When people persist in ignorance and fearlessness, great calamity approaches. Practice moderation in daily living; Preserve the life-sustaining environment. Thus we avoid bitter consequences and cosmic retribution.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 71
The Sage, while inwardly enlightened, outwardly embodies simplicity and humility, appearing more “ignorant” than others. Conversely, many who lack true knowledge pretentiously posture as erudite scholars, deluding themselves into believing they surpass others in wisdom.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 70
Chapter 70 addresses the paradox of the Dao’s simplicity and humanity’s failure to embody it. Laozi laments that while the Dao is profoundly accessible, people remain distracted by superficial desires and intellectual complexities.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 68
Chapter 68 teaches that victory without battle is the highest art. By embodying the Tao’s rhythm—acting early, yielding strategically, and striking with precision—we transform conflict into harmony, achieving lasting success through effortless alignment.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 67
The Dao, due to its all-encompassing and formless nature, cannot be grasped through the perception of concrete forms. We learn to cultivate the Dao by emulating the sages. The sages’ treasures for realizing the Dao are compassion, frugality, and humility (‘daring not to put oneself ahead of the world’).
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 65
Many readers misinterpret this chapter. By interpreting the text literally, they assume the Dao De Jing advocates a “policy of keeping people ignorant” to serve ruling powers and better control the populace.
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Dao De Jing – Chapter 64
Chapter 64 emphasizes preventive action, alignment with natural cycles, and the wisdom of addressing problems before they arise.
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