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LIKE LIVING FLAME
LIVING FLAME THEIR
FLAME THEIR FACES
THEIR FACES SEEMED
FACES SEEMED TO
SEEMED TO GLOW.
TO GLOW. THEIR
GLOW. THEIR WINGS
THEIR WINGS WERE
WINGS WERE GOLD.
WERE GOLD. AND
GOLD. AND ALL
AND ALL THEIR
ALL THEIR BODIES
THEIR BODIES SHONE
BODIES SHONE MORE
SHONE MORE DAZZLING
MORE DAZZLING WHITE
DAZZLING WHITE THAN
WHITE THAN ANY
THAN ANY EARTHLY
ANY EARTHLY SNOW.
EARTHLY SNOW. HI
SNOW. HI HOW
HI HOW ARE
HOW ARE YOU
ARE YOU TRY
YOU TRY TO
TRY TO REMEMBER
TO REMEMBER BUT
REMEMBER BUT MY
BUT MY FEELINGS
MY FEELINGS CAN'T
FEELINGS CAN'T KNOW
CAN'T KNOW FOR
KNOW FOR SURE
FOR SURE TRY
SURE TRY TO
TRY TO REACH
TO REACH OUT
REACH OUT BUT
OUT BUT IT'S
BUT IT'S GONE
IT'S GONE LUCKY
GONE LUCKY STARS
LUCKY STARS IN
STARS IN YOUR
IN YOUR EYES
YOUR EYES I
EYES I AM
I AM WALKING
AM WALKING THE
WALKING THE COW
THE COW I
COW I REALLY
I REALLY DON'T
REALLY DON'T KNOW
DON'T KNOW HOW
KNOW HOW I
HOW I CAME
I CAME HERE
CAME HERE I
HERE I REALLY
I REALLY DON'T
REALLY DON'T KNOW
DON'T KNOW WHY
KNOW WHY I'M
WHY I'M STAYING
I'M STAYING HERE
STAYING HERE OH
HERE OH OH
OH OH OH...
OH OH... I
OH... I AM
I AM WALKING
AM WALKING THE
WALKING THE COW
THE COW TRY
COW TRY TO
TRY TO POINT
TO POINT MY
POINT MY FINGER
MY FINGER BUT
FINGER BUT THE
BUT THE WIND
THE WIND IS
WIND IS BLOWING
IS BLOWING ME
BLOWING ME AROUND
ME AROUND IN
AROUND IN CIRCLES
IN CIRCLES CIRCLES
CIRCLES CIRCLES LUCKY
CIRCLES LUCKY STARS
LUCKY STARS IN
STARS IN YOUR
IN YOUR EYES
YOUR EYES I
EYES I AM
I AM WALKING
AM WALKING THE
WALKING THE COW
THE COW I
COW I REALLY
I REALLY DON'T
REALLY DON'T KNOW
DON'T KNOW WHY
KNOW WHY I
WHY I HAVE
I HAVE TO
HAVE TO FEAR
TO FEAR I
FEAR I REALLY
I REALLY DON'T
REALLY DON'T KNOW
DON'T KNOW WHY
KNOW WHY I
WHY I HAVE
I HAVE TO
HAVE TO CARE
TO CARE OH
CARE OH OH
OH OH OH...
OH OH... I
OH... I AM
I AM WALKING
AM WALKING THE
WALKING THE COW
THE COW LUCKY
COW LUCKY STARS...
LUCKY STARS... ONE
STARS... ONE MAN
ONE MAN PRETENDS
MAN PRETENDS TO
PRETENDS TO BE
TO BE RICH,
BE RICH, YET
RICH, YET HAS
YET HAS NOTHING,
HAS NOTHING, ANOTHER
NOTHING, ANOTHER PRETENDS
ANOTHER PRETENDS TO
PRETENDS TO BE
TO BE POOR,
BE POOR, YET
POOR, YET HAS
YET HAS GREAT
HAS GREAT WEALTH.
GREAT WEALTH. THE
WEALTH. THE MOCKER
THE MOCKER SEEKS
MOCKER SEEKS WISDOM
SEEKS WISDOM AND
WISDOM AND FINDS
AND FINDS NONE,
FINDS NONE, BUT
NONE, BUT KNOWLEDGE
BUT KNOWLEDGE COMES
KNOWLEDGE COMES EASILY
COMES EASILY TO
EASILY TO THE
TO THE DISCERNING.
THE DISCERNING. EVEN
DISCERNING. EVEN A
EVEN A FOOL
A FOOL IS
FOOL IS THOUGHT
IS THOUGHT WISE
THOUGHT WISE IF
WISE IF HE
IF HE KEEPS
HE KEEPS SILENT,
KEEPS SILENT, AND
SILENT, AND DISCERNING
AND DISCERNING IF
DISCERNING IF HE
IF HE HOLDS
HE HOLDS HIS
HOLDS HIS TONGUE.
HIS TONGUE. A
TONGUE. A SLUGGARD
A SLUGGARD DOES
SLUGGARD DOES NOT
DOES NOT PLOW
NOT PLOW IN
PLOW IN SEASON,
IN SEASON, SO
SEASON, SO AT
SO AT HARVEST
AT HARVEST TIME,
HARVEST TIME, HE
TIME, HE LOOKS
HE LOOKS BUT
LOOKS BUT FINDS
BUT FINDS NOTHING.
FINDS NOTHING. BETTER
NOTHING. BETTER IS
BETTER IS OPEN
IS OPEN REBUKE
OPEN REBUKE THAN
REBUKE THAN HIDDEN
THAN HIDDEN LOVE.
HIDDEN LOVE. HE
LOVE. HE WHO
HE WHO REBUKES
WHO REBUKES A
REBUKES A MAN
A MAN WILL
MAN WILL IN
WILL IN THE
IN THE END
THE END GAIN
END GAIN MORE
GAIN MORE FAVOUR
MORE FAVOUR THAN
FAVOUR THAN HE
THAN HE WHO
HE WHO HAS
WHO HAS A
HAS A FLATTERING
A FLATTERING TONGUE.
FLATTERING TONGUE. ALTHOUGH
TONGUE. ALTHOUGH THEY
ALTHOUGH THEY MAY
THEY MAY PLAY
MAY PLAY WITH
PLAY WITH MY
WITH MY BODY
MY BODY AND
BODY AND MAKE
AND MAKE IT
MAKE IT A
IT A SOURCE
A SOURCE OF
SOURCE OF JEST
OF JEST AND
JEST AND BLAME,
AND BLAME, BECAUSE
BLAME, BECAUSE I
BECAUSE I HAVE
I HAVE GIVEN
HAVE GIVEN IT
GIVEN IT UP
IT UP TO
UP TO THEM
TO THEM WHAT
THEM WHAT IS
WHAT IS THE
IS THE USE
THE USE OF
USE OF HOLDING
OF HOLDING IT
HOLDING IT DEAR?
IT DEAR? THEREFORE
DEAR? THEREFORE I
THEREFORE I WILL
I WILL LET
WILL LET THEM
LET THEM DO
THEM DO ANYTHING
DO ANYTHING TO
ANYTHING TO IT.
TO IT. THAT
IT. THAT DOES
THAT DOES NOT
DOES NOT CAUSE
NOT CAUSE THEM
CAUSE THEM ANY
THEM ANY HARM.
ANY HARM. AND
HARM. AND WHEN
AND WHEN ANYONE
WHEN ANYONE ENCOUNTERS
ANYONE ENCOUNTERS ME
ENCOUNTERS ME MAY
ME MAY IT
MAY IT NEVER
IT NEVER BE
NEVER BE MEANINGLESS
BE MEANINGLESS FOR
MEANINGLESS FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. WHERE
THEM. WHERE COULD
WHERE COULD I
COULD I POSSIBLY
I POSSIBLY FIND
POSSIBLY FIND ENOUGH
FIND ENOUGH LEATHER
ENOUGH LEATHER WITH
LEATHER WITH WHICH
WITH WHICH TO
WHICH TO COVER
TO COVER THE
COVER THE SURFACE
THE SURFACE OF
SURFACE OF THE
OF THE EARTH?
THE EARTH? BUT
EARTH? BUT WEARING
BUT WEARING LEATHER
WEARING LEATHER JUST
LEATHER JUST ON
JUST ON THE
ON THE SOLES
THE SOLES OF
SOLES OF MY
OF MY SHOES
MY SHOES IS
SHOES IS EQUIVALENT
IS EQUIVALENT TO
EQUIVALENT TO COVERING
TO COVERING THE
COVERING THE WHOLE
THE WHOLE EARTH
WHOLE EARTH WITH
EARTH WITH IT.
WITH IT. JUST
IT. JUST AS
JUST AS I
AS I WOULD
I WOULD BE
WOULD BE ATTENTIVE
BE ATTENTIVE AND
ATTENTIVE AND CAREFUL
AND CAREFUL OF
CAREFUL OF A
OF A WOUND
A WOUND WHEN
WOUND WHEN AMIDST
WHEN AMIDST A
AMIDST A BUSTLING
A BUSTLING UNCONTROLLED
BUSTLING UNCONTROLLED CROWD,
UNCONTROLLED CROWD, SO
CROWD, SO I
SO I SHOULD
I SHOULD ALWAYS
SHOULD ALWAYS GUARD
ALWAYS GUARD THE
GUARD THE WOUND
THE WOUND OF
WOUND OF MY
OF MY MIND.
MY MIND. WHEN
MIND. WHEN DWELLING
WHEN DWELLING AMONG
DWELLING AMONG HARMFUL
AMONG HARMFUL PEOPLE.
HARMFUL PEOPLE. SHOULD
PEOPLE. SHOULD I
SHOULD I BEHAVE
I BEHAVE IN
BEHAVE IN SUCH
IN SUCH A
SUCH A WAY
A WAY AS
WAY AS THIS.
AS THIS. THEN
THIS. THEN WHETHER
THEN WHETHER AMONG
WHETHER AMONG HARMFUL
AMONG HARMFUL PEOPLE
HARMFUL PEOPLE OR
PEOPLE OR EVEN
OR EVEN IN
EVEN IN THE
IN THE MIDST
THE MIDST OF
MIDST OF WOMEN,
OF WOMEN, THE
WOMEN, THE STEADY
THE STEADY EFFORT
STEADY EFFORT TO
EFFORT TO CONTROL
TO CONTROL MYSELF
CONTROL MYSELF WILL
MYSELF WILL NOT
WILL NOT DECLINE.
NOT DECLINE. WHATEVER
DECLINE. WHATEVER HAS
WHATEVER HAS BEEN
HAS BEEN LEARNT,
BEEN LEARNT, CONTEMPLATED
LEARNT, CONTEMPLATED AND
CONTEMPLATED AND MEDITATED
AND MEDITATED UPON
MEDITATED UPON BY
UPON BY THOSE
BY THOSE WHOSE
THOSE WHOSE MINDS
WHOSE MINDS LACK
MINDS LACK ALERTNESS,
LACK ALERTNESS, JUST
ALERTNESS, JUST LIKE
JUST LIKE WATER
LIKE WATER IN
WATER IN A
IN A LEAKING
A LEAKING VASE
LEAKING VASE WILL
VASE WILL NOT
WILL NOT BE
NOT BE RETAINED
BE RETAINED IN
RETAINED IN THEIR
IN THEIR MEMORY.
THEIR MEMORY. THEREFORE
MEMORY. THEREFORE I
THEREFORE I SHALL
I SHALL NEVER
SHALL NEVER LET
NEVER LET MINDFULNESS
LET MINDFULNESS DEPART
MINDFULNESS DEPART FROM
DEPART FROM THE
FROM THE DOORWAY
THE DOORWAY OF
DOORWAY OF MY
OF MY MIND.
MY MIND. IF
MIND. IF IT
IF IT GOES,
IT GOES, I
GOES, I SHOULD
I SHOULD RECALL
SHOULD RECALL THE
RECALL THE MISERY
THE MISERY OF
MISERY OF THE
OF THE LOWER
THE LOWER REALMS
LOWER REALMS AND
REALMS AND FIRMLY
AND FIRMLY RE-ESTABLISH
FIRMLY RE-ESTABLISH IT
RE-ESTABLISH IT THERE.
IT THERE. WHEN
THERE. WHEN MINDFULNESS
WHEN MINDFULNESS IS
MINDFULNESS IS SET
IS SET WITH
SET WITH THE
WITH THE PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF
PURPOSE OF GUARDING
OF GUARDING THE
GUARDING THE DOORWAY
THE DOORWAY OF
DOORWAY OF THE
OF THE MIND,
THE MIND, THEN
MIND, THEN ALERTNESS
THEN ALERTNESS WILL
ALERTNESS WILL COME
WILL COME ABOUT.
COME ABOUT. AND
ABOUT. AND EVEN
AND EVEN THAT
EVEN THAT WHICH
THAT WHICH HAD
WHICH HAD GONE
HAD GONE WILL
GONE WILL RETURN.
WILL RETURN. IF
RETURN. IF I
IF I HAPPEN
I HAPPEN TO
HAPPEN TO BE
TO BE PRESENT
BE PRESENT WHILE
PRESENT WHILE A
WHILE A SENSELESS
A SENSELESS CONVERSATION
SENSELESS CONVERSATION IS
CONVERSATION IS TAKING
IS TAKING PLACE,
TAKING PLACE, OR
PLACE, OR IF
OR IF I
IF I HAPPEN
I HAPPEN TO
HAPPEN TO SEE
TO SEE SOME
SEE SOME KIND
SOME KIND OF
KIND OF SPECTACULAR
OF SPECTACULAR SHOW,
SPECTACULAR SHOW, I
SHOW, I SHOULD
I SHOULD ABANDON
SHOULD ABANDON ATTACHMENT
ABANDON ATTACHMENT TO
ATTACHMENT TO IT.
TO IT. IF
IT. IF FOR
IF FOR NO
FOR NO OTHER
NO OTHER REASON
OTHER REASON I
REASON I START
I START DIGGING
START DIGGING AT
DIGGING AT THE
AT THE EARTH,
THE EARTH, PICKING
EARTH, PICKING AT
PICKING AT THE
AT THE GRASS
THE GRASS OR
GRASS OR DRAWING
OR DRAWING PATTERNS
DRAWING PATTERNS ON
PATTERNS ON THE
ON THE GROUND,
THE GROUND, THEN
GROUND, THEN BY
THEN BY RECALLING
BY RECALLING THE
RECALLING THE ADVICE
THE ADVICE OF
ADVICE OF THE
OF THE BUDDHAS;
THE BUDDHAS; I
BUDDHAS; I SHOULD
I SHOULD IMMEDIATELY
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP
IMMEDIATELY STOP OUT
STOP OUT OF
OUT OF FEAR.
OF FEAR. DO
FEAR. DO I
DO I NOT
I NOT SEE
NOT SEE THAT
SEE THAT HE
THAT HE IS
HE IS SYSTEMATICALLY
IS SYSTEMATICALLY SLAUGHTERING
SYSTEMATICALLY SLAUGHTERING MY
SLAUGHTERING MY SPECIES?
MY SPECIES? WHOEVER
SPECIES? WHOEVER REMAINS
WHOEVER REMAINS SOUNDLY
REMAINS SOUNDLY ASLEEP
SOUNDLY ASLEEP SURELY
ASLEEP SURELY BEHAVES
SURELY BEHAVES LIKE
BEHAVES LIKE A
LIKE A BUFFALO
A BUFFALO WITH
BUFFALO WITH A
WITH A BUTCHER.
A BUTCHER. RELYING
BUTCHER. RELYING UPON
RELYING UPON THE
UPON THE BOAT
THE BOAT OF
BOAT OF A
OF A HUMAN
A HUMAN BODY,
HUMAN BODY, FREE
BODY, FREE YOURSELF
FREE YOURSELF FROM
YOURSELF FROM THE
FROM THE GREAT
THE GREAT OCEAN
GREAT OCEAN OF
OCEAN OF SUFFERING.
OF SUFFERING. AS
SUFFERING. AS IT
AS IT IS
IT IS HARD
IS HARD TO
HARD TO FIND
TO FIND THIS
FIND THIS BOAT
THIS BOAT AGAIN.
