Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“‘Empty’ means ‘empty like a bowl.’ The Tao is essentially empty and people who use it should be empty too. To be full is contrary to the Tao. ‘Deep’ means ‘what cannot be measured.’”

Wu Cheng 吴澄 1249 – 1333 CE via Red Pine
"Mr. Grass Hut"
from Tao-te-chen-ching-chu

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Chapters

Chapter 4
The Father of All Things

Themes

Emptiness