Fifty-Seventh Chapter
Tao-te Ching
Govern the state with the Tao.
Operate with surprise tactics.
Let go of fixed plans and concepts.
And the world will govern by itself.
How do I know that this should be so?
Because in this world,
The greater the restrictions and prohibitions,
the more impoverished the people become.
The sharper the weapons of the state,
the more troubled the nation will [...]
Fifty-Sixth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
He who knows does not talk.
He who talks does not know.
Shut the doors of your body.
Close your mouth.
Blunt your sharpness.
Untie your tangles.
Soften your glare.
Settle your dust.
This is called the secret embrace.
He who knows this secret
is unmoved by attachment or aversion,
not swayed by profit or loss,
or touched by honor or disgrace.
He is far beyond [...]
Fifty-Fifth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
He who is in harmony with the Tao is like a newborn.
Poisonous insects will not sting him.
Fierce beasts will not seize him.
Birds of prey will not strike him.
His bones are weak, his sinews tender, but his grasp is firm.
He does not yet know the union of male and female,
But is whole.
His manhood is [...]