BOAT AGAIN. THIS
AGAIN. THIS IS
THIS IS NO
IS NO TIME
NO TIME FOR
TIME FOR SLEEP,
FOR SLEEP, YOU
SLEEP, YOU FOOL.
YOU FOOL. SO,
FOOL. SO, HAVING
SO, HAVING MOUNTED
HAVING MOUNTED THE
MOUNTED THE HORSE
THE HORSE OF
HORSE OF AN
OF AN AWAKENING
AN AWAKENING MIND,
AWAKENING MIND, THAT
MIND, THAT DISPELS
THAT DISPELS ALL
DISPELS ALL DISCOURAGEMENT
ALL DISCOURAGEMENT AND
DISCOURAGEMENT AND WEARINESS.
AND WEARINESS. WHO,
WEARINESS. WHO, WHEN
WHO, WHEN THEY
WHEN THEY KNOW
THEY KNOW OF
KNOW OF THIS
OF THIS MIND
THIS MIND THAT
MIND THAT PROCEEDS
THAT PROCEEDS FROM
PROCEEDS FROM JOY
FROM JOY TO
JOY TO JOY,
TO JOY, WOULD
JOY, WOULD EVER
WOULD EVER LAPSE
EVER LAPSE INTO
LAPSE INTO DESPONDENCY.
INTO DESPONDENCY. POWERLESS,
DESPONDENCY. POWERLESS, THEIR
POWERLESS, THEIR MINDS
THEIR MINDS DISTURBED,
MINDS DISTURBED, PEOPLE
DISTURBED, PEOPLE IN
PEOPLE IN THIS
IN THIS WORLD
THIS WORLD ARE
WORLD ARE UNABLE
ARE UNABLE TO
UNABLE TO BENEFIT
TO BENEFIT THEMSELVES.
BENEFIT THEMSELVES. THEREFORE
THEMSELVES. THEREFORE I
THEREFORE I SHALL
I SHALL DO
SHALL DO IT
DO IT FOR
IT FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. SINCE
THEM. SINCE UNLIKE
SINCE UNLIKE ME,
UNLIKE ME, THESE
ME, THESE BEINGS
THESE BEINGS ARE
BEINGS ARE INCAPABLE.
ARE INCAPABLE. WHEN
INCAPABLE. WHEN CROWS
WHEN CROWS ENCOUNTER
CROWS ENCOUNTER A
ENCOUNTER A DYING
A DYING SNAKE
DYING SNAKE THEY
SNAKE THEY WILL
THEY WILL ACT
WILL ACT AS
ACT AS THOUGH
AS THOUGH THEY
THOUGH THEY WERE
THEY WERE EAGLES.
WERE EAGLES. LIKEWISE,
EAGLES. LIKEWISE, IF
LIKEWISE, IF MY
IF MY SELF-CONFIDENCE
MY SELF-CONFIDENCE IS
SELF-CONFIDENCE IS WEAK
IS WEAK I
WEAK I SHALL
I SHALL BE
SHALL BE INJURED
BE INJURED BY
INJURED BY THE
BY THE SLIGHTEST
THE SLIGHTEST DOWNFALL.
SLIGHTEST DOWNFALL. I
DOWNFALL. I WILL
I WILL CONQUER
WILL CONQUER EVERYTHING
CONQUER EVERYTHING AND
EVERYTHING AND NOTHING
AND NOTHING AT
NOTHING AT ALL
AT ALL SHALL
ALL SHALL CONQUER
SHALL CONQUER ME!
CONQUER ME! I,
ME! I, A
I, A SON
A SON OF
SON OF THE
OF THE LION-LIKE
THE LION-LIKE CONQUEROR,
LION-LIKE CONQUEROR, SHOULD
CONQUEROR, SHOULD REMAIN
SHOULD REMAIN SELF-CONFIDENT
REMAIN SELF-CONFIDENT IN
SELF-CONFIDENT IN THIS
IN THIS WAY.
THIS WAY. IF
WAY. IF SOMEONE
IF SOMEONE DROPPED
SOMEONE DROPPED HIS
DROPPED HIS SWORD
HIS SWORD DURING
SWORD DURING BATTLE,
DURING BATTLE, HE
BATTLE, HE WOULD
HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY
WOULD IMMEDIATELY PICK
IMMEDIATELY PICK IT
PICK IT UP
IT UP OUT
UP OUT OF
OUT OF FEAR.
OF FEAR. LIKEWISE
FEAR. LIKEWISE IF
LIKEWISE IF I
IF I LOSE
I LOSE THE
LOSE THE WEAPON
THE WEAPON OF
WEAPON OF MINDFULNESS
OF MINDFULNESS I
MINDFULNESS I SHOULD
I SHOULD QUICKLY
SHOULD QUICKLY RETRIEVE
QUICKLY RETRIEVE IT,
RETRIEVE IT, BEING
IT, BEING AFRAID
BEING AFRAID OF
AFRAID OF HELL.
OF HELL. JUST
HELL. JUST AS
JUST AS POISON
AS POISON SPREADS
POISON SPREADS THROUGHOUT
SPREADS THROUGHOUT THE
THROUGHOUT THE BODY,
THE BODY, IN
BODY, IN DEPENDENCE
IN DEPENDENCE UPON
DEPENDENCE UPON THE
UPON THE CIRCULATION
THE CIRCULATION OF
CIRCULATION OF BLOOD,
OF BLOOD, LIKEWISE
BLOOD, LIKEWISE IF
LIKEWISE IF A
IF A DISTURBING
A DISTURBING CONCEPTION
DISTURBING CONCEPTION FINDS
CONCEPTION FINDS AN
FINDS AN OPPORTUNITY
AN OPPORTUNITY UNWHOLESOMENESS
OPPORTUNITY UNWHOLESOMENESS WILL
UNWHOLESOMENESS WILL PERMEATE
WILL PERMEATE MY
PERMEATE MY MIND.
MY MIND. THOSE
MIND. THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO PRACTISE
WHO PRACTISE SHOULD
PRACTISE SHOULD BE
SHOULD BE AS
BE AS ATTENTIVE
AS ATTENTIVE AS
ATTENTIVE AS A
AS A FRIGHTENED
A FRIGHTENED MAN
FRIGHTENED MAN CARRYING
MAN CARRYING A
CARRYING A JAR
A JAR FULL
JAR FULL OF
FULL OF MUSTARD
OF MUSTARD OIL
MUSTARD OIL WHO
OIL WHO IS
WHO IS BEING
IS BEING THREATENED
BEING THREATENED BY
THREATENED BY SOMEONE
BY SOMEONE WITH
SOMEONE WITH A
WITH A SWORD,
A SWORD, AND
SWORD, AND WILL
AND WILL BE
WILL BE KILLED
BE KILLED IF
KILLED IF HE
IF HE SPILLS
HE SPILLS ONE
SPILLS ONE DROP
ONE DROP JUST
DROP JUST AS
JUST AS I
AS I WOULD
I WOULD SWIFTLY
WOULD SWIFTLY STAND
SWIFTLY STAND UP
STAND UP IF
UP IF A
IF A SNAKE
A SNAKE CAME
SNAKE CAME INTO
CAME INTO MY
INTO MY LAP
MY LAP LIKEWISE
LAP LIKEWISE IF
LIKEWISE IF ANY
IF ANY SLEEP
ANY SLEEP OR
SLEEP OR LAZINESS
OR LAZINESS OCCUR
LAZINESS OCCUR I
OCCUR I SHALL
I SHALL QUICKLY
SHALL QUICKLY TURN
QUICKLY TURN THEM
TURN THEM BACK.
THEM BACK. EACH
BACK. EACH TIME
EACH TIME SOMETHING
TIME SOMETHING UNWHOLESOME
SOMETHING UNWHOLESOME OCCURS
UNWHOLESOME OCCURS I
OCCURS I SHOULD
I SHOULD CRITICIZE
SHOULD CRITICIZE MYSELF,
CRITICIZE MYSELF, AND
MYSELF, AND THEN
AND THEN CONTEMPLATE
THEN CONTEMPLATE FOR
CONTEMPLATE FOR A
FOR A LONG
A LONG TIME
LONG TIME THAT
TIME THAT I
THAT I SHALL
I SHALL NEVER
SHALL NEVER LET
NEVER LET THIS
LET THIS HAPPEN
THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.
HAPPEN AGAIN. WHY
AGAIN. WHY DO
WHY DO I
DO I MAKE
I MAKE SUCH
MAKE SUCH AN
SUCH AN EFFORT
AN EFFORT TO
EFFORT TO POLISH
TO POLISH IT
POLISH IT (THE
IT (THE BODY)?
(THE BODY)? LIKE
BODY)? LIKE CLEANING
LIKE CLEANING A
CLEANING A WEAPON
A WEAPON THAT
WEAPON THAT WILL
THAT WILL CAUSE
WILL CAUSE ME
CAUSE ME HARM.
ME HARM. HENCE
HARM. HENCE THIS
HENCE THIS ENTIRE
THIS ENTIRE WORLD
ENTIRE WORLD IS
WORLD IS DISTURBED
IS DISTURBED WITH
DISTURBED WITH INSANITY,
WITH INSANITY, DUE
INSANITY, DUE TO
DUE TO THE
TO THE EXERTIONS
THE EXERTIONS OF
EXERTIONS OF THOSE
OF THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO ARE
WHO ARE CONFUSED.
ARE CONFUSED. IN
CONFUSED. IN THE
IN THE SAME
THE SAME WAY
SAME WAY AS
WAY AS ANIMALS
AS ANIMALS DRAWING
ANIMALS DRAWING CARRIAGES
DRAWING CARRIAGES ARE
CARRIAGES ARE ONLY
ARE ONLY ABLE
ONLY ABLE TO
ABLE TO EAT
TO EAT A
EAT A FEW
A FEW MOUTHFULS
FEW MOUTHFULS OF
MOUTHFULS OF GRASS,
OF GRASS, LIKEWISE
GRASS, LIKEWISE DESIROUS
LIKEWISE DESIROUS PEOPLE
DESIROUS PEOPLE HAVE
PEOPLE HAVE MANY
HAVE MANY DISADVANTAGES
MANY DISADVANTAGES SUCH
DISADVANTAGES SUCH AS
SUCH AS THESE
AS THESE AND
THESE AND LITTLE
AND LITTLE PROFIT.
LITTLE PROFIT. THE
PROFIT. THE OBJECTS
THE OBJECTS OF
OBJECTS OF DESIRE
OF DESIRE WILL
DESIRE WILL CERTAINLY
WILL CERTAINLY PERISH,
CERTAINLY PERISH, AND
PERISH, AND THEN
AND THEN I
THEN I SHALL
I SHALL FALL
SHALL FALL INTO
FALL INTO HELLISH
INTO HELLISH STATES.
HELLISH STATES. BUT
STATES. BUT BUDDHAHOOD
BUT BUDDHAHOOD ITSELF
BUDDHAHOOD ITSELF IS
ITSELF IS ATTAINED
IS ATTAINED WITH
ATTAINED WITH JUST
WITH JUST ONE
JUST ONE MILLIONTH
ONE MILLIONTH OF
MILLIONTH OF THE
OF THE DIFFICULTY.
THE DIFFICULTY. IT
DIFFICULTY. IT IS
IT IS A
IS A MISTAKEN
A MISTAKEN CONCEPTION
MISTAKEN CONCEPTION TO
CONCEPTION TO THINK
TO THINK THAT
THINK THAT I
THAT I SHALL
I SHALL EXPERIENCE
SHALL EXPERIENCE THE
EXPERIENCE THE SUFFERING
THE SUFFERING OF
SUFFERING OF MY
OF MY NEXT
MY NEXT LIFE,
NEXT LIFE, FOR
LIFE, FOR IT
FOR IT IS
IT IS ANOTHER
IS ANOTHER PERSON
ANOTHER PERSON WHO
PERSON WHO DIES,
WHO DIES, AND
DIES, AND ANOTHER
AND ANOTHER THAT
ANOTHER THAT WILL
THAT WILL BE
WILL BE REBORN.
BE REBORN. ALTHOUGH
REBORN. ALTHOUGH OTHERS
ALTHOUGH OTHERS MAY
OTHERS MAY DO
MAY DO SOMETHING
DO SOMETHING WRONG,
SOMETHING WRONG, I
WRONG, I SHOULD
I SHOULD TRANSFORM
SHOULD TRANSFORM IT
TRANSFORM IT INTO
IT INTO A
INTO A FAULT
A FAULT OF
FAULT OF MY
OF MY OWN,
MY OWN, BUT
OWN, BUT SHOULD
BUT SHOULD I
SHOULD I DO
I DO SOMETHING
DO SOMETHING EVEN
SOMETHING EVEN SLIGHTLY
EVEN SLIGHTLY WRONG,
SLIGHTLY WRONG, I
WRONG, I SHALL
I SHALL OPENLY
SHALL OPENLY ADMIT
OPENLY ADMIT IT
ADMIT IT TO
IT TO MANY
TO MANY PEOPLE.
MANY PEOPLE. UPON
PEOPLE. UPON ANALYSIS
UPON ANALYSIS THIS
ANALYSIS THIS WORLD
THIS WORLD OF
WORLD OF LIVING
OF LIVING BEINGS
LIVING BEINGS IS
BEINGS IS FOUND
IS FOUND TO
FOUND TO HAVE
TO HAVE NO
HAVE NO TRUE
NO TRUE EXISTENCE.
TRUE EXISTENCE. THEREFORE
EXISTENCE. THEREFORE WHO
THEREFORE WHO CAN
WHO CAN DIE
CAN DIE HERE?
DIE HERE? WHAT
HERE? WHAT IS
WHAT IS THERE
IS THERE TO
THERE TO COME
TO COME AND
COME AND WHAT
AND WHAT HAS
WHAT HAS BEEN?
HAS BEEN? WHO
BEEN? WHO ARE
WHO ARE FRIENDS
ARE FRIENDS AND
FRIENDS AND WHO
AND WHO ARE
WHO ARE RELATIVES?
ARE RELATIVES? THE
RELATIVES? THE TAO
THE TAO THAT
TAO THAT CAN
THAT CAN BE
CAN BE TOLD
BE TOLD IS
TOLD IS NOT
IS NOT THE
NOT THE ETERNAL
THE ETERNAL TAO.
ETERNAL TAO. THE
TAO. THE NAME
THE NAME THAT
NAME THAT CAN
THAT CAN BE
CAN BE NAMED
BE NAMED IS
NAMED IS NOT
IS NOT THE
NOT THE ETERNAL
THE ETERNAL NAME.
ETERNAL NAME. THE
NAME. THE NAMELESS
THE NAMELESS IS
NAMELESS IS THE
IS THE BEGINNING
THE BEGINNING OF
BEGINNING OF HEAVEN
OF HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH.
AND EARTH. THE
EARTH. THE NAMED
THE NAMED IS
NAMED IS THE
IS THE MOTHER
THE MOTHER OF
MOTHER OF TEN
OF TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS.
THOUSAND THINGS. EVER
THINGS. EVER DESIRELESS,
EVER DESIRELESS, ONE
DESIRELESS, ONE CAN
ONE CAN SEE
CAN SEE THE
SEE THE MYSTERY.
THE MYSTERY. EVER
MYSTERY. EVER DESIRING,
EVER DESIRING, ONE
DESIRING, ONE CAN
ONE CAN SEE
CAN SEE THE
SEE THE MANIFESTATIONS.
THE MANIFESTATIONS. THESE
MANIFESTATIONS. THESE TWO
THESE TWO SPRING
TWO SPRING FROM
SPRING FROM THE
FROM THE SAME
THE SAME SOURCE
SAME SOURCE BUT
SOURCE BUT DIFFER
BUT DIFFER IN
DIFFER IN NAME;
IN NAME; THIS
NAME; THIS APPEARS
THIS APPEARS AS
APPEARS AS DARKNESS.
AS DARKNESS. THE
DARKNESS. THE GATE
THE GATE TO
GATE TO ALL
TO ALL MYSTERY.
ALL MYSTERY. UNDER
MYSTERY. UNDER HEAVEN
UNDER HEAVEN ALL
HEAVEN ALL CAN
ALL CAN SEE
CAN SEE BEAUTY
SEE BEAUTY AS
BEAUTY AS BEAUTY
AS BEAUTY ONLY
BEAUTY ONLY BECAUSE
ONLY BECAUSE THERE
BECAUSE THERE IS
THERE IS UGLINESS.
