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In absolute Taoist fashion, it is said . . .

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
~ Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)  

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The Master doesn't try to be powerful;
thus he is truly powerful.
The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;
thus he never has enough.

The Master does nothing,
yet he leaves nothing undone.
The ordinary man is always doing things,
yet many more are left to be done.

The kind man does something,
yet something remains undone.
The just man does something,
and leaves many things to be done.
The moral man does something,
and when no one responds
he rolls up his sleeves and uses force.

When the Tao is lost, there is goodness.
When goodness is lost, there is morality.
When morality is lost, there is ritual.
Ritual is the husk of true faith,
the beginning of chaos.

Therefore the Master concerns himself
with the depths and not the surface,
with the fruit and not the flower.
He has no will of his own.
He dwells in reality,
and lets all illusions go.

“To know the way,
we go the way,
we do the way.
The way we do,
the things we do,
it's all there in front of you.
But if you try too hard to see it,
you'll only become confused.
I am me and you are you.
As you can see;
but when you do
the things that you can do,
you will find the way.
The way will follow you.”

Benjamin Hoff ~The Tao of Pooh

Thank you for having this group. This was my first Tao introduction that I follow to help my career. It works. I look forward to learning the 81 verses.

This is so nice; and a fond reminder that I got my first taste of the Tao in the book by Benjamin Hoff - The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet.  I was astounded at the similarities in perspective, that Hoff pointed out.  So, the image reminds me of my Taoist origins.

I have several versions of the Tao Te Ching-- good wisdom .

Wisdom is within all our hearts, and we can find it when we live from our true being