will also be protected, only the ruler and his people will be protected. They would refrain from harming each other all the time. The benefits of life would accrue to the kingdom. Thanks thanks. The foreign country is like the low land into which all streams flow. It is the repository of everything under Heaven. The feminine of the world. The woman overcomes the masculine with stillness by descending through her stillness. If a large country lowers itself before a small one, it gains friendship and trust. And if a small country can lower itself before a big one, it will conquer that big country.

One gains by lowering the other by staying low. The Dao is the House of Treasure. the true nature the secret source of everything is The Treasure of the good man and the Refuge of the evil if a person seems Evil do not wake him up wake him up with your words Elevate him with your Works pay his damage with your goodness do not throw him away Get rid of his evil, therefore Therefore, when a new leader is chosen, do not offer to help him with your wealth or your experience, help him meditate on the main offer, instead of teaching him about the doubt of why the Ancients placed so much importance on the principle not because It is the source of all good and the remedy for all evil It is the noblest thing in the world thank you thank you thank you foreign work without making taste the tasteless magnify the small increase the fuel reward bitterness with care see Simplicity in the complicated achieve greatness in small things take on difficulties while they are still easy do big things while they are still small the wise man does not try anything very big and thus achieves greatness if you accept too easily you will not trust yourself because the wise man always faces difficulties he never experiences them what he It is at rest It is easily handled but does not yet manifest It is easy to prevent The fragile It breaks easily The small It disperses easily Strange strange Act before things exist Handle them before there is disorder Remember the tree that fills a man's embrace grows from a nine-story high seedling tower begins with a brick a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step act and destroy it grab it and lose it The wise man does not act and therefore is not defeated he does not grab and therefore does not lose the People generally fail when they are on the verge of success, so be as careful at the end as at the beginning, then there will be no failure.

The wise man does not hoard what is difficult to achieve. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to cling to ideas. He helps the ten thousand things to find. their own nature but does not dare to lead them by the nose the ancients were simple at heart and mixed with the common people they did not shine they did not rule with cunning so the nation was blessed when they think they know the answers. It's hard to guide people when they know you don't know them. People can find their own way. Not using cunning to govern a country is good fortune for the country.

The simplest pattern is the clearest content with an ordinary life you can show all people the way back to their true strange nature why the King Sea of ​​a hundred streams because it lies beneath them humility gives it its power so Both those who desire a position above others must speak with humility. The desire to lead must follow this: when a wise man is above the people, they do not feel the weight of his weight and when he is in front of the people, they do not They feel hurt. The wise man remains low so that the world never tires of exalting him. he remains a servant, so the world never tires of making him its king.

Everyone speaks of my Dao with such familiarity. Folly the Dao is not something that is found in the market or passed down from parents to children, it is not something that is gained by knowing or lost by oblivion if I were like that it would have been lost and forgotten a long time ago I have three Treasures that I keep and I observe closely the first is Mercy the second is frugality the third is the humility of Mercy comes the courage of frugality comes the generosity of humility comes leadership now if one were bold but had no mercy if one were broad but not frugal if one continued forward without humility one would die love defeats all attackers it is impregnable in defense When heaven wants to protect someone it sends an army it does not protect them with love a good soldier is not violent a good fighter is not angry good winners are not good employers compete, they serve their workers, the best leader follows the will of the people, they all embody the virtue of non-competition, this is called The Virtue of Not Contending, this is called using the power of others, this has been known since ancient times. like the supreme unity with the sky there is a saying among soldiers I dare not take the first step but prefer to play the role of a guest I dare not advance an inch but I would prefer to withdraw one foot this is called advancing without advancing pushing forward back without using weapons there is no greater misfortune than feeling that I have an enemy because when I and the enemy exist together there is no room for my treasure, that is why when two opponents meet the one who has no enemy will surely triumph when the armies are equal the one who have compassion win my teachings are very easy to understand and very easy to practice but very few in this world understand and very few are able to practice my words I have an ancestor my The works have a lord people have no knowledge of this therefore They have no knowledge of me, that is why the wise man dresses simply even though his interior is full of precious gems, knowing that ignorance is strength, ignoring knowledge is illness, only when we are fed up with our illness.

Will we stop being sick? The wise man is not sick but he is fed up with illness. This is the secret of health. When people lack a sense of wonder, there will be disaster when people do not fear worldly power. A greater power will come. Do not limit the vision of do not despise the conditions of your birth do not resist the natural course of your life in this way you will never get tired of this world that is why the wise man knows himself but does not show himself he loves himself but does not exalts himself prefers what is within what is without bold action against others leads to death bold action in harmony with the Dao leads to life both things sometimes benefit and sometimes harm is Heaven's way of conquering without effort no He speaks but answers he does not do it Ask however he has everything he needs he is not in a hurry but he completes everything in time the net of Heaven catches all its mesh is crude but nothing escapes if you realize that everything changes there is nothing to that you will try to hold on to if you are not afraid of dying there is nothing you cannot achieve there is always a lord of death he who takes the place of the lord of death is like the one who cuts with the blade of a master carpenter who cuts with the blade of a master Carpenter will surely cut his hands when taxes are too high people go hungry when the government is too intrusive people lose their spirit act for the benefit of the people trust them leave them alone stranger a man is born gentle and weak at his death he is hard and rigid all things, including grass and trees, are soft and flexible in life dry and brittle in death rigidity is, therefore, a companion of death flexibility a companion of life an army that cannot yield will be defeated a tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind the hard and rigid will break the soft and flexible will prevail the way of Heaven is like drawing a bow the high is lowered the low is raised when it is surplus is reduced when deficient increases the Dao of humanity is the opposite reduces deficiency to increase Surplus despoils those in need to serve those who have too much only he who has the Dao offers his Surplus to others what man has more than enough and gives it to the world only the man of the Dao the master can continue giving because his wealth has no end, he acts without expectations, he succeeds without taking credit and he does not think that he is better than anyone, nothing in the world is softer and weaker than water, except to attack the hard, the unbreakable. can overcome it there is nothing like it the weak overcomes the straw the soft overcomes the heart in the whole world there is no one who does not know this but no one can Master the practice that is why the teacher remains Serene in the midst of Pain evil cannot enter his heart because he has stopped helping he is the greatest help to people true words appear paradoxical after a bitter fight some resentment remains what can be done about it?

Being content with what one has is always better in the end someone must risk returning the damage with kindness or hostility will never resort to Good Will, so the wise man always gives without expecting gratitude. One with true virtue always looks for a way to give. One who lacks true virtue always looks for a way to get there. The Giver comes fullness of life to whom he receives only a void. Imagine a small country with few people. They have weapons and they don't use them. They enjoy the work of their hands. They don't waste time inventing labor-saving machines.

They take death seriously and do not travel far because they love their homes so much. They are not interested in traveling, although they have boats and carriages, no one uses them, they are content with healthy food, they are pleased with useful clothing, they are satisfied in comfortable homes and protect their way of life, although they live in full view of their neighbors and the dogs that sing and bark can be heard on the other side of the road they are left alone while they age and die true words are not beautiful beautiful words are not true good men do not argue those who argue are not good those who have virtue are not They look for faults.

Those who look for faults have no virtue. The wise do not accumulate anything but give everything to others, having more the more they give. Heaven does good to all, doing no harm to anyone. The wise man imitates him by acting for the good of all. and not opposing anyone outside