IS UGLINESS. ALL
UGLINESS. ALL CAN
ALL CAN KNOW
CAN KNOW GOOD
KNOW GOOD AS
GOOD AS GOOD
AS GOOD ONLY
GOOD ONLY BECAUSE
ONLY BECAUSE THERE
BECAUSE THERE IS
THERE IS EVIL.
IS EVIL. THEREFORE
EVIL. THEREFORE HAVING
THEREFORE HAVING AND
HAVING AND NOT
AND NOT HAVING
NOT HAVING ARISE
HAVING ARISE TOGETHER.
ARISE TOGETHER. DIFFICULTY
TOGETHER. DIFFICULTY AND
DIFFICULTY AND EASY
AND EASY COMPLEMENT
EASY COMPLEMENT EACH
COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. LONG
OTHER. LONG AND
LONG AND SHORT
AND SHORT CONTRAST
SHORT CONTRAST EACH
CONTRAST EACH OTHER;
EACH OTHER; HIGH
OTHER; HIGH AND
HIGH AND LOW
AND LOW REST
LOW REST UPON
REST UPON EACH
UPON EACH OTHER;
EACH OTHER; VOICE
OTHER; VOICE AND
VOICE AND SOUND
AND SOUND HARMONIZE
SOUND HARMONIZE EACH
HARMONIZE EACH OTHER;
EACH OTHER; FRONT
OTHER; FRONT AND
FRONT AND BACK
AND BACK FOLLOW
BACK FOLLOW ONE
FOLLOW ONE ANOTHER.
ONE ANOTHER. THEREFORE
ANOTHER. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE
THE SAGE GOES
SAGE GOES ABOUT
GOES ABOUT DOING
ABOUT DOING NOTHING,
DOING NOTHING, TEACHING
NOTHING, TEACHING NO-TALKING.
TEACHING NO-TALKING. THE
NO-TALKING. THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS RISE
THINGS RISE AND
RISE AND FALL
AND FALL WITHOUT
FALL WITHOUT CEASE;
WITHOUT CEASE; CREATING,
CEASE; CREATING, YET
CREATING, YET NOT
YET NOT POSSESSING,
NOT POSSESSING, WORKING,
POSSESSING, WORKING, YET
WORKING, YET NOT
YET NOT TAKING
NOT TAKING CREDIT.
TAKING CREDIT. WORK
CREDIT. WORK IS
WORK IS DONE,
IS DONE, THEN
DONE, THEN FORGOTTEN.
THEN FORGOTTEN. THEREFORE
FORGOTTEN. THEREFORE IT
THEREFORE IT LASTS
IT LASTS FOREVER.
LASTS FOREVER. THE
FOREVER. THE TAO
THE TAO IS
TAO IS AN
IS AN EMPTY
AN EMPTY VESSEL;
EMPTY VESSEL; IT
VESSEL; IT IS
IT IS USED,
IS USED, BUT
USED, BUT NEVER
BUT NEVER FILLED.
NEVER FILLED. OH,
FILLED. OH, UNFATHOMABLE
OH, UNFATHOMABLE SOURCE
UNFATHOMABLE SOURCE OF
SOURCE OF TEN
OF TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS!
THOUSAND THINGS! BLUNT
THINGS! BLUNT THE
BLUNT THE SHARPNESS,
THE SHARPNESS, UNTANGLE
SHARPNESS, UNTANGLE THE
UNTANGLE THE KNOT,
THE KNOT, SOFTEN
KNOT, SOFTEN THE
SOFTEN THE GLARE,
THE GLARE, MERGE
GLARE, MERGE WITH
MERGE WITH DUST.
WITH DUST. OH,
DUST. OH, HIDDEN
OH, HIDDEN DEEP
HIDDEN DEEP BUT
DEEP BUT EVER
BUT EVER PRESENT!
EVER PRESENT! I
PRESENT! I DO
I DO NOT
DO NOT KNOW
NOT KNOW FROM
KNOW FROM WHENCE
FROM WHENCE IT
WHENCE IT COMES.
IT COMES. IT
COMES. IT IS
IT IS THE
IS THE FOREFATHER
THE FOREFATHER OF
FOREFATHER OF THE
OF THE EMPERORS.
THE EMPERORS. HEAVEN
EMPERORS. HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH
AND EARTH ARE
EARTH ARE RUTHLESS.
ARE RUTHLESS. THEY
RUTHLESS. THEY SEE
THEY SEE THE
SEE THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS AS
THINGS AS DUMMIES.
AS DUMMIES. THE
DUMMIES. THE WISE
THE WISE ARE
WISE ARE RUTHLESS;
ARE RUTHLESS; THEY
RUTHLESS; THEY SEE
THEY SEE THE
SEE THE PEOPLE
THE PEOPLE AS
PEOPLE AS DUMMIES.
AS DUMMIES. THE
DUMMIES. THE SPACE
THE SPACE BETWEEN
SPACE BETWEEN HEAVEN
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH
AND EARTH IS
EARTH IS LIKE
IS LIKE A
LIKE A BELLOWS.
A BELLOWS. THE
BELLOWS. THE SHAPE
THE SHAPE CHANGES,
SHAPE CHANGES, BUT
CHANGES, BUT NOT
BUT NOT THE
NOT THE FORM;
THE FORM; THE
FORM; THE MORE
THE MORE IT
MORE IT CHANGES,
IT CHANGES, THE
CHANGES, THE MORE
THE MORE IT
MORE IT YIELDS.
IT YIELDS. MORE
YIELDS. MORE WORDS
MORE WORDS COUNT
WORDS COUNT LESS.
COUNT LESS. HOLD
LESS. HOLD FAST
HOLD FAST TO
FAST TO THE
TO THE CENTRE.
THE CENTRE. THE
CENTRE. THE VALLEY
THE VALLEY SPIRIT
VALLEY SPIRIT NEVER
SPIRIT NEVER DIES;
NEVER DIES; IT
DIES; IT IS
IT IS THE
IS THE WOMAN,
THE WOMAN, PRIMAL
WOMAN, PRIMAL MOTHER.
PRIMAL MOTHER. HER
MOTHER. HER GATEWAY
HER GATEWAY IS
GATEWAY IS THE
IS THE ROOT
THE ROOT OF
ROOT OF HEAVEN
OF HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH.
AND EARTH. IT
EARTH. IT IS
IT IS LIKE
IS LIKE A
LIKE A VEIL
A VEIL BARELY
VEIL BARELY SEEN.
BARELY SEEN. USE
SEEN. USE IT,
USE IT, IT
IT, IT WILL
IT WILL NEVER
WILL NEVER FAIL.
NEVER FAIL. HEAVEN
FAIL. HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH
AND EARTH LAST
EARTH LAST FOREVER.
LAST FOREVER. WHY
FOREVER. WHY DO
WHY DO HEAVEN
DO HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH
AND EARTH LAST
EARTH LAST FOREVER?
LAST FOREVER? THEY
FOREVER? THEY ARE
THEY ARE UNBORN,
ARE UNBORN, SO
UNBORN, SO EVER
SO EVER LIVING.
EVER LIVING. THE
LIVING. THE SAGE
THE SAGE STAYS
SAGE STAYS BEHIND,
STAYS BEHIND, THUS
BEHIND, THUS HE
THUS HE IS
HE IS AHEAD.
IS AHEAD. HE
AHEAD. HE IS
HE IS DETACHED,
IS DETACHED, THUS
DETACHED, THUS AT
THUS AT ONE
AT ONE WITH
ONE WITH ALL.
WITH ALL. THROUGH
ALL. THROUGH SELFLESS
THROUGH SELFLESS ACTION,
SELFLESS ACTION, HE
ACTION, HE ATTAINS
HE ATTAINS FULFILLMENT.
ATTAINS FULFILLMENT. CARRYING
FULFILLMENT. CARRYING BODY
CARRYING BODY AND
BODY AND SOUL
AND SOUL AND
SOUL AND EMBRACING
AND EMBRACING THE
EMBRACING THE ONE,
THE ONE, CAN
ONE, CAN YOU
CAN YOU AVOID
YOU AVOID SEPARATION?
AVOID SEPARATION? ATTENDING
SEPARATION? ATTENDING FULLY
ATTENDING FULLY AND
FULLY AND BECOMING
AND BECOMING SUPPLE,
BECOMING SUPPLE, CAN
SUPPLE, CAN YOU
CAN YOU BE
YOU BE AS
BE AS A
AS A NEWBORN
A NEWBORN BABE?
NEWBORN BABE? WASHING
BABE? WASHING AND
WASHING AND CLEANSING
AND CLEANSING THE
CLEANSING THE PRIMAL
THE PRIMAL VISION,
PRIMAL VISION, CAN
VISION, CAN YOU
CAN YOU BE
YOU BE WITHOUT
BE WITHOUT A
WITHOUT A STAIN?
A STAIN? LOVING
STAIN? LOVING ALL
LOVING ALL MEN
ALL MEN AND
MEN AND RULING
AND RULING THE
RULING THE COUNTRY,
THE COUNTRY, CAN
COUNTRY, CAN YOU
CAN YOU BE
YOU BE WITHOUT
BE WITHOUT CLEVERNESS?
WITHOUT CLEVERNESS? OPENING
CLEVERNESS? OPENING AND
OPENING AND CLOSING
AND CLOSING THE
CLOSING THE GATES
THE GATES OF
GATES OF HEAVEN,
OF HEAVEN, CAN
HEAVEN, CAN YOU
CAN YOU PLAY
YOU PLAY THE
PLAY THE ROLE
THE ROLE OF
ROLE OF A
OF A WOMAN?
A WOMAN? UNDERSTANDING
WOMAN? UNDERSTANDING AND
UNDERSTANDING AND BEING
AND BEING OPEN
BEING OPEN TO
OPEN TO ALL
TO ALL THINGS,
ALL THINGS, ARE
THINGS, ARE YOU
ARE YOU ABLE
YOU ABLE TO
ABLE TO DO
TO DO NOTHING?
DO NOTHING? GIVING
NOTHING? GIVING BIRTH
GIVING BIRTH AND
BIRTH AND NOURISHING,
AND NOURISHING, BEARING
NOURISHING, BEARING YET
BEARING YET NOT
YET NOT POSSESSING,
NOT POSSESSING, WORKING
POSSESSING, WORKING YET
WORKING YET NOT
YET NOT TAKING
NOT TAKING CREDIT,
TAKING CREDIT, LEADING
CREDIT, LEADING YET
LEADING YET NOT
YET NOT DOMINATING,
NOT DOMINATING, THIS
DOMINATING, THIS IS
THIS IS THE
IS THE PRIMAL
THE PRIMAL VIRTUE.
PRIMAL VIRTUE. LOOK,
VIRTUE. LOOK, IT
LOOK, IT CANNOT
IT CANNOT BE
CANNOT BE SEEN
BE SEEN -
SEEN - IT
- IT IS
IT IS BEYOND
IS BEYOND FORM.
BEYOND FORM. LISTEN,
FORM. LISTEN, IT
LISTEN, IT CANNOT
IT CANNOT BE
CANNOT BE HEARD
BE HEARD -
HEARD - IT
- IT IS
IT IS BEYOND
IS BEYOND SOUND.
BEYOND SOUND. GRASP,
SOUND. GRASP, IT
GRASP, IT CANNOT
IT CANNOT BE
CANNOT BE HELD
BE HELD -
HELD - IT
- IT IS
IT IS INTANGIBLE.
IS INTANGIBLE. THESE
INTANGIBLE. THESE THREE
THESE THREE ARE
THREE ARE INDEFINABLE;
ARE INDEFINABLE; THEREFORE
INDEFINABLE; THEREFORE THEY
THEREFORE THEY ARE
THEY ARE JOINED
ARE JOINED IN
JOINED IN ONE.
IN ONE. FROM
ONE. FROM ABOVE
FROM ABOVE IT
ABOVE IT IS
IT IS NOT
IS NOT BRIGHT;
NOT BRIGHT; FROM
BRIGHT; FROM BELOW
FROM BELOW IT
BELOW IT IS
IT IS NOT
IS NOT DARK.
NOT DARK. AN
DARK. AN UNBROKEN
AN UNBROKEN THREAD
UNBROKEN THREAD BEYOND
THREAD BEYOND DESCRIPTION.
BEYOND DESCRIPTION. IT
DESCRIPTION. IT RETURNS
IT RETURNS TO
RETURNS TO NOTHINGNESS.
TO NOTHINGNESS. THE
NOTHINGNESS. THE FORM
THE FORM OF
FORM OF THE
OF THE FORMLESS,
THE FORMLESS, THE
FORMLESS, THE IMAGE
THE IMAGE OF
IMAGE OF THE
OF THE IMAGELESS,
THE IMAGELESS, IT
IMAGELESS, IT IS
IT IS CALLED
IS CALLED INDEFINABLE
CALLED INDEFINABLE AND
INDEFINABLE AND BEYOND
AND BEYOND IMAGINATION.
BEYOND IMAGINATION. STAND
IMAGINATION. STAND BEFORE
STAND BEFORE IT
BEFORE IT AND
IT AND THERE
AND THERE IS
THERE IS NO
IS NO BEGINNING.
NO BEGINNING. FOLLOW
BEGINNING. FOLLOW IT
FOLLOW IT AND
IT AND THERE
AND THERE IS
THERE IS NO
IS NO END.
NO END. STAY
END. STAY WITH
STAY WITH THE
WITH THE ANCIENT
THE ANCIENT TAO,
ANCIENT TAO, MOVE
TAO, MOVE WITH
MOVE WITH THE
WITH THE PRESENT.
THE PRESENT. KNOWING
PRESENT. KNOWING THE
KNOWING THE ANCIENT
THE ANCIENT BEGINNING
ANCIENT BEGINNING IS
BEGINNING IS THE
IS THE ESSENCE
THE ESSENCE OF
ESSENCE OF TAO.
OF TAO. THE
TAO. THE ANCIENT
THE ANCIENT MASTERS
ANCIENT MASTERS WERE
MASTERS WERE SUBTLE,
WERE SUBTLE, MYSTERIOUS,
SUBTLE, MYSTERIOUS, PROFOUND
MYSTERIOUS, PROFOUND AND
PROFOUND AND RESPONSIVE.
AND RESPONSIVE. THE
RESPONSIVE. THE DEPTH
THE DEPTH OF
DEPTH OF THEIR
OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE
THEIR KNOWLEDGE IS
KNOWLEDGE IS UNFATHOMABLE.
IS UNFATHOMABLE. BECAUSE
UNFATHOMABLE. BECAUSE IT
BECAUSE IT IS
IT IS UNFATHOMABLE,
IS UNFATHOMABLE, ALL
UNFATHOMABLE, ALL WE
ALL WE CAN
WE CAN DO
CAN DO IS
DO IS DESCRIBE
IS DESCRIBE THEIR
DESCRIBE THEIR APPEARANCE.
THEIR APPEARANCE. WATCHFUL,
APPEARANCE. WATCHFUL, LIKE
WATCHFUL, LIKE MEN
LIKE MEN CROSSING
MEN CROSSING A
CROSSING A WINTER
A WINTER STREAM.
WINTER STREAM. ALERT,
STREAM. ALERT, LIKE
ALERT, LIKE MEN
LIKE MEN AWARE
MEN AWARE OF
AWARE OF DANGER.
OF DANGER. COURTEOUS,
DANGER. COURTEOUS, LIKE
COURTEOUS, LIKE VISITING
LIKE VISITING GUESTS.
VISITING GUESTS. YIELDING,
GUESTS. YIELDING, LIKE
YIELDING, LIKE ICE
LIKE ICE ABOUT
ICE ABOUT TO
ABOUT TO MELT.
TO MELT. SIMPLE,
MELT. SIMPLE, LIKE
SIMPLE, LIKE UNCARVED
LIKE UNCARVED BLOCKS
UNCARVED BLOCKS OF
BLOCKS OF WOOD.
OF WOOD. HOLLOW,
WOOD. HOLLOW, LIKE
HOLLOW, LIKE CAVES.
