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Tag: force

  • The Tao, Chapter 81

    The Tao, Chapter 81 True words do not sound beautiful;beautiful sounding words are not true.Wise men don’t need to debate;men who need to debate are not wise.Wise men are not scholars,and scholars are not wise.The Master desires no possessions.Since the things she does are for the people,she has more than she needs.The more she gives…

  • The Tao, Chapter 69

    The Tao, Chapter 69 There is an old saying:“It is better to become the passivein order to see what will happen.It is better to retreat a footthan to advance only an inch.” This is calledbeing flexible while advancing,pushing back without using force,and destroying the enemy without engaging him.There is no greater disasterthan underestimating your enemy.…

  • The Tao, Chapter 58

    The Tao, Chapter 58 If a government is unobtrusive,the people become whole.If a government is repressive,the people become treacherous. Good fortune has its roots in disaster,and disaster lurks with good fortune.Who knows why these things happen,or when this cycle will end?Good things seem to change into bad,and bad things often turn out for good.These things…

  • The Tao, Chapter 38

    The Tao, Chapter 38 The highest good is not to seek to do good,but to allow yourself to become it.The ordinary person seeks to do good things,and finds that they cannot do them continually. The Master does not force virtue on others,thus she is able to accomplish her task.The ordinary person who uses force,will find…

  • The Tao, Chapter 37

    The Tao, Chapter 37 The Tao never acts with force,yet there is nothing that it cannot do. If rulers could follow the way of the Tao,then all of creation would willingly follow their example. If selfish desires were to arise after their transformation,I would erase them with the power of the Uncarved Block. By the…

  • The Tao, Chapter 10

    The Tao, Chapter 10 Nurture the darkness of your souluntil you become whole.Can you do this and not fail?Can you focus your life-breath until you becomesupple as a newborn child?While you cleanse your inner visionwill you be found without fault?Can you love people and lead themwithout forcing your will on them?When Heaven gives and takes…

  • The Mountain Dragon Man (2)

    If we were to categorize life logically, we human beings have approximately 100 years to do everything we ever dreamed of. If we break that down into decades, we’d have ten of them. If each decade is how you judged yourself, looking at your progress from one to the next, perhaps you would see for…