Chapter 73 – Let’s Start With Bravery He who is brave in daring will be killed. He who is brave in not daring will live. Of these two, one is advantageous and one is harmful. Who knows why Heaven dislikes what it dislikes? Even the sage considers it a difficult question. The Way of HeavenContinue reading “CHAPTER 73 – LET’S START WITH BRAVERY”
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CHAPTER 72 – WHY NOT RULE LIKE A SAGE?
Chapter 72 – Why Not Rule Like a Sage? When the people lack a proper sense of awe, Then some awful visitation will descend upon them. Do not constrict their living space; Do not press down on their means of livelihood. It is because you do not press down on them that they will notContinue reading “CHAPTER 72 – WHY NOT RULE LIKE A SAGE?”
CHAPTER 71 – I KNOW NOTHING
Chapter 71 – I Know Nothing To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease. Only when one recognizes this disease as a disease can one be free from the disease. The sage is free from the disease. Because he recognizes thisContinue reading “CHAPTER 71 – I KNOW NOTHING”
CHAPTER 70 – THE JADE IS WITHIN
Chapter 70 – The Jade Is Within My doctrines are easy to understand and very easy to practice, But none in the world can understand or practice them. My doctrines have a source (Nature); my deeds have a master (Tao). It is because people do not understand this that they do not understand me. FewContinue reading “CHAPTER 70 – THE JADE IS WITHIN”
CHAPTER 69 – TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE ENEMY
Chapter 69 – To Make Light of the Enemy The strategists say: “I dare not take the offensive but I take the defensive; I dare not advance an inch but I retreat a foot.” This means: To march without formation, To stretch one’s arm without showing it, To confront enemies without seeming to meet them,Continue reading “CHAPTER 69 – TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE ENEMY”
CHAPTER 68 – WHAT WOULD ARJUNA DO?
Chapter 68 – What Would Arjuna Do? One who excels as a warrior does not appear formidable; One who excels in fighting is never roused in anger; One who excels in defeating his enemy does not join issue; One who excels in employing others humbles himself before them. This is known as the virtue ofContinue reading “CHAPTER 68 – WHAT WOULD ARJUNA DO?”
CHAPTER 67 – THREE TREASURES
Chapter 67 – Three Treasures The whole world says that my way is vast and resembles nothing. It is because it is vast that it resembles nothing. If it resembled anything, it would, long before now, have become small. I have three treasures Which I hold and cherish. The first is known as compassion, TheContinue reading “CHAPTER 67 – THREE TREASURES”
CHAPTER 66 – ONLY THE LOWLY
Chapter 66 – Only the Lowly The great rivers and seas are kings of all mountains streams Because they skillfully stay below them. That is why they can be their kings. Therefore, in order to be the superior of the people, One must, in the use of words, place himself below them. And in orderContinue reading “CHAPTER 66 – ONLY THE LOWLY”
CHAPTER 65 – IGNORANCE
Chapter 65 – Ignorance Those who practiced the Way in antiquity, Did not use it to enlighten the people. Rather, they used it to make them dumb. Now the reason why people are difficult to rule is because of their knowledge; As a result, to use knowledge to rule the state Is thievery of theContinue reading “CHAPTER 65 – IGNORANCE”
CHAPTER 64 – NEVER FAIL TO FAIL
Chapter 64 – Never Fail to Fail What remains still is easy to hold. What is not yet manifest is easy to plan for. What is brittle is easy to crack. What is minute is easy to scatter. Deal with things before they appear. Put things in order before disorder arises. A tree as bigContinue reading “CHAPTER 64 – NEVER FAIL TO FAIL”
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