LIKE CAVES. OPAQUE,
CAVES. OPAQUE, LIKE
OPAQUE, LIKE MUDDY
LIKE MUDDY POOLS.
MUDDY POOLS. EMPTY
POOLS. EMPTY YOURSELF
EMPTY YOURSELF OF
YOURSELF OF EVERYTHING.
OF EVERYTHING. LET
EVERYTHING. LET THE
LET THE MIND
THE MIND REST
MIND REST AT
REST AT PEACE.
AT PEACE. THE
PEACE. THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS RISE
THINGS RISE AND
RISE AND FALL
AND FALL WHILE
FALL WHILE THE
WHILE THE SELF
THE SELF WATCHES
SELF WATCHES THEIR
WATCHES THEIR RETURN.
THEIR RETURN. THEY
RETURN. THEY GROW
THEY GROW AND
GROW AND FLOURISH
AND FLOURISH AND
FLOURISH AND THEN
AND THEN RETURN
THEN RETURN TO
RETURN TO THE
TO THE SOURCE.
THE SOURCE. RETURNING
SOURCE. RETURNING TO
RETURNING TO THE
TO THE SOURCE
THE SOURCE IS
SOURCE IS STILLNESS,
IS STILLNESS, WHICH
STILLNESS, WHICH IS
WHICH IS THE
IS THE WAY
THE WAY OF
WAY OF NATURE.
OF NATURE. THE
NATURE. THE WAY
THE WAY OF
WAY OF NATURE
OF NATURE IS
NATURE IS UNCHANGING.
IS UNCHANGING. NOT
UNCHANGING. NOT KNOWING
NOT KNOWING CONSTANCY
KNOWING CONSTANCY LEADS
CONSTANCY LEADS TO
LEADS TO DISASTER,
TO DISASTER, KNOWING
DISASTER, KNOWING CONSTANCY,
KNOWING CONSTANCY, THE
CONSTANCY, THE MIND
THE MIND IS
MIND IS OPEN.
IS OPEN. WITH
OPEN. WITH AN
WITH AN OPEN
AN OPEN MIND,
OPEN MIND, YOU
MIND, YOU WILL
YOU WILL BE
WILL BE OPENHEARTED.
BE OPENHEARTED. BEING
OPENHEARTED. BEING OPENHEARTED,
BEING OPENHEARTED, YOU
OPENHEARTED, YOU WILL
YOU WILL ACT
WILL ACT ROYALLY.
ACT ROYALLY. BEING
ROYALLY. BEING ROYAL,
BEING ROYAL, YOU
ROYAL, YOU WILL
YOU WILL ATTAIN
WILL ATTAIN THE
ATTAIN THE DIVINE.
THE DIVINE. BEING
DIVINE. BEING DIVINE,
BEING DIVINE, YOU
DIVINE, YOU WILL
YOU WILL BE
WILL BE AT
BE AT ONE
AT ONE WITH
ONE WITH THE
WITH THE TAO.
THE TAO. BEING
TAO. BEING AT
BEING AT ONE
AT ONE WITH
ONE WITH THE
WITH THE TAO
THE TAO IS
TAO IS ETERNAL.
IS ETERNAL. AND
ETERNAL. AND THOUGH
AND THOUGH THE
THOUGH THE BODY
THE BODY DIES,
BODY DIES, THE
DIES, THE TAO
THE TAO WILL
TAO WILL NEVER
WILL NEVER PASS
NEVER PASS AWAY.
PASS AWAY. WHEN
AWAY. WHEN THE
WHEN THE GREAT
THE GREAT TAO
GREAT TAO IS
TAO IS FORGOTTEN,
IS FORGOTTEN, KINDNESS
FORGOTTEN, KINDNESS AND
KINDNESS AND MORALITY
AND MORALITY ARISE.
MORALITY ARISE. WHEN
ARISE. WHEN WISDOM
WHEN WISDOM AND
WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE
AND INTELLIGENCE ARE
INTELLIGENCE ARE BORN,
ARE BORN, THE
BORN, THE GREAT
THE GREAT PRETENCE
GREAT PRETENCE BEGINS.
PRETENCE BEGINS. WHEN
BEGINS. WHEN THERE
WHEN THERE IS
THERE IS NO
IS NO PEACE
NO PEACE WITHIN
PEACE WITHIN THE
WITHIN THE FAMILY,
THE FAMILY, FILIAL
FAMILY, FILIAL PIETY
FILIAL PIETY AND
PIETY AND DEVOTION
AND DEVOTION ARISE.
DEVOTION ARISE. WHEN
ARISE. WHEN THE
WHEN THE COUNTRY
THE COUNTRY IS
COUNTRY IS CONFUSED
IS CONFUSED AND
CONFUSED AND IN
AND IN CHAOS,
IN CHAOS, LOYAL
CHAOS, LOYAL MINISTERS
LOYAL MINISTERS APPEAR.
MINISTERS APPEAR. GIVE
APPEAR. GIVE UP
GIVE UP LEARNING,
UP LEARNING, AND
LEARNING, AND PUT
AND PUT AN
PUT AN END
AN END TO
END TO YOUR
TO YOUR TROUBLES.
YOUR TROUBLES. IS
TROUBLES. IS THERE
IS THERE A
THERE A DIFFERENCE
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YES
BETWEEN YES AND
YES AND NO?
AND NO? IS
NO? IS THERE
IS THERE A
THERE A DIFFERENCE
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD
BETWEEN GOOD AND
GOOD AND EVIL?
AND EVIL? MUST
EVIL? MUST I
MUST I FEAR
I FEAR WHAT
FEAR WHAT OTHERS
WHAT OTHERS FEAR?
OTHERS FEAR? WHAT
FEAR? WHAT NONSENSE!
WHAT NONSENSE! OTHER
NONSENSE! OTHER PEOPLE
OTHER PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE ARE CONTENTED,
ARE CONTENTED, ENJOYING
CONTENTED, ENJOYING THE
ENJOYING THE SACRIFICIAL
THE SACRIFICIAL FEAST
SACRIFICIAL FEAST OF
FEAST OF THE
OF THE OX.
THE OX. IN
OX. IN SPRING
IN SPRING SOME
SPRING SOME GO
SOME GO TO
GO TO THE
TO THE PARK,
THE PARK, AND
PARK, AND CLIMB
AND CLIMB THE
CLIMB THE TERRACE,
THE TERRACE, BUT
TERRACE, BUT I
BUT I ALONE
I ALONE AM
ALONE AM DRIFTING,
AM DRIFTING, NOT
DRIFTING, NOT KNOWING
NOT KNOWING WHERE
KNOWING WHERE I
WHERE I AM.
I AM. LIKE
AM. LIKE A
LIKE A NEWBORN
A NEWBORN BABE
NEWBORN BABE BEFORE
BABE BEFORE IT
BEFORE IT LEARNS
IT LEARNS TO
LEARNS TO SMILE,
TO SMILE, I
SMILE, I AM
I AM ALONE,
AM ALONE, WITHOUT
ALONE, WITHOUT A
WITHOUT A PLACE
A PLACE TO
PLACE TO GO.
TO GO. OTHERS
GO. OTHERS HAVE
OTHERS HAVE MORE
HAVE MORE THAN
MORE THAN THEY
THAN THEY NEED,
THEY NEED, BUT
NEED, BUT I
BUT I ALONE
I ALONE HAVE
ALONE HAVE NOTHING.
HAVE NOTHING. I
NOTHING. I AM
I AM A
AM A FOOL.
A FOOL. OH,
FOOL. OH, YES!
OH, YES! I
YES! I AM
I AM CONFUSED.
AM CONFUSED. OTHER
CONFUSED. OTHER MEN
OTHER MEN ARE
MEN ARE CLEAR
ARE CLEAR AND
CLEAR AND BRIGHT,
AND BRIGHT, BUT
BRIGHT, BUT I
BUT I ALONE
I ALONE AM
ALONE AM DIM
AM DIM AND
DIM AND WEAK.
AND WEAK. OTHER
WEAK. OTHER MEN
OTHER MEN ARE
MEN ARE SHARP
ARE SHARP AND
SHARP AND CLEVER,
AND CLEVER, BUT
CLEVER, BUT I
BUT I ALONE
I ALONE AM
ALONE AM DULL
AM DULL AND
DULL AND STUPID.
AND STUPID. OH,
STUPID. OH, I
OH, I DRIFT
I DRIFT LIKE
DRIFT LIKE THE
LIKE THE WAVES
THE WAVES OF
WAVES OF THE
OF THE SEA,
THE SEA, WITHOUT
SEA, WITHOUT DIRECTION,
WITHOUT DIRECTION, LIKE
DIRECTION, LIKE THE
LIKE THE RESTLESS
THE RESTLESS WIND.
RESTLESS WIND. EVERYONE
WIND. EVERYONE ELSE
EVERYONE ELSE IS
ELSE IS BUSY,
IS BUSY, BUT
BUSY, BUT I
BUT I ALONE
I ALONE AM
ALONE AM AIMLESS
AM AIMLESS AND
AIMLESS AND DEPRESSED.
AND DEPRESSED. I
DEPRESSED. I AM
I AM DIFFERENT.
AM DIFFERENT. I
DIFFERENT. I AM
I AM NOURISHED
AM NOURISHED BY
NOURISHED BY THE
BY THE GREAT
THE GREAT MOTHER.
GREAT MOTHER. THE
MOTHER. THE GREATEST
THE GREATEST VIRTUE
GREATEST VIRTUE IS
VIRTUE IS TO
IS TO FOLLOW
TO FOLLOW THE
FOLLOW THE TAO
THE TAO AND
TAO AND THE
AND THE TAO
THE TAO ALONE.
TAO ALONE. THE
ALONE. THE TAO
THE TAO IS
TAO IS ELUSIVE
IS ELUSIVE AND
ELUSIVE AND INTANGIBLE.
AND INTANGIBLE. OH,
INTANGIBLE. OH, IT
OH, IT IS
IT IS INTANGIBLE
IS INTANGIBLE AND
INTANGIBLE AND ELUSIVE,
AND ELUSIVE, AND
ELUSIVE, AND YET
AND YET WITHIN
YET WITHIN IS
WITHIN IS IMAGE.
IS IMAGE. OH,
IMAGE. OH, IT
OH, IT IS
IT IS ELUSIVE
IS ELUSIVE AND
ELUSIVE AND INTANGIBLE,
AND INTANGIBLE, AND
INTANGIBLE, AND YET
AND YET WITHIN
YET WITHIN IS
WITHIN IS FORM.
IS FORM. OH,
FORM. OH, IT
OH, IT IS
IT IS DIM
IS DIM AND
DIM AND DARK,
AND DARK, AND
DARK, AND YET
AND YET WITHIN
YET WITHIN IS
WITHIN IS ESSENCE.
IS ESSENCE. THIS
ESSENCE. THIS ESSENCE
THIS ESSENCE IS
ESSENCE IS VERY
IS VERY REAL,
VERY REAL, AND
REAL, AND THEREIN
AND THEREIN LIES
THEREIN LIES FAITH.
LIES FAITH. FROM
FAITH. FROM THE
FROM THE VERY
THE VERY BEGINNING
VERY BEGINNING UNTIL
BEGINNING UNTIL NOW
UNTIL NOW ITS
NOW ITS NAME
ITS NAME HAS
NAME HAS NEVER
HAS NEVER BEEN
NEVER BEEN FORGOTTEN.
BEEN FORGOTTEN. THUS
FORGOTTEN. THUS I
THUS I PERCEIVE
I PERCEIVE THE
PERCEIVE THE CREATION.
THE CREATION. HOW
CREATION. HOW DO
HOW DO I
DO I KNOW
I KNOW THE
KNOW THE WAYS
THE WAYS OF
WAYS OF CREATION?
OF CREATION? BECAUSE
CREATION? BECAUSE OF
BECAUSE OF THIS.
OF THIS. HE
THIS. HE WHO
HE WHO STANDS
WHO STANDS ON
STANDS ON TIPTOE
ON TIPTOE IS
TIPTOE IS NOT
IS NOT STEADY.
NOT STEADY. HE
STEADY. HE WHO
HE WHO STRIDES
WHO STRIDES CANNOT
STRIDES CANNOT MAINTAIN
CANNOT MAINTAIN THE
MAINTAIN THE PACE.
THE PACE. HE
PACE. HE WHO
HE WHO MAKES
WHO MAKES A
MAKES A SHOW
A SHOW IS
SHOW IS NOT
IS NOT ENLIGHTENED.
NOT ENLIGHTENED. HE
ENLIGHTENED. HE WHO
HE WHO IS
WHO IS SELF-RIGHTEOUS
IS SELF-RIGHTEOUS IS
SELF-RIGHTEOUS IS NOT
IS NOT RESPECTED.
NOT RESPECTED. HE
RESPECTED. HE WHO
HE WHO BOASTS
WHO BOASTS ACHIEVES
BOASTS ACHIEVES NOTHING.
ACHIEVES NOTHING. HE
NOTHING. HE WHO
HE WHO BRAGS
WHO BRAGS WILL
BRAGS WILL NOT
WILL NOT ENDURE.
NOT ENDURE. ACCORDING
ENDURE. ACCORDING TO
ACCORDING TO FOLLOWERS
TO FOLLOWERS OF
FOLLOWERS OF THE
OF THE TAO,
THE TAO, "THESE
TAO, "THESE ARE
"THESE ARE EXTRA
ARE EXTRA AND
EXTRA AND UNNECESSARY
AND UNNECESSARY LUGGAGE."
UNNECESSARY LUGGAGE." THEY
LUGGAGE." THEY DO
THEY DO NOT
DO NOT BRING
NOT BRING HAPPINESS.
BRING HAPPINESS. THEREFORE
HAPPINESS. THEREFORE FOLLOWERS
THEREFORE FOLLOWERS OF
FOLLOWERS OF THE
OF THE TAO
THE TAO AVOID
TAO AVOID THEM.
AVOID THEM. SOMETHING
THEM. SOMETHING MYSTERIOUSLY
SOMETHING MYSTERIOUSLY FORMED.
MYSTERIOUSLY FORMED. BORN
FORMED. BORN BEFORE
BORN BEFORE HEAVEN
BEFORE HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH.
AND EARTH. IN
EARTH. IN THE
IN THE SILENCE
THE SILENCE AND
SILENCE AND THE
AND THE VOID,
THE VOID, STANDING
VOID, STANDING ALONE
STANDING ALONE AND
ALONE AND UNCHANGING,
AND UNCHANGING, EVER
UNCHANGING, EVER PRESENT
EVER PRESENT AND
PRESENT AND IN
AND IN MOTION.
IN MOTION. PERHAPS
MOTION. PERHAPS IT
PERHAPS IT IS
IT IS THE
IS THE MOTHER
THE MOTHER OF
MOTHER OF TEN
OF TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS.
THOUSAND THINGS. I
THINGS. I DO
I DO NOT
DO NOT KNOW
NOT KNOW ITS
KNOW ITS NAME.
ITS NAME. CALL
NAME. CALL IT
CALL IT TAO.
IT TAO. FOR
TAO. FOR LACK
FOR LACK OF
LACK OF A
OF A BETTER
A BETTER WORD,
BETTER WORD, I
WORD, I CALL
I CALL IT
CALL IT GREAT.
IT GREAT. BEING
GREAT. BEING GREAT
BEING GREAT IT
GREAT IT FLOWS,
IT FLOWS, IT
FLOWS, IT FLOWS
IT FLOWS FAR
FLOWS FAR AWAY.
FAR AWAY. HAVING
AWAY. HAVING GONE
HAVING GONE FAR,
GONE FAR, IT
FAR, IT RETURNS.
IT RETURNS. THEREFORE
RETURNS. THEREFORE "TAO
THEREFORE "TAO IS
"TAO IS GREAT;
IS GREAT; HEAVEN
GREAT; HEAVEN IS
HEAVEN IS GREAT;
IS GREAT; EARTH
GREAT; EARTH IS
EARTH IS GREAT;
IS GREAT; THE
GREAT; THE KING
THE KING IS
KING IS ALSO
IS ALSO GREAT".
ALSO GREAT". THE
GREAT". THE HEAVY
THE HEAVY IS
HEAVY IS THE
IS THE ROOT
THE ROOT OF
ROOT OF THE
OF THE LIGHT;
THE LIGHT; THE
LIGHT; THE STILL
THE STILL IS
STILL IS THE
IS THE MASTER
THE MASTER OF
MASTER OF UNREST.
