Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) Stories. 36 Opposition. 76 Flexibility. 77 Need. 78 Yielding. 79 Reconciliation. 80 Utopia. 81 The Sag. Ostentation. Boasting. See also[edit] References[edit]
66 Lead by Following. 67 Unimportance. 68 Compassion. 69 Ambush. 70 Individuality. 71 Limitation. 72 Revolution. 73 Fate. 74 Execution. 75 Rebellion. 56 Impartiality. 57 Conquer with Inaction. 58 No End. 59 Restraint. 60 Demons. 61 Submission. 62 Sin. 63 Difficulty. 64 Care. 65 Subtlety. 46 Horses. 47 Knowing. 48 Inaction. 49 People. 50 Death. 51 Nurture. 52 Clarity. 53 Difficult Paths. 54 Cultivate Harmony.
55 Soft Bones. 37 Tranquillity. 38 Ritual. 39 Support. 40 Motion and Use. 41 Following. 42 Mind. 43 Overcoming. 44 Contentment. 45 Quiet. 31 Armies. 32 Shapes. 33 Virtues. 34 Control. Tao Te Ching The Way flows and ebbs, creating and destroying, Implementing all the world, attending to the tiniest details, Claiming nothing in return.
It nurtures all things, Though it does not control them; It has no intention, So it seems inconsequential. It is the substance of all things; Though it does not control them; It has no exception, So it seems all-important. The sage would not control the world; He is in harmony with the world. Previous chapter: Virtues Next chapter: Peace Return to Tao Te Ching Wisdom. 35 Peace. 26 Calm. Tao Te Ching Gravity is the source of lightness, Calm, the master of haste.
A lone traveller will journey all day, watching over his belongings; Only safe in his own bed may he lose them in sleep. So the captain of a great vessel should not act lightly or hastily. Acting lightly, he loses sight of the world, Acting hastily, he loses control of himself. The captain can not treat his great ship as a small boat; Rather than glitter like jade He must stand like stone. Previous chapter: Beneath Abstraction Next chapter: Perfection Return to Tao Te Ching Wisdom. 27 Perfection. 28 Becoming. 29 Ambition. 30 Violence. Tao Te Ching Powerful men are well advised not to use violence, For violence has a habit of returning; Thorns and weeds grow wherever an army goes, And lean years follow a great war.
A general is well advised To achieve nothing more than his orders: Not to take advantage of his victory. Nor to glory, boast or pride himself; To do what is dictated by necessity, Not by choice. 21 Accept. 22 Home. 23 Words. 24 Indulgence. 25 Beneath Abstraction. 16 Decay and Renewal. 17 Rulers. 18 Hypocrisy. 19 Simplify. 20 Wandering. 11 Tools. 12 Substance. 13 Self. 14 Mystery. 15 Enlightenment. Tao Te Ching The enlightened possess understanding So profound they can not be understood.
Because they cannot be understood I can only describe their appearance: Cautious as one crossing thin ice, Undecided as one surrounded by danger, Modest as one who is a guest, Unbounded as melting ice, Genuine as unshaped wood, Broad as a valley, Seamless as muddy water. Who stills the water that the mud may settle, Who seeks to stop that he may travel on, Who desires less than what may transpire, Decays, but will not renew. Previous chapter: Mystery Next chapter: Decay and Renewal. 6 Experience. 7 Complete. 8 Water. 9 Retire. 10 Harmony. 1 The Way. 2 Abstraction. Tao Te Ching When beauty is abstracted Then ugliness has been implied; When good is abstracted Then evil has been implied.
So alive and dead are abstracted from nature, Difficult and easy abstracted from progress, Long and short abstracted from contrast, High and low abstracted from depth, Song and speech abstracted from melody, After and before abstracted from sequence. The sage experiences without abstraction, And accomplishes without action; He accepts the ebb and flow of things, Nurtures them, but does not own them, And lives, but does not dwell. Previous chapter: The Way Next chapter: Without Action. 3 Without Action. 4 Limitless. 5 Nature.