What is the Tao Te Ching, Lao tzu, Taoism? Information, Introduction

Chang Tao-Ling Chinese Philosopher Founder of Taoism Giclee Print
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The more you know the less you understand.

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Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.

Build your house on firm foundations
let the depth of your heart be as the ocean

Be a friend who is caring and genuine
speak sincerely, rooted in compassion

Wise leaders are ethical and just
loving peace and competence
skill, ability, effectiveness

There is a time and season,
for the success of every action
a time to sow, a time to reap
a time to wake, a time to sleep

Let your way be as the way of water
running deep and filled with peace
do not struggle or compete
go with the flow and be serene

Tao te Ching #8

Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. This is the primal identity. 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 It can't be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace.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.

Tao Te Ching
(Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

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