OF UNREST. THEREFORE
UNREST. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE,
THE SAGE, TRAVELLING
SAGE, TRAVELLING BY
TRAVELLING BY DAY,
BY DAY, DOES
DAY, DOES NOT
DOES NOT LOSE
NOT LOSE SIGHT
LOSE SIGHT OF
SIGHT OF HIS
OF HIS BAGGAGE.
HIS BAGGAGE. THOUGH
BAGGAGE. THOUGH THERE
THOUGH THERE ARE
THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL
ARE BEAUTIFUL THINGS
BEAUTIFUL THINGS TO
THINGS TO BE
TO BE SEEN,
BE SEEN, HE
SEEN, HE REMAINS
HE REMAINS UNATTACHED
REMAINS UNATTACHED AND
UNATTACHED AND CALM.
AND CALM. WHY
CALM. WHY SHOULD
WHY SHOULD THE
SHOULD THE LORD
THE LORD OF
LORD OF TEN
OF TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND CHARIOTS
THOUSAND CHARIOTS ACT
CHARIOTS ACT LIGHTLY
ACT LIGHTLY IN
LIGHTLY IN PUBLIC?
IN PUBLIC? TO
PUBLIC? TO BE
TO BE LIGHT
BE LIGHT IS
LIGHT IS TO
IS TO LOSE
TO LOSE ONES
LOSE ONES ROOT.
ONES ROOT. TO
ROOT. TO BE
TO BE RESTLESS
BE RESTLESS IS
RESTLESS IS TO
IS TO LOSE
TO LOSE ONES
LOSE ONES CONTROL.
ONES CONTROL. WHAT
CONTROL. WHAT IS
WHAT IS A
IS A GOOD
A GOOD MAN?
GOOD MAN? A
MAN? A TEACHER
A TEACHER OF
TEACHER OF A
OF A BAD
A BAD MAN.
BAD MAN. WHAT
MAN. WHAT IS
WHAT IS A
IS A BAD
A BAD MAN?
BAD MAN? A
MAN? A GOOD
A GOOD MAN'S
GOOD MAN'S CHARGE.
MAN'S CHARGE. IF
CHARGE. IF THE
IF THE TEACHER
THE TEACHER IS
TEACHER IS NOT
IS NOT RESPECTED,
NOT RESPECTED, AND
RESPECTED, AND THE
AND THE STUDENT
THE STUDENT NOT
STUDENT NOT CARED
NOT CARED FOR,
CARED FOR, CONFUSION
FOR, CONFUSION WILL
CONFUSION WILL ARISE,
WILL ARISE, HOWEVER
ARISE, HOWEVER CLEVER
HOWEVER CLEVER ONE
CLEVER ONE IS.
ONE IS. THIS
IS. THIS IS
THIS IS THE
IS THE CRUX
THE CRUX OF
CRUX OF MYSTERY.
OF MYSTERY. KNOW
MYSTERY. KNOW THE
KNOW THE STRENGTH
THE STRENGTH OF
STRENGTH OF A
OF A MAN,
A MAN, BUT
MAN, BUT KEEP
BUT KEEP A
KEEP A WOMANS
A WOMANS CARE!
WOMANS CARE! BE
CARE! BE THE
BE THE STREAM
THE STREAM OF
STREAM OF THE
OF THE UNIVERSE!
THE UNIVERSE! BEING
UNIVERSE! BEING THE
BEING THE STREAM
THE STREAM OF
STREAM OF THE
OF THE UNIVERSE,
THE UNIVERSE, EVER
UNIVERSE, EVER TRUE
EVER TRUE AND
TRUE AND UNSWERVING,
AND UNSWERVING, BECOME
UNSWERVING, BECOME A
BECOME A LITTLE
A LITTLE CHILD
LITTLE CHILD ONCE
CHILD ONCE MORE.
ONCE MORE. KNOW
MORE. KNOW THE
KNOW THE WHITE,
THE WHITE, BUT
WHITE, BUT KEEP
BUT KEEP THE
KEEP THE BLACK!
THE BLACK! BE
BLACK! BE AN
BE AN EXAMPLE
AN EXAMPLE TO
EXAMPLE TO THE
TO THE WORLD!
THE WORLD! BEING
WORLD! BEING AN
BEING AN EXAMPLE
AN EXAMPLE TO
EXAMPLE TO THE
TO THE WORLD,
THE WORLD, EVER
WORLD, EVER TRUE
EVER TRUE AND
TRUE AND UNSWERVING,
AND UNSWERVING, RETURN
UNSWERVING, RETURN TO
RETURN TO THE
TO THE INFINITE.
THE INFINITE. THE
INFINITE. THE TAO
THE TAO IS
TAO IS FOREVER
IS FOREVER UNDEFINED.
FOREVER UNDEFINED. SMALL
UNDEFINED. SMALL THOUGH
SMALL THOUGH IT
THOUGH IT IS
IT IS IN
IS IN THE
IN THE UNFORMED
THE UNFORMED STATE,
UNFORMED STATE, IT
STATE, IT CANNOT
IT CANNOT BE
CANNOT BE GRASPED.
BE GRASPED. IF
GRASPED. IF KINGS
IF KINGS AND
KINGS AND LORDS
AND LORDS COULD
LORDS COULD HARNESS
COULD HARNESS IT,
HARNESS IT, THE
IT, THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS WOULD
THINGS WOULD NATURALLY
WOULD NATURALLY OBEY.
NATURALLY OBEY. HEAVEN
OBEY. HEAVEN AND
HEAVEN AND EARTH
AND EARTH WOULD
EARTH WOULD COME
WOULD COME TOGETHER,
COME TOGETHER, AND
TOGETHER, AND A
AND A GENTLE
A GENTLE RAIN
GENTLE RAIN FALL.
RAIN FALL. MEN
FALL. MEN WOULD
MEN WOULD NEED
WOULD NEED NO
NEED NO MORE
NO MORE INSTRUCTION,
MORE INSTRUCTION, AND
INSTRUCTION, AND ALL
AND ALL THINGS
ALL THINGS WOULD
THINGS WOULD TAKE
WOULD TAKE THEIR
TAKE THEIR COURSE.
THEIR COURSE. ONCE
COURSE. ONCE THE
ONCE THE WHOLE
THE WHOLE IS
WHOLE IS DIVIDED,
IS DIVIDED, THE
DIVIDED, THE PARTS
THE PARTS NEED
PARTS NEED NAMES.
NEED NAMES. THERE
NAMES. THERE ARE
THERE ARE ALREADY
ARE ALREADY ENOUGH
ALREADY ENOUGH NAMES.
ENOUGH NAMES. ONE
NAMES. ONE MUST
ONE MUST KNOW
MUST KNOW WHEN
KNOW WHEN TO
WHEN TO STOP.
TO STOP. KNOWING
STOP. KNOWING WHEN
KNOWING WHEN TO
WHEN TO STOP
TO STOP AVERTS
STOP AVERTS TROUBLE.
AVERTS TROUBLE. TAO
TROUBLE. TAO IN
TAO IN THE
IN THE WORLD
THE WORLD IS
WORLD IS LIKE
IS LIKE A
LIKE A RIVER
A RIVER FLOWING
RIVER FLOWING HOME
FLOWING HOME TO
HOME TO THE
TO THE SEA.
THE SEA. THE
SEA. THE GREAT
THE GREAT TAO
GREAT TAO FLOWS
TAO FLOWS EVERYWHERE,
FLOWS EVERYWHERE, BOTH
EVERYWHERE, BOTH TO
BOTH TO THE
TO THE LEFT
THE LEFT AND
LEFT AND TO
AND TO THE
TO THE RIGHT.
THE RIGHT. THE
RIGHT. THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS DEPEND
THINGS DEPEND ON
DEPEND ON IT;
ON IT; IT
IT; IT HOLDS
IT HOLDS NOTHING
HOLDS NOTHING BACK.
NOTHING BACK. IT
BACK. IT FULFILS
IT FULFILS ITS
FULFILS ITS PURPOSE
ITS PURPOSE SILENTLY
PURPOSE SILENTLY AND
SILENTLY AND MAKES
AND MAKES NO
MAKES NO CLAIM.
NO CLAIM. IT
CLAIM. IT NOURISHES
IT NOURISHES THE
NOURISHES THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS,
THOUSAND THINGS, AND
THINGS, AND YET
AND YET IS
YET IS NOT
IS NOT THEIR
NOT THEIR LORD.
THEIR LORD. IT
LORD. IT HAS
IT HAS NO
HAS NO AIM;
NO AIM; IT
AIM; IT IS
IT IS VERY
IS VERY SMALL.
VERY SMALL. THE
SMALL. THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS RETURN
THINGS RETURN TO
RETURN TO IT,
TO IT, YET
IT, YET IT
YET IT IS
IT IS NOT
IS NOT THEIR
NOT THEIR LORD.
THEIR LORD. IT
LORD. IT IS
IT IS VERY
IS VERY GREAT.
VERY GREAT. IT
GREAT. IT DOES
IT DOES NOT
DOES NOT SHOW
NOT SHOW GREATNESS,
SHOW GREATNESS, AND
GREATNESS, AND IS
AND IS THEREFORE
IS THEREFORE TRULY
THEREFORE TRULY GREAT.
TRULY GREAT. THAT
GREAT. THAT WHICH
THAT WHICH SHRINKS
WHICH SHRINKS MUST
SHRINKS MUST FIRST
MUST FIRST EXPAND.
FIRST EXPAND. THAT
EXPAND. THAT WHICH
THAT WHICH FAILS
WHICH FAILS MUST
FAILS MUST FIRST
MUST FIRST BE
FIRST BE STRONG.
BE STRONG. THAT
STRONG. THAT WHICH
THAT WHICH IS
WHICH IS CAST
IS CAST DOWN
CAST DOWN MUST
DOWN MUST FIRST
MUST FIRST BE
FIRST BE RAISED.
BE RAISED. BEFORE
RAISED. BEFORE RECEIVING,
BEFORE RECEIVING, THERE
RECEIVING, THERE MUST
THERE MUST BE
MUST BE GIVING.
BE GIVING. THIS
GIVING. THIS IS
THIS IS CALLED
IS CALLED PERCEPTION
CALLED PERCEPTION OF
PERCEPTION OF THE
OF THE NATURE
THE NATURE OF
NATURE OF THINGS.
OF THINGS. SOFT
THINGS. SOFT AND
SOFT AND WEAK
AND WEAK OVERCOME
WEAK OVERCOME HARD
OVERCOME HARD AND
HARD AND STRONG.
AND STRONG. FISH
STRONG. FISH CANNOT
FISH CANNOT LEAVE
CANNOT LEAVE DEEP
LEAVE DEEP WATERS,
DEEP WATERS, AND
WATERS, AND A
AND A COUNTRYS
A COUNTRYS WEAPONS
COUNTRYS WEAPONS SHOULD
WEAPONS SHOULD NOT
SHOULD NOT BE
NOT BE DISPLAYED.
BE DISPLAYED. THEREFORE
DISPLAYED. THEREFORE WHEN
THEREFORE WHEN THE
WHEN THE TAO
THE TAO IS
TAO IS LOST,
IS LOST, THERE
LOST, THERE IS
THERE IS GOODNESS.
IS GOODNESS. WHEN
GOODNESS. WHEN GOODNESS
WHEN GOODNESS IS
GOODNESS IS LOST,
IS LOST, THERE
LOST, THERE IS
THERE IS KINDNESS.
IS KINDNESS. WHEN
KINDNESS. WHEN KINDNESS
WHEN KINDNESS IS
KINDNESS IS LOST,
IS LOST, THERE
LOST, THERE IS
THERE IS JUSTICE.
IS JUSTICE. WHEN
JUSTICE. WHEN JUSTICE
WHEN JUSTICE IS
JUSTICE IS LOST,
IS LOST, THERE
LOST, THERE IS
THERE IS RITUAL.
IS RITUAL. NOW
RITUAL. NOW RITUAL
NOW RITUAL IS
RITUAL IS THE
IS THE HUSK
THE HUSK OF
HUSK OF FAITH
OF FAITH AND
FAITH AND LOYALTY,
AND LOYALTY, THE
LOYALTY, THE BEGINNING
THE BEGINNING OF
BEGINNING OF CONFUSION.
OF CONFUSION. KNOWLEDGE
CONFUSION. KNOWLEDGE OF
KNOWLEDGE OF THE
OF THE FUTURE
THE FUTURE IS
FUTURE IS ONLY
IS ONLY A
ONLY A FLOWERY
A FLOWERY TRAPPING
FLOWERY TRAPPING OF
TRAPPING OF TAO.
OF TAO. IT
TAO. IT IS
IT IS THE
IS THE BEGINNING
THE BEGINNING OF
BEGINNING OF FOLLY.
OF FOLLY. THEREFORE
FOLLY. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE TRULY
THE TRULY GREAT
TRULY GREAT MAN
GREAT MAN DWELLS
MAN DWELLS ON
DWELLS ON WHAT
ON WHAT IS
WHAT IS REAL
IS REAL AND
REAL AND NOT
AND NOT WHAT
NOT WHAT IS
WHAT IS ON
IS ON THE
ON THE SURFACE.
THE SURFACE. ON
SURFACE. ON THE
ON THE FRUIT
THE FRUIT AND
FRUIT AND NOT
AND NOT THE
NOT THE FLOWER.
THE FLOWER. THEREFORE
FLOWER. THEREFORE ACCEPT
THEREFORE ACCEPT THE
ACCEPT THE ONE
THE ONE AND
ONE AND REJECT
AND REJECT THE
REJECT THE OTHER.
THE OTHER. THE
OTHER. THE WISE
THE WISE STUDENT
WISE STUDENT HEARS
STUDENT HEARS THE
HEARS THE TAO
THE TAO AND
TAO AND PRACTICES
AND PRACTICES IT
PRACTICES IT DILIGENTLY.
IT DILIGENTLY. THE
DILIGENTLY. THE AVERAGE
THE AVERAGE STUDENT
AVERAGE STUDENT HEARS
STUDENT HEARS OF
HEARS OF THE
OF THE TAO
THE TAO AND
TAO AND GIVES
AND GIVES IT
GIVES IT THOUGHT
IT THOUGHT NOW
THOUGHT NOW AND
NOW AND AGAIN.
AND AGAIN. THE
AGAIN. THE FOOLISH
THE FOOLISH STUDENT
FOOLISH STUDENT HEARS
STUDENT HEARS OF
HEARS OF THE
OF THE TAO
THE TAO AND
TAO AND LAUGHS
AND LAUGHS ALOUD.
LAUGHS ALOUD. IF
ALOUD. IF THERE
IF THERE WERE
THERE WERE NO
WERE NO LAUGHTER,
NO LAUGHTER, THE
LAUGHTER, THE TAO
THE TAO WOULD
TAO WOULD NOT
WOULD NOT BE
NOT BE WHAT
BE WHAT IT
WHAT IT IS.
