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Dao De Jing – Chapter 14
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Dao belongs to the metaphysical realm. We cannot perceive it through sight, hearing or touch.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 12
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The five colors blind the eyes;the five tones deafen the ears;the five flavors dull the palate;galloping and hunting madden the heart;rare and precious goods lead one’s conduct astray. Thus, the sage seeks fulfillment for the belly, not for the eyes—therefore he discards the one and chooses the other.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 11
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The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel depends. Clay is fashioned into vessels; but it is on their empty hollowness, that their use depends. The door and windows are cut out (from the walls) to form an…
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 10
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The Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) not only expounds the metaphysical theory of the Dao but also contains invaluable teachings on its applied cultivation. Chapter 10 of the Dao De Jing delineates the essential process of spiritual refinement.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 9
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An ancient Chinese proverb warns: “Fullness begets loss,” a principle that echoes the Daoist axiom from Chapter 40: “The movement of the Dao lies in reversal.” Every phenomenon contains within itself the seeds of its own transformation into its opposite.