tao te ching
tao te ching
written by Lao-Tzu, retold by mason
chapter 1
whatever you hear or read about the tao, is all bullshit, whatever names you've learned, are just temporary. the only truth is that nothing can be named. names originate from their roots. when you have no objective, you notice the possibilities. when you have an objective, you will be blinded by your own imagination. although, possibilities and imagination may overlap, the root is from infinity. the roots within the root. having infinite perspectives.
chapter 2
as soon as you notice something gorgeous, you start judging what's less than that. as soon as you dictate what's right, you now decide what's bad. life and death manifest each other. mastery and inability raise each other. wide and slim describe each other. in and out lead each other. past and future reside by each other. consequently the all knowing, does without doing, and educates without teaching. she takes things as they come, and lets things go as they leave, she grasps but doesn't cling, moves but doesn't anticipate, when she's finished, she never goes back.
Chapter 3
if you put people on a pedestal,
they will make you below their pedestal.
Chapter 4
the tao is a bottomless pit,
it came from nowhere and everywhere.
Chapter 5
there is no good or bad,
the tao and masters can't tell the difference.
Chapter 6
the tao is not usable,
yet, it gives to all.
Chapter 7
the tao doesn't want itself,
therefore it can offer itself to everyone.
Chapter 8
just be yourself,
be simple and do what you want.
Chapter 9
you will be a prisoner if you rely on others approval,
if you try to be perfect, you'll always be "trying."
Chapter 10
can you lead without controlling?
can you let matters work themselves out?
Chapter 11
the empty space is what we live in,
the wood surrounding the space is only what we use.
Chapter 12
when the body feels a sensation,
this brings us away from our original form.
the master observes and trust within himself.
Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
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Chapter 26
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
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Chapter 29
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Chapter 30
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Chapter 31
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 33
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 37
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Chapter 38
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Chapter 39
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Chapter 40
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Chapter 41
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Chapter 42
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Chapter 44
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Chapter 45
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Chapter 46
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Chapter 47
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Chapter 48
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Chapter 49
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Chapter 50
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Chapter 51
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Chapter 52
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Chapter 53
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Chapter 54
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Chapter 55
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Chapter 56
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Chapter 57
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Chapter 58
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Chapter 59
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Chapter 60
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Chapter 61
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Chapter 62
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Chapter 63
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Chapter 64
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Chapter 65
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Chapter 66
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Chapter 67
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Chapter 68
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Chapter 69
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Chapter 70
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Chapter 71
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Chapter 72
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Chapter 73
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Chapter 74
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Chapter 75
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Chapter 76
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Chapter 77
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Chapter 78
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Chapter 79
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Chapter 80
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Chapter 81
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