IT IS. HENCE
IS. HENCE IT
HENCE IT IS
IT IS SAID:
IS SAID: THE
SAID: THE BRIGHT
THE BRIGHT PATH
BRIGHT PATH SEEMS
PATH SEEMS DIM;
SEEMS DIM; GOING
DIM; GOING FORWARD
GOING FORWARD SEEMS
FORWARD SEEMS LIKE
SEEMS LIKE RETREAT;
LIKE RETREAT; THE
RETREAT; THE EASY
THE EASY WAY
EASY WAY SEEMS
WAY SEEMS HARD;
SEEMS HARD; THE
HARD; THE HIGHEST
THE HIGHEST VIRTUE
HIGHEST VIRTUE SEEMS
VIRTUE SEEMS EMPTY;
SEEMS EMPTY; GREAT
EMPTY; GREAT PURITY
GREAT PURITY SEEMS
PURITY SEEMS SULLIED;
SEEMS SULLIED; A
SULLIED; A WEALTH
A WEALTH OF
WEALTH OF VIRTUE
OF VIRTUE SEEMS
VIRTUE SEEMS INADEQUATE;
SEEMS INADEQUATE; THE
INADEQUATE; THE STRENGTH
THE STRENGTH OF
STRENGTH OF VIRTUE
OF VIRTUE SEEMS
VIRTUE SEEMS FRAIL:
SEEMS FRAIL: REAL
FRAIL: REAL VIRTUE
REAL VIRTUE SEEMS
VIRTUE SEEMS UNREAL;
SEEMS UNREAL; THE
UNREAL; THE PERFECT
THE PERFECT SQUARE
PERFECT SQUARE HAS
SQUARE HAS NO
HAS NO CORNERS;
NO CORNERS; GREAT
CORNERS; GREAT TALENTS
GREAT TALENTS RIPEN
TALENTS RIPEN LATE;
RIPEN LATE; THE
LATE; THE HIGHEST
THE HIGHEST NOTES
HIGHEST NOTES ARE
NOTES ARE HARD
ARE HARD TO
HARD TO HEAR;
TO HEAR; THE
HEAR; THE GREATEST
THE GREATEST FORM
GREATEST FORM HAS
FORM HAS NO
HAS NO SHAPE;
NO SHAPE; THE
SHAPE; THE TAO
THE TAO IS
TAO IS HIDDEN
IS HIDDEN AND
HIDDEN AND WITHOUT
AND WITHOUT NAME.
WITHOUT NAME. THE
NAME. THE TAO
THE TAO ALONE
TAO ALONE NOURISHES
ALONE NOURISHES AND
NOURISHES AND BRINGS
AND BRINGS EVERYTHING
BRINGS EVERYTHING TO
EVERYTHING TO FULLFILMENT.
TO FULLFILMENT. THERE
FULLFILMENT. THERE IS
THERE IS NO
IS NO GREATER
NO GREATER SIN
GREATER SIN THAN
SIN THAN DESIRE,
THAN DESIRE, NO
DESIRE, NO GREATER
NO GREATER CURSE
GREATER CURSE THAN
CURSE THAN DISCONTENT,
THAN DISCONTENT, NO
DISCONTENT, NO GREATER
NO GREATER MISFORTUNE
GREATER MISFORTUNE THAN
MISFORTUNE THAN WANTING
THAN WANTING SOMETHING
WANTING SOMETHING FOR
SOMETHING FOR ONESELF.
FOR ONESELF. THEREFORE
ONESELF. THEREFORE HE
THEREFORE HE WHO
HE WHO KNOWS
WHO KNOWS THAT
KNOWS THAT ENOUGH
THAT ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH WILL
ENOUGH WILL ALWAYS
WILL ALWAYS HAVE
ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH.
HAVE ENOUGH. WITHOUT
ENOUGH. WITHOUT GOING
WITHOUT GOING OUTSIDE,
GOING OUTSIDE, YOU
OUTSIDE, YOU MAY
YOU MAY KNOW
MAY KNOW THE
KNOW THE WHOLE
THE WHOLE WORLD.
WHOLE WORLD. WITHOUT
WORLD. WITHOUT LOOKING
WITHOUT LOOKING THROUGH
LOOKING THROUGH THE
THROUGH THE WINDOW,
THE WINDOW, YOU
WINDOW, YOU MAY
YOU MAY SEE
MAY SEE THE
SEE THE WAYS
THE WAYS OF
WAYS OF HEAVEN.
OF HEAVEN. THE
HEAVEN. THE FARTHER
THE FARTHER YOU
FARTHER YOU GO,
YOU GO, THE
GO, THE LESS
THE LESS YOU
LESS YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. THUS
KNOW. THUS THE
THUS THE SAGE
THE SAGE KNOWS
SAGE KNOWS WITHOUT
KNOWS WITHOUT TRAVELLING;
WITHOUT TRAVELLING; HE
TRAVELLING; HE SEES
HE SEES WITHOUT
SEES WITHOUT LOOKING;
WITHOUT LOOKING; HE
LOOKING; HE WORKS
HE WORKS WITHOUT
WORKS WITHOUT DOING.
WITHOUT DOING. IN
DOING. IN THE
IN THE PURSUIT
THE PURSUIT OF
PURSUIT OF LEARNING,
OF LEARNING, EVERY
LEARNING, EVERY DAY
EVERY DAY SOMETHING
DAY SOMETHING IS
SOMETHING IS ACQUIRED.
IS ACQUIRED. IN
ACQUIRED. IN THE
IN THE PURSUIT
THE PURSUIT OF
PURSUIT OF THE
OF THE TAO,
THE TAO, EVERY
TAO, EVERY DAY
EVERY DAY SOMETHING
DAY SOMETHING IS
SOMETHING IS DROPPED.
IS DROPPED. LESS
DROPPED. LESS AND
LESS AND LESS
AND LESS IS
LESS IS DONE
IS DONE UNTIL
DONE UNTIL NON-ACTION
UNTIL NON-ACTION IS
NON-ACTION IS ACHIEVED.
IS ACHIEVED. WHEN
ACHIEVED. WHEN NOTHING
WHEN NOTHING IS
NOTHING IS DONE,
IS DONE, NOTHING
DONE, NOTHING IS
NOTHING IS LEFT
IS LEFT UNDONE.
LEFT UNDONE. THE
UNDONE. THE WORLD
THE WORLD IS
WORLD IS RULED
IS RULED BY
RULED BY LETTING
BY LETTING THINGS
LETTING THINGS TAKE
THINGS TAKE THEIR
TAKE THEIR COURSE.
THEIR COURSE. IT
COURSE. IT CANNOT
IT CANNOT BE
CANNOT BE RULED
BE RULED BY
RULED BY INTERFERING.
BY INTERFERING. THE
INTERFERING. THE SAGE
THE SAGE HAS
SAGE HAS NO
HAS NO MIND
NO MIND OF
MIND OF HIS
OF HIS OWN.
HIS OWN. HE
OWN. HE IS
HE IS AWARE
IS AWARE OF
AWARE OF THE
OF THE NEEDS
THE NEEDS OF
NEEDS OF OTHERS.
OF OTHERS. I
OTHERS. I AM
I AM GOOD
AM GOOD TO
GOOD TO PEOPLE
TO PEOPLE WHO
PEOPLE WHO ARE
WHO ARE GOOD.
ARE GOOD. I
GOOD. I AM
I AM ALSO
AM ALSO GOOD
ALSO GOOD TO
GOOD TO PEOPLE
TO PEOPLE WHO
PEOPLE WHO ARE
WHO ARE NOT
ARE NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD. BECAUSE
GOOD. BECAUSE VIRTUE
BECAUSE VIRTUE IS
VIRTUE IS GOODNESS.
IS GOODNESS. I
GOODNESS. I HAVE
I HAVE FAITH
HAVE FAITH IN
FAITH IN PEOPLE
IN PEOPLE WHO
PEOPLE WHO ARE
WHO ARE FAITHFUL.
ARE FAITHFUL. I
FAITHFUL. I ALSO
I ALSO HAVE
ALSO HAVE FAITH
HAVE FAITH IN
FAITH IN PEOPLE
IN PEOPLE WHO
PEOPLE WHO ARE
WHO ARE NOT
ARE NOT FAITHFUL.
NOT FAITHFUL. BECAUSE
FAITHFUL. BECAUSE VIRTUE
BECAUSE VIRTUE IS
VIRTUE IS FAITHFULNESS.
IS FAITHFULNESS. THE
FAITHFULNESS. THE SAGE
THE SAGE IS
SAGE IS SHY
IS SHY AND
SHY AND HUMBLE
AND HUMBLE -
HUMBLE - TO
- TO THE
TO THE WORLD
THE WORLD HE
WORLD HE SEEMS
HE SEEMS CONFUSING.
SEEMS CONFUSING. MEN
CONFUSING. MEN LOOK
MEN LOOK TO
LOOK TO HIM
TO HIM AND
HIM AND LISTEN.
AND LISTEN. HE
LISTEN. HE BEHAVES
HE BEHAVES LIKE
BEHAVES LIKE A
LIKE A LITTLE
A LITTLE CHILD.
LITTLE CHILD. BETWEEN
CHILD. BETWEEN BIRTH
BETWEEN BIRTH AND
BIRTH AND DEATH,
AND DEATH, THREE
DEATH, THREE IN
THREE IN TEN
IN TEN ARE
TEN ARE FOLLOWERS
ARE FOLLOWERS OF
FOLLOWERS OF LIFE,
OF LIFE, THREE
LIFE, THREE IN
THREE IN TEN
IN TEN ARE
TEN ARE FOLLOWERS
ARE FOLLOWERS OF
FOLLOWERS OF DEATH,
OF DEATH, AND
DEATH, AND MEN
AND MEN JUST
MEN JUST PASSING
JUST PASSING FROM
PASSING FROM BIRTH
FROM BIRTH TO
BIRTH TO DEATH
TO DEATH ALSO
DEATH ALSO NUMBER
ALSO NUMBER THREE
NUMBER THREE IN
THREE IN TEN.
IN TEN. WHY
TEN. WHY IS
WHY IS THIS
IS THIS SO?
THIS SO? BECAUSE
SO? BECAUSE THEY
BECAUSE THEY LIVE
THEY LIVE THEIR
LIVE THEIR LIVES
THEIR LIVES ON
LIVES ON THE
ON THE GROSS
THE GROSS LEVEL.
GROSS LEVEL. HE
LEVEL. HE WHO
HE WHO KNOWS
WHO KNOWS HOW
KNOWS HOW TO
HOW TO LIVE
TO LIVE CAN
LIVE CAN WALK
CAN WALK ABROAD.
WALK ABROAD. WITHOUT
ABROAD. WITHOUT FEAR
WITHOUT FEAR OF
FEAR OF RHINOCEROS
OF RHINOCEROS OR
RHINOCEROS OR TIGER.
OR TIGER. HE
TIGER. HE WILL
HE WILL NOT
WILL NOT BE
NOT BE WOUNDED
BE WOUNDED IN
WOUNDED IN BATTLE.
IN BATTLE. FOR
BATTLE. FOR IN
FOR IN HIM
IN HIM RHINOCEROSES
HIM RHINOCEROSES CAN
RHINOCEROSES CAN FIND
CAN FIND NO
FIND NO PLACE
NO PLACE TO
PLACE TO THRUST
TO THRUST THEIR
THRUST THEIR HORN,
THEIR HORN, TIGERS
HORN, TIGERS NO
TIGERS NO PLACE
NO PLACE TO
PLACE TO USE
TO USE THEIR
USE THEIR CLAWS,
THEIR CLAWS, AND
CLAWS, AND WEAPONS
AND WEAPONS NO
WEAPONS NO PLACE
NO PLACE TO
PLACE TO PIERCE.
TO PIERCE. WHY
PIERCE. WHY IS
WHY IS THIS
IS THIS SO?
THIS SO? BECAUSE
SO? BECAUSE HE
BECAUSE HE HAS
HE HAS NO
HAS NO PLACE
NO PLACE FOR
PLACE FOR DEATH
FOR DEATH TO
DEATH TO ENTER.
TO ENTER. THE
ENTER. THE BEGINNING
THE BEGINNING OF
BEGINNING OF THE
OF THE UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSE IS
UNIVERSE IS THE
IS THE MOTHER
THE MOTHER OF
MOTHER OF ALL
OF ALL THINGS.
ALL THINGS. KNOWING
THINGS. KNOWING THE
KNOWING THE MOTHER,
THE MOTHER, ONE
MOTHER, ONE ALSO
ONE ALSO KNOWS
ALSO KNOWS THE
KNOWS THE SONS.
THE SONS. KNOWING
SONS. KNOWING THE
KNOWING THE SONS,
THE SONS, YET
SONS, YET REMAINING
YET REMAINING IN
REMAINING IN TOUCH
IN TOUCH WITH
TOUCH WITH THE
WITH THE MOTHER,
THE MOTHER, BRINGS
MOTHER, BRINGS FREEDOM
BRINGS FREEDOM FROM
FREEDOM FROM THE
FROM THE FEAR
THE FEAR OF
FEAR OF DEATH.
OF DEATH. KEEP
DEATH. KEEP YOUR
KEEP YOUR MOUTH
YOUR MOUTH SHUT,
MOUTH SHUT, GUARD
SHUT, GUARD THE
GUARD THE SENSES,
THE SENSES, AND
SENSES, AND LIFE
AND LIFE IS
LIFE IS EVER
IS EVER FULL.
EVER FULL. OPEN
FULL. OPEN YOUR
OPEN YOUR MOUTH,
YOUR MOUTH, ALWAYS
MOUTH, ALWAYS BE
ALWAYS BE BUSY,
BE BUSY, AND
BUSY, AND LIFE
AND LIFE IS
LIFE IS BEYOND
IS BEYOND HOPE.
BEYOND HOPE. SEEING
HOPE. SEEING THE
SEEING THE SMALL
THE SMALL IS
SMALL IS INSIGHT;
IS INSIGHT; YIELDING
INSIGHT; YIELDING TO
YIELDING TO FORCE
TO FORCE IS
FORCE IS STRENGTH.
IS STRENGTH. USING
STRENGTH. USING THE
USING THE OUTER
THE OUTER LIGHT,
OUTER LIGHT, RETURN
LIGHT, RETURN TO
RETURN TO INSIGHT,
TO INSIGHT, AND
INSIGHT, AND IN
AND IN THIS
IN THIS WAY
THIS WAY BE
WAY BE SAVED
BE SAVED FROM
SAVED FROM HARM.
FROM HARM. THIS
HARM. THIS IS
THIS IS LEARNING
IS LEARNING CONSTANCY.
LEARNING CONSTANCY. IF
CONSTANCY. IF I
IF I HAVE
I HAVE EVEN
HAVE EVEN JUST
EVEN JUST A
JUST A LITTLE
A LITTLE SENSE,
LITTLE SENSE, I
SENSE, I WILL
I WILL KEEP
WILL KEEP ON
KEEP ON THE
ON THE MAIN
THE MAIN ROAD
MAIN ROAD AND
ROAD AND MY
AND MY ONLY
MY ONLY FEAR
ONLY FEAR WILL
FEAR WILL BE
WILL BE STRAYING
BE STRAYING FROM
STRAYING FROM IT.
FROM IT. KEEPING
IT. KEEPING TO
KEEPING TO THE
TO THE MAIN
THE MAIN ROAD
MAIN ROAD IS
ROAD IS EASY.
IS EASY. BUT
EASY. BUT PEOPLE
BUT PEOPLE LOVE
PEOPLE LOVE TO
LOVE TO BE
TO BE SIDETRACKED.
BE SIDETRACKED. WHAT
SIDETRACKED. WHAT IS
WHAT IS FIRMLY
IS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED
FIRMLY ESTABLISHED CANNOT
ESTABLISHED CANNOT BE
CANNOT BE UPROOTED.
BE UPROOTED. WHAT
UPROOTED. WHAT IS
WHAT IS FIRMLY
IS FIRMLY GRASPED
FIRMLY GRASPED CANNOT
GRASPED CANNOT SLIP
CANNOT SLIP AWAY.
SLIP AWAY. IT
AWAY. IT WILL
IT WILL BE
WILL BE HONOURED
BE HONOURED GENERATION
HONOURED GENERATION TO
GENERATION TO GENERATION.
TO GENERATION. CULTIVATE
GENERATION. CULTIVATE VIRTUE
CULTIVATE VIRTUE IN
VIRTUE IN YOUR
IN YOUR SELF,
YOUR SELF, AND
SELF, AND VIRTUE
AND VIRTUE WILL
VIRTUE WILL BE
WILL BE REAL.
BE REAL. CULTIVATE
REAL. CULTIVATE IT
CULTIVATE IT IN
IT IN THE
IN THE FAMILY,
THE FAMILY, AND
FAMILY, AND VIRTUE
AND VIRTUE WILL
VIRTUE WILL ABOUND.
WILL ABOUND. CULTIVATE
ABOUND. CULTIVATE IT
CULTIVATE IT IN
IT IN THE
IN THE VILLAGE,
THE VILLAGE, AND
VILLAGE, AND VIRTUE
AND VIRTUE WILL
VIRTUE WILL GROW.
WILL GROW. CULTIVATE
GROW. CULTIVATE IT
CULTIVATE IT IN
IT IN THE
IN THE NATION,
THE NATION, AND
NATION, AND VIRTUE
AND VIRTUE WILL
VIRTUE WILL BE
WILL BE ABUNDANT.
