[display_podcast] Chapter 11 Thirty spokes join at one hub, Yet it is the emptiness inside the hub that makes the vehicle useful; Clay is molded into a vessel, Yet it is the hollowness that makes the vessel useful; Windows and doors are cut out, Yet it is their empty space that makes the room usable. [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter 10 Donning the spirit and soul, and drawing them into Oneness, Can this come apart? Gathering in Qi and making the body supple, Is this not an infant? Being clear-headed and eliminating any mystic vision, Can even a speck exist? Loving the people and governing the country, Is this not inactive? Opening and [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter Chapter 9 Hanging on to it will cause overflow, better to let go. Forced consent does not endure. Filling the house with gold and jade will not bring safety. Riches and royalty result in pride, they bring about their own punishment. When the work is done, the body withdraws. This is the Tao [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter 8 Eminent goodness is like water. Water is good at benefiting all things, Yet it actively competes. It retires to undesirable places. Thus it is near to Tao. Dwelling in good places, Drawing from good sources, Supplying from good nature, Speaking with good trust, Governing with good rules, Conducting with good ability, And [...]
[display_podcast] Chapter 7 Heaven is eternal, and earth is long lasting. What makes heaven and earth eternal and long lasting is that they do not give birth to themselves. It is this that makes them eternal and long lasting. Hence the sage, Relaxing the body, the body comes to the fore. Beyond the body, the [...]
