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  1. Empty yourself of everything.
    Let the mind become still.
    The ten thousand things rise and fall
    while the Self watches their return.
    They grow and flourish
    and then return to the source.
    Returning to the source is stillness,
    which is the way of nature.

    ~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16
    Translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English

    #TaoTeChing #LaoTzu #Taoism #Philosophy #Nature

  2. An obsession with success is also an obsession with failure.
    #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 (paraphrase) #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist

  3. Victory comes from lying perfectly still and waiting for power to come your way.
    #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 61 tr Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoism #Daoist #Tao #Taoism #Taoist

  4. Knowing when you have enough avoids dishonor, and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger.
    #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Vs 44 tr J. H. McDonald #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist

  5. When you try too hard, you defeat your own purpose. Cling to stuff, and you will suffer loss. The Masters make no effort, so they never fail. They aren't attached to things, so they never feel loss.
    #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing Vs 64 tr. Ron Hogan #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoism #Taoist #Dao #Daoism #Daoist

  6. The greater the attachment, the more acute the suffering. The greater the hoard, the more damaging the loss.
    #LaoTzu, #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr. Oliver Benjamin

    #Laozi #Daodejing #Dao #Daoist #Daoism #Tao #Taoist #Taoism

  7. Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
    #LaoTzu #TaoTeChing, Verse 44 tr Mitchell #Laozi #Daodejing #Tao #Taoist #Taoism #Dao #Daoist #Daoism.

  8. Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.
    — Gia-Fu Feng, #TaoTeChing, Verse 13 #Daodejing #LaoTzu #Laozi #Tao #Dao #Taoist #Daoist #Taoism #Daoism

  9. The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings.
    — Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 50

    #Dao #Tao #Daoism #Taoism #Daoist #Taoist #Daodejing #Laozi #LaoTzu

  10. Great straightness seems twisted. Great intelligence seems stupid. Great eloquence seems awkward.
    — Gia-Fu Feng, #daodejing, Verse 45

    #dao #daoism #daoist #laozi #tao #taoism #taoist #laotzu #taoteching

  11. Be like the #Tao. It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. It gives itself up continually. That is why it endures.
    — Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 56

    #dao #taoism #daoism #taoist #daoist #daodejing #laotzu #laozi

  12. The master allows all things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself.
    — Stephen Mitchell, #TaoTeChing, Verse 45

    #dao #tao #daoist #taoist #daoism #taoism #daodejing #LaoTzu #laozi

  13. Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

    — Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching, Verse 9

    #daodejing #taoteching #Daoism #Daoist #Taoism #taoist zi #LaoTzu

  14. CW: ☯️ Tao Te Ching ☯️ Stephen Mitchell translation Ch. 34

    Tao Te Ching
    Stephen Mitchell translation

    Ch. 34

    The great Tao flows everywhere.
    All things are born from it,
    yet it doesn’t create them.
    It pours itself into its work,

    yet it makes no claim.
    It nourishes infinite worlds,
    yet it doesn’t hold on to them.
    Since it is merged with all things
    and hidden in their hearts,
    it can be called humble.
    Since all things vanish into it
    and it alone endures,
    it can be called great.

    It isn’t aware of its greatness;
    thus it is truly great.

    #TTC #Tao #TaoTeChing #Dao #Daoist #Chinese #translation #Philosophy

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  15. CW: ☯️ Tao Te Ching Gia-Fu Feng translation Ch. 30

    Tao Te Ching
    Gia-Fu Feng translation

    Ch. 30

    Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao,
    Counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe.
    For this would only cause resistance.
    Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed.
    Lean years follow in the wake of a great war.
    Just do what needs to be done.
    Never take advantage of power.

    Achieve results,
    But never glory in them.
    Achieve results,
    But never boast.
    Achieve results,
    But never be proud.
    Achieve results,
    Because this is the natural way.
    Achieve results,
    But not through violence.

    Force is followed by loss of strength.
    This is not the way of Tao.
    That which goes against the Tao comes to an early end.

    #TTC #Tao #TaoTeChing #Dao #Daoist #Chinese #translation #Philosophy

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