BE ABUNDANT. CULTIVATE
ABUNDANT. CULTIVATE IT
CULTIVATE IT IN
IT IN THE
IN THE UNIVERSE,
THE UNIVERSE, AND
UNIVERSE, AND VIRTUE
AND VIRTUE WILL
VIRTUE WILL BE
WILL BE EVERYWHERE.
BE EVERYWHERE. THEREFORE
EVERYWHERE. THEREFORE LOOK
THEREFORE LOOK AT
LOOK AT THE
AT THE BODY
THE BODY AS
BODY AS BODY;
AS BODY; LOOK
BODY; LOOK AT
LOOK AT THE
AT THE FAMILY
THE FAMILY AS
FAMILY AS FAMILY;
AS FAMILY; LOOK
FAMILY; LOOK AT
LOOK AT THE
AT THE VILLAGE
THE VILLAGE AS
VILLAGE AS VILLAGE;
AS VILLAGE; LOOK
VILLAGE; LOOK AT
LOOK AT THE
AT THE NATION
THE NATION AS
NATION AS NATION;
AS NATION; LOOK
NATION; LOOK AT
LOOK AT THE
AT THE UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSE AS
UNIVERSE AS UNIVERSE.
AS UNIVERSE. HOW
UNIVERSE. HOW DO
HOW DO I
DO I KNOW
I KNOW THE
KNOW THE UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSE IS
UNIVERSE IS LIKE
IS LIKE THIS?
LIKE THIS? BY
THIS? BY LOOKING!
BY LOOKING! HE
LOOKING! HE WHO
HE WHO IS
WHO IS FILLED
IS FILLED WITH
FILLED WITH VIRTUE
WITH VIRTUE IS
VIRTUE IS LIKE
IS LIKE A
LIKE A NEWBORN
A NEWBORN CHILD.
NEWBORN CHILD. WASPS
CHILD. WASPS AND
WASPS AND SERPENTS
AND SERPENTS WILL
SERPENTS WILL NOT
WILL NOT STING
NOT STING HIM;
STING HIM; WILD
HIM; WILD BEASTS
WILD BEASTS WILL
BEASTS WILL NOT
WILL NOT POUNCE
NOT POUNCE UPON
POUNCE UPON HIM.
UPON HIM. HE
HIM. HE WILL
HE WILL NOT
WILL NOT BE
NOT BE ATTACKED
BE ATTACKED BY
ATTACKED BY BIRDS
BY BIRDS OF
BIRDS OF PREY.
OF PREY. HIS
PREY. HIS BONES
HIS BONES ARE
BONES ARE SOFT,
ARE SOFT, HIS
SOFT, HIS MUSCLES
HIS MUSCLES WEAK,
MUSCLES WEAK, BUT
WEAK, BUT HIS
BUT HIS GRIP
HIS GRIP IS
GRIP IS FIRM.
IS FIRM. HE
FIRM. HE HAS
HE HAS NOT
HAS NOT EXPERIENCED
NOT EXPERIENCED THE
EXPERIENCED THE UNION
THE UNION OF
UNION OF MAN
OF MAN AND
MAN AND WOMAN,
AND WOMAN, BUT
WOMAN, BUT IS
BUT IS WHOLE.
IS WHOLE. HIS
WHOLE. HIS MANHOOD
HIS MANHOOD IS
MANHOOD IS STRONG.
IS STRONG. HE
STRONG. HE SCREAMS
HE SCREAMS ALL
SCREAMS ALL DAY
ALL DAY WITHOUT
DAY WITHOUT BECOMING
WITHOUT BECOMING HOARSE.
BECOMING HOARSE. THIS
HOARSE. THIS PERFECT
THIS PERFECT HARMONY.
PERFECT HARMONY. KNOWING
HARMONY. KNOWING HARMONY
KNOWING HARMONY IS
HARMONY IS CONSTANCY.
IS CONSTANCY. KNOWING
CONSTANCY. KNOWING CONSTANCY
KNOWING CONSTANCY IS
CONSTANCY IS ENLIGHTENMENT.
IS ENLIGHTENMENT. IT
ENLIGHTENMENT. IT IS
IT IS NOT
IS NOT WISE
NOT WISE TO
WISE TO RUSH
TO RUSH ABOUT.
RUSH ABOUT. CONTROLLING
ABOUT. CONTROLLING THE
CONTROLLING THE BREATH
THE BREATH CAUSES
BREATH CAUSES STRAIN.
CAUSES STRAIN. IF
STRAIN. IF TOO
IF TOO MUCH
TOO MUCH ENERGY
MUCH ENERGY IS
ENERGY IS USED,
IS USED, EXHAUSTION
USED, EXHAUSTION FOLLOWS.
EXHAUSTION FOLLOWS. THIS
FOLLOWS. THIS IS
THIS IS NOT
IS NOT THE
NOT THE WAY
THE WAY OF
WAY OF TAO.
OF TAO. WHATEVER
TAO. WHATEVER IS
WHATEVER IS CONTRARY
IS CONTRARY TO
CONTRARY TO TAO
TO TAO WILL
TAO WILL NOT
WILL NOT LAST
NOT LAST LONG.
LAST LONG. THOSE
LONG. THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO KNOW
WHO KNOW DO
KNOW DO NOT
DO NOT TALK.
NOT TALK. THOSE
TALK. THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO TALK
WHO TALK DO
TALK DO NOT
DO NOT KNOW.
NOT KNOW. KEEP
KNOW. KEEP YOUR
KEEP YOUR MOUTH
YOUR MOUTH CLOSED.
MOUTH CLOSED. GUARD
CLOSED. GUARD THE
GUARD THE SENSES.
THE SENSES. TEMPER
SENSES. TEMPER YOUR
TEMPER YOUR SHARPNESS.
YOUR SHARPNESS. SIMPLIFY
SHARPNESS. SIMPLIFY YOUR
SIMPLIFY YOUR PROBLEMS.
YOUR PROBLEMS. MASK
PROBLEMS. MASK YOUR
MASK YOUR BRIGHTNESS.
YOUR BRIGHTNESS. BE
BRIGHTNESS. BE AT
BE AT ONE
AT ONE WITH
ONE WITH THE
WITH THE DUST
THE DUST OF
DUST OF THE
OF THE EARTH.
THE EARTH. THIS
EARTH. THIS IS
THIS IS PRIMAL
IS PRIMAL UNION.
PRIMAL UNION. HE
UNION. HE WHO
HE WHO HAS
WHO HAS ACHIEVED
HAS ACHIEVED THIS
ACHIEVED THIS STATE
THIS STATE IS
STATE IS UNCONCERNED
IS UNCONCERNED WITH
UNCONCERNED WITH FRIENDS
WITH FRIENDS AND
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES,
AND ENEMIES, WITH
ENEMIES, WITH GOOD
WITH GOOD AND
GOOD AND HARM,
AND HARM, WITH
HARM, WITH HONOUR
WITH HONOUR AND
HONOUR AND DISGRACE.
AND DISGRACE. THIS
DISGRACE. THIS THEREFORE
THIS THEREFORE IS
THEREFORE IS THE
IS THE HIGHEST
THE HIGHEST STATE
HIGHEST STATE OF
STATE OF MAN.
OF MAN. THE
MAN. THE SAGE
THE SAGE SAYS:
SAGE SAYS: I
SAYS: I TAKE
I TAKE NO
TAKE NO ACTION
NO ACTION AND
ACTION AND PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE ARE REFORMED.
ARE REFORMED. I
REFORMED. I ENJOY
I ENJOY PEACE
ENJOY PEACE AND
PEACE AND PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE BECOME
PEOPLE BECOME HONEST.
BECOME HONEST. I
HONEST. I DO
I DO NOTHING
DO NOTHING AND
NOTHING AND PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE BECOME
PEOPLE BECOME RICH.
BECOME RICH. I
RICH. I HAVE
I HAVE NO
HAVE NO DESIRES
NO DESIRES AND
DESIRES AND PEOPLE
AND PEOPLE RETURN
PEOPLE RETURN TO
RETURN TO THE
TO THE GOOD
THE GOOD AND
GOOD AND SIMPLE
AND SIMPLE LIFE.
SIMPLE LIFE. WHEN
LIFE. WHEN THE
WHEN THE COUNTRY
THE COUNTRY IS
COUNTRY IS RULED
IS RULED WITH
RULED WITH A
WITH A LIGHT
A LIGHT HAND,
LIGHT HAND, THE
HAND, THE PEOPLE
THE PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE ARE SIMPLE.
ARE SIMPLE. WHEN
SIMPLE. WHEN THE
WHEN THE COUNTRY
THE COUNTRY IS
COUNTRY IS RULED
IS RULED WITH
RULED WITH SEVERITY,
WITH SEVERITY, THE
SEVERITY, THE PEOPLE
THE PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE ARE CUNNING.
ARE CUNNING. HAPPINESS
CUNNING. HAPPINESS IS
HAPPINESS IS ROOTED
IS ROOTED IN
ROOTED IN MISERY.
IN MISERY. MISERY
MISERY. MISERY LURKS
MISERY LURKS BENEATH
LURKS BENEATH HAPPINESS.
BENEATH HAPPINESS. WHO
HAPPINESS. WHO KNOWS
WHO KNOWS WHAT
KNOWS WHAT THE
WHAT THE FUTURE
THE FUTURE HOLDS?
FUTURE HOLDS? THERE
HOLDS? THERE IS
THERE IS NO
IS NO HONESTY.
NO HONESTY. HONESTY
HONESTY. HONESTY BECOMES
HONESTY BECOMES DISHONEST.
BECOMES DISHONEST. GOODNESS
DISHONEST. GOODNESS BECOMES
GOODNESS BECOMES WITCHCRAFT.
BECOMES WITCHCRAFT. MANS
WITCHCRAFT. MANS BEWITCHMENT
MANS BEWITCHMENT LASTS
BEWITCHMENT LASTS FOR
LASTS FOR A
FOR A LONG
A LONG TIME.
LONG TIME. THEREFORE
TIME. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE
THE SAGE IS
SAGE IS SHARP
IS SHARP BUT
SHARP BUT NOT
BUT NOT CUTTING,
NOT CUTTING, POINTED
CUTTING, POINTED BUT
POINTED BUT NOT
BUT NOT PIERCING.
NOT PIERCING. PRACTICE
PIERCING. PRACTICE NON-ACTION.
PRACTICE NON-ACTION. WORK
NON-ACTION. WORK WITHOUT
WORK WITHOUT DOING.
WITHOUT DOING. TASTE
DOING. TASTE THE
TASTE THE TASTELESS.
THE TASTELESS. MAGNIFY
TASTELESS. MAGNIFY THE
MAGNIFY THE SMALL,
THE SMALL, INCREASE
SMALL, INCREASE THE
INCREASE THE FEW.
THE FEW. REWARD
FEW. REWARD BITTERNESS
REWARD BITTERNESS WITH
BITTERNESS WITH CARE.
WITH CARE. SEE
CARE. SEE SIMPLICITY
SEE SIMPLICITY IN
SIMPLICITY IN THE
IN THE COMPLICATED.
THE COMPLICATED. ACHIEVE
COMPLICATED. ACHIEVE GREATNESS
ACHIEVE GREATNESS IN
GREATNESS IN LITTLE
IN LITTLE THINGS.
LITTLE THINGS. IN
THINGS. IN THE
IN THE UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSE THE
UNIVERSE THE DIFFICULT
THE DIFFICULT THINGS
DIFFICULT THINGS ARE
THINGS ARE DONE
ARE DONE AS
DONE AS IF
AS IF THEY
IF THEY WERE
THEY WERE EASY.
WERE EASY. IN
EASY. IN THE
IN THE UNIVERSE
THE UNIVERSE GREAT
UNIVERSE GREAT ACTS
GREAT ACTS ARE
ACTS ARE MADE
ARE MADE UP
MADE UP OF
UP OF SMALL
OF SMALL DEEDS.
SMALL DEEDS. THE
DEEDS. THE SAGE
THE SAGE DOES
SAGE DOES NOT
DOES NOT ATTEMPT
NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING
ATTEMPT ANYTHING BIG,
ANYTHING BIG, AND
BIG, AND THUS
AND THUS HE
THUS HE ACHIEVES
HE ACHIEVES GREATNESS.
ACHIEVES GREATNESS. EASY
GREATNESS. EASY PROMISES
EASY PROMISES MAKE
PROMISES MAKE FOR
MAKE FOR LITTLE
FOR LITTLE TRUST.
LITTLE TRUST. TAKING
TRUST. TAKING THINGS
TAKING THINGS LIGHTLY
THINGS LIGHTLY RESULTS
LIGHTLY RESULTS IN
RESULTS IN GREAT
IN GREAT DIFFICULTY.
GREAT DIFFICULTY. BECAUSE
DIFFICULTY. BECAUSE THE
BECAUSE THE SAGE
THE SAGE ALWAYS
SAGE ALWAYS CONFRONTS
ALWAYS CONFRONTS DIFFICULTIES,
CONFRONTS DIFFICULTIES, HE
DIFFICULTIES, HE NEVER
HE NEVER EXPERIENCES
NEVER EXPERIENCES THEM.
EXPERIENCES THEM. PEACE
THEM. PEACE IS
PEACE IS EASILY
IS EASILY MAINTAINED;
EASILY MAINTAINED; TROUBLE
MAINTAINED; TROUBLE IS
TROUBLE IS EASILY
IS EASILY OVERCOME
EASILY OVERCOME BEFORE
OVERCOME BEFORE IT
BEFORE IT STARTS.
IT STARTS. THE
STARTS. THE BRITTLE
THE BRITTLE IS
BRITTLE IS EASILY
IS EASILY SHATTERED;
EASILY SHATTERED; THE
SHATTERED; THE SMALL
THE SMALL IS
SMALL IS EASILY
IS EASILY SCATTERED.
EASILY SCATTERED. DEAL
SCATTERED. DEAL WITH
DEAL WITH IT
WITH IT BEFORE
IT BEFORE IT
BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
IT HAPPENS. SET
HAPPENS. SET THINGS
SET THINGS IN
THINGS IN ORDER
IN ORDER BEFORE
ORDER BEFORE THERE
BEFORE THERE IS
THERE IS CONFUSION.
IS CONFUSION. A
CONFUSION. A TREE
A TREE AS
TREE AS GREAT
AS GREAT AS
GREAT AS A
AS A MANS
A MANS EMBRACE
MANS EMBRACE SPRINGS
EMBRACE SPRINGS FROM
SPRINGS FROM A
FROM A SMALL
A SMALL SHOOT;
SMALL SHOOT; A
SHOOT; A TERRACE
A TERRACE NINE
TERRACE NINE STORIES
NINE STORIES HIGH
STORIES HIGH BEGINS
HIGH BEGINS WITH
BEGINS WITH A
WITH A PILE
A PILE OF
PILE OF EARTH;
OF EARTH; A
EARTH; A JOURNEY
A JOURNEY OF
JOURNEY OF A
OF A THOUSAND
A THOUSAND MILES
THOUSAND MILES STARTS
MILES STARTS UNDER
STARTS UNDER ONES
UNDER ONES FEET.
ONES FEET. HE
FEET. HE WHO
HE WHO ACTS
WHO ACTS DEFEATS
ACTS DEFEATS HIS
DEFEATS HIS OWN
HIS OWN PURPOSE;
OWN PURPOSE; HE
PURPOSE; HE WHO
HE WHO GRASPS
WHO GRASPS LOSES.
GRASPS LOSES. THE
LOSES. THE SAGE
THE SAGE DOES
SAGE DOES NOT
DOES NOT ACT,
NOT ACT, AND
ACT, AND SO
AND SO IS
SO IS NOT
IS NOT DEFEATED.
NOT DEFEATED. HE
DEFEATED. HE DOES
HE DOES NOT
DOES NOT GRASP
NOT GRASP AND
GRASP AND THEREFORE
AND THEREFORE DOES
THEREFORE DOES NOT
DOES NOT LOSE.
