Tao Te Ching - 23

Having few words is natural:

The wind does not blow all morning,

The rain does not fall all day.

What makes this so?

Heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth will not last forever,

Much less for human beings.

Those who follow the Tao

Are one with the Tao,

Those who follow the highest goodness

 Are one with the highest goodness.

Those who follow the loss of the Tao,

Are one with the loss of the Tao.

For those who are one with the Tao,

The Tao will be with them;

For those who are one with the highest goodness,

The highest goodness will be with them.

And those who lose the Tao,

The Tao will be lost to them.

For a trust that falls short is no trust at all.

Translated by Chiyan Wang, Taoist teacher

Edited by Robert Smitheram Ph.D in classic Chinese

Tao Te Ching – 33

To know others is smart,

To know oneself is wise.

To master others is strong,

To master oneself is powerful.

To be content is true wealth,

To be determined is willpower.

To stay in one's place is endurance,

To die but not perish is eternality.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by N&R Wang

22 - Tao Te Ching

Being resilient is to be whole;

Being bended is to be straight;

Being empty is to be full;

Being shattered is to be renewed.

Taking less is to gain more;

Too much desire will lead to delusion;

So Taoist cultivator upholds the one principle for all things.

Not trying to be seen,

so she shines;

Not boasting of what she has done,

So she gains;

Not being arrogant herself,

So she lasts long.

Since she does not contend,

None in the world can contend with her.

This saying from ancient times:

Being resilient is to be whole.

Are not empty words;

It can be truly achieved.

Translated by Chiyan Wang, founder of Taoist Light Wellness

Edited by Robert H. Smitheram Ph.D

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Tao Te Ching - 29

To try and control the world,

I think it cannot be done.

The world is a sacred place,

It cannot be forced;

It cannot be controlled.

Doing by force will fail;

Trying to control brings loss.

Thus cultivators act by non-doing,

Then you cannot fail or lose.

People can be leading or following,

Can be fast or slow;

Can be strong or vulnerable;

Can be secure or in peril.

Cultivators eliminate extremes, extravagance, and excessiveness.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by Robert H. Smitherm Ph.D

27 – Tao Te Ching

The one good at walking will not leave any trace;

The one good at speaking will not make a slip of the tongue;

The one good at counting will not need a calculator;

The one good at watching the door will not need a bolt;

The one good at making a knot will not need extra rope.

Thus cultivators:

Always help others, so no one is abandoned.

Always take care of things, so nothing is left behind.

This is called inner-wisdom.

So a good person is the bad person's teacher;

A bad person is the good person's lesson.

If the teacher is not valued,

Or the lesson is not learned,

One is indeed lost, despite being smart.

This is the profound truth.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by Robert Smitheram Ph.D

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8-Tao Te Ching

The highest goodness is like water,


Which nourishes everything with no effort.


It is content with the low places that most people dislike.


Thus it is the closest to the Tao.

In dwelling, live in a good environment;


In heart, keep deep and profound feelings;

In giving, be easy and generous;

In speaking, use kind and encouraging words;

In governing, carry out good and practical policies;

In work, uphold your talented skills.


In action, start with good timing.

When one lets go of competition,


She will be at no faults.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by Robert Smitheram Ph.D