Twentieth Chapter:
The Way of Lao Tzu (Tao-te Ching)
Abandon Learning and there will be no sorrow.
How much difference is there between “Yes” and “ No?”
How much difference is there between “good” and “evil?”
Do not dread, what people dread.
But, alas, I fear desolation when there is abundance.
I feel darkness when light is everywhere.
In springtime, some go [...]
Dear Readers,
We are one quarter of the way through our first book, Tao-te Ching. Lao Tzu’s ideas, in this spiritual text, meaningfully resonate in contemporary times. Posting one chapter each week of the text has begun to have a peaceful effect on me and has brought clarity in my thinking. Has it affected you in [...]
Nineteenth Chapter:
The Way of Lao Tzu (Tao-te Ching)
Abandon sageliness and discard wisdom.
Then the people will benefit a hundredfold.
Abandon morality and discard justice;
Then the people will return to filial piety and deep love.
Abandon skill and discard profit;
Then there will be no thieves or robbers.
However, these three things are outward forms and are not adequate.
Therefore let people [...]