May 2025

Chapter 47: Living by Being “Without going out the door,Know the world.Without looking out the window,See the Tao of Heaven.The farther you go, the less you know. Thus the Sage knows…

Chapter 46: Living Peacefully “When the world has the Way,horses are used to haul manure.When the world lacks the Way,war horses are bred outside the city. There is no greater loss…

Chapter 45: Living Beyond Superficialities “Great accomplishment seems imperfect,yet it does not outlive its usefulness.Great fullness seems empty,yet it is inexhaustible.Great straightness looks crooked.Great skill appears clumsy.Great eloquence sounds like stammering.Movement…

Chapter 44: Living by Knowing When to Stop “Fame or integrity: which is more important?Money or happiness: which is more valuable?Success or failure: which is more destructive?If you look to others…

Chapter 43: Living Softly “The softest thing in the universeovercomes the hardest thing in the universe.That which has no substanceenters where there is no space.This shows the value of non-action (wu…

Chapter 42: Living by Melting into Harmony “The Tao gives birth to One.One gives birth to Two.Two gives birth to Three.Three gives birth to all things.All things have their backs to…

Chapter 41: Living Beyond Appearances “When a superior man hears of the Tao,he immediately begins to embody it.When an average man hears of the Tao,he half believes it, half doubts it.When…

Chapter 40: Living by Returning and Yielding “Returning is the motion of the Tao.Yielding is the way of the Tao.All things are born of being.Being is born of non-being.”— Tao Te Ching,…

Chapter 39: Living Wholeness “In harmony with the Tao,the sky is clear and spacious,the earth is solid and full,all creatures flourish together,rulers unite the country.All things depend on the Tao for…