NOT LOSE. PEOPLE
LOSE. PEOPLE USUALLY
PEOPLE USUALLY FAIL
USUALLY FAIL WHEN
FAIL WHEN THEY
WHEN THEY ARE
THEY ARE ON
ARE ON THE
ON THE VERGE
THE VERGE OF
VERGE OF SUCCESS.
OF SUCCESS. SO
SUCCESS. SO GIVE
SO GIVE AS
GIVE AS MUCH
AS MUCH CARE
MUCH CARE TO
CARE TO THE
TO THE END
THE END AS
END AS TO
AS TO THE
TO THE BEGINNING;
THE BEGINNING; THEN
BEGINNING; THEN THERE
THEN THERE WILL
THERE WILL BE
WILL BE NO
BE NO FAILURE.
NO FAILURE. THEREFORE
FAILURE. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE
THE SAGE SEEKS
SAGE SEEKS FREEDOM
SEEKS FREEDOM FROM
FREEDOM FROM DESIRE.
FROM DESIRE. HE
DESIRE. HE DOES
HE DOES NOT
DOES NOT COLLECT
NOT COLLECT PRECIOUS
COLLECT PRECIOUS THINGS.
PRECIOUS THINGS. HE
THINGS. HE LEARNS
HE LEARNS NOT
LEARNS NOT TO
NOT TO HOLD
TO HOLD ON
HOLD ON TO
ON TO IDEAS.
TO IDEAS. HE
IDEAS. HE BRINGS
HE BRINGS MEN
BRINGS MEN BACK
MEN BACK TO
BACK TO WHAT
TO WHAT THEY
WHAT THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE LOST.
HAVE LOST. HE
LOST. HE HELPS
HE HELPS THE
HELPS THE TEN
THE TEN THOUSAND
TEN THOUSAND THINGS
THOUSAND THINGS FIND
THINGS FIND THEIR
FIND THEIR OWN
THEIR OWN NATURE,
OWN NATURE, BUT
NATURE, BUT REFRAINS
BUT REFRAINS FROM
REFRAINS FROM ACTION.
FROM ACTION. EVERYONE
ACTION. EVERYONE UNDER
EVERYONE UNDER HEAVEN
UNDER HEAVEN SAYS
HEAVEN SAYS THAT
SAYS THAT MY
THAT MY TAO
MY TAO IS
TAO IS GREAT
IS GREAT AND
GREAT AND BEYOND
AND BEYOND COMPARE.
BEYOND COMPARE. BECAUSE
COMPARE. BECAUSE IT
BECAUSE IT IS
IT IS GREAT,
IS GREAT, IT
GREAT, IT SEEMS
IT SEEMS DIFFERENT.
SEEMS DIFFERENT. IF
DIFFERENT. IF IT
IF IT WERE
IT WERE NOT
WERE NOT DIFFERENT,
NOT DIFFERENT, IT
DIFFERENT, IT WOULD
IT WOULD HAVE
WOULD HAVE VANISHED
HAVE VANISHED LONG
VANISHED LONG AGO.
LONG AGO. I
AGO. I HAVE
I HAVE THREE
HAVE THREE TREASURES
THREE TREASURES WHICH
TREASURES WHICH I
WHICH I HOLD
I HOLD AND
HOLD AND KEEP.
AND KEEP. THE
KEEP. THE FIRST
THE FIRST IS
FIRST IS MERCY;
IS MERCY; THE
MERCY; THE SECOND
THE SECOND IS
SECOND IS ECONOMY;
IS ECONOMY; THE
ECONOMY; THE THIRD
THE THIRD IS
THIRD IS DARING
IS DARING NOT
DARING NOT TO
NOT TO BE
TO BE AHEAD
BE AHEAD OF
AHEAD OF OTHERS.
OF OTHERS. FROM
OTHERS. FROM MERCY
FROM MERCY COMES
MERCY COMES COURAGE;
COMES COURAGE; FROM
COURAGE; FROM ECONOMY
FROM ECONOMY COMES
ECONOMY COMES GENEROSITY;
COMES GENEROSITY; FROM
GENEROSITY; FROM HUMILITY
FROM HUMILITY COMES
HUMILITY COMES LEADERSHIP.
COMES LEADERSHIP. NOWADAYS
LEADERSHIP. NOWADAYS MEN
NOWADAYS MEN SHUN
MEN SHUN MERCY,
SHUN MERCY, BUT
MERCY, BUT TRY
BUT TRY TO
TRY TO BE
TO BE BRAVE;
BE BRAVE; THEY
BRAVE; THEY ABANDON
THEY ABANDON ECONOMY,
ABANDON ECONOMY, BUT
ECONOMY, BUT TRY
BUT TRY TO
TRY TO BE
TO BE GENEROUS;
BE GENEROUS; THEY
GENEROUS; THEY DO
THEY DO NOT
DO NOT BELIEVE
NOT BELIEVE IN
BELIEVE IN HUMILITY,
IN HUMILITY, BUT
HUMILITY, BUT ALWAYS
BUT ALWAYS TRY
ALWAYS TRY TO
TRY TO BE
TO BE FIRST.
BE FIRST. THIS
FIRST. THIS IS
THIS IS CERTAIN
IS CERTAIN DEATH.
CERTAIN DEATH. MERCY
DEATH. MERCY BRINGS
MERCY BRINGS VICTORY
BRINGS VICTORY IN
VICTORY IN BATTLE
IN BATTLE AND
BATTLE AND STRENGTH
AND STRENGTH IN
STRENGTH IN DEFENSE.
IN DEFENSE. IT
DEFENSE. IT IS
IT IS THE
IS THE MEANS
THE MEANS BY
MEANS BY WHICH
BY WHICH HEAVEN
WHICH HEAVEN SAVES
HEAVEN SAVES AND
SAVES AND GUARDS.
AND GUARDS. MY
GUARDS. MY WORDS
MY WORDS ARE
WORDS ARE EASY
ARE EASY TO
EASY TO UNDERSTAND,
TO UNDERSTAND, AND
UNDERSTAND, AND EASY
AND EASY TO
EASY TO PERFORM,
TO PERFORM, YET
PERFORM, YET NO
YET NO MAN
NO MAN UNDER
MAN UNDER HEAVEN
UNDER HEAVEN KNOWS
HEAVEN KNOWS THEM
KNOWS THEM OR
THEM OR PRACTICES
OR PRACTICES THEM.
PRACTICES THEM. MY
THEM. MY WORDS
MY WORDS HAVE
WORDS HAVE ANCIENT
HAVE ANCIENT BEGINNINGS.
ANCIENT BEGINNINGS. MY
BEGINNINGS. MY ACTIONS
MY ACTIONS ARE
ACTIONS ARE DISCIPLINED.
ARE DISCIPLINED. BECAUSE
DISCIPLINED. BECAUSE MEN
BECAUSE MEN DO
MEN DO NOT
DO NOT UNDERSTAND,
NOT UNDERSTAND, THEY
UNDERSTAND, THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE NO
HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE
NO KNOWLEDGE OF
KNOWLEDGE OF ME.
OF ME. THOSE
ME. THOSE THAT
THOSE THAT KNOW
THAT KNOW ME
KNOW ME ARE
ME ARE FEW;
ARE FEW; THOSE
FEW; THOSE THAT
THOSE THAT ABUSE
THAT ABUSE ME
ABUSE ME ARE
ME ARE HONOURED.
ARE HONOURED. THEREFORE
HONOURED. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE
THE SAGE WEARS
SAGE WEARS ROUGH
WEARS ROUGH CLOTHING
ROUGH CLOTHING AND
CLOTHING AND HOLDS
AND HOLDS THE
HOLDS THE JEWEL
THE JEWEL IN
JEWEL IN HIS
IN HIS HEART.
HIS HEART. KNOWING
HEART. KNOWING IGNORANCE
KNOWING IGNORANCE IS
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
IS STRENGTH. IGNORING
STRENGTH. IGNORING KNOWLEDGE
IGNORING KNOWLEDGE IS
KNOWLEDGE IS SICKNESS.
IS SICKNESS. IF
SICKNESS. IF ONE
IF ONE IS
ONE IS SICK
IS SICK OF
SICK OF SICKNESS,
OF SICKNESS, THEN
SICKNESS, THEN ONE
THEN ONE IS
ONE IS NOT
IS NOT SICK.
NOT SICK. THE
SICK. THE SAGE
THE SAGE IS
SAGE IS NOT
IS NOT SICK,
NOT SICK, BECAUSE
SICK, BECAUSE HE
BECAUSE HE IS
HE IS SICK
IS SICK OF
SICK OF SICKNESS.
OF SICKNESS. THE
SICKNESS. THE TAO
THE TAO OF
TAO OF HEAVEN
OF HEAVEN DOES
HEAVEN DOES NOT
DOES NOT STRIVE,
NOT STRIVE, AND
STRIVE, AND YET
AND YET IT
YET IT OVERCOMES.
IT OVERCOMES. IT
OVERCOMES. IT DOES
IT DOES NOT
DOES NOT SPEAK,
NOT SPEAK, AND
SPEAK, AND YET
AND YET IS
YET IS ANSWERED.
IS ANSWERED. IT
ANSWERED. IT DOES
IT DOES NOT
DOES NOT ASK,
NOT ASK, YET
ASK, YET IS
YET IS SUPPLIED
IS SUPPLIED WITH
SUPPLIED WITH ALL
WITH ALL IT
ALL IT NEEDS.
IT NEEDS. IT
NEEDS. IT SEEMS
IT SEEMS AT
SEEMS AT EASE,
AT EASE, AND
EASE, AND YET
AND YET IT
YET IT FOLLOWS
IT FOLLOWS A
FOLLOWS A PLAN.
A PLAN. HEAVENS
PLAN. HEAVENS NET
HEAVENS NET CASTS
NET CASTS WIDE.
CASTS WIDE. THOUGH
WIDE. THOUGH ITS
THOUGH ITS MESHES
ITS MESHES ARE
MESHES ARE COARSE,
ARE COARSE, NOTHING
COARSE, NOTHING SLIPS
NOTHING SLIPS THROUGH.
SLIPS THROUGH. THE
THROUGH. THE TAO
THE TAO OF
TAO OF HEAVEN
OF HEAVEN IS
HEAVEN IS TO
IS TO TAKE
TO TAKE FROM
TAKE FROM THOSE
FROM THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO HAVE
WHO HAVE TOO
HAVE TOO MUCH
TOO MUCH AND
MUCH AND GIVE
AND GIVE TO
GIVE TO THOSE
TO THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO DO
WHO DO NOT
DO NOT HAVE
NOT HAVE ENOUGH.
HAVE ENOUGH. MANS
ENOUGH. MANS WAY
MANS WAY IS
WAY IS DIFFERENT.
IS DIFFERENT. HE
DIFFERENT. HE TAKES
HE TAKES FROM
TAKES FROM THOSE
FROM THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO DO
WHO DO NOT
DO NOT HAVE
NOT HAVE ENOUGH
HAVE ENOUGH TO
ENOUGH TO GIVE
TO GIVE TO
GIVE TO THOSE
TO THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO ALREADY
WHO ALREADY HAVE
ALREADY HAVE TOO
HAVE TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH. WHAT
MUCH. WHAT MAN
WHAT MAN HAS
MAN HAS MORE
HAS MORE THAN
MORE THAN ENOUGH
THAN ENOUGH AND
ENOUGH AND GIVES
AND GIVES IT
GIVES IT TO
IT TO THE
TO THE WORLD?
THE WORLD? ONLY
WORLD? ONLY THE
ONLY THE SAGE.
THE SAGE. THEREFORE
SAGE. THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE
THE SAGE WORKS
SAGE WORKS WITHOUT
WORKS WITHOUT RECOGNITION.
WITHOUT RECOGNITION. HE
RECOGNITION. HE ACHIEVES
HE ACHIEVES WHAT
ACHIEVES WHAT HAS
WHAT HAS TO
HAS TO BE
TO BE DONE
BE DONE WITHOUT
DONE WITHOUT DWELLING
WITHOUT DWELLING ON
DWELLING ON IT.
ON IT. HE
IT. HE DOES
HE DOES NOT
DOES NOT TRY
NOT TRY TO
TRY TO SHOW
TO SHOW HIS
SHOW HIS KNOWLEDGE.
HIS KNOWLEDGE. AFTER
KNOWLEDGE. AFTER A
AFTER A BITTER
A BITTER QUARREL,
BITTER QUARREL, SOME
QUARREL, SOME RESENTMENT
SOME RESENTMENT MUST
RESENTMENT MUST REMAIN.
MUST REMAIN. WHAT
REMAIN. WHAT CAN
WHAT CAN BE
CAN BE DONE
BE DONE ABOUT
DONE ABOUT IT?
ABOUT IT? THEREFORE
IT? THEREFORE THE
THEREFORE THE SAGE
THE SAGE KEEPS
SAGE KEEPS HIS
KEEPS HIS HALF
HIS HALF OF
HALF OF THE
OF THE BARGAIN,
THE BARGAIN, BUT
BARGAIN, BUT DOES
BUT DOES NOT
DOES NOT EXACT
NOT EXACT HIS
EXACT HIS DUE.
HIS DUE. A
DUE. A MAN
A MAN OF
MAN OF VIRTUE
OF VIRTUE PERFORMS
VIRTUE PERFORMS HIS
PERFORMS HIS PART,
HIS PART, BUT
PART, BUT A
BUT A MAN
A MAN WITHOUT
MAN WITHOUT VIRTUE
WITHOUT VIRTUE REQUIRES
VIRTUE REQUIRES OTHERS
REQUIRES OTHERS TO
OTHERS TO FULFIL
TO FULFIL THEIR
FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATIONS.
THEIR OBLIGATIONS. THE
OBLIGATIONS. THE TAO
THE TAO OF
TAO OF HEAVEN
OF HEAVEN IS
HEAVEN IS IMPARTIAL.
IS IMPARTIAL. IT
IMPARTIAL. IT STAYS
IT STAYS WITH
STAYS WITH GOOD
WITH GOOD MEN
GOOD MEN ALL
MEN ALL THE
ALL THE TIME.
THE TIME. TRUTHFUL
TIME. TRUTHFUL WORDS
TRUTHFUL WORDS ARE
WORDS ARE NOT
ARE NOT BEAUTIFUL.
NOT BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL WORDS
BEAUTIFUL WORDS ARE
WORDS ARE NOT
ARE NOT TRUTHFUL.
NOT TRUTHFUL. GOOD
TRUTHFUL. GOOD MEN
GOOD MEN DO
MEN DO NOT
DO NOT ARGUE.
NOT ARGUE. THOSE
ARGUE. THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO DO
WHO DO ARGUE
DO ARGUE ARE
ARGUE ARE NOT
ARE NOT GOOD.
NOT GOOD. THOSE
GOOD. THOSE WHO
THOSE WHO KNOW
WHO KNOW ARE
KNOW ARE NOT
ARE NOT LEARNED.
NOT LEARNED. THE
LEARNED. THE LEARNED
THE LEARNED DO
LEARNED DO NOT
DO NOT KNOW.
NOT KNOW. THE
KNOW. THE SAGE
THE SAGE NEVER
SAGE NEVER TRIES
NEVER TRIES TO
TRIES TO STORE
TO STORE THINGS
STORE THINGS UP.
THINGS UP. THE
UP. THE MORE
THE MORE HE
MORE HE DOES
HE DOES FOR
DOES FOR OTHERS,
FOR OTHERS, THE
OTHERS, THE MORE
THE MORE HE
MORE HE HAS.
HE HAS. THE
HAS. THE MORE
THE MORE HE
MORE HE GIVES
HE GIVES TO
GIVES TO OTHERS,
TO OTHERS, THE
OTHERS, THE GREATER
THE GREATER HIS
GREATER HIS ABUNDANCE.
HIS ABUNDANCE. THE
ABUNDANCE. THE TAO
THE TAO OF
TAO OF HEAVEN
OF HEAVEN IS
HEAVEN IS POINTED
IS POINTED BUT
POINTED BUT DOES
BUT DOES NOT
DOES NOT HARM.
NOT HARM. THE
HARM. THE TAO
THE TAO OF
TAO OF THE
OF THE SAGE
THE SAGE IS
SAGE IS WORK
IS WORK WITHOUT
WORK WITHOUT EFFORT.
WITHOUT EFFORT.