Living Impartially Heaven and earth are impartial; they see the 10,000 things as straw dogs. The sage is not sentimental; he treats all his people as straw dogs. The sage is like heaven and earth; To him none are especially dear, nor is there anyone he … [Read more...]
My Tao Year: 4th Verse – Living Infinitely
Living Infinitely The Tao is empty but inexhaustible, bottomless, the ancestor of it all. Within it, the sharp edges become smooth; the twisted knots loosen; the sun is softened by a cloud; the dust settles into place. It is hidden but always present. I do … [Read more...]
My Tao Year: 3rd Verse of The Tao Te Ching – Living Contentment
Living Contentment Putting a value on status will create contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. By not displaying what is desirable, you will cause the people’s hearts to remain undisturbed. The sage governs by emptying minds and … [Read more...]
My Tao Year: 2nd Verse – Living The Paradoxical Unity
Living The Paradoxical Unity Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Being and nonbeing produce each other The difficult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, the high by the … [Read more...]
My Tao Year: 1st Verse – Living The Mystery
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Tao is both named and nameless. As nameless it is the origin of all things; as named it is the Mother of 10,000 things. Ever desireless, one can see the mystery; … [Read more...]