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Archive for November, 2008

Chapter 42

[display_podcast] Chapter 42 Tao gives rise to one. One gives rise to two. Two gives rise to three. Three gives rise to all things. All things carry yin and embrace yang, Drawing Chi together into harmony. What the world hates is the widow and orphan without support. But lords and rulers name themselves these. Do [...]

Chapter 41

[display_podcast] Chapter 41 When eminent persons hear of Tao, They practice it faithfully; When average persons hear of Tao, It seems that they practice it, and it seems they do not; When inferior persons hear of Tao, They ridicule it. Without such ridicule, it would not be Tao. Thus, the aphorism that suggests the way [...]

Chapter 40

[display_podcast] Chapter 40 Tao moves by returning. Tao functions by weakness. All things under heaven are born of being. Being is born of nonbeing.

Chapter 39

[display_podcast] Chapter 39 Those from the past have attained Oneness. By attaining Oneness, heaven is clear. By attaining Oneness, earth is at peace. By attaining Oneness, the spirit is quickened. By attaining Oneness, the valley is filled. By attaining Oneness, the king puts order in the whole world. All these result from Oneness. Without its [...]

Chapter 38

[display_podcast] Chapter 38 Eminent action is inaction, For that action it is active. Inferior action never stops acting, For that reason it is inactive. Eminent action is disengaged, Yet nothing is left unfulfilled; Eminent humanness engages, Yet nothing is left unfulfilled; When eminent righteousness engages, It reduces the results of engagements; Eminent justice engages, but [...]

Chapter 37

[display_podcast] Chapter 37 Tao is eternally nameless. If lords and rulers would abide by it, All things would evolve of themselves. What evolves desires to act. I, then, suffuse this with nameless simplicity. Suffusing with nameless simplicity is eliminating humiliation. Without humiliation, peace arises. Heaven and earth regulate themselves -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Religion News & Headlines, updated [...]

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Tao of the Day is a site for all things related to the Tao (also spelled Dao). We'll cover the entire Tao Te Ching several times each year, with one chapter being the center of attention each day. You can always comment on past days, but let's try to keep it flowing as the days progress.

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