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Taoism: the Tao Te Ching and Chuang Tzu

Ask the Tao Te Ching and the writings of Chuang Tzu. Both come from Legge's complete Texts of Taoism, with his notes. Ask about stillness, good government, or the uncarved block. You get the real lines, with sources.

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THE TAO TEH KING, OR THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS. p. 47 THE TÂO TEH KING. PART I. 1. Ch. 1. 1. The Tâo that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tâo. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. 2. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things. 3. ...

Texts of Taoism (SBE 39): The Tao Teh King, Part I: Chapter 1 · read it all

Therefore Tao is great; Heaven is great; Earth is great; and the Sovereign also is great. In the Universe there are four powers, of which the Sovereign is one. Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from Tao; but the law of Tao is its own spontaneity. Tao in its unchanging aspect has no name. ...

The Sayings of Lao-Tzu: Tao In Its Transcendental Aspect, And In Its Physical Manifestation · read it all

These 6 points express the main ideas of Lao Tzû, as seen in his little classic of 5,000 words. The Taoist view of war may be summed up in this way. Militarism is not required, when the government is governing. When there is good government and the military is efficient, no vassal would dare to attack. ...

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LAO TAN · read it all
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