Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tsu
Steps: The First Step | Gateway to Mystery | Doing Nothing | Not Doing | Hidden Emptiness | More Words Count Less | The Valley Spirit | Staying Behind | The Highest Good | Stopping Short |
The Highest Good is Like Water
The highest good is like water.Water gives life
to the ten thousand things
and does not strive.
It flows
in places men reject
and so is like the Tao.
In dwelling,
be close to the land.
In meditation,
go deep in the heart.
In dealing with others,
be gentle and kind.
In speech,
be true.
In ruling,
be just.
In business,
be competent.
In action,
watch the timing.
No fight:
No blame.
Translated by Gia Fu Feng and Jane English
Steps: The First Step | Gateway to Mystery | Doing Nothing | Not Doing | Hidden Emptiness | More Words Count Less | The Valley Spirit | Staying Behind | The Highest Good | Stopping Short |
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