The natural state of creation is wholeness. In the natural state, heaven is clear, The earth is calm, and men…
Being virtuous doesn’t require attachment to virtue. Those without virtue are continuously worried about virtue. The sage doesn’t focus on…
The Tao doesn’t hurry, But it is always on time. The alchemist follows the Tao, And everything is achieved by…
Holding the alchemical image inside, The sage sees the world as peaceful and calm. Loud music and bright lights make…
The great Tao is like a flood, Everything it touches is affected. It nurtures all things, Yet controls nothing. It…
Knowing others is cleverness. Knowing oneself is enlightenment. To overcome another takes power. To overcome one’s self takes honesty. Contentment…
The Tao is unnameable. Even though it is simple, it is below nothing in the world. If a ruler could…
If you learn to follow the Tao, You learn not to force things, Or engage in senseless arguments. Every force…
If you seek to change the world, Change yourself instead. The world is perfect just the way it is, And…
Know how to be active with your practice, But rest and recover after. Emulate the mighty river Who follows its…